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JOHNSON COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COUNCIL Regular Meeting 7:30 a.m. September 21, 2018 Kansas City Area Transportation Authority 1200 E 18th Street, KCMO - Breen Building Johnson County Transportation Council September 21, 2018 Regularly Scheduled Meeting AGENDA Item 1: Call to order – Chairman Chip Corcoran Item 2: Comments from the General Public Item 3: Consideration of the Meeting Summary Item 4: Comprehensive Operations Analysis Public Outreach – Shawn Strate Item 5: Potential Service for UPS in Lenexa – Josh Powers, Shawn Strate Item 6: Bus on Shoulder Update – Shawn Strate Item 7: Evening Service Update – Josh Powers Item 8: Johnson County Ridership Report – Shawn Strate Item 9: Johnson County Business Liaison Update – Josh Powers Item 10: Other Business Item 11: Tour of KCATA Facility Adjournment 1 Johnson County Transportation Council August 17, 2018 Regular Meeting In Attendance: Commissioner Jim Allen, Brandon Kenig, Tony Privitera, Heidi Thummel, George Lafferty, Josh Powers, Chuck Ferguson, Shawn Strate, Paul Snider. AGENDA Item 1: Call to order Chip Corcoran called the meeting at 7:30am, meeting was held at the Murray L. Nolte Transit Facility in Olathe. Item 2: Comments from the General Public There were no comments. Item 3: Consideration of the Meeting Summary June Meeting Summary was motioned for approval, seconded and approved unanimously by the JCTC Council Members. Item 4: Bus and Bus Facilities Grant – Dick Jarrold Dick Jarrold of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) described the application from the KCATA and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) for the Federal Transit Administration’s Bus and Bus Facilities competitive grant program. The application consisted of three regional grant applications for replacement buses, modernization of fare equipment, and a downtown multimodal transportation center enhancement. George Lafferty inquired as to whether Johnson County was the only participant for the bus request, to which Josh Powers answered in the affirmative. Tony Privitera asked about how fareboxes work, and Dick Jarrold provided some background. Commissioner Allen asked about the production schedule for this model of buses, and George Lafferty inquired about when payment was due. Josh Powers explained that federal funding is on a reimbursement basis. Item 5: Functionality of real time signs at Mission Transit Center, status of APC’s Chuck Ferguson of the KCATA introduced Don Bowlin, ATA’s new Fixed Route Contract Manager, who went over the status of real time signs at the Mission Transit Center, which have been having functionality issues which required a transition from our previous software vendor. Mr. Bowlin also explained the installation of eleven Automatic Passenger Counters (APC’s) on Johnson County vehicles. Chuck Ferguson described the onerous process of submitting data to the National Transit Database (NTD), a manual data collection process that APC’s fleet wide would mitigate. Commissioner Allen asked if there were any grant opportunities for the procurement of APC’s, and Mr. Ferguson answered that there would be future opportunities to apply to. 2 Item 6: Marketing Update Chuck Ferguson gave an update on recent changes to the KCATA marketing department, which he now heads. After a brief aside about the introduction of Bird and Lime scooters and the ability for riders to bring them aboard buses, Chuck introduced Schylon Kubic and Alex Miller of Parson & Associates, the contract vendor hired to assist with marketing services. Parson staff provided an overview of marketing efforts and provided details on campaigns to come. George Lafferty asked about broadening marketing efforts to include entertainment districts and social activities, and the effort of getting riders on the bus for the first time. Item 7: Freedom On Demand Update – Lewis Lowry Lewis Lowry of the KCATA gave an update on the Freedom On Demand, which has steadily increased ridership since January of 2018. Mr. Lowry reminded the council that Freedom and Freedom On Demand would be providing service countywide beginning in September of 2018. Adjournment – 8:50am 3 Transportation Council Briefing Sheet To: Chairman and Members of Johnson County Transportation Council From: Shawn Strate, KCATA Planning Manager Date: September 21, 2018 Subject: Comprehensive Operational Analysis Public Comment and Implementation Item 4: Shawn Strate Background KCATA and Johnson County staff, with the assistance of consultants from WSP, have been working on a Comprehensive Operational Analysis for bus service in Johnson County. This process will lead to major changes to bus routes to improve operational efficiency and ridership. Draft recommendations have been presented both to the JCTC and the Board of County Commissioners. The changes are tentatively scheduled to take place in April 2019, but requires a robust public comment process as well as a period of operational modifications and refinement based on comments. Public Comment Process A month-long public comment period is planned for October 2018, which will consist of: Three public meetings at times convenient for riders and accessible by transit. Dates and locations are not yet finalized, but will consist of: o Lunchtime meeting in downtown, ideal time and location for express riders to attend o Afternoon/Evening meeting on Metcalf along the 401 Metcalf-Plaza route o Afternoon/Evening meeting in Olathe along the 403 Olathe-Antioch route Two “pop-up” meetings at high-ridership stops in the county that will be impacted by service changes o Mission Transit Center o JCCC Carlsen Center Rider bulletins distributed on buses to promote the meetings and provide information on making comments by phone, email, or mail. Website and social media information to promote the meetings and provide information on making comments by phone, email, or mail. All comments received between October 1-31 will be documented and reviewed. KCATA staff will provide an overview of these comments and seek guidance from the county and JCTC on modifications to the proposed service changes. Next Steps and Implementation After the public comment process, there are additional steps that need to occur to implement the changes: 4 Transportation Council Briefing Sheet November 2018: Review all comments, seek guidance from Johnson County and JCTC on modifications to the proposal. December 2018: Finalize route alignment and schedule details for each route, based on public comment and county review January 2019: Route map and schedule information posted for riders to review and comment on details. All information finalized by end of January. February 2019: Driver route picks, internal processes to prepare for operation, and creation of marketing materials. March 2019: Marketing the new service, installation/relocation of signage and kiosk/poster information, finalize and publish data for real-time information April 1, 2019: Service begins, with continued marketing efforts. 5 Transportation Council Briefing Sheet To: Chairman and Members of Johnson County Transportation Council From: Shawn Strate, KCATA Planning Manager Date: September 21, 2018 Subject: Potential Service for UPS in Lenexa Item 5: Josh Powers, Shawn Strate Background UPS approached the county and the KCATA to inquire about possible service for their facilities in Lenexa in August of this year, due to the addition of approximately 500 – 800 permanent new positions at their Lenexa and Edgerton locations, beginning in October of 2018. Josh Powers and Chuck Ferguson met with UPS to discuss possible solutions utilizing existing Johnson County transit service. A condition of the consideration of any potential service offering was that UPS participate financially in support of the service. The information below presents refined alternatives for serving the UPS facility in Lenexa, based on a detailed review of existing express bus schedules. For each option, a bus that is normally on a deadhead trip will be put into revenue service to or from UPS. Importantly, none of these options will impact the published schedule of any existing route. Based on prior discussions, there are two buses proposed to operate both in the morning and the afternoon, each with a different alignment (Route A and Route B, see attached map). All trips also serve 10th & Main. There are multiple options for each route based on existing schedules, and assuming shift start at 10:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 p.m. The cost is not substantially different for any of the options. For each bus, between 30 and 35 minutes is being added to the platform time. Annual cost is approximately $40,000 (range of $35,000-$45,000) for weekday service. Route details will still need First Transit review. Morning – Route A: KCK to UPS (choose one, cannot be same bus as Route B) 7th & Minnesota UPS-Lenexa Bus 1 8:42 AM 9:12 AM Bus 2 8:46 AM 9:16 AM Bus 3 9:07 AM 9:37 AM Bus 4 9:16 AM 9:46 AM Morning – Route B: KCMO East Side to UPS (choose one, cannot be same bus as Route A) Indiana & 18th & Paseo UPS-Lenexa Linwood Bus 1 8:33 AM 8:44 AM 9:14 AM Bus 2 8:37 AM 8:48 AM 9:18 AM Bus 3 8:58 AM 9:09 AM 9:39 AM Bus 4 9:07 AM 9:18 AM 9:48 AM 6 Transportation Council Briefing Sheet Afternoon – Route A: UPS to KCK (choose one, cannot be same bus as Route B) 7th & UPS-Lenexa Minnesota Bus 5 4:05 PM 4:35 PM Bus 6 4:21 PM 4:51 PM Bus 7 4:33 PM 5:03 PM Afternoon – Route B: UPS to KCMO East Side (choose one, cannot be same bus as Route A) Indiana & UPS-Lenexa 18th & Paseo Linwood Bus 5 3:59 PM 4:31 PM 4:42 PM Bus 6 4:15 PM 4:47 PM 4:58 PM Bus 7 4:27 PM 4:59 PM 5:10 PM Route Map 7 Transportation Council Briefing Sheet UPS Bus Stop Proposed Location Both inbound and outbound trips will need to stop on the west side of Santa Fe Trail Drive, to avoid people standing next to the BNSF tracks on the east side of Santa Fe Trail Drive.