SEP-TAINABLE 2020 MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER When SEPTA adopted its first-ever Sustainability Program Plan “SEP-TAINABLE” in 2011, the task was daunting – how does a regional transit agency in the midst of capital funding cuts and global uncertainty TABLE OF implement a new agenda as vast and complex as sustainability? With every challenge comes opportunity, and we quickly realized that sustainability was not some CONTENTS burdensome new initiative but an organic evolution of SEPTA’s culture. In the six years that have followed, sustainability has been the lens through which we’ve built a more efficient, resilient transit system, which in turn has supported environmental stewardship, helped to build livable communities, and increased economic Message from the General Manager 4 prosperity across southeastern Pennsylvania. A Guide to SEP-TAINABLE 2020 5 Notable achievements of the first-generation plan included: • An Energy Action Plan, published in 2012, which has saved millions of dollars through innovative energy Appendix 51 projects such as facility retrofits, wayside energy storage, hybrid-electric buses, and now battery-electric Glossary 59 buses. • A Climate Adaptation Plan, published in 2013, which served as the foundation for an $87 million grant Natural Environment 7 award from the Federal Transit Administration to implement an “Infrastructure Resiliency Program”. • A Cycle-Transit Plan, published in 2015, which has been used as a framework for installation of strategic Goal 1: Reduce SEPTA’s Carbon Footprint 11 bike infrastructure at rail stations to encourage ridership growth. Goal 2: Improve Energy Efficiency 15 • An Environmental & Sustainability Management System (ESMS) for the Berridge Shop, which was certified Goal 3: Improve Water Efficiency 19 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) under its globally recognized 14001:2004 Goal 4: Reduce Stormwater Runoff 21 standard for environmental management. In 2012, SEPTA became the first East Coast U.S. transit agency to receive the American Public Transportation Goal 5: Reduce & Reuse Waste 25 Association (APTA) “Gold” designation in recognition of its early successes and comprehensive approach. As SEPTA now pivots to a second-generation plan, some circumstances have changed. Funding cuts have Healthy Communities & Workforce 27 been reversed and a comprehensive “Rebuilding the System” capital investment campaign is underway. Goal 6: Integrate With Livable Communities 31 The global economy has improved, and southeastern Pennsylvania is quickly emerging as a major force. Goal 7: Improve Access to Local Food Via Transit 33 Challenges remain, but the future is bright. Goal 8: Develop a Highly Skilled, Healthy & Versatile Workforce 35 This program plan, entitled “SEP-TAINABLE 2020,” preserves the award-winning first-generation framework and adopts aggressive yet achievable targets for continuous improvement in environmental, social, and Goal 9: Support Regional Business Equity 37 economic performance. The plan was developed through extensive consultation with stakeholders and features the following focus areas: Economic Vitality 39 • Encouragement of Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) through participation in community and regional Goal 10: Increase Ridership 43 planning efforts. Goal 11: Improve Operating Expense Performance 45 • A Renewable Energy Plan exploring cost-effective opportunities for adoption of renewable energy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Goal 12: Institutionalize Environmental Management Practices 47 • A Stormwater Management Plan to reduce runoff and associated fees through a partnership with the Goal 13: Financial Value of Sustainability 49 Philadelphia Water Department. • An expanded ESMS program to implement the environmental management principles and practices of ISO 14001 at additional SEPTA facilities. Implementation of SEP-TAINABLE 2020 will continue to fulfill SEPTA’s commitment to communities across southeastern Pennsylvania in lasting and meaningful ways. I’m pleased now to share it with you.
Jeff Knueppel General Manager
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 2 3 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP: By reading SEPTA’s sustainability plan and visiting its sustainability webpage, you can learn more about how A Guide to SEPTA affects various aspects of sustainability throughout the region. And of course, the best thing you can do to SEP-TAINABLE 2020 support our Sustainability Program is continue to ride SEPTA. The more riders SEPTA has, the deeper SEPTA’s WHERE WE CAME FROM In 2011, SEPTA launched its first five- positive impact on regional sustainability becomes. & WHERE WE’RE GOING: year sustainability plan. The plan established a comprehensive, strategic framework for building a more sustainable SEPTA and, through SEPTA, a more sustainable region. With the advent of a second-generation plan, SEP-TAINABLE 2020, SEPTA’s Office of Innovation facilitated outreach events to engage field experts, stakeholders, and community members. Based on stakeholder feedback, SEPTA created new goals, established new targets for existing goals and redesigned the plan document to be more accessible and relevant to a wider audience. The result, we hope, is a plan that helps SEPTA achieve shared sustainability goals while providing the region with safe, reliable and efficient transportation services.
HOW TO NAVIGATE SEP-TAINABLE 2020:
Three Pillar SEPTA’s approach to sustainability is based off of the triple bottom line: evaluating the Authority’s Approach: performance with respect to its impacts on the natural environment, healthy communities and workforce, and economic vitality.
NATURAL HEALTHY ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT COMMUNITIES VITALITY Sustaining the natural & WORKFORCE Focusing on economic environment ensures Creating healthy vitality leverages the impact sufficient resources to of transit on supporting communities and workforces support our society and the region’s density and helps to ensure a good healthy living conditions - economic productivity. now and in the future. social well-being.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 4 A Guide to SEP-TAINABLE 2020 A Guide to SEP-TAINABLE 2020 5 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 NATURAL ENVIRONMENT
SEPTA’s core business - moving people on public transportation - is inherently sustainable. Each of SEPTA’s modes has a lower carbon footprint than a private car. But SEPTA is not resting on these laurels. The Natural Environment chapter includes goals that focus on improving energy efficiency, reduce GHG emissions, improve water efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate potentially negative effects of stormwater through the installation of green stormwater infrastructure. Environmental goals support SEPTA’s core business while stretching itself to continually be a better steward of the natural environment.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 6 CLIMATE RESILIENCY & ADAPTATION CLIMATE RESILIENCY & ADAPTATION 7 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 2020 GOAL FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Baseline (FY2015) NATURAL 2020 Target
DECREASE ENVIRONMENT GOAL NORMALIZED lbs CO2-e 0.547 0.532 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.438 1 GHG EMISSIONS Per / PMT (CY14) (CY15) 20%
DECREASE GOAL NORMALIZED mBtu / 2 ENERGY 2.75 2.64 n/a n/a n/a n/a 2.48 PMT CONSUMPTION 10%
DECREASE GOAL NORMALIZED Gallons/ 3 WATER 0.087 0.090 n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.067 PMT CONSUMPTION 25%
GOAL INCREASE New 4 GREEN ACREAGE Greened 0 3.20 n/a n/a n/a n/a 25 BY 25 ACRES Acres
MAINTAIN A 25% DIVERSION Tons RATE FOR WASTE Recycled/ 21.8% 24.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a 25.0% PRODUCED BY Tons Total PASSENGERS Waste GOAL AT STATIONS 5 REACH AN 80% DIVERSION RATE Tons FOR WASTE Recycled/ 82.4% 84.4% n/a n/a n/a n/a 80.0% PRODUCED BY Tons Total EMPLOYEES AT Waste FACILITIES WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• Lbs CO2-E: GHG emissions produced by GOAL SEPTA and SEPTA’s energy providers. REDUCE • Passenger Miles Traveled 1 (PMT): riders multiplied SEPTA’S CARBON by average trip length, FOOTPRINT a measure used to normalize emissions. • Normalized GHG Emissions: GHG emissions (lbs CO2-e) divided by ridership (PMT), used to ground performance in DECREASE NORMALIZED SEPTA produces greenhouse SEPTA’s core business of transporting people. GHG EMISSIONS BY gas (GHG) emissions from its purchase of electricity, use of fuel, and powering buildings. As GHG 20% BY 2020 emissions contribute to global climate change, SEPTA aims to minimize its emissions while growing ridership. The more people that ride SEPTA, the greater potential for positive environmental impact of the transit system. Getting people out of cars and onto public transit reduces pollution from driving and traffic congestion. Additionally, the more people that ride transit, the more efficient and sustainable the SEPTA system is – a full bus is Since 2010, SEPTA has decreased its gross annual emissions by 124,540,187 pounds of CO2-E, a reduction of more sustainable than a half-full one. over 13%.
Thus, SEPTA measures both gross (total, non-normalized) GHG emissions AND Approximately 82% of SEPTA’s GHG emissions are generated transporting passengers through its various modes. ridership to measure SEPTA’s GHG emissions, and divides total emissions by The remaining 18% of SEPTA’s emissions are produced maintaining SEPTA’s operations by providing heating the number of passenger miles traveled (PMT) each year to track progress and electricity to (normalized data). passenger stations, GROSS GHG EMISSIONS depots, and offices, 981,894,355 running maintenance 971,896,960 NORMALIZED GHG EMISSIONS vehicles, etc. SEPTA HOW WE’RE is committed to 974,553,773 DOING: future reducing gross 925,507,828 0.69 BASELINE 0.70 YEAR GHG emissions by 947,943,908 From CY2014 to 0.65 0.63 investing in energy CY2015, SEPTA reduced 0.60 928,755,317 0.60 0.66 efficient vehicles, its normalized GHG Lbs CO2-e 833,542,775 0.55 clean power and emissions 3.6% putting 0.60 0.54 0.55 energy efficient 842,266,386 SEPTA in range of its 0.57 0.50 building systems. annualized goal. 0.52 0.53 0.44 841,577,049 0.45
Lbs CO2-E per PMT 823,403,721 0.40
0.35 CY2006 CY2007 CY2008 CY2009 CY2010 CY2011 CY2012 CY2013 CY2014 CY2015 0.30 *NOTE: Total GHG include emissions from all SEPTA vehicles, facilities and energy sources. CY2006 CY2007 CY2008 CY2009 CY2010 CY2011 CY2012 CY2013 CY2014 CY2015 CY2016 CY2017 CY2018 CY2019
Performance 2020 Goal
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 10 Natural Environment Natural Environment 11 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 Goal 1 | Reduce SEPTA’s Carbon Footprint
On top of reducing gross GHG emissions, in CY2015 SEPTA prevented the additional release of 1,282,150 metric tons of CO2-E from the transportation sector, equivalent to taking 272,797 cars off the road for one year. This is achieved by: ELECTRIC BUSES
Beginning in 2017, SEPTA will pilot battery electric buses running on two routes in South Philadelphia. STEP MODE SHIFT: By reducing the number of single-occupancy vehicles on the road, SEPTA eliminates incremental emissions that would be otherwise produced.
1 ENERGY ACTION PLAN In November 2012 SEPTA released its Energy Action Plan outlining eighteen initiatives to reduce energy demand, increase energy efficiency, and utilize less GHG intensive energy sources. Together these initiatives significantly reduced SEPTA’s GHG emissions. SEPTA will be updating the Energy Action Plan as part of the Sustainability Plan.
STEP CONGESTION RELIEF: By reducing the number of cars on the streets, SEPTA significantly reduces traffic congestion. As high-traffic conditions typically increase idling and decrease cars’ fuel efficiency, SEPTA helps to reduce further 2 GHG emissions by decreasing traffic.
HYBRID BUSES
Over the next five years, 525 hybrids will be added to more than 700 existing hybrids. By 2020 hybrids will represent 95% of SEPTA’s bus fleet. STEP LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT: SEPTA’s core function of transit itself reduces GHG emissions by further decreasing the need for transportation. This so called "multiplier effect" increases density, productivity, reduces the necessity for 3 cars and parking, and makes the city and region more livable overall. CHP PLANT
SEPTA is designing a combined heat and power (CHP) plant at its Midvale facility. This new plant will be powered by natural gas, a less GHG-intensive fuel than the electrical grid. The plant will reduce GHG emissions by 41% for nearly half of SEPTA’s Regional Rail and will provide a resilient source of power in the event of a grid outage.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 12 Natural Environment Natural Environment 13 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• kBtu: Amount of energy consumed by SEPTA including fuel consumption and electricity GOAL consumption. IMPROVE • Passenger Miles Traveled (PMT): 2 riders multiplied by average ENERGY trip length, a measure used to EFFICIENCY normalize emissions. • Normalized Energy Consumption: Energy consumption (kBtu) divided by ridership (PMT), used to ground performance in SEPTA’s core business of transporting people.
DECREASE NORMALIZED SEPTA depends on energy for ENERGY CONSUMPTION every aspect of its operations, from powering railcars and buses to heating stations and illuminating BY 2020 BY 10% track signals. Energy inefficiency has negative environmental impacts including incremental GHG emissions and air pollution from energy generation. The more people that ride SEPTA, the greater potential for positive environmental impact of the transit system. Getting people out of cars and onto public transit reduces the amount of energy consumed by single occupancy vehicles. Additionally, the more people that ride transit, the more efficient and sustainable the SEPTA system is – per person, a full bus is more efficient than one that is half-full.
SEPTA realizes that in order to be truly sustainable and have the least environmental impact, two factors must be measured and compared – gross (total non-normalized) energy consumption and ridership. In order to track SEPTA’s progress with these two factors in mind, total energy consumption is divided by the number of passenger miles SEPTA’s energy sources include electricity, diesel, gasoline, natural gas, heating oil, and steam. Since FY2011, traveled (PMT) each year (normalized data). SEPTA has decreased its gross energy consumption by 322,907 mmBtu, approximately a 7.5% reduction from baseline. This savings is equivalent to powering 8,664 houses for one year.
HOW WE’RE NORMALIZED ENERGY CONSUMPTION GROSS ENERGY CONSUMPTION DOING: 3.1 BASELINE 3.01 YEAR From FY2015 to 3.0 4,305,974 4,447,244 4,319,489 4,175,984 4,206,252 2.88 mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu FY2016, SEPTA 2.9 4,335,844 4,324,309 4,203,948 4,244,172 3,996,582 reduced its mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu 2.8 2.74 2.75 normalized energy 2.83 2.69 4,500,000 2.7 consumption 2.78 2.62 4,250,000 by 4.0% putting 2.6 2.66 4,000,000 kBtu per PMT
2.64 mmBtu SEPTA on track to 2.5 2.58 3,750,000 3,500,000 exceed its goal. 2.4 2.48 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 2.3
2.2 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Performance 2020 Goal
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 14 Natural Environment Natural Environment 15 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 SEPTA’s total energy consumption is ESCOs
measured in mmBtu Through partnerships with Energy Savings Companies (ESCOs), firms that (one million British specialize in implementing energy efficient technologies to provide their thermal units). This partners with energy savings guarantees, SEPTA has continued to improve SEPTA’s buses log more miles than any other mode, and therefore account for approximately half metric normalizes energy efficiency at its facilities. ESCO projects have already been installed at of all energy used to transport customers. SEPTA has been able to significantly reduce energy six facilities and four railcar fleets, and a master plan has been developed to energy consumption scale the program in coming years. consumption by ENERGY BREAKDOWN BY MODE from a variety of investing in hybrid generation sources buses – currently including diesel more than half 698,004 490,220 123,780 1,768,405 252,553 mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu mmBtu gas, electricity, oil, the fleet – and and steam and will continue to can therefore act invest in new as a cumulative technologies, measurement for all like all electric of SEPTA’s energy vehicles, to further REGIONAL RAIL NHSL / MFL / BSL TROLLEY BUS CCT CONNECT consumption. reduce energy consumption at Propulsion Electricity Diesel Diesel/Gasoline SEPTA. WAYSIDE STORAGE
SEPTA currently has two Wayside Energy Storage Systems (WESS) installed at two substations on the Market-Frankford Line. These systems allow SEPTA to Approximately 78% ENERGY SOURCES capture, store and reuse energy created by braking trains. The success of these pilot projects paved the way for an additional 7 units that will soon be installed of the energy that at other substations as part of a public-private partnership. SEPTA consumes is 1,815,808 Diesel used to transport mmBtu passengers by MFL”M-4” RAILCAR LIGHTING bus or rail. The 275,323 Gasoline The launch of a project to replace incandescent lighting on all 220 Market- mmBtu 3,996,582 107,233 Frankford Line cars with more energy-efficient LED lighting began in 2015. remaining 22% is mmBtu Heating Load HOUSES FOR Once completed, the lighting retrofits are estimated to save more than $43,000 used in providing the amount of annually on energy costs. 283,648 (Natural Gas, ONE YEAR heating and Heating Oil, energy SEPTA mmBtu and Steam) electricity to consumes annually, passenger stations, Propulsion is equivalent RENEWABLE ENERGY PLAN 1,312,003 Electricity depots, offices, mmBtu TO POWERING In December 2016, SEPTA solicited RFP for a solar Power Purchasing and maintenance Agreement (PPA). This is the first foray into the integration of solar power into SEPTA’s energy supply. In 2017, SEPTA will publish its first Renewable Energy Building facilities. 309,801 Plan to identify opportunities to further integrate renewable energy into SEPTA’s mmBtu Electricity energy mix.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 16 Natural Environment Natural Environment 17 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 A large portion of SEPTA’s water consumption comes from washing all buses WHAT DOES IT MEAN? and rail vehicles daily. In an effort to reduce water consumption at SEPTA facilities, bus washer replacements and water efficient fixtures are being • Gallons: amount of water integrated into capital improvement projects. SEPTA consumes at its GOAL facilities and passenger IMPROVE stations. WATER • Passenger Miles Traveled 3 (PMT): riders multiplied by EFFICIENCY average trip length, a measure used to normalize water consumption. 150,000,000 • Normalized Water Use: Water consumption (gallons) divided by ridership (PMT), used to ground performance in SEPTA’s core business of DECREASE NORMALIZED Water is an essential part of 120,000,000 transporting people. WATER CONSUMPTION BY SEPTA’s operations from bus washers to bathrooms at passenger
stations. SEPTA aims to decrease Gallons BY 2020 consumption in recognition of 25% 90,000,000 fresh water as a limited resource, particularly given the uncertain future impacts of global climate change on fresh water. 121,481,784 126,625,900 114,126,440 108,023,598 112,533,194 117,570,776 132,806,554 136,390,076 In order to understand water efficiency progress, two factors must be measured and compared – the gross (total, non-normalized) amount of water used and ridership. As CONSUMPTION GROSS WATER 60,000,000 ridership increases so might SEPTA’s water consumption from additional passengers using SEPTA facilities or the need to run more service and therefore wash additional FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 vehicles. In order to track SEPTA’s progress, gallons of water consumed are divided by the number of passenger miles traveled (PMT) each year (normalized data). In 2015, SEPTA saved 216,935 from bus washer retrofits at Midvale Depot. HOW WE’RE NORMALIZED WATER CONSUMPTION GALLONS That’s the equivalent of 5,423 40 GALLON BATHTUBS BUS WASHER DOING: BASELINE YEAR 0.100 RETROFITS
From FY2015 to 0.095 0.090 In FY2015 and FY2016, two new FY2016, SEPTA 0.090 0.087 bus washers were installed at increased its normalized 0.081 Midvale and Allegheny Depots. 0.085 water consumption. 0.079 0.079 The washers run on reclaimed 0.080 0.076 water reducing consumption. SEPTA is currently 0.071 investigating the cause 0.075 0.070 0.070 0.066 0.067 of the increase. An ESCO IMPROVEMENTS action plan will be Gallons Per PMT 0.065 As a part of forthcoming ESCO developed to address 0.060 increased water projects “low-flow” water fixtures 0.055 consumption at the will be installed to increase water efficiency. Authority. 0.050 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2020 Performance 2020 Goal 216,935 GALLONS SAVED from in 2015 from bus washer retrofits at Midvale enough water to fill 5,423, 40 GALLON BATHTUBS SEP-TAINABLE 2020 18 Natural Environment Natural Environment 19 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 SOUTHERN STORMWATER PROJECT WHAT DOES IT MEAN? SEPTA will be installing bio- • Green Acreage: pervious retention basins and one large surfaces, semi-impermeable detention basin at Southern GOAL Depot to capture more than surfaces, and surfaces fitted REDUCE 8 acres of stormwater, making with other stormwater this SEPTA’s largest stormwater management infrastructure 4 STORMWATER management project to date. RUNOFF STORMWATER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MASTER PLAN
The implementation of rain gardens, underground retention basins, and other green Runoff is generated when infrastructure have been utilized in INCREASE GREEN ACREAGE BY many station and facility projects stormwater accumulates including Washington Lane on roofs and impervious 9TH STREET STATION: Station, 23rd and Venago bus ACRES BY 2020 surfaces (like concrete and 2.29 New Green Acres loop, 33rd and Dauphin, North 25 Wales, Germantown Station, and NORTH WALES STATION: asphalt) and flows into Southern Garage. In 2017, SEPTA New Green Acres sewer systems. In SEPTA’s 0.91 BUCKS COUNTY will build on the momentum of these successful projects and service area, there are both separate sewer systems and combined publish a Stormwater Master Plan sewer systems from which runoff can pose negative environmental to identify a list of properties impacts. where the installation of green COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM stormwater infrastructure will be In separate sewer systems (SSS), sanitary sewage (from households and commercial prioritized. buildings) is piped directly to treatment facilities while stormwater runoff flows directly from the streets into local waterways. This stormwater runoff carries chemicals SEPARATE SEWER SYSTEM and pollutants picked up from streets and surfaces and generates pollution in these 69TH STREET TRANSPORTATION waterways. Conversely, in combined sewer systems (CSS), stormwater runoff joins PHILADELPHIA COUNTY sanitary sewage which are piped together to water treatment facilities. While CSS CENTER GREEN CHESTER typically prevents pollution from untreated runoff, when the capacity of CSS is COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE exceeded, typically due to excessive rainfall, the combined sewage overflows into The new West Terminal at 69th HOW WE’RE local waterways untreated and both the stormwater runoff and sanitary sewage Street Transportation Center DOING: generate pollution. featured many sustainable design features, including two new green In order to address these environmental concerns, SEPTA aims to increase the area roofs and SEPTA’s first green wall From FY15 to of its permeable surfaces. SEPTA will continue to consider stormwater management to reduce stormwater runoff. FY16, stormwater in the design process of future building and renovation projects and will implement Green roofs and green walls will projects at North a Stormwater Management Plan outlining sites for future stormwater management continue to be incorporated into passenger station designs as a Wales Station and projects. CITY stormwater management strategy. 9th Street Station HALL DELAWARE increased SEPTA’s COUNTY green acreage by 3.2 acres. TREE PLANTINGS Tree plantings have helped to capture and retain stormwater on SEPTA properties while helping to beautify the stations. SEPTA will continue to plant trees at passenger stations and SEPTA properties as part of the Authority’s commitment to reduce stormwater runoff.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 20 Natural Environment Natural Environment 21 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 Goal 4: Reduce Stormwater Runoff
WHY MANAGE STORMWATER: In SEPTA’s service area, there are both separate sewer systems and combined sewer systems, each of which threaten our local waterways. TREES Green acreage and stormwater management features reduce 1,281 have been the amount of water that enters these sewer systems and planted from 2008-2015 allows waste water and runoff to be naturally cleaned by the ground instead. By decreasing the amount of water that flows into our sewers, SEPTA can support efforts to reduce local 25 MATURE TREES can 7 water pollution while also beautifying transit facilities. intercept up to 25,000 2008 gallons of water annually. This means up to 1,281,000 217 gallons of water are 2009 SEPARATE SEWER SYSTEM: sanitary intercepted annually by SEPTA’s new trees. 381 sewage (liquid waste that goes down drains 2010 from households and commercial buildings) is piped directly to treatment facilities while 220 stormwater runoff is piped directly from 2011 streets to local waterways. 170 2012
184 2013 CO2-E 100 TREES can sequester up to 4,800 lbs of carbon 13 per year. This means up to 2014 61,400 pounds of carbon are sequestered annually by 2015 89 SEPTA’s new trees.
SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITY
COMBINED SEWER SYSTEM: stormwater runoff joins sanitary sewage and are piped together to water treatment facilities. When the capacity of the system is exceeded, untreated combined sewage flows directly into local waterways.
SEWAGE TREATMENT Only if it FACILITY overflows
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 22 Natural Environment Natural Environment 23 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• Passenger diversion rate: The The majority of material SEPTA recycles is from construction and demolition percentage of material that is projects. Recycling rates are uniformly lower when individuals, either recycled from SEPTA passenger stations passengers or employees, have the choice to recycle. While executing GOAL culture change on an individual level has proven more difficult than • Facility diversion rate: The implementing systemic change, SEPTA continues to see growth in both percentage of municipal solid waste and construction & REDUCE & passenger and employee recycling rates. The success of the program can be demolition waste recycled by 5 largely attributed to education of passengers and employees as well as an REUSE WASTE employees investment in combo waste and recycling units.
STATION & FACILITY RECYCLING PROGRAMS
SEPTA has developed successful SEPTA collects waste at passenger station and facility recycles 1. REACH A 25% DIVERSION stations, at SEPTA facilities, and programs with annual improvements RATE FOR WASTE PRODUCED BY in diversion rates as high as 50% at at construction sites. SEPTA has some facilities. SEPTA will develop PASSENGERS AT STATIONS BY 2020 established waste management as new ways to engage passengers an environmental goal to minimize and employees on how to “recycling 2. MAINTAIN AN 80% DIVERSION right” in order to improve recycling the harmful environmental impacts of rates in the future. RATE FOR WASTE PRODUCED BY landfills and reduce waste hauling costs. EMPLOYEES AT FACILITIES BY 2020 In order to continue to mitigate negative RECEPTACLE & LID environmental impacts due to waste disposal, REDESIGN SEPTA will continue to facilitate recycling programs at facilities, look for new ways to reduce and reuse its waste products, and make it easier for passengers to recycle at stations by providing easy-to-use waste and RECYCLING AT SEPTA New side-by-side trash and recycling bins will be installed recycling receptacles. on the Broad Street Line, the TOTAL Norristown High Speed Line, at TONS: 21,509 THE Frankford Transportation Center, HOW WE’RE TOTAL PASSENGER WASTE TOTAL EMPLOYEE & FACILITY AMOUNT and at 69th Street Transportation & RECYCLING WASTE & RECYCLING 15,734 TONS Center, specially designed to help DOING: RECYCLING SEPTA GOAL GOAL 15,000 improve passenger compliance with RECYCLES 1 2 the recycling program. ANNUALLY IS SEPTA From FY2015 to 732 BUSES FY2016, SEPTA 10,000 EQUIVALENT Waste Recycling Waste Recycling 5,775 TONS TO THE reached a 24.4% TRASH/LANDFILL EXPANSION OF HARD- 5,000 WEIGHT OF passenger 4,166 562 12% PLASTICS RECYCLING
FY2011 5,456 13,634 FY2013 71% diversion rate The industrial hard plastics recycling 0 and an 84% program has been expanded to all employee and 4,082 666 14% bus maintenance shops and depots. FY2012 RECYCLED MATERIALS AT FACILITIES IN 2016 facility diversion SEPTA will continue to explore new 3,309 11,717 FY2014 78% rate putting ways to expand this program. 4,087 866 18% SEPTA on track FY2013 116,325 468 13,859 to exceed both GALLONS TONS TONS WOOD & DIRTY RUBBLE WASTE OIL WOOD WASTE CLEAN RUBBLE waste goals by 3,531 682 16% RECYCLED RECYCLED RECYCLED RECYCLING YEAR FY2014 2,736 12,811 FY2015 82% 2020. BASELINE SEPTA has developed a new
YEAR 3,230 900 22% contract for recycling various FY2015 BASELINE construction and demolition 3,160 2,291 2,600 2,734 14,751 materials, including wood and FY2016 84% LIGHTBULBS TONS POUNDS mixed rubble. Recycling these 3,041 983 24% RECYCLED METAL RUBBER FY2016 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000Tons RECYCLED RECYCLED materials has generated significant 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 Tons savings.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 24 Natural Environment Natural Environment 25 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES & WORKFORCE
One of SEPTA’s central goals is to provide equitable and accessible transportation service throughout southeastern Pennsylvania. In addition to setting goals around mobility and connectivity throughout the service area, SEPTA’s social sustainability goals strive to affect an even bigger positive change in the workforce and communities throughout the region. The following goals include targets to increase participation of disadvantaged business enterprises, improve food access, invest in employee health and professional development, and provide social and economic opportunities in communities though the participation in ongoing local and regional planning efforts.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 26 Healthy Communities & Workforce Healthy Communities & Workforce 27 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
& WORKFORCE 2020 GOAL FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Baseline (FY2015) 2020 Target
1. LEAD 3 1. Lead a PLANNING total of 15 1. Initiated 1 STUDIES PER planning new planning YEAR studies GOAL New study 2. COLLABORATE 2. 6 goal: no 2. Collaborated n/a n/a n/a n/a WITH 30 Collaborate baseline with 38 EXTERNAL on a total planning PLANNING of 150 efforts EFFORTS PER planning YEAR studies
HOST FIVE GOAL FARMERS 7 MARKETS ON 4 4 n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 SEPTA PROPERTY BY 2020
IMPLEMENT FIVE- GOAL New Mater Plan YEAR HUMAN goal: no Adopted with n/a n/a n/a n/a 8 RESOURCES baseline 23 initiatives MASTER PLAN
INCREASE FFY2016 BASELINE OF CONTRACTING GOAL DOLLARS New 9 COMMITTED goal: no 16% (FFY2016) n/a n/a n/a n/a 19.2% TO SMALL, baseline MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED COMPANIES BY 20%. AGE-FRIENDLY
TOD promotes mixed-use WHAT DOES IT MEAN? development where homes, retail and services are co-located, a • What is Planning? Planning efforts quality importance to seniors. help SEPTA and the communities it SEPTA tracks participation in its GOAL serves create a shared vision for the “Seniors Ride Free“ program to future, prioritize capital funding and support this age-friendly aspect INTEGRATE provide better service. Plans require of TOD. 6 input from multiple stakeholders and WITH LIVABLE are most effective when developed with wide community outreach and public BIKES & TRANSIT COMMUNITIES engagement. This goal ensures that SEPTA keeps a high profile in community TOD promotes not only transit use, and regional planning efforts. but also walking and biking. TOD reduces the need for automobile • External Planning Efforts: SEPTA use by creating compact walking currently participates in many and biking friendly communities. comprehensive plans, transportation In 2015, SEPTA completed its first Through long-range studies, neighborhood plans, streetscape 1. LEAD PLANNING Cycle-Transit Plan. SEPTA has also 3 planning, SEPTA is able designs, and station area or transit- undertaken an inventory of rails to STUDIES PER YEAR oriented development (TOD) plans. trails projects with its assets, which to leverage transit to help All of these studies impact SEPTA and will continue to be implemented 2. COLLABORATE WITH develop livable communities. customers in some way, from how and updated through FY 2020. 30 a roadway functions to envisioning SEPTA currently collaborates EXTERNAL PLANNING new development at a train station to with non-profit organizations, recommending new or improved service ADA ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS PER YEAR municipalities and cities to concepts. develop comprehensive In November of 2015, SEPTA • Station Area Plans: This type of plan plans, transportation studies, broke ground on an ADA enables high-quality, community- neighborhood plans, streetscape designs, and station area or transit-oriented accessibility and renovation project supported improvements to SEPTA at 40th Street subway station. development (TOD) plans. These planning efforts help SEPTA and the communities it stations. Station Area Plans are most This project will install two new serves create a shared vision for the future, prioritize capital funding and provide better successful when SEPTA and local elevators increasing accessibility service to its residents. jurisdictions collaborate to plan not just for community members. As 40th for improved station amenities, but also Street Station’s location in West SEPTA also leads planning studies, facilitates partnerships and leverages existing to identify ways to encourage transit- Philadelphia provides access assets to help create the most effective and influential transit service. By enabling well- supportive development, and improved to residential, educational, and designed and functional transportation assets, SEPTA spurs economic development: multi-modal (pedestrian, bicycle, bus and medical centers, this renovation improving access to jobs and services, increasing property values, and reducing the vehicular) access to stations. project will increase accessibility to numerous resources. In addition impact of car ownership on household budgets. • Long-Range Transit Plans: Long-range to this renovation project, ADA plans emphasize comprehensive analysis accessibility improvements are of existing systems, ridership trends, and being implemented at many demographic analysis to make strategic other stations as a part of SEPTA’s HOW WE’RE Planning Studies investments to serve current and future Rebuilding the System initiative. DOING: transit needs. Such long-range plans WEST CHESTER RAIL: RESTORATION OF SERVICE Initiated FY 2016 include studies of system expansion, In FY 2016, SEPTA FEASIBILITY STUDY existing facilities improvements to TOD-SUPPORTIVE collaborated with 38 support long-term growth, and analysis STATION planning efforts and BETHLEHEM BRANCH EXTENSION CAPITAL/ of bus service networks. Ongoing IMPROVEMENTS initiated 1 new planning OPERATING COSTS AND RIDERSHIP FORECAST study. Three additional SEPTA has successfully coordinated SEPTA-led planning BROAD STREET LINE EXTENSION TO THE NAVY YARD Ongoing station improvements with TOD construction. Two recent examples studies are ongoing. are Temple University Station in KING OF PRUSSIA RAIL EXTENSION Ongoing conjunction with Paseo Verde and Wayne Junction Station with the *For a list of SEPTA’s Collaborative Planning Efforts in FY2016, see the appendix. completion of Nicetown Court II. SEPTA is convening a internal TOD task force to help coordinate station improvements with TOD construction.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 30 Healthy Communities & Workforce Healthy Communities & Workforce 31 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 Since 2009, SEPTA has held an annual two-week “Stop Hunger at Your Station” food drive. This year, donation sites were set up at 43 designated stations, several of which had SEPTA employees accepting food and monetary donations. This year, a specially wrapped “Stop Hunger at Your Station” SEPTA bus toured the region collecting items throughout the two weeks. Through the annual food drive and other community service programs, SEPTA demonstrates a commitment to GOAL improving the health and wellness of communities it serves in Southeastern Pennsylvania. IMPROVE ACCESS 7 TO LOCAL FOOD PHILABUNDANCE VIA TRANSIT Almost 15,500 pounds of food - or 15,500 meals $9,000 of GRAND TOTAL OF monetary gifts Many Philadelphians are challenged were 33,500 HOST FIVE FARMERS were collected for received during the food to accessing quality fresh food on a Philabundance during drive which means an MEALS MARKETS ON SEPTA the Authority's regular basis. Often times, finding additional 18,000 meals FROM THIS PROPERTY BY 2020 healthy food requires traveling two-week "Stop for residents served by Hunger at Your YEAR’S DRIVE significant distances or paying more Philabundance and its Station" food drive. member agencies. – a particular burden for those living in low-income communities. In attempts to improve food accessibility, SEPTA hosts several farmers markets on its properties. SEPTA locates these farmers markets in places where large numbers of people board or transfer every day to help provide a way for Philadelphians to more easily access quality fresh food as part of their daily commute. Since 2009, SEPTA customers and employees have COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS donated more than 139,000 POUNDS OF FOOD ACCESS VIA TRANSIT HOW WE’RE For two years, farmers markets SEPTA Seasonal Farmers Market Locations* FOOD and APPROXIMATELY $53,000 DOING: at Frankford Transportation which is the equivalent to more than Center and Olney Transportation SEPTA currently Center have provided cooking hosts four MEALS demonstrations to inspire farmers markets 245,000 customers to cook with the TRANSPORTATION produce sold at their stands. on SEPTA FRANKFORD OLNEY CENTER TRANSPORTATION These demos have been CENTER property extremely popular attracting both SEPTA customers and WALNUT HILL employees and will continue in FRANKFORD OLNEY TRANSPORTATION COMMUNITY FARM the upcoming farmers market TRANSPORTATION CENTER WHAT DOES CENTER season.
IT MEAN? SNYDER STATION WALNUT HILL • Food Desert: # of boxes donated to CHOP’s COMMUNITY FARM an urban area early head start families in 2015 in which it is 46TH STREET The Walnut Hill Community Farm, difficult to buy STATION located on a SEPTA property next to 46th Street Station in affordable or ? Lbs of West Philadelphia, has been good-quality produce run by The Enterprise Center fresh food distributed generating fresh, local produce 46TH STREET BROAD & SNYDER in 2015 for community members since STATION = its inception in 2010. In 2015 the farm distributed 2,000 lbs of *Farmers Markets are operated by the following partners: The Food Trust & The Enterprise Center 2,000 LBS 1,325 LBS produce to its 125 members.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 32 Healthy Communities & Workforce Healthy Communities & Workforce 33 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES WHAT DOES IT SEPTA will continue MEAN? to build a culture of DEVELOP A volunteerism by providing • Human Resources volunteer opportunities for GOAL its employees that offer Master Plan: HIGHLY SKILLED, service to the community. Recommends five- SEPTA partakes in a Spring HEALTHY year initiatives to Clean-Up, an annual food 8 improve the employee drive for Philabundance, & VERSATILE experience to and sends volunteers to WORKFORCE increase the welfare of the Philadelphia Flower employees and ensure Show each year. SEPTA remains an employer of choice. • Distinct Goals: RECRUITMENT Concrete goals set In 2016 SEPTA launched As an employer of more than 9,000 employees, within the HR Master IMPLEMENT FIVE- Plan to measure the “It’s Your Move” SEPTA strives to support the well-being and progress. campaign. The theme YEAR HUMAN RESOURCES of the campaign is to professional development of its workforce. SEPTA’s encourage potential MASTER PLAN Human Resources Master Plan was developed to employees to make their ensure SEPTA remains an employer of choice for the move to SEPTA, one of the country’s best employers. HOW WE’RE DOING: next generation of transit professionals. The master plan is structured based on mapping the “employee HR identified 23 distinct goals for the HR Master Plan. experience” and recommends initiatives to close AIM AD gaps between existing practices. SEPTA launched its A key theme in the master Advancing Internal FIVE-YEAR MASTER PLAN FOCUS AREAS Management program plan is transitioning Human In 2016, SEPTA provided $300,260 for Assistant Directors WORKFORCE ONBOARDING TRAINING & CAREER Resources operations at IN TUITION ASSISTANCE (AIM-AD) in 2015. The RECRUITMENT for 117 PLANNING & HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES ADVANCEMENT SEPTA from “transactional” EMPLOYEES. That’s an average of program is designed to to “strategic” in seven $2,566 per student. A goal of the HR develop future Assistant focus areas. By making Master Plan is to expand college discount Directors in Transportation, Control Center, Vehicle & this transition, the Human TRAINING & CAREER ADVANCEMENT program for SEPTA employees. Equipment Maintenance Resources Division will help and Construction. to advance SEPTA’s Strategic Candidates who are Market SEPTA as an Streamline all aspects Reimagine employee Expand training Business Plan (FY2015-2019) selected for the program employer of choice. of hiring process. orientation and new and apprenticeship 541 employee classes. opportunities for goal to attract, develop and participate in development SEPTA employees. WORKFORCE 837 activities including retain a diverse, healthy PLANNING 806 classroom training, acting and versatile workforce, a AND HIRING roles, on-the-job training BENEFITS SUPPORT & crucial step in achieving number of employees number of employees ABSENCE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS number of employees assignments with existing PERFORMANCE that left the & WELLNESS a vision to become the hired in FY 2016 promoted / transferred Assistant Directors, MANAGEMENT organization in FY 2016 in FY 2016 region’s preferred choice panel discussions with stakeholders and for transportation while customers, director providing a healthy work mentoring and shadowing, SIGNAL environment for employees. POWER ELEVATOR/ and cross-team projects. TRAINEES TRAINEES ESCALATOR Based on the continued Evaluate the current Improve tracking of long-term Improve data management, in in MAINTAINERS success of the program, performance management, absences. Grow wellness technology and Apprenticeship Apprenticeship compensation, pension and offerings to SEPTA communications in Apprenticeship SEPTA will continue to benefits of SEPTA employees. employees. in the HR Division. Program: program: program: offer AIM AD program opportunities in 2017. ONBOARDING NEW EMPLOYEES 7 12 1
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 34 Healthy Communities & Workforce Healthy Communities & Workforce 35 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 EDUCATION & WHAT DOES IT MEAN? AWARENESS
• DBE: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise In 2015, project partners and – A small business that is socially and stakeholders were provided economically disadvantaged, often with technical guidance and minority or women-owned. best practices on fulfilling DBE program requirements. • Contract Dollars: The amount of money GOAL Additionally, a total of 25 email SUPPORT SEPTA allocates to external contractors notices were disseminated REGIONAL within a given year. alerting small, minority and 9 women-owned businesses BUSINESS of upcoming contracting opportunities, including EQUITY those classified under the “Rebuilding SEPTA for the Future” program, pre-bid/pre- proposal meetings, and various other outreach and networking As SEPTA wishes to support local business growth, it is committed to abide events. Furthermore, the DBE Program Office conducted two by equitable contracting practices and expand contracting opportunities for INCREASE FFY 2016 SEPTA is committed to DBE Certification Workshops expanding opportunities for small, minority and women-owned businesses. SEPTA’s DBE Program Office to educate firms on the various BASELINE OF CONTRACTING certifies DBEs and also provides technical assistance, training, and other certification programs available small, minority and women- DOLLARS COMMITTED resources for vendors looking to do business with us. SEPTA’s substantial and the requirements and owned businesses. The DBE capital budget gives it a strong market power in the region and an ability to benefits associated with each. TO SMALL, MINORITY AND The DBE Program Office also program is intended to even have a positive impact on regional business equity by issuing a portion of its participated in a Business WOMEN-OWNED COMPANIES the playing field by reducing contracts to DBEs. Development Conference burdens on small businesses panel in association with BY 20% Cheyney University’s DBE/ and fostering equal DB/SBE Supportive Services opportunity for the award of SEPTA’s DBE office is one of only Centers. SEPTA will continue to SEPTA contracts. By providing DBE certifications and committing to host educational & awareness five certification agencies in the events in the future. award a certain percentage of SEPTA’s annual contract dollars to DBEs, state and one of three in the region SEPTA is able to provide support to regional small businesses. making it an essential resource for small, disadvantaged businesses in OUTREACH EVENTS Number of new DBE Pennsylvania. certifications awarded in FY2015: 43 The DBE Program Office HOW WE’RE DBE CONTRACTING DOLLAR PERCENTAGE participated in 11 outreach DOING: events in 2015. Among them, staff coordinated 20 In FFY 2016 SEPTA the “Doing Business with awarded 16% of its 19.2% SEPTA” Informational and 19 Networking Session outlining contracting dollars to 18.4% the future projects in SEPTA’s DBEs - 2% above its pipeline. The event also Federal goal of 14%. 18 Average DBE applications provided DBEs and SBEs an 17.6% Average contract value (for new certifications and continued opportunity to learn from per DBE firm in FY2015: $322,513 eligibility) processed per employee in successful small firms and to 17 16.8% FY2015: 153.5 network with representatives from various departments throughout the Authority. 16 16.0% A high number of DBE firms who apply In addition, the department for and receive Continued Eligibility participated with regional entities and industry-wide 15 demonstrates the value and opportunity organizations in various events FFY2016 FFY2017 FFY2018 FFY2019 FFY2020 of DBE certification. DBE certification like the Greater Philadelphia is considered by some industry Small Business Expo and the professionals to be the gold standard Philadelphia Airport’s Business Performance Number of DBE Firms Goal certification for small, minority and Opportunities in Transportation granted Continued Eligibility workshop. SEPTA will continue women-owned businesses. in FY2015: 264 to host similar outreach events in the future.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 36 Healthy Communities & Workforce Healthy Communities & Workforce 37 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 ECONOMIC VITALITY
One of the guiding principles of SEPTA’s sustainability program is that all sustainability related projects be cost-neutral or net-positive. While this rigorous standard could be perceived as limiting, it in fact spurred new and innovative ways to execute a sustainability program that benefits the bottom-line. The final chapter of SEP-TAINABLE 2020, Economic Vitality, includes goals that expand SEPTA’s positive economic impact by formulating sustainability best management practices, bringing new financial resources to bear and growing ridership throughout the region.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 38 Economic Vitality Economic Vitality 39 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 2020 2020 GOAL Target FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY2020 Baseline (FY2015)
INCREASE GOAL PASSENGER 79.9 UPT ECONOMIC 80.6 UPT n/a n/a n/a n/a 84.8 UPT 10 TRIPS PER CAPITA per Capita VITALITY 6% BY 2020
$4.04 GOAL OUTPERFORM $3.90 ($0.36 INDUSTRY 11 ($0.50 below below most n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a ANNUALIZED most recent recent GROWTH RATE industry data) industry data)
1. ACHIEVE ISO 1. 2 Shops 14001 AT TWO Certified SHOPS 1. 1 Shop GOAL 1. 1 Shop Certified 2. All 2. INSTITUTE AN Certified Capital 12 ENVIRONMENTAL 2. Checklist n/a n/a n/a n/a Projects MANAGEMENT 2. n/a models Evaluated CHECKLIST FOR evaluated With CAPITAL Checklist PROJECTS
Grants: Grants: GROW POSITIVE $122,600,000 $2,600,000 GOAL FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF Revenue: Revenue: n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 13 SUSTAINABILITY $418,696 $278,675 INITIATIVES ANNUALLY Savings: Savings: $218,265 $1,559,939 Since the 1970s, vehicle ownership has become more popular and has resulted WHAT DOES IT in an increase of commuters driving to work alone. The past decade has seen a MEAN? revival of this trend, and SEPTA is continually seeking to capitalize off of this as an GOAL opportunity to expand its customer base. • Unlinked Passenger Trip (UPT): a trip on INCREASE one transit vehicle COMMUTE-TO-WORK SHARE, SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA regardless of the type 10 RIDERSHIP of fare paid or transfer presented • Normalized Ridership: DROVE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CARPOOLED WALKED WORK OTHER BICYCLE SEPTA divides the ALONE AT HOME number of UPT by the 1970 56% 20% 15% population of the 5 counties SEPTA serves 1980 57% 16% 17% INCREASE PASSENGER TRIPS Moving people is 1990 65% 14% 12% SEPTA’s core business. 2000 70% 11% 10% PER CAPITA BY 6% BY 2020 Moving more of them 2005 71% 11% 9% will make both SEPTA 2010 70% 12% 8%
and the region more 2015 69% 13% 8% sustainable, whether it be thru transit-oriented development that reduces 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% per capita GHG emissions or new service initiatives that improve system productivity. REAL TIME APP SEPTA’s goal to increase passenger trips per capita by 6% by 2020 will be accomplished The official SEPTA apps for through a multi-pronged approach; service expansions, enhanced service, innovative iPhone & Android, take the partnerships and a proactive approach to improving the customer experience. real-time tools found on the SEPTA buses log the most SEPTA MODES TRAVELED FY2016 Passenger Miles Traveled (millions) septa.org website and make service miles of any mode them available to customers AVERAGE NUMBER OF ANNUAL SEPTA RIDES in the SEPTA system. The CCT CONNECT on a smart phone. The HOW WE’RE FOR EACH RESIDENT OF SE PA 100 + bus routes across 12,508,326 functionality of these apps will DOING: SEPTA’s service area dramatically improve when better data is introduced BASELINE account for more than From FY2015 to YEAR to the system through one third of SEPTA’s total FY2016, SEPTA’s 86 85.4 TROLLEY installation of cellular tracking service annually. SEPTA’s normalized ridership 83.8 83.8 75,109,974 devices. 84 83.0 regional rail logs the decreased by 1%. 84.8 ANNUAL SERVICE 82.1 81.8 second most miles traveled The new goal, to 82 82.9 PLAN 81.4 82.8 by passengers. NHSL increase normalized 80.9 MFL ridership by 6% 80 80.6 Each year, SEPTA evaluates 78.2 78.3 80.1 BSL route specific initiatives to is based off of 79.9 78 76.8 451,844,764 grow ridership and improve performance goals 77.4 system efficiency. established by Per Capita Trips 76 77.1 PennDOTs 2016 76.1 76.0 REGIONAL RIDERSHIP 74 75.2 Performance Review RAIL GROWTH INNOVATION TEAM of SEPTA, which is 72 455,324,677 performed every In 2017, SEPTA will launch 70 five years. FY2000FY2001FY2002FY2003FY2004FY2005FY2006FY2007FY2008FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020 an internal Ridership Growth BUS Innovation Team. The Performance 2020 Goal 570,052,898 Innovation Team’s task will be to execute programs and partnerships to increase passenger trips per capita by 6%.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 42 Economic Vitality Economic Vitality 43 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
It is important to monitor SEPTA’s operating expenditure SEPTA calculates its operating expenditure by adding all of the as this is a key indicator of GOAL IMPROVE expenses used to operate its transportation services, including economic sustainability. overhead. This includes costs of fuel for buses, electricity for buildings OPERATING and rail cars, and salaries of the employees who operate and fix the 11 EXPENSE vehicles. SEPTA’s sustainability programs and initiatives yield savings ISO 14001 that lower operating costs. In September of 2013, SEPTA’s PERFORMANCE Environmental and Sustainability Management System (ESMS) received a certification under the International Organization for Standardization’s 14001:2004 standard for environmental management at Berridge Shop. The impetus to develop, implement and maintain OUTPERFORM INDUSTRY Operating expense per trip is an ESMS is rooted in SEPTA’s ANNUALIZED GROWTH RATE used as a measure of SEPTA’s Sustainability Program, and its cost-effectiveness. One focus on creative ways to advance environmental stewardship, increase way to gauge the economic efficiency, and reduce operating costs. efficiency of operations is SEPTA will certify Wayne Shop to the new ISO 14001:2015 certification HYBRID BUS to compare the cost of SEPTA’s operations to the transportation industry. 1 decreases gas consumption by an average of 0.55 MILES PER by 2020. Additionally, SEPTA will SEPTA has traditionally spent less money to operate services for unlinked GALLON per year, saving SEPTA $986,000 in FY2016. introduce an ISO Lite program to passenger trip than other transportation authorities in the United States, remaining SEPTA facilities. ISO Lite will focus on improving environmental and SEPTA is committed to continuously outperform the industry in the compliance at SEPTA shops. future. It is important to keep operating expenses low to ensure that SEPTA is economically viable as a business and that it will continue to be LIFECYCLE COSTING
able to provide affordable transit service to the region. In 2015, SEPTA launched a Green Cleaning Pilot. The pilot not only tracked the effectiveness of the HOW WE’RE OPERATING EXPENSES OUTPERFORM INDUSTRY GROWTH RATE cleaning products but also focused DOING: on quantifying the financial benefits BASELINE of utilizing environmentally friendly SEPTA spends YEAR cleaning products over time. Based $4.40 on lessons learned from the Green $0.36 less per $4.50 Cleaning Pilot, SEPTA will begin to SEPTA REDUCED unlinked passenger $3.90 From FY 2015 – FY 2016 integrate Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) trip than the $4.10 THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY CONSUMED AT EMPLOYEE FACILITIES by when evaluating certain products for industry average. In 89,546 kWh. That’s enough energy to power 89 HOMES and saves the purchase. the United States $3.70 authority $7,163.68 dollars. $3.71 EFFICIENCY &
there are more OPEX/UPT than 4,100 public $3.30 RECYCLING transportation In November 2012, SEPTA released organizations $2.90 BY CONTINUING TO INCREASE its Energy Action Plan outlining ranging from eighteen initiatives to reduce energy $2.50 RECYCLING AT large multi-modal demand, increase energy efficiency, FY2005 FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2017 FY2018 FY2019 EMPLOYEE systems to single- and utilize less GHG intensive sources SEPTA Industry PHILA CPI-U FACILITIES AND In FY 2016, of energy. Together these initiatives vehicle special PASSENGER will improve SEPTA’s energy efficiency * Phila CPI-U measures the Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers as a measure of inflation. SEPTA SAVED service providers. STATIONS, SEPTA and reduce operating costs by more ** Industry data is based on National Transit Database (NTD) information. NTD is published on a one to two year lag. SAVES MONEY $74,924 than $2M annually. The plan will be THROUGH REBATES BY RECYCLING updated moving forward. Additionally, AND HAULING SEPTA will continue to reduce waste SAVINGS disposal costs through recycling and the installation of waste and recycling compactors.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 44 Economic Vitality Economic Vitality 45 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? GOAL INSTITUTIONALIZE • ISO 14001: An internationally recognized environmental ENVIRONMENTAL management system 12 MANAGEMENT standard. • Environmental PRACTICES Management Checklist: A framework of performance objectives to help identify sustainable opportunities during planning, design, The influx of capital construction funding available to SEPTA as a result of SEPTA realizes construction and 1. ACHIEVE ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION PA Act 89 of 2013 has increased the number of large capital construction operation. AT 2 SEPTA FACILITIES financial savings projects at SEPTA. It is SEPTA’s responsibility to ensure that construction when sustainable projects are designed and built efficiently and responsibly. Environmental 2. INSTITUTE AND COMPLETE AN best practices are Management checklists are a valuable tool to help identify opportunities to ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT integrated into reduce costs through techniques such as life-cycle analysis and triple bottom line thinking. Examples include: CHECKLIST FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS renovations of BY 2020 existing facilities, • Designing structure with a high percentage of solar reflectance index construction of surfaces (SRI) will reflect sunlight and keep the building cooler in the new facilities and hot summer months eliminating the need to over cool the building. operations at existing facilities. An environmental management standard like ISO 14001 provides SEPTA with a framework to improve the environmental performance of operations at SEPTA bus and rail shops. At Berridge Shop, nine significant aspects, or ways SEPTA’s activities impact the environment, were Establishing an environmental management identified as part of the ISO 14001 program. Better HOW WE’RE checklist for the renovation of existing management of these environmental aspects can DOING: facilities and the construction of new facilities reduce costs and have a positive financial impact. will result in financial savings for SEPTA in Below are some examples: SEPTA has the form of reduced energy and water bills achieved ISO at the locations, reduced disposal costs 14001 certification and improved integration into the existing at 1 shop. An community. By prescribing to environmental environmental management practices, SEPTA increases its management environmental and economic sustainability checklist is being ensuring that in the future it will continue BERRIDGE BUS vetted internally. to be able to provide service to the region. SHOP ISO 14001:2004 Examples of environmental management HAZARDOUS & PERMIT REDUCE WATER In September 2016, SEPTA checklist focus areas include: NON-HAZARDOUS COMPLIANCE & AND ENERGY recertified Berridge Shop under the ISO 14001:2004 WASTE RECORD-KEEPING CONSUMPTION • Resource Allocation certification. During the • Climate & Risk Better storage and Better permit & record From FY2015 to FY2016, celebration, the employees handling of hazardous keeping leads to more Berridge Shop reduced and shop were presented • Enhance Public Health and Safety waste can reduce efficient management. both energy and water with a certificate for all their injuries and fines. consumption generating hard work. $21,000 in energy savings and $6,880 in water savings.
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 46 Economic Vitality Economic Vitality 47 SEP-TAINABLE 2020 WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
• Positive Financial Impact: SEPTA’s sustainability program was grounded on the principle of “Budget Neutrality” meaning that projects must meet a rigorous financial standard of self-funding GOAL through: • Grants: received from a variety of organizations FINANCIAL to fully or partially fund sustainability projects HYBRID BUSES 13 VALUE OF • Revenue: money given to SEPTA as a payment for services associated with sustainability Since the beginning of FY2010, the addition of SUSTAINABILITY • Savings: reductions in operating costs; hybrid buses to SEPTA’s baseline operating costs taken before project fleet has yielded SEPTA implementation $9,297,647 in fuel savings.
ACT 129 REBATES One of SEPTA’s guiding GROW POSITIVE FINANCIAL The Act 129 energy principles is to operate efficiency program of 2008 IMPACTS OF SUSTAINABILITY as a successful business. requires electric distribution companies to reduce energy INITIATIVES SEPTA understands that consumption. As a result, in order to continue to some of SEPTA’s electricity do so, it is important to providers offer rebates for energy efficiency upgrades. track and replicate financially sound investments and programs. Since FY2011, SEPTA has capitalized off of this program By tracking the positive financial impacts of sustainability initiatives at SEPTA, the and has generated $229,639 Authority knows which investments and programs provide the greatest financial yield. in revenue. Having this information allows SEPTA to make financially informed decisions on whether • Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) - to continue or expand programs helping SEPTA to continue to grow its environmental for first Wayside Energy Storage System and social impact while improving its economic position simultaneously. • FTA’s Low and No Emission (LoNo) Funding Program - LONO GRANT for incremental costs of battery-electric buses In April 2016, SEPTA received • FTA’s TIGGER Program - for second Wayside Energy a $2.6M grant from the FTA’s HOW WE’RE Fiscal Storage System LoNo program to cover Year GRANTS REVENUE SAVINGS GRANTS DOING: • FTA’s Clean Fuels Program - for incremental costs of the incremental costs in hybrid buses purchasing 25 zero-emission 2009 $- $- $- In FY16, SEPTA battery-electric buses. This grant helped SEPTA to remain generated 2010 $- $70,207 $- “budget neutral” while $3,939,799 acquiring a state of the art from grants, • Act 129- rebates technology. Battery electric 2011 $27,640,000 $123,780 $- revenue, and • WESS- compensation from PJM for frequency buses are also expected to savings related to TOTAL POSITIVE regulation of electric grid be less expensive to operate 2012 $- $179,675 $- REVENUE that diesel buses per mile, sustainability. FINANCIAL IMPACT • Waste Oil- resale providing further positive 2013 $- $273,312 $726,650 $121,151,331 financial benefits.
2014 $- $322,263 $583,501 • LED Lighting- energy savings 2015 $86,800,000* $418,696 $73,449 • Stormwater Fee Reductions • Hybrid Buses- fuel savings 2016 $2,600,000 $278,675 $1,061,124 • Electric Buses- fuel savings • Wayside Energy Storage- energy savings Total $117,040,000 $1,666,607 $2,444,724 SAVINGS • Recycling- hauling savings *FTA’s Resilience Grant
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GOAL SEPTA GHG Emissions Overview Emissions Produced by SEPTA GOAL GHG Inventory by Source Emissions per Passenger 1 1 Emissions Produced Percentage of Mile by Mode Emissions Calendar Emissions (lbs Per VM Per RVH Per PMT Source (Lbs CO2-E) Total Emissions Savings Year CO2-E) Emissions (Lbs CO2-E) Prevented Multiplier Mode Calendar Emissions (Lbs per PMT Emissions (Lbs (Emissions CY2006 981,894,355 10.60 148.48 0.69 Revenue vehicles 348,522,970 42.3% Year CO2-E) CO2-E) Prevented/ NHSL/MFL/BSL 0.28 Emissions CY2007 971,896,960 10.38 145.51 0.66 Maintenance vehicles 14,658,170 1.8% Produced) CY2008 974,553,773 10.20 142.58 0.63 On-site natural gas Regional Rail 0.37 29,531,630 3.6% CY2006 981,894,355 2,014,193,150 2.05 consumption CY2009 925,507,828 9.53 133.99 0.60 Trolley 0.43 CY2007 971,896,960 2,081,651,080 2.14 Heating oil consumption 6,013,801 0.7% CY2010 947,943,908 9.73 137.03 0.60 Buses 0.60 CY2008 974,553,773 2,163,241,751 2.22 Steam production 5,486,009 0.7% Single Occupancy CY2011 928,755,317 9.47 132.69 0.57 0.96 Propulsion electricity 330,271,996 40.1% Vehicle CY2009 925,507,828 2,180,437,380 2.36 CY2012 833,542,775 8.44 119.65 0.52 Building electricity 88,919,146 10.8% CY2010 947,943,908 2,903,907,804 3.06 CY2013 842,266,386 8.44 120.38 0.54 CY2011 928,755,317 2,973,724,850 3.20 CY2014 841,577,049 8.37 117.47 0.55 CY2012 833,542,775 2,944,100,753 3.53 CY2015 823,403,721 8.16 112.43 0.53 CY2013 842,266,386 2,866,109,250 3.40 CY2014 841,577,049 2,809,782,695 3.34 GOAL FY2016 Energy 2 SEPTA Energy Consumption CY2015 823,403,721 2,826,628,117 3.43 Consumption Breakdown mmBtu per mmBtu per mmBtu per % Energy mmBtu Source mmBtu VM RVH PMT Makeup FY2007 4,305,974 46.13 647.94 3.01 Diesel 1,815,808 45.40%
FY2008 4,335,844 46.14 645.87 2.83 Gasoline 275,323 6.90%
FY2009 4,447,244 45.80 639.28 2.88 Electricity FY2010 4,324,309 44.56 630.54 2.78 • 81% used for FY2011 4,319,489 44.15 619.03 2.66 propulsion 1,621,805 40.60%
FY2012 4,203,948 42.76 598.78 2.58 • 19% used in FY2013 4,175,984 42.10 604.11 2.62 buildings FY2014 4,244,172 42.24 599.38 2.74 Natural Gas 212,868 5.30% FY2015 4,206,252 41.62 578.81 2.75 Heating Oil 35,755 0.90% FY2016 3,996,582 39.54 540.07 2.64 Steam 35,025 0.90%
Emissions Prevented by SEPTA
Calendar Emissions savings due to Emissions savings due to Emissions savings due to Total emissions savings Year mode shift (Lbs CO2-E) congestion relief (Lbs CO2-E) land use (Lbs CO2-E) (Lbs CO2-E) CY2006 602,164,856 132,456,100 1,881,737,050 2,616,358,006 CY2007 622,575,755 136,130,924 1,945,520,156 2,704,226,835 CY2008 646,945,052 141,568,680 2,021,673,071 2,810,186,803 CY2009 652,078,251 142,723,301 2,037,714,079 2,832,515,631 CY2010 668,861,395 144,885,790 2,090,160,619 2,903,907,804 CY2011 684,943,745 148,363,894 2,140,417,212 2,973,724,850 CY2012 677,782,176 148,280,932 2,118,037,644 2,944,100,753 CY2013 659,799,367 144,467,677 2,061,842,206 2,866,109,250 CY2014 646,848,459 141,563,015 2,021,371,222 2,809,782,695 CY2015 650,666,417 142,659,535 2,033,302,165 2,826,628,117
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GOAL GOAL SEPTA Property Pervious/Impervious Surfaces Breakdown in Philadelphia County 2 4 Property in Philadelphia’s Property in Philadelphia’s Combined Sewer System: Separate Sewer System:
Impervious Roof Area 37 Acres Impervious Roof Area 18 Acres
Other Impervious Area 47 Acres Other Impervious Area 29 Acres
Pervious Area 84 Acres Pervious Area 43 Acres
*Pervious/ Impervious breakdown of SEPTA properties outside of Philadelphia County coming soon.
GOAL Authority-Wide Waste & Diversion 5 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Trash 9,543 6,841 5,966 5,776 GOAL SEPTA Water Consumption 3 Recycling 14,500 12,398 13,711 15,734 Fiscal Year CCF Gallons Gallons Per VM Gallons Per RVH Gallons Per PMT
FY2009 162,409 121,481,784 1.251 17.46 0.079 Total Waste 24,043 19,239 19,677 21,510
FY2010 169,286 126,625,900 1.305 18.46 0.081 Diversion 60.3% 64.4% 69.7% 73.1%
FY2011 152,575 114,126,440 1.166 16.36 0.070 Employee Generated Waste FY2012 144,417 108,023,598 1.099 15.39 0.066 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 FY2013 150,445 112,533,194 1.134 16.28 0.071 Trash 3,238 2,263 1,783 2,018 FY2014 157,180 117,570,776 1.170 16.60 0.076 Recycling 372 341 347 424 FY2015 177,549 132,806,544 1.319 18.33 0.087 Diversion 10.3% 13.1% 16.3% 17.4% FY2016 182,340 136,390,076 1.349 18.43 0.090
Passenger Generated Waste
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 GOAL 4 Trash 4,087 3,531 3,230 3,041 Recycling 866 682 900 983
Diversion 17.5% 16.2% 21.8% 24.4%
C&D Generated Waste
FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016
Trash 2,218 1,047 953 717
Recycling 13,262 11,375 12,464 14,327
Diversion 85.7% 91.6% 92.9% 95.2%
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GOAL Planning Efforts GOAL 6 7 Timeline of SEPTA Farmers Markets Far Northeast District Plan Lower Southwest District Plan North Delaware District Plan Philadelphia 2035 District Plans and Follow-Up Studies Upper North District Plan Tioga Goals & Strategies Report Transportation and Community Development Initiative Intersection Studies: 20th & Moyamensing; 40th & Market Modern Trolley Station Design Guide: City Routes Modern Trolley Station Design Guide: Media / Sharon Hill Lines Trolley Modernization Light Rail on Delaware Avenue: a Renewed Look Island Avenue Reconstruction FY16 Farmers Months of Produce Markets Operation Time Sourcing SEPTA Routes Address I-95 Richmond Street Improvements
Route for Change – Roosevelt Boulevard Study 3, 5, 8, 14, 19, 20, 24, Bustleton Frankford Tuesdays 25, 26, 50, 58, 59, 73, Ave. & Frankford Avenue/ Arrott Transportation Center Streetscape Plan Transportation June- October Root Mass Farm Complete Streets and 2-6pm 84, 66, 67, 88, R, MFL Frankford Tacony Connector Street Study Center Streetscape Studies (Frankford TC) Ave. West Girard Avenue Streetscape Plan McCann Farms, Olney Wyoming Avenue Streetscape Plan June- Tuesdays Ruth Bennett 6, 8, 16, 18, 22, 26, 55, Broad St. & Transportation November 2-6pm Community 80, L, BSL (Olney TC) Olney Ave. 30th Street Station District Plan Center Farm Building on our Strengths: Evaluating Transit-Oriented Development On-site (Walnut (TOD) Potential in Greater Philadelphia May- Thursdays 21, 31, 64, MFL (46th 4610 46th Street Station Hill Community November 4-7pm St. Station) Market St. Darby Transportation Center – Access & Development Opportunities Farm) TOD & Station Area Plans Study Tuesdays 4,37, 79, BSL (Snyder Broad St. & Broad & Snyder June- October Solly Bros. Farm Conshohocken Station Area Improvements 2-6pm Station) Snyder Ave. Ivy Ridge: Creating a Multi-Modal Hub Exton Station – Phases II & III Abington Township Bike Plan Forge to Refuge Trail Feasibility Study GOAL Number of SEPTA Volunteers Fox Chase Lorimer Trail Feasibility Study 8 FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 FY2016 Bicycles Access & Trails Mantua Greenway Spring Clean-Up Octoraro Greenway Feasibility Study (in partnership with the 675 650 630 697 729 634 Parkside Cynwyd Trail Feasibility Study City of Philadelphia) Trail Access to Wawa Station Feasibility Study Flower Show (in partnership with the Pennsylvania 208 211 241 222 224 222 Philadelphia Zoo Passenger Rail Study Service Extensions Horticultural Society) Regional Rail Service on the Northeast Corridor from Maryland Old City Vision 2026 Other University City Transportation Study
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GOAL Unlinked UPT FY2016 Ridership Breakdown GOAL Grants 10 Fiscal Regional Passenger per 13 Year Population Unlinked Vehicle Miles Passenger FY2011 EPA National Clean Diesel Campaign $1,200,000 Trips Capita Mode Passenger Trips Traveled Miles Traveled FY2000 3,849,647 300,707,480 78.1 FY2011 FTA State of Good Repair (Hybrid Buses) $15,000,000 Regional 36,187,481 20,443,088 455,324,677 FY2001 3,868,053 305,171,840 78.9 Rail FY2011 FTA Livability (33rd & Dauphin Loop) $5,000,000
FY2002 3,882,567 295,270,159 76.1 Demand FY2011 FTA Clean Fuels (Hybrid Buses) $5,000,000 1,792,284 13,452,600 12,508,326 FY2003 3,896,671 298,325,816 76.6 Response FY2011 FTA TIGGER (Wayside Energy Storage) $1,440,000 FY2004 3,914,630 301,018,217 76.9 NHSL/ 101,748,432 17,344,594 451,844,764 FY2015 FTA Resilience Grant $86,800,000 MFL/BSL FY2005 3,929,505 298,730,503 76.0 FY2016 FTA NoLo (Electric Buses) $2,600,000 FY2006 3,946,328 296,587,290 75.2 Trolley 32,266,699 4,336,915 75,109,974 Total $117,040,000 FY2007 3,969,582 307,188,000 77.4 Bus 178,275,701 45,504,084 570,052,898 FY2008 3,991,897 325,118,000 81.4 *Ridership Breakdown based off of SEPTA’s Revenue Model FY2009 4,012,573 329,581,000 82.1 whereas the ridership chart is based off of SEPTA’s projected ridership values from the National Transit Database Revenue Savings FY2010 4,008,994 320,984,000 80.1 FY2010 Waste Oil Resale $70,207 FY2011 4,033,874 333,966,000 82.8 Hybrid/Electric Bus FY2011 Waste Oil Resale $123,780 FY2013 Fuel Savings: 2012 vs $694,378 FY2012 4,053,776 339,288,000 83.7 2013 FY2013 4,067,946 337,314,000 82.9 FY2012 Waste Oil Resale $144,969
FY2014 4,081,026 330,155,000 80.9 FY2012 ACT 129 Rebates $34,706 FY2013 Savings from Recycling $32,272 FY2015 4,093,906 330,119,000 80.6 FY2013 Waste Oil Resale $139,597 Hybrid/Electric Bus FY2016 4,093,906* 326,085,000 79.7 FY2013 ACT 129 Rebates $133,715 FY2014 Fuel Savings: 2013 vs $539,532 *Note: One year lag in population data availability 2014 FY2014 Waste Oil Resale $148,169 GOAL Operating Expenses Overview 11 FY2014 ACT 129 Rebates $29,383 FY2014 Savings from Recycling $43,883 YEAR OPEX UPT (in millions) OPEX/UPT Industry OPEX/UPT Philadelphia CPI-U WESS: grid FY2005 $923,369 298.73 $3.09 $3.13 $3.09 FY2014 $144,711 regulation Stormwater Fee FY2014 $86 FY2006 $933,905 296.59 $3.15 $3.26 $3.23 Savings FY2015 Waste Oil Resale $93,462 FY2007 $985,146 307.19 $3.21 $3.39 $3.28 FY2015 ACT 129 Rebates $2,712 FY2008 $1,041,623 325.12 $3.20 $3.55 $3.45 FY2015 Savings from Recycling $73,449 WESS: grid FY2009 $1,101,497 329.58 $3.34 $3.69 $3.38 FY2015 $322,522 regulation Hybrid/Electric Bus FY2010 $1,147,754 320.98 $3.58 $3.79 $3.44 FY2016 Fuel Savings: 2015 vs $986,200 FY2016 Waste Oil Resale $21,006 FY2011 $1,184,551 333.97 $3.55 $3.93 $3.54 2016 FY2016 ACT 129 Rebates $29,123 FY2012 $1,232,262 339.29 $3.63 $4.01 $3.58 WESS: grid FY2016 Savings from Recycling $74,924 FY2013 $1,239,886 337.31 $3.68 $4.23 $3.64 FY2016 $228,546 regulation FY2014 $1,270,436 330.16 $3.85 $4.40 $3.70 Total $2,444,724 Total $1,666,608 FY2015 $1,287,658 330.12 $3.90 n/a* $3.71
FY2016 $1,318,576 326.09 $4.04 n/a $3.71
*Note: Two year lag in industry expense performance information.
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American Public Transportation Association (APTA): a Kilowatt Hours (KWH): standard unit of energy; used non-profit organization that advocates for the progression of specifically to measure energy that is being transmitted at a public transit in the US constant rate over a period of time
British Thermal Unit (BTU): a standard unit of energy Miles per Gallon (MPG): a standard unit of fuel efficiency; measures vehicular miles traveled per gallon of fuel Combined Sewer System (CSS): a sewage collection system that collects both sewage and surface runoff Operational Expenditure (OpEx): money spent on a day-to- day basis to maintain operations Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO): occurs when system’s capacity is exceeded and overflow sewage is released in Passenger Miles Traveled (PMT): cumulative sum of the natural environment instead of reaching the sewage distances ridden by each passenger; used as an efficiency treatment plant metric
Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste: waste material Pervious Surface: a surface that allows liquid and produced at SEPTA’s construction and demolition sites precipitation to pass through
Centum Cubic Feet (CCF): one hundred cubic feet; standard Planning Effort: collaboration with community projects unit of water consumption involving SEPTA; can include participation in TOD or area study plans with external parties Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e): a measure of carbon dioxide equivalents used to measure greenhouse gas Planning Study: a comprehensive analysis of an aspect emissions; determined by converting the global warming of SEPTA’s system. Planning studies may be Station Area potential of various greenhouse gases to the equivalent Plans evaluating the impacts of a specific station on the amount of CO2 with the same global warming potential surrounding community, or a Long-Range Transit Plans analyzing service routes and ridership trends Climate change: changes in global and regional climate patterns in response to increased levels of atmospheric Revenue Vehicle Hours (RVH): hours traveled by vehicle greenhouses gases produced by the use of fossil fuels while in revenue service; used as an efficiency metric
Climate Resilience: the ability of a system to manage Sanitary sewage: liquid waste produced by homes and stresses and maintain function despite external changes commercial buildings imposed by climate change Semi-impermeable surface: a surface that allows some Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE): a small, minority liquid or precipitation to pass through or woman-owned businesses Single Occupancy Vehicle (SOV): a non-commercial car Energy Savings Company (ESCO): a company specializing whose only occupant is the driver in the implementation of energy efficient technologies that develop contracts with organizations, like SEPTA, providing Social Justice: equitable distribution of wealth, opportunity, them with private capital and savings guarantees for the privilege, and fairness within a society implementation of energy reduction solutions Stormwater Fees: fee at an annually increasing rate charged Environmental and Sustainability Management System to property owners in Philadelphia county based off of their (ESMS): Internal SEPTA program based on the principles of area of impervious surface; goal of these fees is to reduce the ISO 14001 Standard the amount of runoff pollution to Philadelphia’s sewer system and waterways and implement more stormwater Federal Transit Administration (FTA): offers financial and management systems throughout the city technical assistance to US public transportation agencies Transit Oriented Development (TOD): a type of community Green acre: an area equivalent to one acre that consists development that includes a mixture of housing, office, of pervious surfaces, semi-impermeable surfaces, and/or retail and/or other commercial development and amenities surfaces fitted with other stormwater infrastructure integrated into a walkable neighborhood and located within a half-mile of quality public transportation. Greenhouse Gas (GHG): contributes to the atmospheric greenhouse effect, the leading cause of climate change; Unlinked Passenger Trips (UPT): a trip on one transit vehicle sources of which include fossil fuel consumption regardless of the type of fare paid or transfer presented
Impervious surface: a surface, typically man-made, that Vehicles Miles (VM): total mileage traveled by vehicles does not allow liquid or precipitation to pass through including miles traveled while out of service; used as an efficiency metric International Organization for Standardization (ISO): ISO 14001:2004 – Standard for environmental management *Definition courtesy of the Center for Transit-Oriented Development www.ctod.org
SEP-TAINABLE 2020 58 Glossary For more information about SEPTA’s Sustainability Program, please visit: www.septa.org/sustain