Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee

Sacramento Area Council of Governments

Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Monday, May 9, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. SACOG Rivers Rooms, 1415 L Street, Suite 300, Sacramento, CA

The Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee may take up any agenda item at any time, regardless of the order listed. Public comment will be taken on the item at the time that it is taken up by the committee. We ask that members of the public complete a request to speak form, submit it to the clerk of the committee, and keep their remarks brief. If several persons wish to address the committee on a single item, the chair may impose a time limit on individual remarks at the beginning of the discussion. Action may be taken on any item on this agenda.

Roll Call: Directors Buckland, Butler, Flores, Frerichs, Samayoa, Serna, Wheeler, Vice-Chair Miklos, Vice-Chair Stallard and Chair Schenirer.

Public Communications: Any person wishing to address the committee on any item not on the agenda may do so at this time. After ten minutes of testimony, any additional testimony will be heard following the action items.

Action: 1. Minutes of the April 4, 2016, Meeting (Mr. Johnson) 2. Fiscal Year 2015-16 Overall Work Program Amendment #4 (Mr. Carpenter) 3. Final SACOG Budget for Fiscal Year 2016-17 (Mr. Trost) 4. Final Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2016-17 (Mr. Carpenter) 5. Request for Qualifications for Open Data Portal (Mr. Concannon) 6. Fix Our Roads Coalition (Mr. Johnson) 7. FTA Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Subrecipient Agreements - Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento Streetcar Toolkit (Ms. Lizon)

Information: 8. Draft Transportation Demand Management Strategic Plan (Ms. Bradbury) 9. Regional Active Transportation Program Policy Framework (Ms. Cacciatore) 10. State Advocacy Update (Mr. Johnson)

Receive and File: 11. Report on Contracts Under $60,000 12. Federal Advocacy Update

Other Matters: Adjournment

Prepared by: Approved by:

Mike McKeever Jay Schenirer Chief Executive Officer Chair

Next committee meeting: Monday, June 6, 2016 This agenda and attachments are available on SACOG’s website at www.sacog.org. SACOG is accessible to the disabled. As required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Federal Rules and Regulations adopted in implementation thereof, a person who requires a modification or accommodation, auxiliary aids or services in order to participate in a public meeting, including receiving this agenda and attachments in an alternative format, should contact SACOG by phone at 916-321-9000, e-mail ([email protected]) or in person as soon as possible and preferably at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Parking is available at 15th and K Streets.

Item #16-5-1 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

April 29, 2016

Minutes of the April 4, 2016, Meeting

Issue: The Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee met on April 4, 2016.

Recommendation: Approve the minutes of the meetings as submitted.

Discussion: Attached are the minutes of the April 4, 2016, Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee meeting for approval.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

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Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

DRAFT ACTION MINUTES

The SACOG Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee met on April 4, 2016 in the Sacramento & American Rivers rooms on the Third Floor of the Meridian Plaza Building located at 1415 L Street, Sacramento, CA at 10:00 a.m.

CALL TO ORDER: Chair Schenirer called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m.

ROLL CALL: Present: Directors Butler, Denny (for Vice Chair Stallard), Flores, Frerichs, Samayoa, Serna, Wheeler and Chair Schenirer.

Absent: Directors Buckland and Vice Chair Miklos.

1. Minutes of the March 7, 2016, Meeting

Upon motion by Director Serna, seconded by Director Wheeler, and unanimously carried, the minutes of the March 7, 2016 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee meeting were approved without any changes.

Director Frerichs was absent for this vote.

2. Draft SACOG Budget for Fiscal Year 2016/17

Upon motion by Director Butler, seconded by Director Denny, and unanimously carried, the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommends that the Board release for public comment and agency review the Draft Fiscal Year 2016/17 budgets.

3. Draft Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2016-17

Upon motion by Director Frerichs, seconded by Director Flores, and unanimously carried, the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommends that the Board release for public comment and agency review the Draft Overall Work Program for 2016-17.

4. Revised Yuba County Local Transportation Fund Findings of Apportionment for Fiscal Year 2016/17

Upon motion by Director Flores, seconded by Director Frerichs, and unanimously carried, the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommends that the Board approve the revised Yuba County Local Transportation Fund Findings of Apportionment for Fiscal Year 2016/17.

5. Update on Strategic Growth Council Grant Health-Related Activities

The Committee received and reviewed this report.

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6. May is Bike Month 2015 Recap and 2016 Campaign Update

The Committee received and reviewed this report.

7. Draft Regional Active Transportation Program Policy Framework

The Committee received and reviewed this report.

8. Receive & File: Cap-to-Cap 2016

This was a receive & file item. No staff presentation was made.

9. Receive & File: State Advocacy Update

This was a receive & file item. No staff presentation was made.

10. Receive & File: Federal Advocacy Update

This was a receive & file item. No staff presentation was made.

11. Contract Amendment for Center for Public Interest Design

Upon motion by Director Serna, seconded by Director Denny, and unanimously carried, the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommends that the Board authorize the SACOG CEO to negotiate and sign an amendment with CPID and the grant MOU with AQMD.

Adjournment

Chair Schenirer adjourned the meeting at 10:53 a.m.

Item #16-5-2 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

April 29, 2016

Fiscal Year 2015-16 Overall Work Program Amendment #4

Issue: Should Amendment #4 be made to the Overall Work Program (OWP) for Fiscal Year 2015-16?

Recommendation: That the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommend that the Board approve Amendment #4 to the Overall Work Program (OWP) for Fiscal Year 2015-16, and provide authorization for SACOG’s Finance Manager to be able to sign Overall Work Program Agreements for Caltrans reflecting amendments to the OWP.

Discussion: SACOG’s Overall Work Program (OWP) describes the continuing, comprehensive, and coordinated metropolitan planning process for the six-county Sacramento Region. The Board of Directors adopted the Fiscal Year 2015-16 OWP in May 2015. Administrative amendments to the OWP are typical throughout every year to modify OWP projects, add new projects or revenue to the OWP, change project descriptions, or adjust revenue amounts, staff, and expenditures between OWP activities. Amendment #3 was made in March 2015.

Amendment #4 is SACOG’s final amendment to the OWP for fiscal year 2015-16 and adjusts the overall programming of Metropolitan Planning Program (PL) and Section 5303 funds to reflect the final apportionments released by Caltrans on March 1, 2016. The amendment reduces PL funding by $66,261 and Section 5303 funding by $13,510. This reduction represents less than a 2% overall reduction in programmed Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) funds in the OWP. The reduction in funding is offset by a reduction in anticipated costs for projects supported by CPG funds.

Amendment #4 also includes adjustments to staff hour allocations within work elements to account for anticipated shifts in workload in the final months of the fiscal year. The movement of funds will not affect projects’ overall scopes of work or deliverables. Table 1 shows changes in overall expenditures by major work element. The primary expenditure changes include:

• Reallocation of staff hours to the Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (SAFE) project in Element 500 to address the recent retirement of the program manager and added responsibilities.

• Higher than anticipated expenditures for Indirect Services and Support, which are primarily offset by a reduction in anticipated expenditures for Element 100 projects.

• Reductions in anticipated expenditures on grant funded projects in Elements 200 and 220 related to costs that will be carried over into fiscal year 2016-17.

As shown in Table 2, the net effect of all revisions is a reduction of $58,766 in revenues and expenditures needed to support the FY15-16 OWP.

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Table 2: Comparison of Fiscal Year 15-16 OWP Amendment #3 and Amendment #4 Element Amendment 3 Amendment 4 Difference Expenditures Expenditures 100 Core and Long-Range Member, Agency, and $9,702,377 $9,462,137 (-$240,240) Transportation Services and Planning Activities 200

Discretionary Transportation $923,415 $887,749 (-$35,666) Planning Grant Activities 220 Other Planning Grant and $14,119,882 $14,080,362 (-$39,520) Partnership Projects 400 Pass-Through to Other $15,594,886 $15,594,886 $0 Agencies 500 $6,765,932 $6,851,822 $85,890 Services to Other Agencies 999 $2,523,335 $2,694,105 $170,770 Indirect Services and Support Total (All Elements) $49,629,827 $49,571,061 ($58,766)

In addition to a recommendation that the Board approve Amendment #4 to the OWP, staff is recommending that the Board provide SACOG’s Finance Manager with authority to sign the Overall Work Program Agreement (OWPA) for an OWP Amendment. The OWPA is the standard form provided to Caltrans with any SACOG OWP amendment that reflects approved revisions to total allocations of PL, 5303, FTA 5304 and FHWA SP&R funds. Currently, SACOG’s CEO is the only person with signature authority. Caltrans has indicated that the Finance Manager may also be authorized by the Board to sign an OWPA, which would help expedite Caltrans approval of an OWP amendment if the CEO is out of town for a period of time. Attachment B includes the draft OWPA for Amendment #4.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

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Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Matt Carpenter, Director of Transportation Services, (916) 340-6276 Stacy Niccum, Finance Manager, (916) 340-6243 Clint Holtzen, Associate Analyst, (916) 340-6246 Sacramento Area Council of Governments Attachment A Fiscal Year 2015-16 Chart of Accounts

Element Project # Project 100 100-001-01 Interagency Relations Core and Long-Range 100-001-02 Program Management Member, Agency, and 100-001-03 Member Services Transportation Services 100-001-04 Legislative Analysis and Planning Activities 100-001-05 Education, Outreach and Marketing 100-002-01G Regional Transportation Modeling and Analysis-General 100-002-01E Regional Transportation Modeling and Analysis-EDCTC 100-002-01P Regional Transportation Modeling and Analysis-PCTPA 100-002-02 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning 100-002-03 Regional Forecasting 100-002-04 Major Investment Studies 100-002-05 Coordinated Human Services Transportation Plan & Paratransit Monitoring 100-002-06 Goods Movement/Freight Planning 100-002-12 Planning Support Tools 100-003-02 Complete Streets 100-003-03 Sacramento Regional Transit District Planning Support 100-004-01 Regional Air Quality Planning 100-004-02 Federal and State Programming 100-004-04 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program 100-004-05 Passenger Rail Improvements 100-004-07 Transit Technical Assistance and Programming 100-005-01 Sacramento Region Blueprint Implementation 100-005-02G Regional Land Use Monitoring and Analysis-General 100-005-02E Regional Land Use Monitoring and Analysis-EDCTC 100-005-02P Regional Land Use Monitoring and Analysis-PCTPA 100-005-03 Regional Housing Needs Planning (RHNA) 100-005-04 Community Design Program 100-005-05 Rural-Urban Connections Strategy 100-005-06 Airport Land Use Commission - General 100-005-11 ALUCP/Sacramento County/MCC 100-006-03G MTP/SCS 2016 Regional EIR-General 100-006-03E MTP/SCS 2016 Regional EIR-EDCTC 100-006-03P MTP/SCS 2016 Regional EIR-PCTPA 100-006-04G MTP/SCS Planning and Implementation-General 100-006-04E MTP/SCS Planning and Implementation-EDCTC 100-006-04P MTP/SCS Planning and Implementation-PCTPA 100-007-01 Project Delivery 100-007-02 SCS Regional Information Center 100-007-03 Transportation Development Act Administration 100-007-07 Transportation Demand Management 100-007-13 Sustainability & Climate Action Planning Assistance 100-007-21 Shared Services

200 200-002-13 Interagency Household Travel Survey Program Discretionary 200-003-19 SACOG Transit Intern Transportation 200-003-22 Proposition 1B Transit Program Administration Planning Grant 200-003-23 Connectivity Study to Improve Healthcare Access across the SACOG Region Activities 200-003-24 Feasibility Study of Connect Card Interoperability 200-003-28 Rural Ridesharing Alternatives 200-003-29 Rural/Small Urban Transit Planning Intern 200-008-14 Paratransit, Inc. Transit Planning Student Internship 200-008-15 Elk Grove COA 200-008-18 YCTD Transportation Planning Internship Program 200-008-19 Elk Grove Multimodal Station Feasibility Study

200-009-08 Interjurisdictional Traffic Impact Mitigation Management

S:\SACOG\BOARD\Gov't. Relations & Public Affairs Comm\2016\May\2-OWP Amend# 4 Attach A.xlsx Sacramento Area Council of Governments Attachment A Fiscal Year 2015-16 Chart of Accounts Element Project # Project

220 Other Planning 220-002-11 Urban Footprint Statewide Collaboration and Maintenance Grant and Partnership 220-003-04 Downtown Sacramento Transit Circulation and Facilities Plan Phase I Projects 220-003-06 Safe Routes to School 220-003-15 Paratransit, Inc. Short Range Transit Plan 220-003-26 Sacramento County Short Range Transit Plan 220-003-27 Regional Bike/Ped Data Collection 220-003-30 Regional Bikeshare Pilot Project 220-004-06 Connect Card Implementation 220-004-09 Connect Card On-Board Transit Survey 220-004-10 Code for America 220-005-13 Specialty Crop Block Grant #2 220-005-14 Specialty Crop Block Grant #3 220-005-15 Connector Regional Open Space Inventory Plan 220-005-20 Delta Protection Commission Case Study 220-006-06 Integrating Health into the MTP/SCS 220-006-07 SGC #3 - Task 1A/B Infill/Revitalization Technical Assistance 220-006-08 SGC #3 - Task 1C Active Design/Transportation Technical Assistance 220-006-09 SGC #3 - Task 2 Community Revitalization & Capacity-Building in Disadvantaged Communities 220-007-22 PEV Infrastructure Implementation 220-007-23 Civic Spark 220-007-24 Sacramento County Partnership Grant 220-009-05 Downtown/Riverfront Transit Project 220-009-09 Regional High Resolution Imagery 220-009-10 I-5 Subregional Impact Fee Program EIR 220-013-01 Task A - RUCS 220-013-02 Task B - Infill and Health 220-013-03 Task C - Regional Climate Action Plan 220-013-04 Task D - PECAS 220-013-05 Task E - SCS Information Center 220-013-06 Task F - Complete Streets and Parking Standards

400 400-007-10 SECAT Program Pass-Through to Other 400-008-11 SACOG Managed Fund Projects Agencies 400-008-17 Woodland Area Transit Planning and SRTP Update 400-009-06 Green Line Planning 400-012-05 County of Sacramento Department of Health JARC 400-012-06 Yolo County Transportation District JARC 400-012-07 Roseville New Freedom Mobility Management 400-012-08 Paratransit, Inc. New Freedom Mobility Management 400-012-09 SRTD New Freedom Capital Improvements 400-012-10 Western Placer CTSA New Freedom Operating Assistance 400-012-11 County of Sacramento Department of Health New Freedom 400-012-12 Yolo County Transportation District New Freedom 400-012-13 Paratransit Wheels to Work JARC 400-012-14 e-tran JARC

500 500-007-06 511/STARNET Capital Improvements Services to Other 500-007-08 511/STARNET Operations Agencies 500-007-25 Regional ITS Master Plan and Architecture Update 500-015-01 Capitol Valley SAFE 500-015-02 Glenn County SAFE

990 990-023-01 Board of Directors & Advocacy Board of Directors & Advocacy

S:\SACOG\BOARD\Gov't. Relations & Public Affairs Comm\2016\May\2-OWP Amend# 4 Attach A.xlsx Attachment B MFTA CONTRACT NUMBER 74A0816 AGENCY DUNS NUMBER 555895705 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR OWPA #4 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

1. The undersigned signatory Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) hereby commits to complete, this fiscal year (FY) (beginning July 1, 2015 and ending June 30, 2016), the annual Overall Work Program (OWP), a copy of which was approved on May 21, 2015 and is attached as part of this OWPA.

2. All of the obligations, duties, terms and conditions set forth in the Master Fund Transfer Agreements (MFTA), numbered 74A0816 and executed with effective dates of January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2024 between Sacramento Area Council of Governments (MPO) and the Department of Transportation (STATE), are incorporated herein by this reference as part of this OWPA for this FY.

3. The federal letters of approval from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and from the Federal Highway Admistration (FHWA), dated June 24, 2011 and attachments, if applicable, which approved the attached OWP, are by this reference made an express part of this OWPA.

4. MPO agrees to comply with STATE, FTA and FHWA matching requirements for “Consolidated Planning Grant” funds obligated and encumbered against this OWPA. This OWPA obligates and encumbers only these following state and federal funds: State Highway Account planning funds (SHA); FHWA – Metropolitan Planning (PL), federal/local – 88.53/11.47; FHWA State Planning and Research (SP&R) – Partnership Planning/Strategic Partnerships*, federal/local – 80/20; FTA Section 5303, federal/local – 88.53/11.47; FTA Section 5304 - Transit Planning/Sustainable Communities*, federal/local – 88.53/11.47. All local match funds are to be provided from non-federal sources.

5. Subject to the availability of funds this FY OWPA funds encumbered by STATE include, but may not exceed, the following: Toll Credit Total Funding Source Match % Funding Local Match (In lieu of local match) Expenditures FHWA PL (Toll Credit Match) 11.47% $2,828,283 $426,843 $2,828,283 FHWA PL Carryover (Toll Credit Match) 11.47% $2 $0.23 $2

FTA Sect. 5303 (Toll Credit Match) 11.47% $948,037 $137,459 $948,037 FTA Sect. 5303 Carryover (Toll Credit Match) 11.47% $658 $75 $658 FTA Sect. 5304* 11.47% $419,299 $59,449 $478,748 FHWA SP&R* 20% $423,209 $455,695 $878,904 Total Programmed Amount $4,619,488 $564,302 $515,144 $5,134,632

6. Should MPO expend funds in excess of those available and programmed in this FY OWPA, those costs shall be borne solely by MPO. Sacramento Area Council of Governments Department of Transportation (STATE) Name of Agency (MPO)

Authorized Signature Authorized Signature

Printed Name of Person Signing Printed Name of Person Signing District 3 Deputy Diretor, Planning and Local Assistance Title Title

Date Date

(For Use by Caltrans Accounting Only) The total amount of all Federal funds encumbered The total amount of all State funds encumbered by this document is $ ______by this document is $ ______Fund Title: ______Fund Title: ______

Item Chapter Statute Fiscal Year Item Chapter Statute Fiscal Year

Project ID# Encumbrance Document Number Project ID# Encumbrance Document Number

I hereby certify upon my own personal knowledge that budgeted funds are available for the period and expenditure purpose stated above.

Signature of Department of Transportation Accounting Officer Date

Updated May 2014

Item #16-5-3 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

April 29, 2016

Final SACOG Budget for Fiscal Year 2016/17

Issue: The Final Fiscal Year 2016/17 Budgets are ready for Board action.

Recommendation: That the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommend that the Board of Directors adopt the final Fiscal Year 2016/17 budgets.

Discussion: SACOG manages two primary budgets. The first and largest budget is SACOG’s basic Operations Budget to cover Overall Work Program (OWP) activities. The Operations Budget is funded through several continuing federal and state revenue sources, supplemented by short-term specific discretionary and non-discretionary grants and contracts. The second budget, the Board and Advocacy Budget, is much smaller and covers Board costs such as per diem and mileage expenses, as well as the agency’s state and federal advocacy efforts. The Board and Advocacy Budget is primarily funded by annual dues payments from SACOG member cities and counties and a portion of SACOG’s interest earnings, consistent with federal and state requirements. Action Item #4 covers the project details of the draft FY 2016/17 OWP.

The Board took action to release the Draft budgets and OWP for public comment and review by state and federal agencies at its April 21, 2016 meeting. Staff is still accepting comments on both the budget and OWP and will provide a full report to the Board describing any comments received and staff’s proposed responses.

(1) SACOG Operations Budget SACOG staff is pleased to present a draft Operations Budget that balances current year revenues with current year expenditures. This achievement is due to a variety of actions that were initiated over the past ten years, with particular emphasis in the last seven budget cycles, and is largely attributable to four main factors: cost containment measures relating to staffing and overhead costs; a cooperative Employee Association; discretionary grant awards through staff’s entrepreneurial efforts with state and federal agencies; and some modest increases in federal and local funds.

As the end of the fiscal year comes into focus, staff is actively working to update the budget forecast for next year and will provide this information as part of the May Board cycle. During this time, staff will also continue to pursue grant funding and other entrepreneurial opportunities for new revenues to support important Board policy priorities.

(2) Board and Advocacy Budget The Board of Directors and Advocacy Budget is much smaller than, and separate from, the Operations Budget, because it funds activities that cannot be funded with state and federal funds, including Board per diem and other expenses, as well as state and federal advocacy work. The revenue supporting this budget is a member dues formula, which is based on population estimates and increases in the Consumer Price Index. Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Page | 2

Based on the Board action taken last May for the Board and Advocacy budget, the FY 2016/17 budget will reflect a full restoration of dues. This restoration comes after six years of reduced member dues during a period of challenging economic times at many local member agencies.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:MC:ts Attachments: Attachment A: Summary of FY 2016/17 Revenues and Expenditures, which is a summary of the SACOG’s OWP activity, Board and Advocacy budgeted costs, and expected equipment costs Attachment B: Summary of FY 2016/17 OWP Revenues, broken out by federal, state, local, and other sources Attachment C: FY 2016/17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Revenue Estimates Attachment D: FY 2016/17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Expenditure Estimates Attachment E: Indirect cost information used and applied against the projects in the OWP. It also reflects the proposed indirect rate used for FY 2016/17 Attachment F: Board and Advocacy Budget for FY 2016/17 Attachment G: Equipment Expenditures Budget for FY 2016/17

Key Staff: Kirk Trost, Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel, (916) 340-6210 Matt Carpenter, Director of Transportation Services, (916) 340-6276 Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Stacy Niccum, Finance Manager, (916) 340-6243 Clint Holtzen, Associate Analyst, (916) 340-6246 ATTACHMENT A SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Fiscal Year 2016 - 2017 SUMMARY OF REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES

REVENUES:

Overall Work Program: Federal $ 29,664,267 State $ 4,733,720 Local $ 12,212,318 Services to Others $ 6,875,869 In-Kind & Matching Funds from Others $ 2,298,585 Use of SACOG Managed Fund Commited to Projects $ 1,797,000 Use of SACOG Undesignated Fund Balance $0 Subtotal - OWP Revenues $ 57,581,759

Board of Directors and Advocacy Member Dues and travel costs $ 424,530 Use of Board of Directors Committed Fund Balance $ - Interest $ - Subtotal - Board and Advocacy Revenues $ 424,530

Capital Assets Use of SACOG Undesignated Fund Balance for Equipment $ 228,400 Tenant Improvements (AKT) $ - Carryover from prior years $ - Subtotal - Capital Asset Revenues $ 228,400

TOTAL REVENUES $ 58,234,689

EXPENDITURES:*

Overall Work Program: Direct Labor $ 3,566,073 Fringe Costs $ 4,167,551 Direct Consulting Costs $ 16,800,995 Direct Pass - through to Other Agencies $ 14,719,488 Direct Pass - through SACOG Managed Fund Project Expeditures $ 1,797,000 Direct Other Costs (Printing, meetings, etc) $ 926,273 Other Capital Expenses $ 7,084,371 Indirect Costs* (allocated amount) $ 2,482,700 Indirect Costs carry forward amount from FY 14-15 $ (138,297) Total OWP Expenditures $ 51,406,154

Board of Directors and Advocacy Costs $ 418,966

Capital Asset Costs $ 228,400

Deferred Costs $ 6,181,169

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 58,234,689

Subtotal - Total Revenues Less Total Expenditures $ -

* Some costs will carryforward into future years. Future costs are offset by revenues.

* SACOG does not budget for depreciation. However, it is included in the indirect costs for calculation of the Indirect Cost rate. Estimated depreciation = $36,000 annually. Page 1 of 9 ATTACHMENT B

Fiscal Year 2016-17 SUMMARY OF OVERALL WORK PROGRAM (OWP) REVENUE SOURCES Percentage of Total Federal Funding: $ 29,664,267 52% Federal Highway Administration - Metropolitan Planning (PL) 2,698,130 Federal Transit Administration (Section 5303) 964,582 FHWA PL Carryover 0 FTA 5303 Carryover 0 Federal Transit Administration (Section 5304) 204,069 Federal Transit Administration (Section 5307) 5,782,973 Federal Transit Administration (Section 5316 and 5317 pass-through) 1,309,048 FHWA SPR/Caltrans Planning Grants 329,177 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality 16,160,455 Regional Surface Transportation Program 1,097,113 FTA TOD Pilot Program Grant 1,118,720

State of California Funding: $ 4,733,720 8% Planning, Programming, Monitoring 857,630 High Occupancy Vehicle Fines 20,000 Strategic Growth Council - Prop 84 Funding 586,050 Caltrans Safe Routes to School 65,506 CalEMA 0 Delta Protection Commission 0 State of California Food and Agriculture 260,000 Public Transportation Modernization, Improvement & Service 2,944,534 Enhancement Account (PTMSEA)

Local Funds: $ 12,212,318 21% Transportation Development Act - Planning & Administration 3,255,709 Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA) RPA 401,644 El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC) LTF 75,993 Other Local Revenues (grants, etc.) 8,478,972

Services to Others: $ 6,875,869 12% Capitol Valley Regional SAFE (SAFE) 6,870,778 Glenn County SAFE 2,230 Sacramento County (ALUC) 2,861 In-Kind Funds from Others: $ 2,298,585 4% SECAT Program 1,129,800 Transportation Management Associations (TMAs) 163,871 Remaining in-kind 1,004,914

Total Current Year Funds $ 55,784,759 97%

Use of SACOG Managed Fund Committed to Projects $1,797,000 3% Use of SACOG Undesignated Fund Balance $0 0% Total Use of Fund Balance $ 1,797,000 3%

Total OWP Revenues $ 57,581,759 100% FY 2016-17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Revenue Estimates Attachment C

Toll Credits Federal Funding State of California Funding Local Funds Services to Others In-Kind Funds from Others Other

SPR - State of 4-County Use of SACOG FHWA PL FTA 5303 Other FTA Planning/ High Prop 84 Caltrans 4-County TDA - Other Local Glenn Transportation FHWA FTA FHWA PL FTA 5303 FTA FTA Caltrans FTA TOD Pilot California PTMISEA TDA - PCTPA RPA EDCTC LTF Capitol Valley Sacramento SECAT Remaining in- Managed Fund Element Project Code Project Name Total Revenues Toll Credit Toll credit Toll Credit 5316/17 CMAQ RSTP Programming/ Occupancy Funding for Safe Routes CalEMA Over Match or Revenues County Management PL 5303 Carryover Carryover 5304 5307 Planning Grant Food and Funds Required funds funds Regional Safe County (ALUC) Program kind Committed to Match Match Match (JARC/NF) Monitoring Vehicle Fines SGC #3 to School Other (grants, etc.) SAFE Associations Grants Agriculture Minimum Projects

100 100-001-01 Interagency Relations $ 140,770 $ 15,860 $ - $ - $ 138,270 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,500 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Core and Long- 100-001-02 Program Management $ 1,281,522 $ - $ 27,687 $ - $ - $ 241,382 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,040,140 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Range Member, 100-001-03 Member Services $ 231,020 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 231,020 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Agency, and Education, Outreach and 100-001-05 $ 606,040 Transportation Marketing $ - $ 59,454 $ - $ - $ 518,340 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 87,700 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Services and Regional Transportation Planning Activities 100-002-01G $ 1,160,592 Modeling and Analysis-General $ 122,826 $ - $ - $ 1,070,850 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 20,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 69,742 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Transportation 100-002-01P $ 220,000 Modeling and Analysis-PCTPA $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 220,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-02 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning $ 40,100 $ 4,599 $ - $ - $ 40,100 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-03 Regional Forecasting $ 141,360 $ 16,214 $ - $ - $ 141,360 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Goods Movement/Freight 100-002-06 Planning/Major Investment $ 189,150 Studies. $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 64,130 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 125,020 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-12 Planning Support Tools $ 103,900 $ 10,770 $ - $ - $ 93,900 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 10,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-004-01 Regional Air Quality Planning $ 122,260 $ 14,023 $ - $ - $ 122,260 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-004-02 Federal and State Programming $ 391,250 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 391,250 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Metropolitan Transportation 100-004-04 $ 180,570 Improvement Program $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 180,570 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Transit Technical Assistance 100-004-07 $ 508,129 and Programming $ - $ 23,497 $ - $ - $ 204,860 $ - $ - $ - $ 160,000 $ 55,819 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 87,450 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Land Use Monitoring 100-005-02G $ 493,021 and Analysis-General $ 52,650 $ - $ - $ 459,020 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 27,750 $ - $ 6,251 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Land Use Monitoring 100-005-02P $ 81,604 and Analysis-PCTPA $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 81,604 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Housing Needs 100-005-03 $ 14,300 Planning (RHNA) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 14,300 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Community Design Program 100-005-04 $ 69,550 and AHSC $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 69,550 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Rural-Urban Connections 100-005-05 $ 205,670 Strategy $ 23,590 $ - $ - $ 205,670 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Airport Land Use Commission - 100-005-06 $ 17,590 General $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 17,590 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ALUCP/Sacramento 100-005-11 $ 2,861 County/MCC $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,861 $ - $ - $ - $ - Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning 100-006-04G $ 971,407 & Implementation-General $ 46,075 $ - $ - $ 401,700 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 300,000 $ 215,967 $ - $ 53,740 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning 100-006-04P $ 100,040 & Implementation-PCTPA $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 100,040 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-01 Project Delivery $ 167,940 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 167,940 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-02 Information Resources Center $ 171,970 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 171,970 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Transportation Development 100-007-03 $ 541,430 Act Administration $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 541,430 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Transportation Demand 100-007-07 $ 1,519,511 Management $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,230,640 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 125,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 163,871 $ - $ - Sustainability & Climate Action 100-007-13 $ 97,020 Planning Assistance $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 97,020 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-21 Shared Services $ 301,300 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 301,300 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 100 $ 10,071,877 $ 306,608 $ 110,638 $ - $ 2,673,130 $ 964,582 $ - $ - $ - $ 160,000 $ 55,819 $ - $ 1,530,640 $ 215,967 $ - $ 857,630 $ 20,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,824,740 $ 401,644 $ 75,993 $ - $ 125,000 $ - $ 2,861 $ - $ 163,871 $ - $ - 200 Interagency Household Travel 200-002-13 $ 206,490 Discretionary Survey Program $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 150,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 9,000 $ 18,990 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 28,500 $ - Transportation 200-003-19 SACOG Transit Intern $ 11,395 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 10,084 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,311 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Planning Grant Proposition 1B Transit Program Activities 200-003-22 $ 35,390 Administration $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 35,390 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Feasibility Study of Connect 200-003-24 $ 41,190 Card Interoperability $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 36,460 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 4,730 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 200-003-28 Rural Ridesharing Alternatives $ 80,487 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 72,205 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 8,282 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Rural/Small Urban Transit 200-003-29 $ 28,600 Planning Intern $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 25,320 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,280 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit, Inc. Transit 200-008-14 $ 45,200 Planning Student Internship $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 40,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,200 $ - 200-008-15 Elk Grove Comprehensivce Opera $ 22,591 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 20,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,591 $ - Elk Grove Multimodal Station 200-008-19 $ 156,250 Feasibility Study $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 125,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 31,250 $ - Interjurisdictional Traffic 200-009-08 $ 65,452 Impact Mitigation Management $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 54,177 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 440 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 10,835 $ - Total - Element 200 $ 693,045 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 204,069 $ - $ - $ 329,177 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 26,603 $ 54,820 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 78,377 $ - 220 Other Planning Urban Footprint Statewide Grant and 220-002-11 $ 127,610 Collaboration and Maintenance Partnership Projects $ 2,868 $ - $ - $ 25,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 102,610 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 220-003-06 Safe Routes to School $ 65,506 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 65,506 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit, Inc. Short Range 220-003-15 $ - Transit Plan $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Bike/Ped Data 220-003-27 $ 551,146 Collection $ - $ - $ 25,213 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 551,146 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 220-005-14 Specialty Crop Block Grant #3 $ 402,145 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 260,000 $ - $ - $ 142,145 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Connector Regional Open Space 220-005-15 $ 23,030 Inventory Plan $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 23,030 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Integrating Health into the 220-006-06 $ 75,000 MTP/SCS $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 75,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - SGC #3 - Task 1A/B 220-006-07 Infill/Revitalization Technical $ 288,743 Assistance $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 203,900 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 17,843 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ - SGC #3 - Task 1C Active 220-006-08 Design/Transportation $ 334,135 Technical Assistance $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 226,860 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 10,275 $ - $ - $ - $ 30,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ - 220-006-09 SGC #3 - Task 2 Community Revitalization & Capacity- $ 348,963 Building in Disadvantaged Communities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 155,290 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,673 $ - $ - $ - $ 125,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ -

FY 2016-17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Revenue Estimates Attachment C

Toll Credits Federal Funding State of California Funding Local Funds Services to Others In-Kind Funds from Others Other

PEV Infrastructure 220-007-22 $ 416,000 Implementation $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 208,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 208,000 $ - Sacramento County Partnership 220-007-24 $ 26,610 Grant $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 26,610 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional High Resolution 220-009-09 $ 433,410 Imagery $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 433,410 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 220 $ 3,092,297 $ 2,868 $ - $ 25,213 $ 25,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 551,146 $ - $ - $ - $ 586,050 $ 65,506 $ - $ 260,000 $ - $ 29,791 $ 244,755 $ - $ - $ 921,050 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 409,000 $ - 300 Regional Bikeshare 300-003-30 Regional Bikeshare Pilot Project $ 3,571,204 Pilot Project $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,571,204 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 300 $ 3,571,204 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 3,571,204 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 301 301-009-03 Streetcar Toolkit $ 1,403,008 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,118,720 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 284,288 $ - Downtown Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Riverfront Streetcar 301-009-05 $ 8,668,254 Project Project $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,001,403 $ 10,806 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,570,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,074,182 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 11,863 $ - Total - Element 301 $ 10,071,262 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,001,403 $ 10,806 $ - $ - $ - $ 1,118,720 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,570,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,074,182 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 296,151 $ - 302 302-004-06 Connect Card Implementation $ 3,495,433 Connect Card $ - $ - $ 67,344 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 621,570 $ 69,376 $ - $ 1,208,567 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,374,534 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 221,386 $ - Connect Card On-Board Transit 302-004-09 $ - Survey $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 302 $ 3,495,433 $ - $ - $ 67,344 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 621,570 $ 69,376 $ - $ 1,208,567 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,374,534 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 221,386 $ - 400 400-007-10 SECAT Program $ 10,979,844 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 9,850,044 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,129,800 $ - $ - $ - Pass-Through to Other Agencies 400-008-11 SACOG Managed Fund Projects $ 1,797,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,797,000 Woodland Area Transit Planning 400-008-17 $ 100,000 and SRTP Update $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 100,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 400-009-06 Green Line Planning $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Roseville New Freedom Mobility 400-012-07 $ 38,000 Management $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 38,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit, Inc. New Freedom 400-012-08 $ 130,000 Mobility Management $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 130,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - SRTD New Freedom Capital 400-012-09 $ 785,047 Improvements $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 785,047 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Yolo County Transportation 400-012-12 $ 120,000 District New Freedom $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 120,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit Wheels to Work 400-012-13 $ 50,000 JARC $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 50,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 400-012-14 e-tran JARC $ 50,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 50,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 400 $ 14,049,891 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,173,047 $ - $ 9,850,044 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 100,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 1,129,800 $ - $ - $ 1,797,000 500 500-007-08 511/STARNET Operations $ 313,688 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 313,688 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Services to Other Regional ITS Master Plan and Agencies 500-007-09 $ 555,000 Architecture Update $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 330,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 225,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 500-015-01 Capitol Valley SAFE $ 6,207,090 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 6,207,090 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 500-015-02 Glenn County SAFE $ 2,230 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,230 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 500 $ 7,078,008 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 330,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 6,745,778 $ 2,230 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - FY 2016-17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Expenditure Estimates Attachment D

Total Indirect Element Project Code Project Name Salaries Fringe Benefits Consultant Equipment Legal Marketing/Ad Meeting Pass-Through Printing/Su Publications/Dat Telecommunic Other Expenditures Services vertising pplies a/Software ations 100 100-001-01 Interagency Relations $ 140,766 $ 47,908 $ 57,005 $ 33,354 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,250 $ - $ 250 $ - Core and Long- 100-001-02 Program Management $ 1,281,523 $ 444,408 $ 526,615 $ 309,397 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,102 $ - $ - $ - Range Member, 100-001-03 Member Services $ 231,020 $ 77,812 $ 92,586 $ 54,172 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 5,000 $ - $ 850 $ - $ 600 $ - Agency, and Education, Outreach and 100-001-05 $ 606,041 Transportation Marketing $ 192,443 $ 210,619 $ 133,979 $ 40,000 $ 1,000 $ - $ 8,000 $ 5,000 $ - $ 15,000 $ - $ - $ - Services and Regional Transportation Planning Activities 100-002-01G $ 1,160,198 Modeling and Analysis-General $ 370,074 $ 421,978 $ 257,646 $ 110,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 500 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Transportation 100-002-01P $ 220,033 Modeling and Analysis-PCTPA $ 76,240 $ 90,716 $ 53,078 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-02 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning $ 40,093 $ 13,805 $ 16,427 $ 9,611 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 250 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-03 Regional Forecasting $ 141,357 $ 48,979 $ 58,279 $ 34,099 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Goods Movement/Freight 100-002-06 Planning/Major Investment $ 189,146 Studies. $ 29,121 $ 34,651 $ 20,274 $ 105,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 100 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-002-12 Planning Support Tools $ 103,889 $ 32,532 $ 38,709 $ 22,649 $ 10,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-004-01 Regional Air Quality Planning $ 122,247 $ 40,972 $ 48,751 $ 28,524 $ - $ - $ 4,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-004-02 Federal and State Programming $ 391,217 $ 114,036 $ 135,689 $ 79,392 $ 61,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 1,100 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Metropolitan Transportation 100-004-04 $ 180,572 Improvement Program $ 62,566 $ 74,446 $ 43,559 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Transit Technical Assistance 100-004-07 $ 508,132 and Programming $ 137,422 $ 158,536 $ 95,673 $ 112,500 $ - $ 4,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Land Use Monitoring 100-005-02G $ 493,016 and Analysis-General $ 159,045 $ 189,244 $ 110,727 $ 12,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 22,000 $ - $ - Regional Land Use Monitoring 100-005-02P $ 81,604 and Analysis-PCTPA $ 28,275 $ 33,644 $ 19,685 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Housing Needs 100-005-03 $ 14,303 Planning (RHNA) $ 4,956 $ 5,897 $ 3,450 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Community Design Program 100-005-04 $ 69,552 and AHSC $ 24,099 $ 28,675 $ 16,778 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Rural-Urban Connections 100-005-05 $ 205,646 Strategy $ 71,254 $ 84,784 $ 49,607 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Airport Land Use Commission - 100-005-06 $ 17,589 General $ 3,842 $ 4,572 $ 2,675 $ 2,500 $ - $ 4,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ALUCP/Sacramento 100-005-11 $ 2,861 County/MCC $ 991 $ 1,179 $ 690 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning 100-006-04G $ 971,407 & Implementation-General $ 281,146 $ 334,528 $ 195,734 $ 155,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 5,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning 100-006-04P $ 100,042 & Implementation-PCTPA $ 34,664 $ 41,246 $ 24,133 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-01 Project Delivery $ 167,927 $ 58,185 $ 69,233 $ 40,509 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-02 Information Resources Center $ 171,951 $ 58,886 $ 70,067 $ 40,997 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 2,000 $ - $ - Transportation Development 100-007-03 $ 541,407 Act Administration $ 90,385 $ 107,547 $ 62,926 $ 280,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 550 $ - $ - $ - Transportation Demand 100-007-07 $ 1,519,437 Management $ 209,443 $ 230,847 $ 145,814 $ - $ - $ - $ 318,180 $ - $ 461,062 $ - $ - $ - $ 154,091 Sustainability & Climate Action 100-007-13 $ 97,014 Planning Assistance $ 33,615 $ 39,997 $ 23,403 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 100-007-21 Shared Services $ 301,270 $ 104,387 $ 124,208 $ 72,675 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 100 $ 10,071,260 $ 2,851,492 $ 3,330,673 $ 1,985,209 $ 888,000 $ 1,000 $ 12,000 $ 326,180 $ 16,950 $ 461,062 $ 19,752 $ 24,000 $ 850 $ 154,091 200 Interagency Household Travel 200-002-13 $ 206,483 Discretionary Survey Program $ 16,452 $ 19,576 $ 11,454 $ 9,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 150,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - Transportation 200-003-19 SACOG Transit Intern $ 6,080 $ 3,306 $ 472 $ 2,302 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Planning Grant Proposition 1B Transit Program Activities 200-003-22 $ 35,390 Administration $ 12,263 $ 14,591 $ 8,537 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Feasibility Study of Connect 200-003-24 $ 31,997 Card Interoperability $ 692 $ 823 $ 482 $ 30,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 200-003-28 Rural Ridesharing Alternatives $ 79,837 $ 27,018 $ 32,148 $ 18,810 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,860 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Rural/Small Urban Transit 200-003-29 $ 17,428 Planning Intern $ 9,476 $ 1,354 $ 6,598 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit, Inc. Transit 200-008-14 $ 45,200 Planning Student Internship $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 45,200 $ - $ - $ - $ - 200-008-15 Elk Grove Comprehensivce Opera $ 22,590 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 22,590 $ - $ - $ - $ - Elk Grove Multimodal Station 200-008-19 $ 156,250 Feasibility Study $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 156,250 $ - $ - $ - $ - Interjurisdictional Traffic 200-009-08 $ 65,453 Impact Mitigation Management $ 5,170 $ 6,152 $ 3,599 $ 50,000 $ - $ 532 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Total - Element 200 $ 666,708 $ 74,378 $ 75,117 $ 51,782 $ 89,000 $ - $ 532 $ - $ 1,860 $ 374,040 $ - $ - $ - $ - 220 Other Planning Urban Footprint Statewide Grant and 220-002-11 $ 127,601 Collaboration and Maintenance Partnership Projects $ 21,691 $ 25,809 $ 15,101 $ 65,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 220-003-06 Safe Routes to School $ 65,121 $ 22,564 $ 26,848 $ 15,709 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Paratransit, Inc. Short Range 220-003-15 $ - Transit Plan $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Regional Bike/Ped Data 220-003-27 $ 375,797 Collection $ 30,767 $ 36,609 $ 21,420 $ 10,000 $ 277,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - 220-005-14 Specialty Crop Block Grant #3 $ 341,325 $ 100,942 $ 120,108 $ 70,276 $ 50,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Connector Regional Open Space 220-005-15 $ 22,927 Inventory Plan $ 7,944 $ 9,452 $ 5,531 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - Integrating Health into the 220-006-06 $ 10,000 MTP/SCS $ - $ - $ - $ 10,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - SGC #3 - Task 1A/B 220-006-07 Infill/Revitalization Technical $ 288,466 Assistance $ 25,629 $ 30,495 $ 17,843 $ 140,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ - $ - $ - $ 7,500 SGC #3 - Task 1C Active 220-006-08 Design/Transportation $ 333,973 Technical Assistance $ 14,758 $ 17,560 $ 10,275 $ 224,380 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - 220-006-09 SGC #3 - Task 2 Community Revitalization & Capacity- $ 348,937 Building in Disadvantaged Communities $ 2,404 $ 2,860 $ 1,673 $ 275,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 67,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - PEV Infrastructure 220-007-22 $ 381,526 Implementation $ 7,199 $ 8,566 $ 5,012 $ 152,748 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 208,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - Sacramento County Partnership 220-007-24 $ 26,486 Grant $ 9,177 $ 10,920 $ 6,389 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

FY 2016-17 Total Overall Work Program Direct Services and Pass Through Project Expenditure Estimates Attachment D

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS OPERATIONS BUDGET INDIRECT COSTS Fiscal Year 2016-17

Total Direct Salaries from OWP (includes BOA) $3,636,053

Total Indirect Expenditures 2,392,981 Carry Forward (+/-) from FY 2014-15 138,297 Adjusted Indirect Total Costs $ 2,531,278

INDIRECT RATE - FY 2015-16 (Total Adjusted Indirect Costs ÷ Total Direct Salaries from OWP) 69.62%

EXPENDITURES: Amount

Meetings/Training $ 3,000 Printing 5,000 Consultant 175,000 Vehicles 14,000 Legal Services 100,000 Other Expenses 8,000 Books & Periodicals 2,000 Office Supplies 35,000 Postage 5,000 Telecommunications 30,000 Office Equipment Maintenance 10,000 Memberships 50,000 Depreciation 36,000 Insurance 78,728 Building Rent - Meridian Plaza 644,226 SACOG Vehicle Parking 8,160 Office Equipment < $5,000 30,000 Accounting Services 12,000 Copier usage cost/supplies 20,000 Printing offset - Career Development Program 75,000 Computer Software & Maintenance 116,000 Temporary Services 20,000 Indirect Staffing (Base Salary only) 915,867 TOTAL FOR FY 2016-17 $ 2,392,981

1This dollar amount includes the $138,297 carryover number from the cumulative FY 2014-15 Indirect cost calculation, per Caltrans ICAP audit procedures. This number has to match the OWP indirect costs shown on the OWP Expenditure page. These are costs that SACOG under recovered in past years. Attachment F

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ADVOCACY BUDGET Fiscal Year 2016-17 With Comparison to projected Fiscal Year 2015-16

Fiscal Year Fiscal Year 2016-17 2015-16 REVENUE: Budget Budget

Membership Dues $ 424,530 $ 375,988 Board and Advocacy reserve funds 38,974 Other Local Funds - (est. interest on general account) 10,000

TOTAL REVENUES: $ 424,530 $ 424,962

EXPENDITURES:

Meetings / Training / Travel Expenses $ 75,000 $ 46,181 Board Reimbursement (per Diem and Director Fees) 60,000 60,000 Consultant 40,000 70,000 Other (printing, supplies, employee travel) 12,000 12,000 Memberships (NARC, Chamber, TRB, CTA, CALCOG) 30,000 26,000 Labor, Benefits, and Overhead - Staff performing Federal/State Legislative 201,966 210,781

TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 418,966 $ 424,962 Attachment G

Capital Assets Budget 2016-17 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Equipment Expenditures Fiscal Year 2016-17

Fiscal Year 15-16 Budget REVENUE

Local Funds 228,400$

Tenant Improvements (AKT)

Carryover from previous fiscal years

Total Revenue 228,400$

EXPENDITURES

Software and Equipment (greater than $5,000) 160,400$

Office Furniture, Facility Upgrades & Supplies $ 64,000 Total Expenditures 228,400$

Item #16-5-4 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

May 2, 2016

Final Draft Overall Work Program for Fiscal Year 2016-17

Issue: Should the Board approve the Final Draft Overall Work Program to guide SACOG’s work for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016-17?

Recommendation: That the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommend that the Board of Directors approve the Overall Work Program for FY 2016-17.

Discussion: Each year, SACOG must prepare an Overall Work Program (OWP) that becomes the primary budget and project detail reference for the upcoming fiscal year. A Preliminary Draft OWP was provided for review to the Federal Highway and Federal Transit Administrations and Caltrans in March 2015. The Board authorized release of the Administrative Draft FY 16-17 OWP for public comment at the April Board meeting. The Final Draft OWP (Attachment B) and associated budget reflects comments received from Caltrans, including additions to reports, federal planning factors, and tasks related to Congestion Management Program planning, and updating and revising several project descriptions, tasks/end products and tables to reflect more recent information, financial estimates and carryovers.

For the seventh year, the development of the OWP has been guided by SACOG’s Strategic Plan. The summary below identifies key activities by the primary Strategic Plan goal they support. Attachment A is a summary list of all projects in the OWP with the primary strategic plan goals supported by each project. Attachment B is the full draft OWP document, which because of its length will be posted on the SACOG website.

Goal 1: Sustain the agency’s emphasis on information-based decision making by providing state-of-the- art data and tools to members, partners, stakeholders and residents to help them shape the future of their communities and the region.

Goal 1 activities in the new OWP focus on data, tools, and analysis that can inform and support local decision making. A focus for resources is on the completion and deployment of technical tools for member agency use. Among the means to provide more information and technical support to member agencies, a web-based Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Information Center has been launched and will continue to grow as a portal to share maps, data, and analysis from various regional planning efforts. Work products completed through active planning efforts, including the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS) Update and RUCS programs, are primary sources for the SCS Information Center.

In addition to increased technical support for member agencies, the implementation of existing technical tools under development are planned and a limited number of new ones will be developed that integrate the agency’s core expertise in transportation and land use planning. Additional priority Goal 1 activities in the new OWP include education, engagement, and policy work in support of SACOG’s federal and state advocacy principles. Other activities include the implementation of the transit Connect Card; ongoing efforts supporting the planning and implementation of the Downtown/Riverfront Streetcar; implementation of early activities identified in the forthcoming transportation demand management (TDM) Strategic Plan; ongoing efforts to support plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) adoption and charging infrastructure; and final planning for launch of the regional bikeshare pilot program.

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Goal 2: Maximize strategic influence for the region through developing and implementing integrated regional transportation plans that produce unique and significant quality of life benefits for residents of the region.

Goal 2 activities over the past few years have focused on the 2016 MTP/SCS update that was adopted by the Board in February 2016. Realizing MTP/SCS implementation opportunities is a focus for this OWP. The MTP/SCS strengthens transportation/land use/air quality connections and furthers the integration of the Regional Blueprint Strategy, Rural-Urban Connections Strategy (RUCS), and Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) with ongoing core activities, such as transportation modeling, programming and air quality planning.

MTP/SCS implementation activities in the OWP continue to include research and technical assistance and support for local infill/revitalization efforts in urban, suburban and small town settings and disadvantaged communities. RUCS efforts remain an important area of focus in the new OWP. These efforts include the launch of a new regional open space plan and ongoing analyses to see if specialty crops can be the foundation of a local food system that benefits the rural economy. New studies include goods movement and rural transportation alternatives. Other planned work activities to support Goal 2 include Mega-Region planning, transportation project delivery, and additional phasing and implementation strategies for early year MTP/SCS transportation investments.

Goal 3: Serve as a source of high quality information, convener, and/or advocate on a range of regional issues when the agency’s involvement would provide unique, added value to promoting a sustainable future for the region.

Goal 3 is the newest focus area in the FY 2016-17 OWP with its emphasis on SACOG’s role as a place for convening on issues of concern to local governments and realizing opportunities for efficiencies and economies of scale. The OWP reflects continuing and increased staff efforts to improve coordination of staff-to-staff communications in order to identify critical areas of local government support, in addition to the ongoing convening role of Board of Directors and policy committees.

Initial shared services efforts have been setting a foundation for future SACOG initiatives that reinforce the agency’s unique role as a forum and facilitator for issues of regional concern. In the new OWP, work activities will include supporting data and discussion on important policy areas, such as state of good repair, asset management planning, performance measurement, shared mobility, economic development, and advancing new shared services opportunities.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:MC: Attachments

Key Staff: Kirk E. Trost, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, (916) 340-6210 Matt Carpenter, Director of Transportation Services, (916) 340-6276 Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Sharon Sprowls, Senior Program Specialist, (916) 340-6235 Clint Holtzen, Associate Analyst, (916) 340-6246 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Attachment A Fiscal Year 2016-17 Chart of Accounts

Core and Long-Range Member, Agency, and 100 Transportation Services and Planning Activities 220 Other Planning Grant and Partnership Projects 001-01 Interagency Relations 1, 3 002-11 Urban Footprint Statewide Collaboration 1, 2 and Maintenance 001-02 Program Management 1 003-06 Safe Routes to School 1 001-03 Member Services 1, 3 003-15 Paratransit, Inc. Short Range Transit Plan 2 001-05 Education, Outreach and Marketing 1, 3 003-27 Regional Bike/Ped Data Collection 1 002-01G Regional Transportation Modeling and 1, 2 005-14 Specialty Crop Block Grant #3 Analysis-General 1, 3 002-01P Regional Transportation Modeling and 1, 2 005-15 Connector Regional Open Space Inventory Analysis-PCTPA Plan 1, 3 002-02 Pedestrian and Bicycle Planning 1 006-06 Integrating Health into the MTP/SCS 3 002-03 Regional Forecasting 1 006-07 SGC #3 - Task 1A/B Infill/Revitalization Technical Assistance 1, 3 002-06 Goods Movement/Freight Planning/Major 2 006-08 SGC #3 - Task 1C Active Investment Studies. Design/Transportation Technical Assistance 1, 3 002-12 Planning Support Tools 2 006-09 SGC #3 - Task 2 Community Revitalization & Capacity-Building in Disadvantaged Communities 1, 3 004-01 Regional Air Quality Planning 1 007-22 PEV Infrastructure Implementation 1, 3 004-02 Federal and State Programming 1 007-24 Sacramento County Partnership Grant 1, 3 004-04 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement 1 009-09 Regional High Resolution Imagery Program 1, 2 004-07 Transit Technical Assistance and 1 Programming 300 Regional Bikeshare Pilot Project 005-02G Regional Land Use Monitoring and Analysis- 1 003-30 Regional Bikeshare Pilot Project General 2 005-02P Regional Land Use Monitoring and Analysis- 1 PCTPA 301 Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project 005-03 Regional Housing Needs Planning (RHNA) 2 009-03 Streetcar Toolkit 2 005-04 Community Design Program and AHSC 1 009-05 Downtown Riverfront Streetcar Project 2 005-05 Rural-Urban Connections Strategy 1, 2 302 Connect Card 005-06 Airport Land Use Commission - General 1 004-06 Connect Card Implementation 2 005-11 ALUCP/Sacramento County/MCC 1 004-09 Connect Card On-Board Transit Survey 2 006-04G Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning & 2 Implementation-General 400 Pass-Through to Other Agencies 006-04P Blueprint & MTP/SCS Planning & 2 007-10 SECAT Program Implementation-PCTPA 2 007-01 Project Delivery 1 008-11 SACOG Managed Fund Projects 2 007-02 Information Resources Center 1, 3 008-17 Woodland Area Transit Planning and SRTP Update 2 007-03 Transportation Development Act 1 009-06 Green Line Planning Administration 2 007-07 Transportation Demand Management 1 012-07 Roseville New Freedom Mobility Management 2 007-13 Sustainability & Climate Action Planning 2 012-08 Paratransit, Inc. New Freedom Mobility Assistance Management 2 007-21 Shared Services 3 012-09 SRTD New Freedom Capital Improvements 2 012-12 Yolo County Transportation District New Freedom 2 012-13 Paratransit Wheels to Work JARC 2 012-14 e-tran JARC 2 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Attachment A Fiscal Year 2016-17 Chart of Accounts

200 Discretionary Transportation Planning Grant Activities 500 Services to Other Agencies 002-13 Interagency Household Travel Survey 007-08 511/STARNET Operations Program 003-19 SACOG Transit Intern 007-09 Regional ITS Master Plan and Architecture Update 003-22 Proposition 1B Transit Program 015-01 Capitol Valley SAFE Administration 003-24 Feasibility Study of Connect Card 015-02 Glenn County SAFE Interoperability 003-28 Rural Ridesharing Alternatives 999 Indirect Services and Support 003-29 Rural/Small Urban Transit Planning Intern 024-01 Indirect Services and Support - Accounting

008-14 Paratransit, Inc. Transit Planning Student 020-01 Indirect Services and Support - Admin and IT Internship 008-15 Elk Grove Comprehensivce Operational Analysis 990 Board and Advocacy 008-19 Elk Grove Multimodal Station Feasibility 023-01 Board and Advocacy Study 009-08 Interjurisdictional Traffic Impact Mitigation Management

Strategic Goal 1—Sustain the agency’s emphasis on information-based decision making by providing state-of-the-art data and tools to members, partners, stakeholders and residents to help them shape the futures of their communities and the region.

Strategic Goal 2—Maximize strategic influence for the region through developing and implementing integrated regional transportation plans that produce unique and significant quality of life benefits for residents of the region.

Strategic Goal 3—Serve as a source of high quality information, convener, and/or advocate on a range of regional issues when the agency’s involvement would provide unique, added value to promoting a sustainable future for the region.

Item #16-5-5 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

April 29, 2016

Request for Qualifications for Open Data Portal

Issue: The attached Request for Qualifications (RFQ) was developed in response to interest by our members in a jointly licensed Regional Open Data Portal for use by SACOG and its members to synchronize existing portals for regional context.

Recommendation: That the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommend that the SACOG Board of Directors authorize the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to release the attached RFQ, select vendor(s) and enter into contract(s) not to exceed $80,000 to build a Regional Open Data Portal.

Discussion: Members of the Innovation Task Force and the Regional Chief Information Officer Working Group have expressed interest in a Regional Open Data Portal as a clearinghouse for local data in a regional context. This collection of data would begin to build a “one-stop shop” for SACOG and local member data for initiatives similar to the City of West Sacramento’s Code for America Fellowship or the Hack 4 Sacramento County Competition. Members are also interested to see if lower licensing costs through a joint software procurement can be realized.

The attached RFQ asks vendors to provide proposals for either one or a combination of three major tasks. The first task asks vendors if they can offer joint licensing to SACOG and our members and augment or replace SACOG’s existing open data portal at http://data.sacog.opendata.arcgis.com. The second task asks vendors to develop software to federate data from our member open data portals into a regional catalog on the SACOG Open Data Portal. The third task asks vendors to propose solutions to provide interactive visualization and analytical capabilities with both SACOG's and federated data sets. Member agency staff who helped develop Open Data Portals for the cities of Sacramento, Elk Grove and County of Sacramento will assist SACOG reviewing the proposals.

Staff plan to use the proposals to negotiate a contract with a vendor or a team of vendors to build the Open Data Portal by the end of 2016. If the project budget is not sufficient to develop a contract that completes at least the first two tasks, staff will use the responses to design a project and budget that can achieve all three tasks. Vendors are asked to consider software already licensed by SACOG in their response. Staff will keep the GRPA Committee informed on the project scope and schedule.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:JC:ts Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Joe Concannon, Data Services Manager, (916) 340-6234

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (FEDERAL)

Federated Public Agency Open Data Portal

(June 1, 2016)

SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS 1415 L STREET, SUITE 300 SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA 95814 (916) 321-9000 SACRAMENTO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Federated Public Agency Open Data Portal

I. INTRODUCTION ...... x

II. BACKGROUND ...... x

III. PROJECT SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION ...... x

IV. MINIMUM CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS ...... x

V. SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICES ...... x

VI. QUESTIONS ...... x

VII. CONTACT PERSONS………………………………………………………………….x

VIII. PROJECT TIMETABLE ...... x

IX. GENERAL CONDITIONS ...... x

X. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION ...... x

XI. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS PROPOSAL EVALUATION AND SELECTION ...... x

XII. PAYMENT SCHEDULE ...... x

PART A: STANDARD AGREEMENT BETWEEN SACOG AND CONSULTANT ...... x

EXHIBIT A: SCOPE OF WORK……………………………………………………………….x

EXHIBIT B: DEBARTMENT VERIFICATION FORM………………………………………x

EXHIBIT C: DISADVANTAGED BUISNESS ENTERPRISE FORM……………………….x

EXHIBIT D: LEVINE DISCLOSURE ACT …………………………………………………...x

I. INTRODUCTION

The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is a voluntary association of governments. Member jurisdictions include: the County of Sacramento (including the cities of Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Folsom, Galt, Isleton, Rancho Cordova and Sacramento); the County of Yolo (including the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland); the County of Sutter (including the cities of Live Oak and Yuba City); the County of Yuba (including the cities of Marysville and Wheatland); Placer County (including the cities of Auburn, Colfax, Lincoln, Rocklin, Roseville and Town of Loomis) and El Dorado County (including the City of Placerville).

SACOG is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Sacramento, Davis and Marysville/Yuba City urbanized areas. SACOG is also the State designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the counties of Sacramento, Yolo, Sutter and Yuba.

II. BACKGROUND

A recent project SACOG has undertaken in its COG role is the Shared Services & New Initiatives Task Force, which was initiated in 2012 to look at opportunities for cost savings and enhanced services for member jurisdictions with SACOG acting as a convener or direct service provider. In this capacity, SACOG has convened a regional group of Chief Information Officers (CIO) and IT Managers to discuss the shared service initiative, and has found that open data and open data portals offer an opportunity for a shared service.

The region is looking for a federated open data solution that is scalable, flexible, and feature rich. SACOG has a beginning Open Data Portal available for review at http://data.sacog.opendata.arcgis.com/. This Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is intended to collect company information, understand methods, estimate capital and operations costs, and select appropriate consultants. We invite all qualified consultants with experience and expertise in open data portal production to respond to this RFQ.

III. PROJECT SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION

SACOG is seeking Statements of Qualifications from qualified consulting firms to provide assistance to SACOG in the completion of its Federated Open Data Portal. The Scope of Work/Services section below describes the nature of this support. The contract(s) may be awarded to one or more consultant(s). Consultants may choose to offer services in as few as one and as many as three of the areas listed: Developing SACOG’s standalone Regional Open Data Portal, Developing Scripts to Federate Data into the SACOG Standalone Portal, and Developing Data Visualization Solutions.

The contract for the “Federated Public Agency Open Data Portal” project will be an agreement between SACOG and the consultant. SACOG will provide contract administration services. The consultant will invoice SACOG for services rendered and SACOG will compensate the consultant for these services as set forth in the agreement. Funding for the consultant services

will be provided by SACOG. The SACOG Chief Executive Officer or Board of Directors will award the contract and project deliverables will be reviewed by the SACOG Project Manager.

IV. MINIMUM CONSULTANT QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications for the project consultant:

• Key staff with experience developing scalable open data portal for public agencies.

• Key staff with subject expertise in coding necessary to establish a federated open data portal. This includes the ability to develop and install scripts and software to federate data from Socrata, Junar, ESRI, DKAN and CKAN Open Data Portals.

V. SCOPE OF WORK/SERVICES

Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) may be submitted for some or all proposed numbered tasks identified below. The final scope of work will be negotiated with the selected consultant. SACOG is not obligated to contract with a consultant for any of the tasks or task elements. SACOG may choose to develop separate contracts with different consultants to complete the tasks in the scope of services outlined below. The contract deliverables will be negotiated with the selected consultant as part of the development of scope. Dates for deliverables are provided as an indication of the desired timeframe for the project, but recommendations for a schedule that fits with the consultants’ availability should be included in the response. Consultants are asked to develop a price or a well-described range of pricing for each of the Project Tasks. Clarifying questions are provided in Section VI to help further describe the detail being requested for the tasks below:

1. Task – Develop a Project Plan and Schedule with SACOG Staff

Deliverable 1.1 - Project Work Plan and Schedule (August 19, 2016)

Task - Develop SACOG Standalone Open Data Portal – Work with SACOG staff to develop the SACOG Open Data Portal for SACOG Datasets. SACOG will have approximately 20 datasets to start the open data portal with an expected build-out of the 50 datasets. Most the data displayed in the open data portal will be “federated” data from our member agencies. Annual software licensing costs should not be included as a part of the cost for this task, but must be clearly described for the SACOG stand-alone portal. Consultants may also propose joint licensing of the portal software. SACOG plus two counties and three cities as an example of how a joint licensing program could lower costs for SACOG and its members. Proposers should clearly describe how a portal developed under this task will compliment or replace a SACOG ESRI Open Data Portal located at http://data.sacog.opendata.arcgis.com/. To begin the agile design process that is planned to support the portal, SACOG Staff and Advisory Team Members will review at least two beta versions of the Open Data Portal and provide comment for the final deliverable on this task.

Deliverable – 1.2 Beta Version - SACOG Open Data Portal (September 30, 2016)

2. Task – Develop Scripts to Federate Data into the Open Data Portal - Develop and install software to federate data from Socrata, Junar, ESRI, DKAN, and CKAN Open Data Portals into a proposed software solution. This task also includes documentation of the scripts and training for SACOG staff to modify the scripts to include new portals as they are developed.

Deliverable 2.1– Federating Capabilities Open Data (September 30, 2016)

3. Task – Develop Data Visualization Solutions – This task is expected to be described as a range of costs for working with the consultant’s own software solution and those of other leading consultants. The desired functionality is to have an Open Data Portal where geospatial datasets can be mapped in combination with other data from the portal. Mapping should include display and selection by feature attributes. Non-geospatial datasets should be able to be viewed in tabular format with desired functionality that includes charting and data summary capabilities. Both geospatial and non-geospatial datasets should be able to be portrayed in dashboard and storyboard views.

Deliverable 3.1 – Project Plan for Data Visualization Capabilities funded in this contract and capabilities that are recommended for future scopes (September 9, 2016) Deliverable 3.2 – Data Visualization Capabilities in the Open Data Portal. (October19, 2016)

SACOG reserves the right to negotiate with the selected firm the contract amount of each task or task element.

Contractual work under this project is intended to begin on approximately August 8, 2016 and will be completed by November 4, 2016.

VI. QUESTIONS

In addition, the list below compiles questions to be answered by consultant in order to identify and design a final scope for the resulting contract.

1. Administrative a. Is your solution in the cloud or is it on premise? b. What sort of analytics features does your solution offer? c. Does your solution support user accounts? d. Does you solution allow for separate permissions for different groups of users? e. What security features does your solution offer? f. Are there any size restrictions to data sets? g. What is your licensing model and is it expandable to other agencies? h. Does your solution support customized looks/branding and URLs for multiple agencies under one license? i. Please provide several examples of current Government Agencies that are using your product.

2. Usability: a. How does your proposed solution address usability for general public users, and data set administrators? b. What is the process for federating with other agencies who are utilizing your product? c. What is the process for federating with other agencies who are utilizing a product different from yours? d. What tools do end users have to work with published data sets? e. How accessible is the API to REST, JSON and other services? f. How does the API respond to invalid calls? g. Are there any restrictions on the number of API calls? h. What tools do administrators have to publish data sets? i. How scalable is your solution? j. How is metadata integrated into your solution? k. Does your solution allow for feedback on specific datasets? l. Does your solution have the capability to automate and schedule data set uploads? m. Does your solution have capabilities for working with unstructured datasets? n. What analytics are provided by your solution?

3. Support a. How does your company provide ongoing support for this product? b. Are there User Groups/Communities or conferences to learn about future innovations?

c. How do you assist clients in marketing and/or promoting Open Data? d. What features are on the 1-5 year roadmap for this product?

VII. CONTACT PERSONS

SACOG’s project administrator for this RFQ is:

Joe Concannon Data Services Manager 1415 L Street, Suite 300 916.340.6234 [email protected]

VIII. PROJECT TIMETABLE

June 1, 2016 Issue Request for Qualifications

June 9, 2016 2:00 pm Conference Call on Project Goals to help frame vendor questions

June 10, 2016 5:00 pm Vendor Questions Must be Submitted by email

June 15, 2016 RFQ Addendum Issued, if necessary

June 20, 2016 5:00 p.m. Closing date for receipt of statements of qualifications

June 27, 2016 Vendors scheduled for demo webinar

July 11 - 14, 2016 Vendor demonstrations

July 18 – July 25, 2016 Contract Negotiations

July 25, 2016 Contract award

August 1, 2016 Execute contract

August 8, 2016 Start of Project/Begin Work

November 4, 2016 Complete project work

Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) must be received by SACOG, in electronic (e-mail) form as further described below, no later than 5:00 p.m. PDT on June 20, 2016 per Section IX below.

IX. GENERAL CONDITIONS

A. Limitations

This RFQ does not commit SACOG to award a contract, to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of SOQs in response to this request, or to procure or contract for services or supplies. SACOG expressly reserves the right to reject any and all SOQs or to waive any irregularity or informality in any qualification or in the RFQ procedure and to be the sole judge of the responsibility of any consultant and of the suitability of the materials and/or services to be rendered. SACOG reserves the right to withdraw this RFQ at any time without prior notice. Further, SACOG reserves the right to modify the RFQ schedule described above.

Until award of a contract, the SOQ shall be held in confidence and shall not be available for public review. No SOQ shall be returned after the date and time set for the opening thereof. All SOQs become the property of SACOG. Upon award of a contract to the successful consultant, all SOQs shall be public records.

B. Award

SACOG may ask RFQ finalists to present oral briefings of their SOQs. All finalists may be required to participate in negotiations and submit such price, technical, or other revisions of their SOQs as may result from negotiations. SACOG also reserves the right to award the contract without oral briefings or discussion, based upon the initial written SOQs. Accordingly, each initial SOQ should be submitted on the most favorable terms from a price and a technical viewpoint.

C. RFQ Addendum

Any changes to the RFQ requirements will be made by written addenda issued by SACOG and shall be considered part of the RFQ. Upon issuance, such addenda shall be incorporated in the agreement documents, and shall prevail over inconsistent provisions of earlier issued documentation.

D. Verbal Agreement or Conversation

No prior, current, or post award verbal conversations or agreement(s) with any officer, agent, or employee of SACOG shall affect or modify any terms or obligations of the RFQ, or any contract resulting from this RFQ.

E. Pre-contractual Expense

Pre-contractual expenses include any expenses incurred by consultants and selected consultant in:

1. Preparing SOQs in response to this RFQ 2. Submitting SOQs to SACOG

3. Negotiations with SACOG on any matter related to SOQs. 4. Other expenses incurred by a consultant or consultant prior to the date of award of any agreement.

In any event, SACOG shall not be liable for any pre-contractual expenses incurred by any consultant or selected consultant. Consultants shall not include any such expenses as part of the price proposed in response to this RFQ. SACOG shall be held harmless and free from any and all liability, claims, or expenses whatsoever incurred by, or on behalf of, any person or organization responding to this RFQ.

F. Signature

The SOQ will also provide the following information: name, title, address and telephone number of individual with authority to bind the consultant or consultant firm and also who may be contacted during the period of SOQ evaluation. The SOQ shall be signed by an official authorized to bind the consultant or consulting firm and shall contain a statement to the effect that the SOQ is a firm offer for at least a sixty (90) day period. Execution of the contract is expected by July 12, 2016.

G. Contract Arrangements

The successful consultant is expected to execute a contract similar to SACOG’s Standard Agreement, which meets all state and/or federal requirements. A copy of SACOG’s Standard Agreement is attached as Part A.

1. Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Policy: It is the policy of SACOG, the California Department of Transportation (“Caltrans”), and the U.S. Department of Transportation that Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (“DBE’s”) shall have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. DBE’s are for-profit small business concerns as defined in Title 49, Part 26.5, Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”). It is also the policy of SACOG to practice non-discrimination based on race, color, national origin, or sex in the award or performance of this contract. All consulting firms qualifying under this solicitation are encouraged to submit proposals, including those who qualify as a DBE. The requirements of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation, apply to this request for proposals and contract.

2. DBE Obligation: The proposing consultant and its subcontractor(s) must agree to ensure that DBEs have the maximum opportunity to participate in the performance of contracts and subcontracts financed in whole or in part with Federal funds. In this regard, the consultant and its subcontractor(s) shall take all necessary and reasonable steps in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26 to ensure that DBEs have the maximum opportunity to compete for and perform contracts. The consultant and its subcontractor(s) shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the award and performance of the contract. See Subsection (2) below for a listing of DBE information which must be included in each proposal.

3. Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: The consultant must agree to comply with all the requirements imposed by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (49 USC 2000d) and the regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation issued thereunder in 49 CFR Part 21.

4. Equal Employment Opportunity: In connection with the performance of the contract, the consultant shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, creed, sex or national original. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship.

Each proposal, to be considered responsive, must include the following:

(1) Consultant’s affirmative action program, if required pursuant to the equal employment opportunity requirements of the U.S. Department of Labor Regulations (41 CFR Part 60, et seq.). These regulations require certain contractors to develop and maintain affirmative action programs, including service contractors (non-construction) with 50 or more employees and a federally assisted contract of $50,000 or more.

(2) Discussion of the consultant’s proposed use of DBEs, if any, in the performance of this work, including the following:

• The names and addresses of DBE firms that will participate. • The description of the work each named DBE firm will perform. • The dollar amount of participation by each DBE firm. • Written documentation of the consultant’s commitment to use the identified DBE firm(s). • Written confirmation from the identified DBE firm(s) of its commitment to participate. • If this solicitation contains a DBE Contract Goal and that Goal is not met in the proposal, evidence of the consultant’s good faith efforts.

(3) Conflict of Interest: Consultants and consultant firms submitting Qualifications in response to this RFQ must disclose to SACOG any actual, apparent, or potential conflicts of interest that may exist relative to the services to be provided under Agreement for consultant services to be awarded pursuant to this RFQ.

If the consultant or firm has no conflict of interest, a statement to that effect shall be included in the SOQ.

X. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS CONTENT AND ORGANIZATION

The SOQ should be limited to specific discussion of the elements outlined in this RFQ. The intent of this RFQ is to encourage responses which meet the stated requirements, and which propose the best methods to accomplish the work within the stated budget.

The organization of the SOQ should follow the general outline below. The SOQ should consist of a technical proposal (items 1-7 below) and a cost proposal (item 8 below).

Form of Statement of Qualifications: The SOQ must be submitted in electronic (email) form to:

Joe Concannon Sacramento Area Council of Governments 1415 L Street, Suite 300 Sacramento, California 95814 [email protected]

SOQs are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Friday, June 20, 2016. The electronic form shall be a PDF version of the fully signed SOQ and shall be e-mailed to SACOG’s project administrator.

1. Transmittal Letter

The transmittal letter should include the name, title, address, phone number, and original signature of an individual with authority to negotiate on behalf of and to contractually bind the consultant or consulting firm, and who may be contacted during the period of SOQ evaluation. Only one transmittal letter need be prepared to accompany all copies of the SOQ.

2. Table of Contents

A listing of the major sections in the SOQ and the associated page numbers must be included in a Table of Contents.

3. Introduction

In this section, the consultant should demonstrate an adequate understanding of the role and relationships of SACOG.

4. Technical Approach

In a Technical Approach section, consultants should propose a general framework and a general course of action to deliver the proposed services.

5. Project Management

In this section, the consultant must prepare an explanation of the project management system and practices to be used to assure that the project is completed within the scheduled time frame and that the quality of the required products will meet SACOG’s requirements.

6. Consultant and Sub consultant Staff

The SOQ must describe the qualifications and experience of each professional who will participate in the project, including a resume for each member of the project team. A project manager must be designated, and an organizational chart showing the manager and all project staff must be included. A matrix must be presented indicating the effort, either in percentage of the total project or in person-hours that will be contributed by each professional during each phase or task making up the project. If a sub consultant will be used, the consultant must include a letter from the sub consultant committing to perform at least the work shown for sub consultant professional in the above-described matrix.

7. Consultant Qualifications and References

The SOQ must describe the nature and outcome of projects previously conducted by the consultant, which are related to the work described within the RFQ. Descriptions must include client contact names, address, phone numbers, descriptions of the type of work performed, approximate dates on which the work was completed, and professional staff who performed the work. If a sub consultant is proposed, two to three similar qualifications and references should be provided for the sub consultant. Up to two samples of the consultant’s work on closely related projects can also be included with the SOQ, if available. Additionally, the consultant must complete the Levine Act Disclosure Statement attached hereto as Exhibit “B”.

8. Cost Proposal

A description of the hourly rates of members of the proposed team must be included in a Cost Proposal. Rates shall include all direct and indirect costs. The cost proposal shall include costs for materials, supplies, travel and per-diem if applicable.

XI. STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS EVALUATION AND SELECTION

An SOQ review panel made up of members of SACOG staff will evaluate the SOQs. Consultants may be telephoned and asked for further information, if necessary, and may be expected to appear for oral interviews. Previous clients may also be called. The panel will make recommendations to SACOG’s Chief Executive Officer on the basis of the SOQ, oral interview, and reference check. SACOG reserves the right to select consultant(s) based solely on written SOQs and not convene oral interviews.

Upon receipt of the SOQs, a technical evaluation will be performed. Each of the major sections of the SOQ will be reviewed and evaluated with criteria designed to help judge the quality of the SOQ. Evaluation and scoring criteria for the three contracting categories is shown below:

Develop SACOG Standalone Open Data Portal

Category Potential Actual Qualifications Demonstrated relevant public sector experience within the past three years on projects with 20 similar deliverables, scope, size, risk, and complexity

Provided evidence and clearly documented the capability of meeting timelines and ensuring 20 high quality solutions, implementation, excellent project management, and support Technical Platform Approach 20 Portal Functional Capability, Data 20 Management, Accessibility, and Features On-going Support and Licensing Costs 20 Cost Cost Analysis and Justification 20 Total 120

Develop Scripts to Federate Data into the Open Data Portal

Category Potential Actual Qualifications Demonstrated relevant public sector experience within the past three years on projects with 15 similar deliverables, scope, size, risk, and complexity

Provided evidence and clearly documented the capability of meeting timelines and ensuring 15 high quality solutions, implementation, excellent project management, and support. Technical Federated Data Approach 35 Training and Support 10 Cost Cost Analysis and Justification 25 Total 100

Develop Data Visualization Solutions

Category Potential Actual Qualifications Demonstrated relevant public sector experience within the past three years on projects with 15 similar deliverables, scope, size, risk, and complexity

Provided evidence and clearly documented the capability of meeting timelines and ensuring 15 high quality solutions, implementation, excellent project management, and support. Technical Approach Data Visualization Approach 30 Innovative Strategy 10 On-going Support and Maintenance 10 Cost Cost Analysis and Justification 20 Total 100

XII. PAYMENT SCHEDULE

The consultant will be paid in arrears, based upon the payment schedule agreed to in the contract. The consultant should forward a copy of all invoices for payment for work performed and associated expenses by the 15th day of the following month. At SACOG’s discretion, SACOG may withhold ten percent (10%) of the payments until the successful completion of the project and the delivery and acceptance of all final products.

Item #16-5-6 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action

April 29, 2016

Fix Our Roads Coalition

Issue: Should SACOG join the Fix Our Roads Coalition, which is advocating for increased state funding for transportation?

Recommendation: That the Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee recommend that the Board join the Fix Our Roads Coalition.

Discussion: A broad coalition of cities, counties, labor, business, and transportation advocates has formed the Fix Our Roads Coalition to meet the Governor’s call to address California’s chronic transportation infrastructure funding shortfall. The coalition has a set of seven priorities (Attachment A) that align closely with SACOG’s State Advocacy Principles as well as its MTP/SCS policies.

SACOG’s State Advocacy Principles call for: 1) giving regions and local governments additional revenue options and protections, 2) restricting the state budget to help stabilize transportation funding, 3) supporting new ways to fund transportation needs. SACOG’s MTP/SCS policies call for: 1) pursuing and supporting enactment of sustainable funding sources adequate for maintenance and rehabilitation of highways, streets and roads and operations and maintenance of transit services for the region; and 2) supporting authority for local option funding sources to allow local areas to customize transportation funding and investment for maintenance and operation of the existing system and expansion to meet future needs.

SACOG members who have joined the Fix Our Roads Coalition are: Davis, Roseville, Sacramento, Sacramento County, Winters, and Woodland. The California State Association of Counties, League of California Cities, and California Association of Councils of Governments are also members. A full list of the coalition members is also attached (Attachment B).

Staff recommends joining the coalition instead of taking positions on specific legislation at this time. By joining the Fix Our Roads coalition, SACOG would lend its voice to an already strong coalition that is negotiating with legislative leaders. Working with the coalition, rather than advocating independently, gives SACOG the ability to advance its priorities. This broad-based coalition improves the chances of a compromise that meets the needs of all transportation stakeholders. To date, the coalition has not yet endorsed any of the legislative proposals. SACOG would maintain the ability to leave the coalition should its positions not align with SACOG’s interests.

On May 19, from 10:00-10:45 a.m., the coalition is holding a rally at the State Capitol. This time conflicts with the SACOG Board meeting, but staff wanted the Board to be aware of it. The Board meeting will take place as scheduled, but action items should be approved by 10 a.m. in the event that a quorum is lost by Board members who choose to participate independently in the rally.

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Background on funding proposals In June 2015, the SACOG Board voted to support, if amended, SB 16, which was one of the first transportation funding proposals. The Board was interested in supporting a measure that would have at least 10 years of funding (SB 16 was a five-year bill), and one that focused the funds only on road maintenance and rehabilitation.

In July 2015, the Governor called a special session to fix the shortfall and volatility in transportation funding and provide additional funding for road rehabilitation, but the Legislature failed to pass a proposal. Since that time, several funding measures have been introduced. The two primary proposals are being led by Assembly Member Frazier and Senator Beall.

In January, Assembly Member Frazier introduced AB 1591, which would raise $7.8 billion. Also in January, the Governor proposed a $3.6 billion expenditure plan in his draft 2016-17 budget. On April 22, Senator Beall revised his proposal (SB X 1-1) to add several reform provisions and expand some of the base transportation funding. The original $3.9 billion proposal has expanded to a $6.5 billion proposal. Attached is an outline of this proposal (Attachment C).

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:EJ:ts Attachments

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Attachment A

Fix Our Roads Coalition Priorities

1. Make a significant investment in transportation infrastructure. Any package should seek to raise at least $6 billion annually and should remain in place for at least 10 years, or until an alternative method of funding our transportation system is agreed upon.

2. Focus on maintaining and rehabilitating the current system. Repairing California’s streets and highways involves much more than fixing potholes. It requires major road pavement overlays, fixing unsafe bridges, providing safe access for bicyclists and pedestrians, replacing storm water culverts, as well as operational improvements that necessitate, among other things, the construction of auxiliary lanes to relieve traffic congestion choke points and fixing design deficiencies that have created unsafe merging and other traffic hazards. Efforts to supply funding for transit in addition to funding for roads should also focus on fixing the system first.

3. Invest a portion of diesel tax and/or cap-and-trade revenue to high-priority goods movement projects. While the focus of a transportation funding package should be on maintaining and rehabilitating the existing system, California has a critical need to upgrade the goods movement infrastructure that is essential to our economic well-being. Establishing a framework to make appropriate investments in major goods movement arteries can lay the groundwork for greater investments in the future that will also improve air quality and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

4. Raise revenues across a broad range of options. Research by the California Alliance for Jobs and Transportation California shows that voters strongly support increased funding for transportation improvements. They are much more open to a package that spreads potential tax or fee increases across a broad range of options rather than just one source. Additionally, any package should move California toward an all-users pay structure in which everyone who benefits from the system contributes to maintaining it – from traditional gasoline-fueled vehicles, to hybrids, alternative fuel and electric vehicles, to commercial vehicles. Our coalition supports: • Reasonable increases in: • Gasoline and diesel excise taxes. • Vehicle registration and vehicle license fees. • Dedicating a portion of the cap and trade revenue paid by motorists at the pump to transportation projects that reduce greenhouse emissions. • Ensuring existing transportation revenues are invested in transportation-related purposes (i.e. truck weight fees and fuel taxes for off-road vehicles that are currently being diverted into the general fund). • User charge for electric and other non-fossil fuel powered vehicles that currently do not contribute to road upkeep.

5. Equal split between state and local projects. We support sharing revenue for roadway maintenance equally (50/50) between the state and cities and counties. Funding to local governments should be provided directly (no intermediaries) to accelerate projects and ensure maximum accountability.

6. Strong accountability requirements to protect the taxpayers’ investment. Voters and taxpayers must be assured that all transportation revenues are spent responsibly. Authorizing legislation should: • Constitutionally protect transportation revenues for transportation infrastructure only. Time and again (Prop 42, 2002; Prop 1A, 2006; Prop 22, 2010), voters have overwhelmingly supported dedicating and constitutionally protecting transportation dollars for those purposes. We strongly support protections that prohibit using transportation dollars for other purposes.

• Repay existing transportation loans and end ongoing diversions of transportation revenues, including approximately $850 million in loans to the general fund and the annual loss of approximately $140 million in off-highway vehicle fuel taxes. • Establish performance and accountability criteria to ensure efficient and effective use of all funding. All tax dollars should be spent properly, and recipients of new revenues should be held accountable to the taxpayers, whether at the state or local level. Counties and cities should adopt project lists at public hearings and report annually to the State Controller’s Office regarding all transportation revenues and expenditures. Local governments should also commit to ensuring any new revenues supplement revenues currently invested in transportation projects. Both Caltrans and local governments can demonstrate and publicize the benefits associated with new transportation investments. • Caltrans reform and oversight. To increase Caltrans effectiveness, provide stronger oversight by the state transportation commission of the programs funded by new revenues and establish an Inspector General office to provide accountability. Reduce Caltrans administrative budgets through efficiency reviews with all savings to be spent on road improvements. • Expedite project delivery. More should be done to streamline project delivery, including but not limited to: • Establishing timelines for actions required by state agencies and eliminating other permit delays. • Increased implementation of alternative delivery systems that encourage more investment from the private sector. • Reforms to speed project completion.

7. Provide Consistent Annual Funding Levels. Under current statute, the annual gas tax adjustment by the Board of Equalization is creating extreme fluctuations in funding levels — a $900 million drop in this budget year alone. A transportation funding package should contain legislation that will create more consistent revenue projections and allow Caltrans and transportation agencies the certainty they need for longer term planning. While this change would not provide any new revenue to transportation, it would provide greater certainty for planning and project delivery purposes. Attachment B Fix Our Roads Coalition Members

Business Mark Thomas & Company Disney Construction Inc. California Chamber of Commerce Moxie International California Business Roundtable ICS Electronics California Business Properties Association Gallagher Asphalt Corporation California Building Industry Association Towill, Inc. American Council of Engineering Companies – Surfa Slick, LLC California Pro-Cast Products, Inc. Associated General Contractors of California Sunworks International United Contractors Sully-Miller Contracting Co. Engineering Contractors Association Blue Diamond Materials California Construction and Industrial Materials United Rock Products Association First Vanguard Rentals & Sales Inc. Western States Trucking Association California Infill Builders Federation California Asphalt Pavement Association Northern California Engineering Contractors Elected Officials Association Bay Area Council Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Mayor Robert Garcia, City of Long Beach BizFed – LA County Business Federation Mayor Sam Liccardo, City of San Jose Golden State Gateway Coalition Mayor Anthony R. Silva, City of Stockton East Bay Leadership Council Mayor Larry Forester, City of Signal Hill East Bay Economic Development Alliance Mayor James Goodhart, City of Palos Verdes Associated General Contractors, San Diego Estates Chapter Mayor Bill Kampe, City of Pacific Grove International Council of Shopping Centers Mayor Maria Orozco, City of Gonzales NAIOP CA, The Commercial Real Estate Mayor Jerry B. Edelen, City of Del Rey Oaks Development Association Mayor Joe Gunter, City of Salinas Silicon Valley Leadership Group Mayor John Huerta Jr., City of Greenfield San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Mayor Jason Pu, City of San Gabriel San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership Mayor Stanley E. Henry, City of Cathedral Orange County Business Council City South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce Mayor Carla Condon, Town of Corte Madera Redwood City/San Mateo County Chamber of Mayor Martin Scheel, City of Lakeport Commerce Mayor Patrick J. Furey, City of Torrance Torrance Area Chamber of Commerce Mayor Richard Murphy, City of Los Alamitos Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce Mayor Jorge Morales, City of South Gate Northridge Chamber of Commerce Supervisor Mary Piepho, Contra Costa Ripon Chamber of Commerce Government County, District 3 Relations Committee Vice Mayor Chin Ho Liao, City of San Gabriel Golden State Builders Exchanges Vice Mayor Jeff Wieler, City of Piedmont Flasher Barricade Association Vice Mayor Jess Talamantes, City of Burbank Caterpillar Mayor Pro Tem Victoria Martinez, City of El C.C. Myers, Inc. Monte DeSilva Gates Construction Council Member Jim Davis, City of Sunnyvale Ghilotti Bros., Inc. Council Member Mark Wheetley, City of Granite Construction Co. Arcata Mountain Cascade Council Member Gordon Siebert, City of Solar Turbines Morgan Hill

Council Member Connie Williams, City of Gateway Cities Council of Governments Sonora San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments Council Member Lori Fleck, City of Etna Cities Association of Santa Clara County Council Member Katy Miessner, City of Merced County Association of Governments Vallejo Mendocino Council of Governments Council Member Gabriel Quinto, City of El MuniServices Cerrito Alameda Corridor-East Construction Council Member Peter Tucker, City of Authority Hermosa Beach Monterey County Mayors Association Council Member Maureen Mulheren, City of County of Monterey Ukiah County of Marin Council Member Newell Arnerich, Town of County of Santa Cruz Danville County of Merced County of Sonoma Labor County of San Joaquin County of Sacramento State Building and Construction Trades of City of Los Angeles California City of Sacramento California Alliance for Jobs City of Ventura Operating Engineers Local 3 City of Gilroy Northern California District Council of City of Greenfield Laborers City of Lakewood Northern California Carpenters Regional City of Paramount Council City of Palos Verdes Estates American Federation of State, County, and City of Crescent City Municipal Employees Council 36 City of Colton City of Martinez Transportation City of Concord City of Ontario Transportation California City of Marina Metropolitan Transportation Commission City of Norwalk Solano Transportation Authority City of American Canyon Kern Transportation Foundation City of Calistoga City of Mill Valley Local Government City of Montclair City of Rancho Cucamonga League of California Cities City of Monterey Park California State Association of Counties City of Lemoore Rural County Representatives of California City of Shasta Lake California Association of Councils of City of Hercules Governments City of Tehama California Contract Cities Association City of Brentwood Urban Counties Caucus City of Downey California Rural Counties Task Force City of Lompoc California Chapters of American Public Works City of Oroville Association City of San Jacinto North State Super Region City of Rolling Hills Estates League of California Cities Los Angeles City of Belvedere County Division City of Pleasanton City/County Association of Governments of City of South Lake Tahoe San Mateo County City of Orinda South Bay Cities Council of Governments City of Scotts Valley

City of Artesia City of Glendale City of Hemet City of Dublin City of Petaluma City of Goleta City of Selma City of Grover Beach City of Bell City of Davis City of Santa Cruz City of Torrance City of Seaside City of Vallejo City of Ripon City of Watsonville City of Lomita City of Covina City of Vacaville City of Santa Fe Springs City of Roseville City of Ukiah City of Bell Gardens City of Orland City of Maywood City of Morgan Hill City of Lafayette City of Albany City of Oakley City of Azuza City of La Mirada City of Brawley City of Sonoma City of Compton City of Eureka City of Claremont City of Wildomar City of Walnut Creek City of San Mateo City of Del Mar City of Arroyo Grande City of Canyon Lake City of Piedmont City of Pomona City of Antioch City of Jackson City of Pleasant Hill City of Los Banos City of El Cerrito City of South Gate City of San Gabriel City of Kerman City of Rio Vista City of Thousand Oaks City of Mt. Shasta City of San Leandro City of Santa Maria City of Avenal City of Lakeport City of Carpinteria City of Millbrae City of Winters City of Woodland City of Merced City of Corona City of Riverbank City of Dos Palos City of Baldwin Park City of Cotati Town of Corte Madera City of Sanger Town of San Anselmo City of Huntington Park Town of Yountville City of Highland Town of Apple Valley City of Arcata Town of Ross City of Fremont Town of Danville City of Hanford Town of Fairfax City of Monterey Town of Tiburon City of South Pasadena Town of Los Altos Hills City of Taft Town of Moraga City of Bellflower City of Cloverdale City of Chula Vista City of Rohnert Park City of San Luis Obispo City of Signal Hill City of Cerritos City of Morro Bay Attachment C Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Investment Act (SB X 1-1 as Amended 4/21/16)

A $6.5 billion funding package to improve our roads and transportation infrastructure

Where will the money come from?

Revenues Adjustments and Enhancements: $4.6 billion annually

The transportation funding package proposes a series of new revenue enhancements and adjustments to fix our roads and improve mobility throughout the state. Specifically, this proposal eliminates the Board of Equalization’s annual adjustment of the gas excise tax, restores the gas excise tax rate by 6 cents to its pre-2015 level, plus enhances the gas excise tax an additional 6 cents and indexes it to raise approximately $1.7 billion annually. The proposal also increases the diesel excise tax by 22 cents and sales tax to 5.25% to generate an estimated $900 million annually. Additional revenue enhancements include an annual road access fee of $35 per vehicle, an annual $100 fee for zero-emission vehicles, and a vehicle registration adjustment of $35 per vehicle.

Restoration of existing weight fees: $500 million

 Vehicle weight fees generate approximately $1 billion annually and are currently used to pay down transportation debt service. The package will annually redirect an estimated half of weight fees currently being allocated for transportation debt service (approximately $500 million) to once again be used for transportation purposes. The package will recapture the estimated $500 million from transportation revenue generated from State Transit Assistance, High-Speed Rail, and other miscellaneous revenues currently used for specific debt service in addition to a redirection of Highway User Tax Account funds currently being used for General Fund purposes.

 The redirection of the above-mentioned special funds will be backfilled with an estimated $300 million in non-dedicated Cap-and-Trade (C&T) revenues and $200 million in General Fund revenue.

Increase Cap and Trade allocation for transit: $300 million

 Existing law requires a portion of C&T revenues to fund several transit related programs. This package increases the existing percentage of funding for the C&T’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program from the current 10% allocation to 20% and the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program from the current 5% to 10% in order to increase transit services that reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the state.

CalTrans Reforms and Efficiency improvements: $100 Million

 The package requires Caltrans to provide the California Transportation Commission with a plan to increase the department’s efficiency by 30%, similar to the Governor’s Transportation funding proposal, and further requires Caltrans to justify to the Legislature, via reporting to the appropriate Policy and Budget Committees, the number of employees needed to complete transportation projects and any replacement of positions accrued through attrition. Requires Caltrans to develop and implement outcome-based performance and efficiency guidelines for projects funded by new revenues. Revenue

generated from efficiency modifications will be targeted to fund road maintenance, repair work, and one-time cleanup efforts of state highways.

Accelerate General Fund Loan Repayment obligations: $1 Billion in one-time revenue

 This package provides that outstanding loans (approximately $1 billion) made to the General Fund from the State Highway Account, the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account, the Highway Users Tax Account, and the Motor Vehicle Account will be repaid with a one-time payment within a designated time. The package would further dedicate these revenues to provide one-time funding for highway cleanup efforts.

Total funding: $5.5 billion annually + $1 billion one-time revenue

How will the money be spent?

Funding for Self-Help Counties

 To encourage local governments share in the financial responsibility of maintaining and improving California’s transportation infrastructure, this proposal sets aside 5% of annual revenues to counties that adopt local sales tax measures commonly referred to as “self-help” counties. If no new “self-help” counties are approved then the funding shall revert back and allocated 50/50 by the locals and state.

50/50 funding split between state and local agencies

 The package establishes a balanced approach to ensure transportation maintenance and rehabilitation needs are sufficiently met throughout the state. Thus, new transportation revenue will be split equally between locals and state for road and bridge repair and maintenance.

Trade Corridors

 As regional ports serve as one of the primary economic engines for the state, the transportation funding package allocates 12 cents of the diesel excise Tax or approximately $300 million annually to support the movement of goods in California’s critically important trade corridors. Ports such as Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Oakland along with border crossings with Mexico will receive financial resources to boost mobility efficiency along these trade corridors.

Commuter/Intercity Rail and Transit

 In order to continue providing travelers with improved mobility options to get to work, school, and other key destinations, $550 million will be allocated to support commuter rail improvements. As a result, commuter rail systems such as LA Metrolink, Caltrain, and the Altamont Corridor Express, as well as the Pacific Surfliner, Capitol Corridor, and San Joaquin intercity rail service providers will receive additional financial resources for capital improvement projects and to also provide service increases within their corridors. Additional financial resources for capital and service improvements will provide an enhanced experience for transit users and provide an incentive to get motorist out of their vehicles and into transit buses and trains.

 Additional funding for the State Transit Assistance (STA) program will provide for additional resources for local transit providers throughout the state. This revenue will provide transit agencies with the opportunity to purchase zero-emissions buses and be used for various capital projects.

Workforce, job training, & Opportunity Act (Pre-Apprenticeship Programs)

 The transportation package addresses the state’s projected labor shortage by providing high-quality training and skills development to individuals entering the workforce. The proposal specifies all projects

funded with new transportation revenue will be required to engage in a pre-apprenticeship program for individuals, including low-income/disadvantaged individuals. State and local California Conservation Corps shall be an eligible partner under this act.

How will transportation funding be protected?

Constitutional Protections:

 Prohibits the Legislature from borrowing or redirecting new revenues levied on vehicles or their use and further prohibits the Legislature from using those revenues for purposes other than specifically permitted by Article 19. The Constitutional proposal additionally prohibits new revenues from being pledged or used for the payment of principal and interest on bonds or other indebtedness. Revenues derived from off-road vehicles and boats must be used for relevant purposes. Additionally, aviation fuel taxes will also be required to be used specifically for aviation purposes. Further clarifies revenues allocated to trade corridors can be used for both rail and road projects. Lastly, the proposal allows a portion of existing weight fees to continue to be used for transportation debt service.

Reforms:

CTC Independence

 The package establishes CTC as an independent agency as a means to design a more efficient project delivery system and use of state resources. Further transfers responsibility for the approval of the State Highway Operations and Protection Program (SHOPP) from Caltrans to CTC. Specifically, acting as an independent state entity, CTC will be provided with the ability to prioritize project needs and align limited transportation resources to effectively meet project needs.

Office of Transportation Inspector General

 Creates the Office of the Transportation Inspector General (TIG) and notes that the TIG shall not be a subdivision of any other governmental entity. Specifies the TIG is to serve as an independent office to ensure that all state agencies expending state transportation funds are operating efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with federal and state laws. Provides the Legislature with the ability to direct the TIG to carry out compliance investigations (including on CTC) and issue reports and findings accordingly.

Additional transportation improvements:

Public-Private Partnerships

 Authorizes the Caltrans Director, at their discretion, to enter into Public-Private Partnership agreements permanently. Requires approval of workload ratio request by the Caltrans Director to be determined through the annual budget process and further requires Caltrans Director to establish parameters to justify the proposed workload ratio.

CEQA Streamlining and Advanced Mitigation

 Exempt from CEQA requirements a project that consists of the inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, relocation, replacement, or removal of existing transportation infrastructure within the existing right of way.

 Establishes an Advance Infrastructure Mitigation Program designed to provide comprehensive environmental mitigation associated transportation projects in exchange for streamlined project approvals from federal and state resources agencies.

Active Transportation

 Improve existing Active Transportation Program through increased funding and updating the Highway Design Manual to include complete streets design. Pursuant to this act, Caltrans shall establish a new division specific to Active Transportation and allocates an additional $100 million in new revenue to active transportation programs.

Summary of new revenues:

 Gasoline excise tax increase: $0.12/gallon $1.7 billion Indexed  Diesel excise tax increase: $0.22/gallon $600 million Indexed  Road access fee: $35 per vehicle annually $1 billion Indexed  VRF adjustment: $35 per vehicle annually $1 billion Indexed  Zero-emission vehicles Fee: $100 per vehicle $10 million  Increase diesel fuel sales tax from 1.75% to 5.25% $300 million  Caltrans reforms & efficiencies $100 million  Restoration of weight fees $500 million  Cap and Trade distribution increases $300 million

Total ongoing: $5.5 billion

 Loan Repayment Acceleration: $1 billion One-time

Total Revenue: $6.5 billion

Item #16-5-7 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Action April 29, 2016

FTA Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Subrecipient Agreements - Cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento Streetcar Toolkit

Issue: Should SACOG execute subrecipient agreements with the City of Sacramento and the City of West Sacramento to pass through $1,100,000 in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funds for the City to conduct planning work for the Streetcar Toolkit project?

Recommendation: That the Government & Public Relations Committee recommend that the Board grant the Chief Executive Officer authority to negotiate and execute a subrecipient funding agreement with the City of Sacramento in the amount not to exceed $750,000, and with the City of West Sacramento in the amount not to exceed $350,000, to conduct planning work for the Streetcar Toolkit project.

Discussion: In late 2015 SACOG was awarded $1,118,720 from the FTA Pilot Program for Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Planning for TOD planning along the Downtown Riverfront Streetcar alignment. The pilot program is designed to support comprehensive planning work, including TOD, which is conducted in conjunction with the development of a New Starts, Core Capacity, or fixed-guideway Small Starts project that is or will soon be in the project development or engineering phase. The program is intended to fund land use- related planning covering an entire transit capital project corridor, and that supports economic development, ridership, multimodal connectivity and accessibility, increased transit access for pedestrian and bicycle traffic, and mixed-use development near transit stations. The program encourages identification of infrastructure needs; engagement with the private sector; strategies to address potential residential and commercial displacement from TOD; and support for “ladders of opportunity,” through planning for improving residents’ access to employment, health care, education, and housing.

SACOG’s grant award will fund development of a toolkit of policy and regulatory changes to encourage TOD in the areas of the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento that surround the planned Downtown Riverfront Streetcar route. The toolkit will include updated plans and guidelines for areas along the streetcar route, development standards, updated zoning codes that encourage TOD, a survey of historical resources, an infrastructure assessment, an analysis of potential gentrification/displacement and an environmental impact report. The subrecipients of the grant project are the cities of Sacramento and West Sacramento.

The grant funds were amended into the current Overall Work Program in October, 2015 and the Board authorized the CEO to execute the FTA funding agreement associated with this grant. So that work can begin on the project, staff recommends execution of a subrecipient agreement with the City of Sacramento for $750,000 and with the City of West Sacramento for $350,000. The subrecipient agreements will terminate in December 2018.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

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Key Staff: Kirk Trost, Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel, (916) 340-6210 Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Kacey Lizon, Planning Manager, (916) 340-6265

Item #16-5-8 Government Relations & Public Affairs CommitteeInformation April 29, 2016

Draft Transportation Demand Management Strategic Plan

Issue: A working draft of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Strategic Plan is now available for Committee review and comment.

Recommendation: None; this is for information and discussion only.

Discussion: SACOG staff, external stakeholders, and interested Board members have been working on updating the strategic plan for the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program. The intent is to inform future program funding guidelines to implement a program that is performance-based and clear in outcomes.

The following are steps that staff has recently taken and still plan to take to complete the Strategic Plan:

• On April 1, staff circulated to the TDM Task Force, Air Quality Management Districts, Transit Coordinating Committee and Bike/Ped Advisory Committee a draft of what is now Chapter 7 of the plan, which includes key learnings, and high-level goals and strategies for the TDM program.

• On April 12, staff circulated an initial administrative draft (Attachment A, including Chapter 7) to the same stakeholders for a two-week comment period that ended Wednesday, April 27.

• Staff has scheduled a meeting on May 6 with Transportation Management Organization outreach partners to finalize a self-assessment section that will be added to the end of chapter 6. Staff also noted to stakeholders that it plans to add some additional research, and more description to the strategies in chapter 7.

Since the first comment period closed one day before the committee mail out, staff will provide at the committee meeting a summary of initial stakeholder comments that were received. Staff will also take feedback from board members at all committee meetings on the strategic direction of the administrative draft, as well as seeking additional comments from outreach partners at the May 6 meeting.

Based on all of this feedback, staff will make revisions and provide another opportunity for stakeholders to comment on the updated draft of the strategic plan, before bringing it back in the June committee/board cycle.

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Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

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Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Matt Carpenter, Director of Transportation Services, (916) 340-6276 Sharon Sprowls, Senior Program Specialist, (916) 340-6235 Sabrina Bradbury, Associate Analyst, (916) 340-6211 Attachment A

DRAFT SACOG TDM STRATEGIC PLAN

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Contents Chapter 1. Strategic Plan Background ...... 4 What is TDM? ...... 4 2016 MTP/SCS and TDM ...... 4 Background and Purpose of Strategic Plan ...... 5 Plan Development and Stakeholder Engagement ...... 7 Literature, Innovations & Best Practice Research, Technical Analysis & Peer Review ...... 7 Chapter 2. TDM In the U.S. & SACOG REGION ...... 9 Traditional TDM Programs in the U.S...... 9 Current SACOG TDM Services & Programs ...... 10 Current SACOG Outreach Partner Services & Programs ...... 13 Air Quality Management District TDM-Related Programs ...... 17 Other TDM-Supportive Programs ...... 18 Chapter 3. Innovations & New Technologies in TDM ...... 20 Ride Hailing ...... 21 Innovations in Carpool Matching ...... 22 Innovations in Vanpooling ...... 27 Microtransit ...... 28 Flexible Emergency/Guaranteed Ride Home Programs ...... 29 Vehicle Sharing ...... 29 Dynamic Travel and Trip Planning Tools ...... 31 Residential-Based Programs ...... 33 Parking Pricing, Zoning Requirements, and Management ...... 34 The Next Wave: Autonomous/Self-Driving Vehicles ...... 34 A Dynamic Field ...... 35 Chapter 4. TDM Program Organization in Other Regions ...... 37 Chapter 5. TDM Program MEASUREMENT in Other Regions ...... 44 Quantifying TDM Strategies ...... 44 Best Practices Research on TDM Evaluation ...... 45 Regional Agency Evaluation Efforts ...... 48 VMT Reductions ...... 56 Needs for Data ...... 56

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CHAPTER 6. STRATEGIC PLAN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT SACOG AND OUTREACH PARTNER PROGRAMS ...... 59 Assessment Background ...... 59 Commuter Club ...... 60 Sierra Research Emission and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment ...... 63 Ridesharing Surveys ...... 71 Qualitative Assessment ...... 78 Expanding on the Consumer Behavior Model ...... 80 Self-Assessment ...... 83 CHAPTER 7. KEY LEARNINGS, GOALS AND STRATEGIES ...... 84 Key Learnings ...... 84 Draft Goals, Objectives and Strategies ...... 86

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DRAFT SACOG TDM STRATEGIC PLAN April 12, 2016

CHAPTER 1. STRATEGIC PLAN BACKGROUND

What is TDM? Transportation Demand Management (TDM) refers to a set of programs, policies, services and strategies that are aimed at reducing the demand for roadway travel and optimizing all transportation modes in the system, which usually involves reducing the number of single occupant vehicles on the roadway. The Center for Urban Transportation Research states that TDM “focuses on helping people change their travel behavior—to meet their travel needs by using different modes, traveling at different times, making fewer trips or shorter trips, or taking different routes,” noting that managing demand is often the most cost-effective solution to solving a transportation problem. TDM programs provide information about alternative travel modes during roadway construction projects, road closures, accidents, and other transportation system emergencies or failures. TDM programs have the added benefits of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air quality pollutants.

2016 MTP/SCS and TDM The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is the metropolitan planning organization responsible for developing the long-range Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS) for the six-county area including El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties and the following cities:

Auburn Marysville

Citrus Heights Placerville

Colfax Rancho Cordova

Davis Rocklin

Elk Grove Roseville

Folsom Sacramento

Galt West Sacramento

Isleton Wheatland

Lincoln Winters

Live Oak Woodland

Loomis Yuba City

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The 2016 MTP/SCS projects an additional 811,000 people in the Sacramento region, an increase of about 36 percent, between 2012 and 2036. Growth projections include approximately 439,000 new employees from 2012 to 2036. Today in 2016, the region is showing significant signs of economic recovery and job growth is leading housing growth. In fact, much of the employment lost from 2008 to 2012 has been recouped in the region.

Through development of the MTP/SCS, SACOG works with its 28 member jurisdictions to plan for a regional transportation system that addresses this projected growth and realizes the benefits of coordinated land use and transportation planning. Encouraging a land use pattern that provides for shorter trips between work, home, retail and other services combined with a robust transit system and effective TDM programs will help preserve and improve the region’s quality of life.

Although TDM programs are a relatively small and low-cost part of transportation investments, they can contribute to a noticeable difference in the operation of the transportation system. For example, for each one percent increase in transit mode share for commuting, there will be a 5 percent decrease in per capita heavy congestion (SACOG, 2016 MTP/SCS).

The Sacramento region is a non-attainment area for ozone pollution. TDM strategies address a wide range of externalities associated with driving, including traffic congestion, air pollution, less livable communities, reduced public and environmental health, dependence on oil, climate change and GHG emissions. As a region, reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) by as little as 10 percent will result in benefits to air quality, mobility, reduced congestion, and greater transportation system efficiencies.

Background and Purpose of Strategic Plan For many years, the Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG’s) has had a Regional TDM program that supports and promotes alternative, non-drive alone transportation modes, including carpooling, vanpooling, public transit, bicycling, walking, and telecommuting. TDM is contained as a Transportation Control Measure (TCM) in the 1997 Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP), which expires in 2018, and is in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy as Strategy 8.1: Continue the region’s previous commitment to TDM programs as a strategy for education and promotion of alternative travel modes for all types of trips toward reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by 10 percent.

SACOG’s analysis for the 2016 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategies (MTP/SCS) accounts for benefits from the Regional TDM program that help the region achieve greenhouse gas emission targets and air quality conformity. The TDM program’s goal is to help contribute to the reduction in trips anticipated in the MTP/SCS by 2036. (MTP/SCS, 2016, Pg. 254) While the majority of this trip reduction will be due to the land use changes identified in the MTP/SCS, TDM also plays an important role in supporting and encouraging alternative mode use in the region where land use patterns and transportation options currently enable more modal choices, or will in the future. To support TDM programs, SACOG uses federal funds from Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ), a program that was first established in the early 1990s and continues to this day. Since TCMs are mandated for the region by federal air quality requirements, the TDM program is an appropriate use of CMAQ funds.

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However, the TDM landscape is changing with rapidly changing technologies, demographics, travel patterns, and shared mobility options. Within the region’s projected growth, shifts in demographics are apparent. By 2036, the Sacramento region is expected to see a 44 percent population increase in those aged under 20 to 34 and a 39 percent population increase in those ages 50+.

Table 1.1 MTP/SCS Population and Age Comparison

2012 2036 Age POP POP% Age POP POP% < 20 633,190 28% < 20 759,257 25% 20‐24 174,746 8% 20‐24 234,651 8% 25‐34 285,808 13% 25‐34 344,848 11% 35‐49 426,515 19% 35‐49 541,058 18% 50‐64 464,748 20% 50‐64 554,866 18% 65+ 283,131 12% 65+ 644,092 21% Total 2,268,138 100% Total 3,078,772 100%

The MTP/SCS assessment indicates that the evolution of these changing demographics will be apparent through 2036. By that time, Baby Boomers will be 72 to 90 years of age, Generation X will be 52 to 71 years of age and Millennials 32 to 54 years of age. TDM strategies will need to account for this population growth both presently and looking into the future.

Table 1.2 MTP/SCS Changing Demographics

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Changes in federal legislation and a growing interest from policy makers and the public in performance-based planning and programs also call for a need to evaluate our current TDM program and investigate opportunities for more cost-effective, innovative strategies for reducing vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, peak roadway demand and traffic congestion and improve air quality.

Given these realities and that the current TCM will sunset in 2018, SACOG staff, board members and stakeholders embarked on a strategic planning process to assess the current TDM program and identify means by which SACOG and partners can stay on the cutting edge of TDM programs and activities.

The goal of this Strategic Plan effort is to provide an initial framework for refining and implementing a TDM program that is performance-based, cost-effective, and clear in outcomes. This effort is intended to bring the program into parity with other funding programs in terms of performance-based decision-making, as well as to demonstrate accountability towards regional air quality goals for federal, state and local partners.

Plan Development and Stakeholder Engagement To create a strategic plan that draws on local knowledge, SACOG sought input and information from Transportation Management Associations and Organizations (TMAs/TMOs), air districts, transit agencies, universities, non-profit groups, interested SACOG Board Members, and members of the public. SACOG worked with the Community Transportation Association for America (CTAA) to use a “Design Thinking” process to draw on this local knowledge about the current TDM program and identify opportunities, challenges, trends and strategies that could shape the program into the future.

CTAA, with assistance from SACOG staff, conducted over 40 interviews with a combination of key TDM partners and stakeholders, and employers, as well as interested but non-participatory alternative mode users and frequent alternative mode users (e.g., vanpoolers, bicyclists, and carpoolers). This qualitative research helped SACOG s more fully understand the goals and motivations of current and potential alternative mode users in the region.

This qualitative information was combined with other research to provide a deeper understanding of the region’s context and people, with the goal of better framing opportunities for the regional TDM program. CTAA led two working group sessions with partners, staff, and stakeholders to share the data gathered from stakeholder interviews to determine insights and opportunities for the TDM Program. CTAA also facilitated a follow-up session with SACOG staff members with the purpose of honing the analysis and strategies to consider as part of the TDM Strategic Plan.

Literature, Innovations & Best Practice Research, Technical Analysis & Peer Review In addition to stakeholder input, SACOG staff and consultants looked at other TDM strategic plans and programs to understand the current and best practices in TDM programs, new and innovative ideas in the field, and information on cost-effectiveness of TDM programs and performance

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measurement tools. Sierra Research helped support the Strategic Plan assessment of SACOG’s current TDM program by examining the types of activities SACOG and TMAs/TMOs currently invest in, and comparing those investments to the research literature on cost-effective TDM programs. Sierra Research also conducted research on best practices in performance measurement, and offered suggestions for the type of data needed to do a more thorough assessment of TDM programs. This work was shared with other MPOs and consulting firm Kittelson & Associates, Inc. for further input. While Sierra Research analyzes SACOG and TMO/TMA investments and provides some estimated benefits of their supported activities, the limited data available on the program impeded the consultant from fully quantifying the cost-effectiveness of these investments.

In addition to this technical work, SACOG facilitated an assessment of the program with outreach partners and SACOG staff. SACOG also reached out to other MPOs to obtain their thoughts on the activities and services being provided by SACOG and outreach partners, to collect feedback from peers about the effectiveness of the current TDM program.

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CHAPTER 2. TDM IN THE U.S. & SACOG REGION

Traditional TDM Programs in the U.S.

TDM programs have been underway nationwide for many years. Below are some of the typical TDM programs and services offered by public agencies and non-profits.

511 Traveler Information In 2000, the Federal Communications Commission designated "511" as the single traffic information telephone number to be made available to states and local jurisdictions across the country. In many locations, 511 is offered both online and by phone for transportation and traffic-related information.

Employer-Based Programs Employer-sponsored programs are designed to reduce SOV travel to and from the work site. Commonly, incentives and support are available to assist employees in reducing trips, including information, subsidies, pre-tax benefits, bike parking, showers, and preferential parking. Some programs are required via ordinance or development agreement, or supported through membership in a TMA/TMO, although enforcement is an issue in many areas. Many employers that are members of TMAs/TMOs have an Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) on-site to assist employees. The employer-based model can be found in most cities with TDM programming, including Washington, D.C., Atlanta, San Diego, San Francisco, Denver, and Boston.

Ridematching Ridematching services and databases are common among many TDM programs across the U.S. Typically, individuals provide basic personal and work information in order to be matched with commuters who have similar origins, destinations, and work hours to help start, find or fill a carpool or vanpool.

Personalized Trip Planning TMA/TMO staff and Employee Transportation Coordinators commonly plan trips for individuals who request assistance. Trip planning may be conducted in person or via online or mobile app technology. Private sector applications such as Google and Ridescout, also increasingly aggregate data to provide real-time trip planning assistance for multiple modes, including driving, transit, biking, walking, bikeshare and carshare, with TDM programs in some cases providing data.

Subsidies Subsidies have long been an integral part of TDM programming to offer enticements to shift from single occupancy vehicles (SOV). Many agencies subsidize vanpool or transit pass costs or offer monetary incentives to commuters to carpool. The structure of financial incentives plays a large role in mode choice. The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) discovered that “people change their preferences based on the framing of the incentives (CUTR, 2013, Pg. VI).”

Prizes and Incentive Items San Francisco, Birmingham, Las Vegas, the Twin Cities and many other metropolitan areas offer ongoing or specific campaign-related prizes or incentives for using alternative modes, such as

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raffles, points programs to bid on selected items, discounts at local restaurants/retailers, give-aways like branded T-shirts, mugs or water bottles, etc.

Emergency/Guaranteed Ride Home Program The Emergency or Guaranteed Ride Home program is a TDM benefit offered to assure commuters who use alternative modes that they can get home in case of an emergency or unexpected overtime. Eligible commuters are usually provided a free ride home through a taxi or rental car, with a maximum number of uses allowed per year.

Outreach and Marketing Most TDM programs include outreach and marketing activities to build awareness of TDM programs and services and available transportation alternatives. Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Denver and many other TDM programs employ mass marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and encourage mode shift. Other campaigns are more specifically targeted, whether to a mode, transportation option (e.g., to encourage use of a new transit service or bike lane/connection), or particular geography (i.e., focused on a neighborhood with stronger transit or multimodal options). The Bay Area, St. Paul, Austin, Chicago, New York, and Portland have all undertaken targeted “individualized marketing” strategies in selected neighborhoods to encourage greater personal use of transportation alternatives.

Direct Transportation Services Some TDM programs offer direct transportation/shuttle services for employees or residents. These services generally use small buses or vans to provide transportation to/from major employment centers or transit hubs, and may be publicly or privately operated.

Parking Cash-Out Per California Law, the Parking Cash-Out Program, administered by the California Air Resources Board, requires employers that have over 50 employees in an air basin designated nonattainment for any state air quality standard and that offer subsidized parking for their employees, to offer a parking cash-out allowance in lieu of a parking space (Assembly Bill 2109, Katz: Chapter, 554, Statutes of 1992).

Supporting Infrastructure Improvements The quality, safety, and connectivity of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure generally affects the use of these modes for transportation. Staff and stakeholders of TDM programs are often integral to the identification and planning of key infrastructure improvements to address safety concerns and gaps in the bike and pedestrian network and facilitate walking, biking and transit connectivity.

Current SACOG TDM Services & Programs SACOG serves as an umbrella organization that manages, administers, and coordinates many of the types of TDM programs described above, in collaboration with outreach partners, especially Transportation Management Associations and Organizations (TMAs/TMOs).

Below is a summary of the services and programs that are managed directly by SACOG, followed by a description of the Outreach Partner TMA/TMO Programs in the region.

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Sac Region 511 Website and Call Center Sacramento Region 511 serves El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba counties. The 511 website and call center offer access to information about all modes of travel, providing traffic conditions and updates for commuters; information on public transit services, including paratransit services for the elderly and disabled; ridesharing information; and information on commuting by bike. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and local city/county traffic operations centers provide traffic and emergency travel information for the region. The Capitol Valley Regional Service Authority for Freeways and Expressways (CVR-SAFE) Program, managed by SACOG, aggregates and contributes roadway and transit GTFS data to support the 511 website.

The 511 telephone service is available in English and Spanish. SACOG Staff recently began taking the calls for rideshare assistance in house because it was more affordable than the call center service. The 511 service also responds to calls from call boxes and cell phones for roadside assistance. Roadside assistance and emergency travel calls are forwarded to the CHP if call center staff is unable to assist the caller. The number also links callers to 511 services in the Bay Area, Nevada and Oregon, as well as Butte and Glenn counties.

Sac Region Commuter Club Website The 511 website links to the Commuter Club website (www.sacregioncommuterclub.com).The Commuter Club website is managed and funded by SACOG with administrative support provided by the 50 Corridor TMA. Residents and employers are encouraged to use the site to find information about vanpools, carpools, transit and bicycling. The Commuter Club website offers ride and vanpool matching tools using the origin and destination information provided by users. The vanpool tool is separate from the ride match tool as it allows users to find or advertise open seats on vanpools. SACOG and TMAs/TMOs use the Commuter Club website to promote alternative modes of transportation and deliver commuter benefits such as Emergency Ride Home and incentives and prizes for logging trips in the Commuter Club Trip Diary.

Vanpool Incentive Program SACOG offers a Vanpool Incentive Program to subsidize newly-formed vanpools operating in El Dorado, Placer Sacramento, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties. The program offers $300/month for six consecutive months to each qualifying vanpool, with the savings passed on to the vanpool members. This $1,800 incentive is offered on a first-come, first-served basis to any vanpool meeting 10 specified requirements and that has signed agreements with SACOG and an authorized vanpool vendor.

Regional Marketing SACOG coordinates regional marketing campaigns and materials that promote Sac Region 511 and Commuter Club and encourage use of alternative modes of transportation. As part of these efforts, SACOG works with outreach partners on two major annual marketing/encouragement campaigns, May is Bike Month and October is Smart Commute Month. In recent years, SACOG has also helped coordinate special marketing efforts to encourage transit use and reduced driving during Fix 50 and Rebuilding the Boat: Fix I-5, two major reconstruction projects on the state highway system, including construction and traffic impact updates on the 511 website.

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May is Bike Month May is Bike Month is a campaign to encourage people to bicycle for all types of trips including to work, school, errands, meetings, and for recreation. Residents in the region log their bicycle miles on mayisbikemonth.com for a chance to win prizes and earn electronic badges. SACOG manages and coordinates broad aspects of the campaign in conjunction with outreach partners. SACOG activities include:

 Directly planning and executing Bike Month stations and events.  Designing, procuring, and distributing registrant materials (e.g., shirts, buttons, bike socks).  Managing and designing the Bike Month website, writing and distributing press releases, coordinating with media outlets, and managing social media sites.  Conducting surveys.  Providing customer support.  Promoting a Bicycle-Friendly Business/District Program.

The May is Bike Month website is a sister website to the Commuter Club in that if someone sign ups as a participant in one, s/he is automatically signed up in the other. The Bike Month website allows people to log bicycle trips throughout the month, and encourages bicycling for all trip types through competition, gamification and prize drawings. TDM outreach partners and many other organizations also host bike-related events that are promoted through the website and social media pages.

The Commuter Club and Bike Month websites also serve as a customer relations management database and allow SACOG, TMAs/TMOs and employers to send emails, manage member benefits and services, and track mode shifts.

October is Smart Commute Month October is Smart Commute Month is a much smaller but complementary campaign to May is Bike Month. This fall campaign was formerly known as the October Low-Car Challenge, but was rebranded in 2015 in an attempt to bring more attention to it. The focus of the campaign is to promote all alternative modes of transportation throughout the month of October, with a general message encouraging residents to drive less. Residents are encouraged to log their trips in the online Commuter Club Trip Diary for a chance to win prizes and earn electronic badges. In partnership with outreach partners, SACOG manages and coordinates broad aspects of the campaign, including:

 Providing financial support for partner events.  Designing, procuring, and distributing materials (e.g., print materials, coffee mugs, bags, etc.).  Managing and updating the Commuter Club website.  Providing participant support.

TDM Task Force To coordinate TDM programs with TMAs/TMOs, local city and county agencies, the area’s Air Quality Management Districts, California Air Resources Board, local transit agencies, and bicycle and pedestrian advocacy groups, SACOG facilitates a TDM Task Force within the six-county region. The TDM Task Force meets monthly, and is charged with advising and assisting SACOG on its TDM programs, including plans, budgeting, guidelines for the TDM regional funding program,

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marketing activities, materials, incentive programs and websites. SACOG also works with the TDM Task Force members to monitor the region’s progress toward TDM service results including reductions in single occupant vehicle trips, number of employers participating in TDM programs, number of Emergency Ride Home participants through self-reported information from users in the Commuter Club database.

Current SACOG Outreach Partner Services & Programs The SACOG region is largely divided among the following 13 Transportation Management Agencies/Organizations (TMAs/TMOs). Figure 2.1 provides a map of TMA/TMO geographic areas.

 50 Corridor TMA  City of Elk Grove  City of Roseville  El Dorado County Transportation Commission (EDCTC)  McClellan Park TMA  North Natomas TMA  Placer County Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA)  Point West Area TMA  Power Inn Alliance  Sacramento TMA  South Natomas TMA  Yolo TMA  Yuba-Sutter TMA

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Figure 2.1 TMA/TMO Geographic Areas

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The TMAs/TMAs carry out TDM programs with employers and employees, providing valuable public outreach and assistance to hundreds of employers with tens of thousands of employees. In some cases, they also provide residentially-based TDM services. Many Sacramento region employers who are members of TMAs have an Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC) on-site to assist employees. Each TMA/TMO coordinates with SACOG and other partners on regional campaigns and messaging, but operates independently, promoting TDM to serve the needs of its particular employer and/or residential base, including in several cases direct transportation services. The McClellan Park TMA supports a shuttle between the Watt Avenue light rail station and McClellan Park corporate community. North Natomas TMA funds and markets shuttles within and between North Natomas and Downtown.

SACOG provides funding to 10 of the 13 TMAs/TMOs to deliver core TDM services to their outreach areas through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The minimum services and activities that TMAs/TMOs are contractually required to provide include:

 Providing annual TDM services plans  Promoting rideshare and other alternative mode information  Participating in and supporting the SACOG TDM Task Force, its subcommittees and working groups  Performing outreach to potential new members  Promoting regional TDM campaigns  Administering Emergency Ride Home services  Identifying the need to implement corridor strategies when there are construction projects or congestion issues that warrant a unique strategy  Promoting completion of TDM program surveys or other evaluation tools  Providing quarterly and annual reports to SACOG  Providing periodic reports to their governing boards consisting largely of private business partners.

Table 2.1 identifies more specifically the activities of each TMA/TMO, including details about which TMA/TMOs have grants/MOUs with SACOG. More detailed descriptions of each TMA/TMO is included in Appendix A.

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Table 2.1 Current TMA/TMO Activities Has MOU with SACOG No MOU with SACOG 50 North Point Power South Yuba McClellan City of Elk City of CATEGORY Program/Activity SACOG Corridor Natomas West Inn Sac TMA Natomas Yolo TMA Sutter PCTPA EDCTC Park TMA Grove Roseville TMA TMA TMA Alliance TMA TMA Bike/Pedestrian Programs & Projects

MayWalk/Bike is Bike Month: to School Website, Education Events (in and schools) Materials (not staff time) x x x x x x x x x x x x x x BikeBike Subsidies Education Courses & Programs x xx xx Walk Subsidies x x trails) ‐ Funding that goes beyond x x x Bike/PedHigh EfficiencyProjects (bike Auto parking, Subsidies lanes (EV and Hybrids) jurisdiction/regional funding x x x x Fund EV Charging Infrastructure x x xxxx x x x x x x x x x x x x x

Electric Vehicle x x xx

EmployerEducation/Training‐Based Outreach for Employee Employer‐Based Marketing (staff time and materials spent on promoting alternative modes, promoting regional programs/services/campaigns, x x x x x x x x x x x x x x encouraging employers to offer incentives,Transportation promoting localCoordinators (AKA Commute programs/services/campaigns)Coordinators) x x x x x x x x Shuttle Service ExpandedMarketing Transit x x x Prize Drawings Regional TDM program implementation (staff time and materials on convening x x x x meetings, managing contracts, procuring materials, coordinating events/campaigns/marketing at regional level) Residential Based Marketing (promotion of alternative modes, promoting regional x x x x x xx x x x x programs/services/campaigns, encouraging alternative modes, promoting local Planning and Studies Month: (Transportation Website, Events Control & Materials Measures (not parking staff time) study, TDM programs/services/campaigns)research, Multimodal planning) x x x x x x x x x x x x x October is Smart Commute PlanningCommuter Club Database/website (vendor contracts that include enhancing and x x x x maintaining Ridematching Tool, database with admin features, and database management) Regional Rideshare Programs 511 Call Center (website is funded separately) x x x General regional marketing materials (items branded with 511 and Commuter Club) x Emergency Ride Home Program (not admin time, just costs of paying for rides) x Carpool Subsides x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x xx x Survey and compile data to better understand areas of opportunity and needs for Survey local area x xx

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Air Quality Management District TDM-Related Programs

A long-standing program to reduce emissions in the Sacramento region has been the Sacramento Emergency Clean Air & Transportation Grant Program (SECAT). SECAT has been funded since 1997 as a Transportation Control Measure and partnership between the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) and SACOG. The SECAT program provides grant funds to replace on- road heavy-duty diesel vehicles that have 2006 and older model year engines with diesel particulate filter (DPF) retrofits, or other limited exempt vehicles with cleaner emission vehicles. The goal of the SECAT Program is to reduce the harmful surplus emissions from on-road heavy-duty vehicles operating in the Sacramento Federal Nonattainment Area (SFNA), classified as "severe" for the federal 8-hour ozone standard with an attainment date of 2018. The SFNA is comprised of five Air Districts — the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, Placer County Air Pollution Control District, El Dorado County Air Quality Management District, and Feather River Air Quality Management District — and it covers all or parts of these six counties.

More broadly, however, a number of Air Quality Management District (AQMD) programs include TDM strategies, either on a regional basis or specific to different AQMDs in the region. These are described below.

Regional Spare the Air Program One well-known alternative mode campaign is Spare the Air, which is promoted throughout the region mostly by the air districts. CMAQ funding is provided to air districts for this campaign separate from the TDM program. On hot summer days when air quality tends to be at its worst, the Spare the Air program notifies residents in the Sacramento region when air quality is forecast to be unhealthy, and encourages residents to drive less and reduce activities that contribute to smog or respiratory problems. Many TDM outreach partners co-promote this campaign, which allows residents to sign up for alerts.

El Dorado AQMD: AB 2766 Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction Grant Program El Dorado AQMD’s Motor Vehicle Emissions Reduction Grant Program, is supported by fees paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles for vehicle registrations. The program funds projects that provide significant motor vehicle emission reductions at the lowest cost per ton of emissions reduced. Funded projects have included bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure improvements, local shuttles, electric vehicle infrastructure, videoconferencing equipment, and safe routes to school projects.

Feather River AQMD: Mini Grant Program The Feather River AQMD (FRAQMD) Mini Grant Program, supported by fees paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles for vehicle registration, funds projects that reduce vehicle miles travelled directly or through public education programs, and provide an air quality benefit in Yuba and Sutter counties, with a relatively low cost and quick turnaround. Eligible projects include funding for campaigns, publicly accessible bicycle racks, and “Kickstarter” grants for larger bicycle and pedestrian projects.

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Transit Pass Subsidies For a number of years, FRAQMD has provided Yuba-Sutter Transit with grant funding to support a discount monthly pass program. The program now offers discount passes to eligible youth (ages 5-18), seniors (age 63+) and eligible persons with disabilities for unlimited use on Yuba-Sutter Transit’s local fixed route system and all three of Yuba-Sutter Transit’s rural routes.

Placer County AQMD: Clean Air Grant Program In addition to replacement of older heavy duty diesel equipment, alternative fuel infrastructure, and alternatives to open burning, Placer County AQMD’s grant eligibility includes new or expanding transit service, and public education and outreach related to air quality.

Sacramento Metropolitan AQMD (SMAQMD): Infill Streamlining Program The SMAQMD reserves funding from the sale of older truck engines to other states to support and provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions and project developers to facilitate community planning projects in infill locations. This supports improved air quality through land use measures that help reduce vehicle miles traveled.

EV Car Share Pilot Program The SMAQMD was awarded Cap-and-Trade funds for a pilot program to site car share locations offering electric vehicles at the Sacramento Valley Intermodal Station, and several affordable apartment complexes in Sacramento.

Yolo Solano AQMD: Clean Air Funds Program Out of funds collected through vehicle registration fees and Solano County property tax, the Yolo Solano AQMD’s Clean Air Funds program provides grants to non-profit organizations, public agencies, and private businesses for construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit projects, public information and education programs, new electric vehicles, and replacing or retrofitting diesel trucks and off-road equipment that do not qualify for other regional programs.

Other TDM-Supportive Programs The region also benefits from alternative mode promotion and services provided by transit agencies, business associations, universities and other private and non-profit entities.

Transit agencies are a key partner in promoting mode shifts by marketing, refining, and improving their services over time. While marketing is a limited portion of most transit agency budgets, these marketing efforts supplement and complement the efforts of TDM outreach partners in promoting transit.

Cities also play a key role in TDM, through employee alternative transportation programs and their land use planning, infrastructure investments, and transportation services. The Cities of Elk Grove and Roseville are official TMO partners with SACOG. The Cities of Davis and Sacramento have formal bicycle

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and pedestrian coordinator positions. The City of Rancho Cordova contracts with RT to provide three weekday CordoVan shuttle routes linking the Villages of Zinfandel/Stone Creek and Anatolia neighborhoods, Kavala Ranch and Sunridge Park with light rail. The City of Citrus Heights contracts with RT to provide CityRide, a general public dial-a-ride service serving city residents and connecting to medical facilities in Roseville.

Medical systems also play a role in providing and promoting alternative transportation. Mercy, Sutter and UC Davis hospitals partner to provide free weekday shuttle transportation connections to and from Regional Transit’s 29th Street, 39th Street and University/65th Street light rail stations for patients, employees, visitors and the general public , in large part because they have limited parking available for employees and patients. The UC Davis Health System completed a Parking, Fleet, and TDM Plan for its Sacramento campus in 2015. Molina Healthcare is underwriting the cost to provide free Neighborhood Shuttles to residents of North and South Sacramento. The weekday Shuttles travel regular routes stopping at locations such as markets, pharmacies, service providers, community centers, as well as Molina Medical Group offices where residents can receive primary care services and immunizations.

Chambers of commerce, property based improvement districts (PBIDs), and business associations also promote alternative modes of transportation. These private entities can have a vested interest in promoting alternative modes in order to preserve parking for business patrons, reduce traffic congestion, and make sure that their member businesses have employees with reliable transportation, and are visited frequently and convenient to access. McClellan Park TMA and Power Inn Alliance are PBIDs that have MOUs with SACOG to promote alternative modes of transportation. Even without formal partnerships, many private sector entities are spending time and resources promoting alternative modes. These entities are often working with SACOG member jurisdictions, transit agencies and TMOs to plan for, implement and promote bicycle, pedestrian, and transit projects. The West Sacramento Chamber of Commerce provided travel information to its members during the Fix 50 project and continues to do so during other smaller construction projects. There is currently a pilot project funded by a TDM Tier 2 contract to provide TMA membership benefits to Midtown Business Association (MBA) members. The members of MBA are small businesses that aren’t typically members of TMAs, but this model could result in broader information distribution and awareness about alternative modes.

Universities have their own TDM program coordinators and offer substantial support in promoting alternative modes of transportation. Sacramento State University and UC Davis each have TDM programs with staff dedicated to promoting alternative transportation. Sac State offers Hornet Express service connecting the campus with the 65th Street light rail station and nearby neighborhoods. Unitrans provides extensive bus service throughout Davis serving students, staff, faculty, and the public. These entities are members of local TMAs and work in coordination with them and SACOG.

There are also non-profit entities such air quality, bicycle and pedestrian advocacy and outreach organizations that work in partnership with SACOG and outreach partners to promote alternative modes of transportation. These partners are involved in policy, planning, implementation and marketing efforts related to complete streets, safe routes to school, and transit-oriented development projects and programs. While SACOG has provided funding to some of these partners through various grant programs they are largely funded separately from the TDM rideshare program.

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CHAPTER 3. INNOVATIONS & NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN TDM

As noted earlier, the world of TDM strategies, transportation information, and shared mobility is rapidly evolving. This changing is partially depicted in Figure 3.1, a January 2016 graphic by Susan Shaheen, director of the Transportation Sustainability Research Center at the University of California, Berkeley. The orange circle includes a number of non-SOV modes, with carpools and vanpools in the center a tool of many traditional TDM programs. The blue circle represents the direction of innovation and strategies that services are taking.

Figure 3.1. Shared Mobility Trends

Already here in the Sacramento region are Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), certain new Apps, and car-sharing through ZipCar. The Regional Bikeshare Pilot Project is slated to open in 2017. However, other cities and regions have already seen more expanded development of shared mobility options, technologies and public-private partnerships, including:

 Ride hailing  Innovations in carpool matching and dynamic ridesharing

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 Partnerships and services for first mile/last mile transit access and senior/disabled transportation  Innovations in vanpooling  Microtransit services  Emergency ride home expansions  Vehicle sharing options, including for cars, trucks, bikes and scooters  Dynamic travel and trip planning tools  Residentially based TDM programs  Parking pricing, zoning and management

The sections that follow provide a snapshot of some of the more innovative approaches, partnerships and technologies that are currently underway in various parts of the country, as well as the rapidly approaching frontier of autonomous/self-driving vehicles.

Ride Hailing Ride Hailing (also known as Ridesourcing or E-Hailing) allows passengers to connect to drivers to arrange a ride via websites or online-enabled apps, such as on a smartphone. In these systems, drivers are not going to the passenger’s destination but looking to use their vehicle to make extra money through taking riders where they want to go. These systems are generally priced best for short trips. Examples include:

 Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) such as Lyft and Uber. Coined in September 2013 by the California Public Utilities Commission, TNCs are defined as an operator that “provides prearranged transportation services for compensation using an online-enabled application or platform (such as smartphone applications) to connect drivers using their personal vehicles with passengers.” Prices are based on a combination of base charges, time and distance rates, type of vehicle (smaller/larger, SUV, black, etc.), service fees, and surge pricing if rides are more in demand. Some services may also be booked via company websites. In Sacramento, Uber has added UberWAV (wheelchair accessible vehicles) and Uber Access (for passengers needing help due to age or disability) to its list, along with Uber Español with Spanish-speaking drivers. Lyft’s Express Drive and Uber’s Xchange Leasing programs also now provide prospective drivers who don’t have a vehicle meeting company standards to rent or lease a qualified vehicle to provide the service. Lyft has been developing incentives for drivers by reducing or waiving rental fees if drivers provide more than a certain number of rides.  Taxi E-hailing apps. Increasingly traditional cab companies are using apps to compete with Transportation Network companies by allowing passengers to hail a cab via an app instead of making a phone call or hailing one on the street.  In Boulder, Colorado, a new ridesourcing program is described as combining “the trust of a taxi with the ease of on-demand services.” Users can access services either by phone or app. Unlike TNCs, zTrip does not use surge pricing and offers 24-hour customer phone service to allow users to speak directly with someone if they have questions or need support. The service planned to introduce ADA accessible vehicles in March 2016.1

1 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stop-electronic-hitchhiking-your-safe-ride-home-has-arrived- 300213618.html

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Innovations in Carpool Matching

Carpool matching has been a traditional TDM strategy, carried out by public agencies, TMOs, employee transportation coordinators, and others, as well as established informally by families, neighbors, and coworkers. The rate of carpooling in the U.S. has generally been flat or declining in recent years. However, websites and apps are changing the landscape, both for ongoing carpool opportunities and for periodic or instant carpooling.

Many new privately developed matching sites are emerging that allow the general public to offer or request a ride, with easy maps showing carpool origins and destinations. In March 2016, listings in the Sacramento region were identified on Carpoolworld.com (13, including several for one-time rides on a specified date), eRideShare.com (120 listings), as well as sites like Craigslist. UC Davis offers ZimRide, which is organized by private company Enterprise for numerous universities and corporations. UC Davis’ service requires a campus affiliation to be able to offer or request a ride for commutes, local events, trips, rides home for school breaks, etc.

"Casual carpooling" or “slugging” has been in existence in the Bay Area and Washington DC since the 1970s oil embargo, and for more than two decades in Houston, Texas. Casual carpool systems also provide opportunities to seek and form ongoing carpools. In these quite organized “casual” systems, drivers and passengers meet up without prior arrangement at designated locations to share a ride. For safety in numbers and to take advantage of carpool lanes and free/reduced roadway or bridge tolls, drivers generally take at least two other passengers from the line. Since everyone benefits, any payment to the driver is purely voluntary. Ride Now (http://www.ridenow.org/carpool) and Slug Lines (http://www.slug-lines.com) websites not only explain the system and etiquette, list casual carpool meet- up locations, and show comments on drivers, but also offer opportunities to create new casual carpool locations or ongoing carpools.

SchoolPool is a program that helps match parents with students attending the same school(s) to encourage carpooling and improve congestion, safety, noise, and air pollution generated by school traffic. Upon submission of an application, El Dorado County Transportation Commission’s free SchoolPool program provides initial and updated ride match lists to parents for their children's school(s), so parents can make contact with others to join an existing carpool or form their own. The online Marin-based SchoolPool program enables parents to seek or offer transport to and from school. SchoolPool options include carpooling, walk pools (“walking school buses”), bike pools (“bike trains”), and arranging bus buddies for school buses or public transit.

Dynamic Carpool Matching With expanded technology, smartphones, and social networks, a number of programs and apps have emerged to facilitate carpools on short notice to share travel costs:

 Established in 2007, Carma Carpooling matches commuters going the same way at the same time through a free smart phone app. Users then reach out to trip matches to organize a carpool. Whenever a passenger takes a trip, s/he taps Start Trip on entering the car and End Trip when leaving and based on the distance traveled, the cost of the trip is deducted from the user’s “Carma Credit” account. Trips cost about $0.20 per mile, with 85% of the trip cost going to the driver, and 15% going to Carma. Drivers don’t make a profit, only share the trip cost and, where applicable, get to work faster by driving in the carpool lane.

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 After merging with CityCarShare in the Bay Area, Carma has also begun CarmaZoom in a few heavy commute corridors (currently Berkeley/San Francisco and San Francisco/Bishop Ranch employment center). Carma provides cars at fixed locations, with morning and evening departures at commute times. Once a pre-approved driver books to drive a car for a particular commute, others can book a seat with a credit card payment for the trip (typical cost is about $5.50/seat). Carma covers the gas, parking, insurance, etc. for the vehicles.  Through an extensive app system, Ride runs an algorithm that matches passengers and drivers. Ride suggests passengers that match a driver’s route, and calculates the added time and reimbursement the driver would receive. Both passengers and drivers have the opportunity to accept or reject matches. Once matches are accepted, Ride creates an efficient route based on passenger locations and traffic information, alerts drivers to new matches, and processes transactions. The pricing structure for each Ride is calculated by distance to work, average fuel cost plus, when applicable, any parking or necessary tolls. Each week, Ride automatically takes care of financial transactions, transferring money from passenger to driver using a secure online payment system. Drivers receive regular invoicing with a rolling calculation of annual savings, and 24/7 access to support. The Ride app allows the carpool group to communicate concerning any issues, passengers to track where their ride is, and access a Ride concierge in case of the need for a Guaranteed Ride Home. For partnering companies, Ride has a number of cars available at their work location for Ride users to take and return.  Similar to Carma Carpooling and Ride, Scoop matches drivers and riders in the Bay Area through an app. Scoop’s partners include the City of Pleasanton and Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce. All morning trips must be scheduled by 9:00 pm the night before and all afternoon trips by 3:30 pm the day of the trip. Scoop rides cost between $2.00 and $10.00, with riders capped at two per driver. For employers that sign up, Scoop will look first to match their employees with co-workers, before matching an employee with a user from another neighborhood business. Scoop will reimburse riders for their afternoon commute if they ride in the morning but can’t find a match home (although use of TNCs is not permitted in Alameda County). Scoop also has a Commute Hero Program for certain corridors in the East Bay. Riders who schedule 6 trips or more in a week meeting program requirements receive $1.00 rides and reimbursement up to $10 for transit, driving, or other back-up if no match can be made for the morning. Drivers receive guaranteed payment for one passenger every time they schedule, whether Scoop is able to find a match or not.  In Redmond, Washington, King County Metro and the city have partnered with iCarpool, a mobile ridesharing app. iCarpool allows approved drivers to launch the App with their trip details when they’re getting ready to leave. Riders find and book a trip and learn their pick-up spot. Riders pay a flat $0.26/mile. At the pickup, the rider shows their boarding pass. Drivers mark the pickup and drop- off in the App, and the system automatically adds credits to the driver’s account using cashless payments. Both riders and drivers submit ratings, and iCarpool includes a Friend Notifier which automatically texts identified friends/family members with details when a rider gets into the carpool and upon arrival.

Real-Time Ridesharing by TNCs/Ride Sourcing Companies Real-time, dynamic or on-demand ridesharing also arranges shared rides on short notice. Typically, apps match rides using algorithms and handle payments to drivers. Dynamic ridesharing is capable of acting as a transit feeder service, serving areas not covered by public transit, and serving one-time trips,

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recurrent commute trips or other scheduled trips. Entities including TNCs have begun to offer shared ride options in select cities at lower cost to passengers willing to share the ride.

 Lyft Line shared ride service matches passengers with other riders heading in the same direction. The program began operations in San Francisco in 2014 and now accounts for more than half the TNC rides in that city. Lyft Line also operates in Los Angeles, New York City, Austin and Boston. Passengers request a ride via the Lyft app, selecting the ridesharing option. The driver will stop at another point along the way to pick up new people who are heading the same direction. These rides are significantly less expensive than the standard ride-for-hire offered through the Lyft app. In March 2016, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s 511 Rideshare Program began a partnership with Lyft to bring together Lyft’s peer-to-peer ridesharing platform and MTC’s established efforts to promote carpooling in the Bay Area. According to Lyft, this marks the first time a government agency and TNC have launched a product together. Rather than the traditional Lyft ride types that allow drivers to earn extra income, Lyft’s new carpooling service —which will operate separately from existing Lyft services—will allow commuters to offset the costs of driving on their regular commute routes. MTC also has partnerships with the carpool-matching apps Carma and Scoop, described above.  UberPOOL operates similarly to the service offered by Lyft Line. Like the more traditional Uber, riders request rides via a phone app, but because the ride is shared, the cost is up to 50% less.  Split is a ridesourcing company currently serving Washington, DC. Unlike other similar services, all rides with Split are shared, significantly reducing the cost of a trip. All rides cost $2 base fare + $1 per mile. Because Split can accommodate several passengers at once, the service uses fewer vehicles to transport the same number of passengers as more traditional providers. The service also follows new DC Council regulations on background checks, including in-person interviews, and insurance. First-mile/last-mile partnerships with transit agencies Transit agency partnerships are being formed with private sector transportation innovators as a way to address "first mile/last mile" connections to transit. This type of connection makes it easier for travelers to use a train or bus for the main portion of their trip, but start from or reach places that may be too far away or inaccessible by walking or biking. Uber’s data shows significant use of Uber within ¼ of a mile from a transit station:

 200,000 Uber rides to or from a Los Angeles metro station (Dec. 2014 data)  23% of Uber trips to or from Denver RTD light rail station (Feb. 2015 data)  30% of Uber trips began ¼-mile from a San Diego transit station (weekday data)2

Following are transit-private partnership examples:

 In 2015, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) and Uber began a partnership by which travelers can connect with the Uber application through DART's GoPass℠ mobile ticketing application. DART customers can reach the Uber app to order their ride to begin or finish their transit trip through the "Events & Offers" section of the GoPass app. Both apps are available for Android and Apple

2 Source: Colorado Business Review, Volume 81, Number 2, 2015, p. 12

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smartphones through Google Play or the App Store. To encourage people to try the new combination, Uber was offering a free first ride (up to $20) to new customers. Transit customers can use the GoPass app to plan a transit trip and purchase a DART pass before arriving at the station or stop.3

 The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) and Uber entered into a similar partnership. Known as the “Last Mile Campaign,” this partnership allows MARTA passengers to link directly to Uber using the MARTA On The Go app for iPhone and Android phones. A guide to “MARTA destinations that are best paired with an Uber ride” is available online at http://martaguide.com/category/uber/.  In February 2016, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) in Florida began a six-month pilot, Direct Connect, where PSTA will pay half of a United Taxi or Uber ride up to $3 for passengers unable to walk safely to a PSTA bus stop or home from one after work, errands, or an appointment. The trial service is available in the mid-county Pinellas Park area and the East Lake area in northeast Pinellas County where bus service was eliminated in September because of low ridership. Both providers offer ride apps, but the taxi alternative allows those without a smart phone to pay with cash or a credit card.

 On March 7, 2016, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), in partnership with Bridj and automaker Ford, began Ride KC: Bridj a one-year pilot program. The app-based service area will include downtown Kansas City, Hospital Hill, Crown Center, portions of Midtown, University of Kansas Medical Center and the Historic 18th and Vine Jazz district. Using the Bridj mobile app, riders can request on-demand shuttle service that they can access via pop-up shuttle stations. The peak hour service will be available from 6 to 10 a.m. and 3 to 7 p.m, Monday through Friday. The introductory fare will be $1.50, the same as local bus fare, with the first 10 rides free by using a promo code. Ride KC: Bridj features free Wi-Fi, a guaranteed seat, no transfers, and fewer stops. The 10 vehicles being used for the service were built at Ford’s Kansas City plant using a custom 14- passenger seating layout.

Partnerships and Emerging Services for Senior/Disabled Transportation A breadth of programs have developed over time seeking to address the needs for transportation of seniors and persons with disabilities. These transportation services have included:

 Required complementary ADA and beyond-ADA paratransit services  General public demand response services  Supplementary shared ride services provided by public or nonprofit agencies  Taxi voucher programs  Volunteer or reimbursed driver programs  Barter programs trading transportation for other skills

Various transportation partnerships and new services are also being developed to serve elders and those with disabilities. Some examples include:

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 The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) began a pilot taxi program in December 2015 with 200 customers with disabilities. Customers pay a flat fare of $2.00 – a dollar cheaper than The Ride paratransit service – and the MBTA covers $13 towards the cost. Anything over a total cost of $15 is paid by the rider. Unlike The Ride, where drivers assist customers to/from the doorway, the taxi pilot leaves passengers at the curb. Demand rose from 21 trips in December to 46 in January to an estimated 470 in March. In March 2016, MBTA issued a request for proposals for one or more ride hailing vendors to offer smartphone, app-based travel services as another option for curb-to- curb service for those not requiring a wheelchair lift. While the Ride follows MBTA service hours, the taxi pilot and the ride-hailing pilot would operate around the clock and not require a reservation the day before. MBTA asserts that shifting a portion of customers to ride-hailing services and taxis will be more economical, as each Ride trip costs an average of $31 ($46 including both fixed and variable costs) while each taxi or TNC trip would cost up to $13.00. MBTA hopes that the move may create a market for more accessible vehicles. The MBTA also sought proposals - and received four - to create a centralized call center for the vendors that provide regular Ride service.

 In 2015, the City of Gainesville, ElderCare of Alachua County, the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, and Uber began a pilot program, Freedom in Motion, to provide on-demand transportation for seniors age 60+ living at two city residential complexes. Funded with a $15,000 city grant, participants paid $1 to $5 per ride based on their income level. Residents could request a limited capacity smartphone and receive free technology training to feel comfortable requesting a ride with Uber. The program is now being continued and expanded to all seniors in Gainesville.

 Similar to the TNC model, Lift Hero in the Bay Area engages private drivers using their own vehicles to provide transportation for seniors and those with disabilities. However, driver recruitment is geared to health professionals and students (EMT's, RN's, CNA's, nursing students, and pre-meds) who must meet requirements for driving record and vehicle condition, and obtain training and experience working with the elder population to provide door-through-door service and accompaniment. Lift Hero also provides a “concierge service” that coordinates with third party app- based transportation services on an individual’s behalf. The concierge books the ride through an app, whether immediate, pre-scheduled, or recurring, and reschedules the ride with another driver if the first cancels. The rider receives reminder calls and texts, and their credit card is charged at the end of the ride. Lift Hero also monitors the ride through GPS. Lift Hero’s coordination fee is $4.00 plus 2.9% of the cost of the ride, with a total cost estimate provided at the time of booking. Lift Hero hopes to expand to other areas over time.

 National MedTrans Network, a privately owned, national non-emergency transportation benefit manager recently partnered with Lyft in to provide non-emergency medical appointment rides for seniors in New York City. Lyft’s new web-based platform, Concierge allows health care professionals to request rides for patients by entering their name, pick-up and drop-off location, and a Lyft driver is matched to give the ride. As of January 2016, National MedTrans Network reported that Lyft was providing 2,500 of 25,000 weekly rides in New York City, and its goal to eventually move all trips to Lyft.

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Innovations in Vanpooling In June 2015, Enterprise Rideshare and CTAA partnered to create and expand vanpool programs across the country. A component of CTAA’s VanpoolWorks program, the partnership seeks to provide organizations with the resources needed to start or expand a vanpool program of any size. Vanpools can be organized through a public agency, employer, transportation management association, group of employees, or other sponsoring organization. Agencies with more robust or flexible vanpool programs include the following:

 YesWeVan operates in Massachusetts between New Bedford and Tauton. Unlike traditional vanpools, this program offers a fleet of vans with multiple schedules. It allows riders to switch between vans on either the in-bound or out-bond trip at no additional cost. Volunteer drivers receive monthly driver credits based on driving frequency, and riders receive the IRS-allowed $125.00 pre- tax transportation benefit (offered through each commuter’s employer). Day riders are welcome at $10 one-way or $18 round-trip.  The Missoula Ravalli Transportation Management Association utilizes 6-passenger minivans and 13 passenger vehicles for vanpool commuting. The vanpool system is designed to accommodate riders on different schedules, with the fare structure for each vanpool rider based on the one-way miles traveled and number of days per week or month the rider utilizes the vanpool.  UCLA students, staff and faculty members can vanpool part-time by pre-purchasing one or more one- way Vanpool Vouchers (which do not expire). Those seeking a vanpool ride call Bruin Commuter Services or use a Live Chat application to obtain driver contact information, check whether space is available on the day of the ride, confirm the pick-up time and location, and use the voucher for payment.  Some transit agencies have incorporated vanpools into their transportation services. CTAA also offers a self-paced training developed for transit agencies considering the benefits of offering vanpooling alongside other transit services. Ben Franklin Transit provides service to a federal worksite 35 miles outside of Richmond, Washington. Washington Intercity Transit, a mid-sized urban transit system serving Olympia, Washington and neighboring communities, uses vans in its vanpool program that are able to accommodate riders using wheelchairs. Designated individuals are available at pick-up and drop-off points to assist with securing passengers in their seat and helping them exit the vehicle. Experience has shown that once other passengers become familiar and comfortable with the process, they willingly take on those activities.  Tennessee Vans is a program of the Center for Transportation Research at the University of Tennessee Knoxville. It offers the opportunity to purchase vehicles for transportation purposes to qualified community agencies that provide services to persons with disabilities, workforce participants, youth, seniors, recovery program participants, and community outreach programs. The approach to develop and finance community mobility resources is based on a social business enterprise model. Vehicles are purchased by the university through competitive bid, and affordable financing provided for community agencies without interest charges or any cash down payment. Payment fees include both vehicle costs and program operating expenses. The vehicle contract cost must be paid in full within six years of the vehicle assignment date. Upon payment of these costs, the vehicle title is transferred to the participating agency. After Tennessee Vans’ program expenses are paid, the remaining funds are used to purchase additional vehicles to meet future demand for transportation resources.

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Microtransit As shown in Figure 3.2, microtransit systems are fleets of privately-owned vans and shuttle buses with flexible routes based on user demand.

Figure 3.2. Microtransit Visual

Source: Smart Circle, an initiative of Euroforum

Most microtransit systems are focused on commuter routes. At this time, microtransit services are not a significant part of the Sacramento region’s transportation landscape. For long-term planning in the region’s more suburban communities, microtransit services could act as feeder routes that help connect people to destinations or major transit hubs. Microtransit efforts in other communities include:

 Since the 1980s, dollar vans or “unofficial shuttles” have operated primarily in peripheral, lower income, immigrant communities with limited public transit. Information about their services is generally by word of mouth. A 2015 article reported 49 bases running 585 licensed vans in the city, with more likely operating illegally. Although they have frequent departures and reliable schedules, the service lacks maps, posted timetables or web access. In New York City, networks operate in neighborhoods such as central Brooklyn, southeast Queens, and between Flushing and Manhattan. Legally, they are required to pick up riders who have called in advance, but passengers often flag down the vans. The city is now considering letting the vans make pick-ups that have not been scheduled in advance. The vans pick up and drop off anywhere along a route, and payment is made at the end of a trip. Rides generally cost $2.00.4  Chariot, serving the Bay Area, defines itself as the first “crowd-funded network of commuter routes.” Using 14-passenger vans, it is a shared ride shuttle that operates based on commuter demand. Chariot's routes each have their own service hours found in its App and Chariot.com's route pages. Service typically runs during commute hours, usually from 6:30-10:00 am and 4:00-8:00 pm. Chariot offers a 30-day unlimited ride pass ($93), and 24-, 12- and 2- ride packages, and qualifies for pre-tax commuter benefits. Chariot accepts wheelchair users under certain conditions.

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 Bridj is a pop-up bus service that can accommodate up to 14 riders. Rides are available during commuting hours in Boston, and more broadly in Washington, DC and Kansas City. Vehicles travel around pre-determined service zones, with dynamic pick-up and drop-off spots based on ride reservations. Per the Bridj website, cost falls in the $2 to $6 price point.  Via offers on-demand shared rides in vehicles that can carry 3-6 passengers. Rather than the customer designating the exact location for pick-up, the passenger goes to the closest corner for pickup. Customers can track the vehicle’s location, as well as get a countdown until arrival time. In Chicago, Via runs from 6:30 am to 9 pm, and costs $5.00; in New York, it runs from 6:00 am to midnight, costing $5 before 9 pm, and $7.95 after 9:00, plus tax. Usage may be paid for using various commuter benefits.  Ford is offering an on-demand shuttle service for Ford employees who use their smart phones to obtain a ride. In early 2015, Ford reported having 21 vans serving 129 locations and 300 passengers daily. Ford's Dynamic Shuttles are powered by an evolving algorithm that collects data for Ford’s team to compile and analyze on occupancy rates, traffic conditions, weather, and shuttle availability.  Microsoft partners with King County Metro Transit in Seattle to augment bus service. Microsoft provides employees with a free universal transit pass and encourages them to use transit. But if service is slow or inconvenient, a Microsoft Connector route is provided. The Microsoft Connector, in operation since 2007, works with local churches and businesses to establish stops in white curb zones and parking lots. While they cannot stop at Metro on-street transit stops, they do have access to Metro bays at transit centers.  In Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Bay Area Transit Authority (MBTA) pays a private provider to provide access in certain communities as a more cost effective approach.5

Flexible Emergency/Guaranteed Ride Home Programs The Sacramento region’s Emergency Ride Home Program requires users to obtain a voucher for a taxi or rental car. Other programs, such as the following, are designed on a reimbursement basis, and provide additional options:

 Metro Transit in Minneapolis/St. Paul ensures Guaranteed Ride Home trips up to four times per year for pre-registered individuals who at least three times per week ride the bus, METRO or Northstar, or carpool, vanpool, bicycle or walk to work or school. Metro Transit will reimburse users for emergency transportation taken not only by taxi or rental car but also by car-share, transportation network company (Uber, Lyft, etc.), or transit.  A number of programs, including that of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, will reimburse documented mileage if a coworker of an eligible employee provides the emergency ride home.

Vehicle Sharing Shared mobility also refers to transportation assets that users share. It encompasses different modes of transportation such as cars, bikes, and even scooters, and can have both public and private business

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models. Some platforms require membership fees to access their vehicle fleet while others are pay-as- you go. The following describes a variety of existing and emerging shared mobility options.

Car Sharing Carshare systems such as Cars2Go and ZipCar – which has locations in the Sacramento area – provide members with short-term access to a car. Enterprise RideShare and General Motors’ Maven carshare programs are also now expanding to different cities and universities. Carshare program members reserve vehicles online or by phone, access the vehicle with an electronic key card or password, and return it once the trip is completed. They are billed at a later date for actual time used and/or mileage, depending on how the program is set up. Fuel, maintenance, and insurance are included in the cost of the rental. Most have cars parked at strategic locations; in Cars2Go’s case, there is no fixed rental/parking location. Many programs’ websites host online maps that show locations and real-time availability of vehicles. Most are profit-making ventures, but nonprofit car share programs exist, including:

 City CarShare. In August 2015, Carma and City CarShare in the Bay Area partnered and merged operations. The merger allows City CarShare to continue operating as a non-profit entity and maintain its programs, including services to low-wage families (CommunityShare) and AccessMobile (implemented in 2005 through a partnership with the City of Berkeley). Membership fees and driving costs are subsidized for low-income members referred by partner organizations. Applicants of San Francisco’s Working Families Credit programs are also eligible. Customized minivans can transport up to 2 people using mobility devices, along with a driver and three more passengers, depending on the size of the wheelchair(s). https://citycarshare.org/why-city-carshare/our- programs/communityshare/  HOURCAR is sponsored by the nonprofit Neighborhood Energy Connection. It offers sedans, hatchbacks, vans and pick-up trucks throughout Minneapolis/St. Paul in reserved spots next to major transit lines. The cost is $8.50 per hour, capped at $65 per trip. Vehicles may be reserved minutes to months ahead, and used for 30 minutes up to 72 hours.  Ithaca Car Share is a nonprofit in the college town of Ithaca, New York. Ithaca College and Cornell University students, staff and faculty are eligible to obtain free or reduced price annual memberships and discount rates to use the car sharing system. Other benefits offered to Cornell employees include free pubic on-campus public transportation, unlimited transit seven days a week with OmniRide, and discounted, free or rebated parking for carpool participants. A variation on car share systems is person-to-person vehicle sharing, such as through Getaround, Just Share It, and Turo (formerly Relay Rides). In these systems, owners list their vehicle online for others to rent for hours to days, and the owner can opt to accept or deny any request. A number of systems provide insurance coverage in case of vehicle damage.

Bike Sharing SACOG is leading the effort to pilot a new bikeshare system in Sacramento, West Sacramento, and Davis, anticipated to open in 2017. The business plan initially identified 88 potential bikeshare locations and work is ongoing to develop an effective system.

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with peer-to-peer vehicle sharing systems, cyclists who own bikes allow others to rent them when not in use through a phone app.

A number of programs have also emerged to facilitate biking for transportation, including:

 B-trikes. Developed by Trek, these are three-wheeled bicycles that are compatible with the BCycle next-generation bike sharing system. Designed with input from an advocate for people with disabilities in Madison, Wisconsin, these bikes provide more stability for those not comfortable riding or unable to ride a two-wheeled bike.  Bikestation offers memberships to use Bikestation-managed facilities in Long Beach, Oceanside, Palo Alto, Santa Barbara, and Washington, DC. Bikestations offer secure indoor bike parking, and often amenities such as restrooms, showers, and lockers.  Bike valets operate similar to a coat check or car check, whereby a bike valet parks and watches individual bikes during public events. Event hosts usually pay for the service. According to the Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates (SABA) website, SABA has parked some 15,000 bikes at more than 140 events, including the downtown Friday Night Concerts and East Sac Pops in the Park series, Farm to Fork Festival, Sacramento Republic FC home soccer games, SactoMoFo Food Truck Mania events, Midtown Farmer’s Market, West Coast Brew Fest, Amgen bicycle Tour of California, Crocker Art Mix, and more. Scooter Sharing Electric scooters have now become vehicles for sharing as well. Scooters do not require a motorcycle license and can be used on regular roadways at speeds of 25-30 mph. Scooter sharing systems include:

 Scooterino in Rome, Italy operates similarly to Carma Carpooling. It connects people who need rides with scooter drivers traveling in the same direction to help share travel costs, but not make a profit.  Scoot in San Francisco. Scoot offers regular and cargo versions of individual scooters, and recently partnered with Nissan to create Scoot Quad, an electric four-wheel, two-seat “mini-car.” With a range of 15-40 miles, the variety of scooters with helmets can be rented 24/7, at discount rates with a $19 monthly membership.

Dynamic Travel and Trip Planning Tools Access to real-time information through websites, mobile apps, signage, and displays is increasingly becoming a key part of the decision-making process for transportation choices. Of course, many factors (such as population, land use and transportation densities, gas prices, transit costs, personal preferences, and more) play a role in shaping travel behavior. However, breakthroughs in technology have created unprecedented amounts of data around traffic conditions, available transportation options, pricing, safety, and more.

 511 sites have traditionally provided traffic condition information as well as other static transportation information and links. As Google has expanded its maps function to include directions by car, transit, bike and walking, other private applications have emerged that utilize traffic and GTFS data to produce real-time and dynamic trip planning options that are highly convenient and free to the user. Various applications include multiple modes. Some include not only real-time information on traffic

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conditions or transit routes, and distance and trip time for trip planning, but also prices, calories used, environmental impact/carbon cost, etc. for the different alternatives. Examples include the following:  Waze, which was acquired by Google, still offers a separate app that “crowd sources” traffic information to help drivers share real-time traffic and road information. After typing in their destination address, users can drive with the app open on their phone to passively contribute traffic and other road data, or can take a more active role by sharing road reports on accidents, hazards, policing, etc., to help drivers make driving decisions. In addition to drivers using the app, Waze also has online map editors to ensure that their area’s data is as up-to-date as possible. The Google+ app includes a Waze-powered feature that shows drivers faster routes mid-trip based on real-time traffic updates.  Roadify Transit aggregates and distributes real time transit arrivals, schedules and service alerts for display on any type of screen, plus live service advisories relevant comments from other riders. The app also provides multi-modal travel connections, maps and step-by-step directions. It includes a favorites feature, allowing riders to save their regular routes, stops and destinations in one place for easy access.  CarfreeAtoZ provides a single website that displays bus, subway, carpool, bike-pool, and walking options in Arlington County, Virginia.  Similar to Roadify, Transit App is available in a number of cities in the U.S. and provides departure times for all nearby transit lines, plus trip planning, reminders, and notifications about disruptions. The app allows users to request an Uber, reserve a car2go, or find the closest bike share if transit options are not sufficient.  Citymapper combines into one map all transit operators’ services and stops, bike share locations, and alerts, and allows users to set desired departure and arrival times to plan a trip. It can also tell riders where to sit in a subway car so they are nearest to their stop’s exit or a connecting platform.

Combining Trip Planning and Mobile Payment Many transit agencies now offer mobile ticketing services. These include MuniMobile in San Francisco, which allows riders to buy and use fares for buses, streetcars and cable cars directly from their smartphone, and CapMetroApp in Austin, Texas, which lets riders purchase fares for services including Local Flyer and Express routes, MetroRapid, MetroRail and MetroAccess. It also offers the ability to validate tickets and check schedules.

Some services are now beginning to integrate transportation information, trip planning and mobile ticketing in one. Through one app, Ride Scout identifies all available options between the user’s starting and ending points– bus, rail, bikeshare, car share, taxi, carpool, walking, biking, driving and parking, shows estimated costs for each option, provides details for the chosen option, and facilitates alerts for the user to arrive on time. In 2015, RideScout acquired mobile ticketing company GlobeSherpa to allow riders not only to identify their preferred travel options but to book and pay for transit service. Ride Scout is also set to launch RideTap to integrate into an app’s existing design and provide access to “an ecosystem of diverse transportation partnerships across the country … with a few lines of code.”

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Residential-Based Programs Residentially-focused TDM programs have become more common in recent years, targeting individuals outside of the more traditional employer-based model. Several TMOs in the SACOG region include a residential focus. Examples of various residential-based programs include the following:

 In partnership with GO Boulder in the City’s Transportation Division, Denver Regional Transit District offers a Neighborhood Eco (NECO) Pass, good for all regular bus and light rail services. The pass program is currently available at varying discount levels to about 6,700 households in 49 participating neighborhoods. Businesses can also purchase Eco Passes for their employees, through an annual contract with the transit authority. The passes are paid for either by the employer, employee, or any combination of the two. Recently, Boulder County created two new community- wide Eco Pass programs for the towns of Nederland and Lyons. In November 2013, the residents of Nederland became the first community to create an improvement district to provide free transportation access passes for all residents. The town and outlying area passed a ballot measure with a property tax increase to fund the Eco Pass (along with some transit stop enhancements) for the next 10 years.

 Transportation Demand Management for Site Plan Development is an Arlington County Commuter Services (ACCS) program in Arlington, Virginia that coordinates the design and implementation of large building projects with commuter and transit infrastructure and services to enhance the mobility of residents, workers, and visitors. TDM for Site Plans works directly with developers and property managers to mitigate the transportation impacts of residential and commercial development by increasing the availability, awareness, and use of transit, ridesharing, carsharing, biking, bikesharing, and walking. A program strategy is to incorporate physical infrastructural features, such as bike parking facilities and van-accessible garages, into new or renovated development at the time of construction. Another major strategy is actively monitoring the more than 100 (and counting) site plans to ensure they meet ongoing transportation management program responsibilities. These responsibilities range from promoting participation in carpool and vanpool programs to offering employee transit subsidies to managing showers and lockers for bike commuters to distributing brochures about bus routes and schedules, the bikeway system, and other local transportation options. Most buildings that have participated in the program have a transportation coordinator on-site. For those that did not use the program, usually a property manager or concierge takes on the role, sometimes with the ability to act as a coordinator part of their job description.

 As part of its residential program, SmartTrips Springfield in Springfield Oregon targeted 4,300 households located within the Main Street neighborhood with a program to address the specific transportation needs of residents. The program provided residents the chance to order a free travel kit complete with a pedometer, special Main Street neighborhood walking, biking, and transit map, regional bike map, and week’s worth of free Lane Transit District day passes. SmartTrips also offered special events, including a guided bike ride, guided nature walk, and bus ride to Splash! The program anticipates targeting a different neighborhood in Summer 2016.

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Residential Programs for Affordable Developments In 2014, a mixed-income, multifamily private development, Lamar Station Crossing, opened along the Regional Transit District’s W-line light rail station in Denver, Colorado. Eighty percent of apartment complex is classified as affordable with the rest priced for working families. An on-site resident service coordinator provides travel information and discounted transit passes for tenants. The passes, purchased from RTD and subsidized by Metro West Housing Solutions, are available for eligible residents’ use in traveling to employment or education.

 Ride Connection in Portland, Oregon provides transportation services for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Ride Connection partnered with REACH and Human Solutions to co-develop a mixed- use site donated by the city. Located two blocks from a major transit hub in East Portland, the site includes two buildings with 127 affordable housing units for low-income seniors and working families. REACH will manage the property and Human Solutions will provide job search and related services for residents. The first phase of the project, which includes four floors of subsidized family housing, is located directly atop Ride Connection’s offices. Ride Connection’s Travel Counselors work with residents, helping them choose the best travel option to meet their individual access needs. In addition, Ride Connection buses and vans will be housed in a large courtyard located between both buildings.  The two public housing facilities under the jurisdiction of the Fort Worth (Texas) Housing Authority Family Investment Center are each located on a public bus route. The Housing Authority purchases day bus passes for distribution to residents who are employed, enrolled in training or educational activities, or actively engaged in job search activities. The passes are provided through a Fair Aid grant from the transit authority. New residents are provided with information about eligibility for the passes during meetings with their service coordinator and via routinely distributed flyers.

Parking Pricing, Zoning Requirements, and Management Numerous parking pricing and management techniques are TDM strategies used by different agencies, including minimizing discounts for long-term parking, setting parking rates equivalent to or exceeding transit fares, avoiding excessive parking supply, instituting peak or dynamic parking pricing, and more. Houston employs a mobile application for parking; San Francisco’s application directs drivers to open parking spaces including dynamic pricing information. The City of Sacramento adopted a zoning code update with reduced parking requirements for central city projects that provide support for other modes, and is currently installing new parking meters and technologies in anticipation of increased parking demand with the Golden 1 Center’s opening.

According to the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, “Parking pricing provides revenue and cost recovery, encourages more efficient use of parking facilities, reduces parking facility costs and land requirements, reduces vehicle traffic and encourages use of alternative modes.” An inventory by SACOG (see Appendix B) identified only a few areas of the region that currently have paid parking.

The Next Wave: Autonomous/Self-Driving Vehicles In 2009, Google began its Self-Driving Car ProjectSelf-driving or autonomous vehicles are being designed to perform all major functions of a traditional car without a human's involvement, including navigation, responding to objects in the road, identifying signage, etc. Apple appears to have begun its

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Titan project to develop a self-driving car in late 2014. Several other partnerships on autonomous vehicles emerged in early 2016, including the following:

In January 2016, General Motors and Lyft announced a long-term strategic alliance to create an integrated network of on-demand autonomous vehicles in the U.S. GM also acquired Cruise Automation, a San Francisco software company that has been working on autonomous vehicle technology, and Sidecar, one of the original ridesourcing companies. GM will invest $500 million in Lyft and sit on its Board. According to GM:

 GM and Lyft will jointly develop a network of on-demand autonomous vehicles.  GM will become a preferred provider of short-term use vehicles to Lyft drivers through rental hubs in various cities in the U.S.  Lyft drivers and customers will have access to GM’s wide portfolio of cars and OnStar services.  GM and Lyft will provide each other’s customers with personalized mobility services and experiences through their respective channels.”6

Kelley Blue Book analyst Akshay Anand said in a statement, “GM is creating an ecosystem around ridesharing. While ride-sharing is likely to be a supplement and not a replacement to car ownership, it’s clear auto manufacturers are aware that this is becoming an avenue for not only additional revenue, but a big part of the future of mobility.” 7

 In February 2016, Uber announced that it will open a new Advanced Technologies Center in Pittsburgh, where its autonomous vehicle research operations are headquartered. The company will build temporary roadways to test self-driving cars as part of its expansion, as well as housing and park space. Uber has hired 50 engineering researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.  In March 2016, Ford Motor Company announced the creation of a new subsidiary to design, build, grow and invest in emerging mobility services. The new subsidiary, Ford Smart Mobility LLC, is part of Ford’s expanded business model to be both an auto manufacturer and a company leader in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and data and analytics.

German IT company Inventio’s director, Dr. Alexander Hars asserts that “the switch towards shared mobility services based on fully autonomous vehicles will be the great transportation that self-driving car technology will bring,” citing examples of current projects including WEPods (Netherlands), CityMobil2 (Greece and EU), One-North (Singapore), Sentosa (Singapore), EasyMile, (USA, California), Google self- driving pods (United States, California and Texas), Milton Keynes driverless pods, (United Kingdom), Ultrapods (United Kingdom), Bestmile (Switzerland), DeLijn, (Belgium), RobotTaxi (Japan), Baidu (China), Yutong Bus (China).8

A Dynamic Field This summary revealed to SACOG an innovative and dynamic arena for transportation and shared mobility choices, but also one that is constantly shifting and evolving. Already new ventures like Commutr,

6 http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2016/Jan/0104-lyft.html

7 http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-lyft-gm-rentals-20160315-story.html

8 http://www.driverless-future.com/?p=881

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Scootaway, and Las Vegas’ SHIFT have closed. Uber and Lyft are rapidly expanding their markets and services. Relay Rides rebranded itself as “Turo” to associate itself with words like “turbo”, "tourism," and "adventure" rather than peer-to-peer car rentals. Google bought Israeli-based WAZE, RideScout acquired GlobeSherpa, and GM bought Sidecar, which asserted its ridesharing services could not compete with Uber’s capital. Rumors and predictions abound concerning the timing, types, and uses of autonomous vehicles.

The dynamism and change seen just in the last few months and years point to the fact that we cannot just create a TDM Strategic Plan based on what exists today, but one that sets goals for the future yet remains flexible over time to adapt to this rapid pace of change.

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CHAPTER 4. TDM PROGRAM ORGANIZATION IN OTHER REGIONS

TDM program structures differ nationwide. Structures depend on government involvement, policies, the presence of TMAs/TMOs or similar organizations, and more. TMAs also differ across the country. A 2014 survey by UrbanTrans and the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) in coordination with the Association of Commuter Transportation (ACT), discovered the following about TMAs:

Structure  89.5% of TMAs are independently incorporated  40% of TMAs have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status  78.9% of TMAs have a majority of its staff directly employed by the TMA  38.6% of TMAs share that staff with another organization  52% of TMAs have a budget of $100,000-$499,999  More than 50% have a staff of at least two full time equivalents

Services  90% of TMAs report that the commute market makes up more than 50% of their target audience  TMAs rank Emergency Ride Home (ERH), Promotional Events, and Ridematching and as their top three services

Data Collection and Performance Measurement  58.7% of TMAs survey travelers and employers  49.2% of TMAs keep track number of website visitors  46% track emails/calls in response to a marketing campaign

Funding  54% of TMAs have budgets that have increased either slightly or significantly  Compared with 20% of TMAs surveyed in 2009, only 4% of TMAs receive 90% or more of their funding from membership dues  56% of TMAs receive 10% or less funding from membership dues  47% of TMAs receive no funding from membership dues  Approximately 80% of TMAs indicate funding sources are stable

Figure 4.1 below shows the various funding sources of TMAs as recorded from the survey. The complete Survey may be found in Appendix C.

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Figure 4.1 Funding Sources for TMAs from 2014 ACT Survey

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Generally, there are four types of TDM program structures:

 Combination MPO/State-Centralized and Contracted  MPO-Centralized and contracted  MPO/State-Centralized  Contracted9 SACOG maintains a MPO-centralized/contracted program structure. SACOG uses CMAQ funds to administer the regional program, and has MOUs with TMAs/TMOs who receive pass-through funding for outreach and marketing services. This structure is used throughout many areas of the country, including Atlanta, Houston, Washington DC, and Denver.

Table 4.1 compares the Sacramento region with several other major regional programs and their corresponding organizational models. More detailed descriptions of several programs follow.

Table 4.1. Sample Regional TDM Organizational Structures

Partners with Uses Organizations Organizational Model TMAs/TMOs Contractors SACOG MPO-Centralized and contracted Yes No

Combination of State- Atlanta Regional Centralized/ Contracted & MPO- Commission Centralized/ Contracted Yes Yes

Birmingham MPO-Centralized No Yes

Houston MPO-Centralized and contracted Yes Yes

Metropolitan Washington COG MPO-Centralized and contracted Yes Yes

MTC/Bay Area AQMD Contracted (?) No (?) Yes

Denver MPO-Centralized and contracted Yes Yes

Twin Cities MPO-Centralized and contracted Yes ?

SANDAG MPO Centralized No No

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Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) State-Centralized/Contracted & MPO Centralized/Contracted

ARC is the regional planning and intergovernmental coordination agency for the Atlanta region in Georgia, supporting a 10-county area including the City of Atlanta. It also serves as the metropolitan planning organization for an additional ten counties in the region.

The Georgia Commute Options program is funded by Georgia’s state Department of Transportation (GDOT). ARC’s Mobility Services Division administers the Georgia Commute Options program in the Atlanta region, including a regional Guaranteed Ride Home program, and provides technical and financial management for Employer Service Organizations (ESOs) who work with area employers to help establish and operate commute options programs for their employees.

There are currently multiple contracted organizations working on TDM in the Atlanta region, including TMAs, The Clean Air Campaign, the Center for Transportation and the Environment, and vanpool vendors vRide and Enterprise Rideshare. All are currently playing key operating roles under contract to one of the funding agencies, GDOT, ARC and/or the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, which addresses mobility and air quality in metro Atlanta and serves as the Governor’s voice for strategic direction in transportation planning for 13 counties.

Commuter Connections, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) MPO-Centralized/Contracted Commuter Connections is a program of the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG). It is a regional network of transportation organizations funded by the city of Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia state Departments of Transportation as well as the U.S. Department of Transportation. Many of the local Commuter Connections members receive grant funding directly from their respective state governments. Commuter Connections provides transportation emission reduction measure (TERM) benefits for inclusion in the air quality conformity determination approved by the Transportation Planning Board. The program provides regional ridematching via a website and mobile application, provides regional outreach services to encourage large private-sector and non-profit employers voluntarily to implement commuter assistance strategies that will contribute to reducing worksite vehicle trips, administers the Guaranteed Ride Home Program, conducts mass marketing in the region, and has triennial program reviews.

Metropolitan Transportation Commission/Bay Area Air Quality Management District Contracted

The Bay Area Commuter Benefits Program is a partnership of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), which manages employer outreach for the program, and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), developer of the regulations and program compliance manager.

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of four commuter benefit options to offer their employees: pre-tax transportation benefits as allowed by federal law; an employer-provided transit pass, transit or vanpool subsidy up to $75 per month; employer- provided free or low cost bus, shuttle or vanpool service operated by or for the employer; or another equally effective program. MTC contracts for 511/ridematching services and Employer Services Representatives to assist employers with the benefits program. Recently, MTC has restructured its TDM program and is reducing the program budget from 3.4 million to 1.6 million. It is reducing the amount it spends to contract for services to promote its 511 Rideshare program. The agency has decided to reduce its mass marketing of the program and is going to continue to work directly with employer sites to encourage them to offer incentives to employees for using alternative modes. They have also launched a partnership with Lyft in the hopes that they will eventually be able to eliminate the need to provide ridematching services. In the short term the agency does see a need to continue incentivizing behavior by providing education and subsidy programs.

San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) MPO Centralized Staffed by SANDAG in cooperation with the 511 transportation information service, iCommute is the primary Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program for the San Diego region. iCommute encourages use of transportation alternatives to help reduce traffic congestion and greenhouse gas emissions through providing carpool and ridematching services, a subsidized vanpool program, transit solutions, assistance to businesses and jurisdictions to develop and implement employee commuter benefit/TDM programs, regional support for biking, the Guaranteed Ride Home program, information about teleworking, and bike and pedestrian safety program support for schools.

Table 4.2 provides a summary of different programs offered by major regions in the U.S., and Table 4.3 summarizes major incentives provided by different TDM programs.

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Table 4.2: Sample Regional TDM Program and Service Offerings

Washington San Twin Program/Service Sacramento Atlanta DC Houston Birmingham Francisco Denver Cities SANDAG Ridesharing Services Online Ridematching X X X X X X X X X GRH X X X X X X X X X Real‐Time/Dynamic (incl. pilots) X X SchoolPool X X Vanpool Services X X X X X X X X X Employer Outreach Meeting and TDs X X X X X X X X X Leadership/Recognition Awards X X X X X X X Traveler Information 511 Rideshare Information X X X Centralized call center or # X X X X X Regional Trip Planner X X X Bike Trip Planner X X X Commute Calculator X X X X X X Alt. Work Methods Support Implementation Assistance X X X X X X Promotions and Incentives Mass Marketing/Advertising X X X X X X Incentives X X X X X X X X Parking Pricing Strategies Demand‐Response X Mobile App/Phone X

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Table 4.3 Incentives offered by major regions in US Program & Amount of Incentive Region Sacramento Vanpool Incentive Program‐ $300/month for new vanpools for up to 6 months (coordinators send monthly report) Commuter Prizes‐ randomized drawings for participants who log commuter information online Atlanta Cash for Commuters‐ $3/day for commuters switching to alternative modes (over a 90‐day period, up to $100) Carpool Rewards‐ $40‐$60 gas cards for carpools that log 15 carpool days with three or more riders during a month (carpools acan earn up to 12 monthly gas cards within a three‐year period) Commuter Prizes‐ $25 gift cards through drawings for logging alternative modes Birmingham GetGreen (for new CommuteSmart Participants) ‐ $1 per day for commutes logged online up to $120 Commuter Club‐ (for continued non SOV commuters) $25 gift card when participants log over 20 alternative commutes over 3‐ month period Pool Rewards program‐ 1) $200 per month subsidy for newly‐formed vanpool of 7+ people for lifetime of van and 2) $1 per trip Washington DC ($2/day round‐trip) up to $130 for newly‐formed carpools up to $130 over 90 day period Rideshare Rewards‐ New carpoolers get up to $100 in gas or grovery gift cards; 50 percent of vanpool fee covered for first 3 San Francisco months of participation Spin the Wheel‐ Randomized drawings for participants who log commute information online Denver TMA‐specific Twin Cities Bike2Benefits‐ Eligible for grand prize if log one bicyclicng trip per week for an eight‐week period Van‐Go‐ Driver rides free and can use vans for 200 personal miles/month; 55% lease subsidy; $100 cash incentive to driver for first 6 months of service and $100 per year thereafter; back‐up drivers receive $50 after the first 6 months and $50 per year thereafter (for vans of at least 5 passengers & registration in MTS database) Rideshare Plus‐ $2/day in the first 3 months of ridesharing with $50/month max; paid in the form of gift certificates; ongoing San Bernardino rideshares get access to hundreds of discounts in the region Club Ride‐ commuters are eligible to win 45, $25, $50 gift cards + selected merchandise; employer based and can log trips via Las Vegas smart phone, online or through worksite computer swipe system EZ Rider‐ discounted transit pass for employees; 5‐15% discount if Club Ride partner SANDAG Vanpool Investment Program‐ $400/month to vanpools

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CHAPTER 5. TDM PROGRAM MEASUREMENT IN OTHER REGIONS

Quantifying TDM Strategies While traditional TDM strategies focus on employer-based outreach, many regions are applying new concepts by connecting traditional TDM measures with other regional planning goals, such as sustainable, healthy, and livable communities; accessible transit; increased mobility; economic development; and addressing climate change. In general, a TDM program is now part of a comprehensive regional vision intended not only to reduce SOV trips, but also to increase transportation choices, reduce household transportation costs, and provide an efficient transportation network for transporting people and goods.

Many studies and reports have sought to assess and/or quantify the effectiveness of TDM strategies. Some studies have tested or evaluated financial incentive programs for how they impact commuting behavior change and the longevity of that change. Others have sought to assess individual strategies or combinations of strategies for shifting travel behavior and reducing air pollution.

The online TDM Encyclopedia has a chapter devoted to TDM evaluation, providing links to articles on the various methods that have been used to evaluate TDM, including such economic evaluation methods as cost-effectiveness measurement, benefit-cost analysis, lifecycle cost analysis, least cost planning, and multiple accounts evaluation.

However, as noted in a 2012 issue of TDM Review10,

There is no question that establishing TDM measures can be challenging. Given the difficulty of assessing the effects of education, marketing and outreach initiatives on changing travel behavior, TDM measurement is no easy task. Unlike a new transit route or roadway investment, where changing ridership, travel speeds or delay can be calculated for a discrete project, TDM efforts typically involve promotion of a wide range of options across a broad area. Development of performance measures and establishment of valid methodologies and procedures to assess impacts therefore requires special attention for TDM programs.

For TDM programs, performance measures include any metric or indicator that documents the progress in the promotion of alternative modes in order to reduce single occupant vehicle (SOV) travel, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There are several general categories of performance measures most recognized as suitable for TDM programs, including inputs and outputs, outcomes or direct effects, and cost-effectiveness. The table below outlines types of performance measures for TDM, their purpose, and specific examples of those measures.

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Table 5.1 Types of Performance Measures for TDM Programs

Performance Measure Purpose Example Input Activity Measures Shows quantitative data on the  Number of employer outreach number activities of efforts events held initiated by the program. Refers to  Number of presentations given actions or activities on the part of  Number of brochures distributed the program.  Number of calls made by sales staff to businesses Output Activity Measures Shows quantitative data on the  Number of hotline calls received number of activities or results  Number of ride match initiated by the customer or client, applications received often in response to the  Number of web hits online program’s input activities. Refers  to actions or activities on part of Number of guaranteed ride the client or customer. home sign ups Outcome/Direct Effect Quantifies the results of the input  Single occupant vehicle (SOV) Measures and output activities. Often a trips reduced result of extrapolating the input or  Parking spots saved output data.  Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) reduced  Greenhouse gases reduced Cost Effectiveness Measures Associates a dollar amount with  Cost per rideshare application each input or output activity and  Cost per employer sign up each outcome measure to show  Cost per VMT reduced the level of effort associated with  Cost per carpool formed each action. Sometimes a result of extrapolating the input, output or outcome data.

Best Practices Research on TDM Evaluation Because of the challenges of performance evaluation and measurement, MPOs and COGs often look to other regions for best practices. As a result, there have been a number of studies commissioned assessing the practices of others, including the following:

Transit Cooperative Research Program Cambridge Systematics, Inc. prepared a 2010 report, Evaluate the Interaction between Transportation- Related Particulate Matter, Ozone, Air Toxics, Climate Change, and other Air-Pollutant Control Strategies seeking to quantify the effects of TDM strategies on various environmental pollutants. The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials requested the report and it was conducted as part of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program Project (NCHRP) 25-25. This work helped inform the Sierra Research assessment described in Chapter 6. The study assessed the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a variety of transportation emission control strategies at reducing emissions of various pollutants, including ozone precursors, particulate matter (PM), air toxins, and greenhouse gases (GHG); and identified which strategies may reduce some pollutants while increasing others. A total of 34 control strategies were reviewed in three categories- transportation demand management (TDM), transportation systems management (TSM), and vehicle and fuel technology.

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A key finding was that commute-focused TDM outreach programs, including employer-based outreach, rideshare and vanpool programs, often have relatively good cost-effectiveness. However, these programs also show wide variation. This suggests that their cost-effectiveness depends strongly upon the specific context, whether there are employer mandates, and how effectively the program is implemented. Notably the report also states, “It is almost never the case that a given TDM strategy is implemented (or evaluated) in isolation, as a unique action. Rather, strategies are normally implemented in combinations, or “packages” such that ascertaining the effectiveness of an individual action is statistically very challenging.”

Michigan Sustainable Communities A State of the Practice Report based on a variety of TDM literature was developed by Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates, Inc. for Michigan Sustainable Communities. The report found the most effective strategies to reduce employee vehicle trip reduction impact were parking charges (20-30%) and the combination of TDM services with monetary incentives (24.5%). Providing services alone (ridematching, Guaranteed Ride Home, and shuttles) only provided an 8.5% effectiveness rate, indicating that incentives must be combined with services in order to be effective.11 Table 5.2 displays these findings.

Table 5.2. Impact of Selected Employer-Based TDM Strategies

11 Smart Growth America, Transportation Demand Management: State of the Practice, 2013

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Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council, the regional transportation agency for the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota, supported a 2010 study of five regions identified as demonstrating best practices in program evaluation:

1. Phoenix and Maricopa County region, AZ 2. Washington DC metropolitan region 3. Atlanta region, GA 4. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale region 5. San Francisco Bay Area, CA

In its study of these five regions, The Council found that all of these regional governments used “employee and participant surveys as the underlying data collection mechanism to derive performance metrics.” Based on its analysis, it recommended that, in evaluating its own program, it ask survey questions measuring awareness of TDM strategies, whether they changed modes as a result of strategies, how long they have participated in TDM programs, what services help them maintain an alternative mode, and the frequency of their alternative mode. More detail on the Council’s peer analysis is in Appendix D.

Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization - Vanpool Programs In Virginia, the Fredericksburg Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (FAMPO) hired a consultant to survey 10 regional vanpool programs in the U.S. It also analyzed how it might best track the necessary vanpool data for reporting to the National Transit Database (NTD), which can affect formula funding to regions. The 2010 FAMPO study concluded the following:

1. There are significant distinctions between vanpools operated by the public organization versus those contracted out as turnkey operations. Those that contracted out were able to save money at the cost of giving up some control.

2. Generally, all programs “limit the number of rules…so as to not discourage participation.”

3. Vanpool programs are generally marketed as part of an overall comprehensive TDM program.

4. “Unified vanpool program branding, having an identifiable program logo, website, and branded vanpool vehicles, was standard at all agencies interviewed.”

5. Regions generally provided some set of incentives for starting a vanpool, but only two regions surveyed, MTA Houston and LA Metro, offered ongoing subsidies, referred to as “a true monthly subsidy.” MTA Houston pays $35 per rider, but warns that their subsidy is prone to fraud. LA Metro subsidizes half of the cost of the van, up to $400.

Table 4.3 in Chapter 4 above provides additional detail on variations in vanpool subsidies.

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Regional Agency Evaluation Efforts As part of its consulting work to SACOG to help develop this strategic plan, Sierra Research looked at a number of other regions that regularly evaluate TDM program performance, including:

 Atlanta, GA  San Diego, CA  Washington DC  San Francisco Bay Area, CA  Twin Cities, Minnesota  South Coast, CA  Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL  Phoenix/Maricopa, AZ  Birmingham, AL  Houston-Galveston, TX

Sierra reported that it became apparent that most agencies find quantitative performance assessment of their TDM programs challenging due to the lack of available empirical data, and therefore choose to evaluate performance measures and co-benefits qualitatively. The more robust TDM program assessments they found were generally prepared by third-party consultants on behalf of regional transportation agencies that engage in both large commuter surveys and the use of sophisticated quantification techniques and modeling to evaluate the VMT and emission reductions realized from the implementation of TDM strategies.

Sierra selected plans implemented in South Florida, Washington DC, and Atlanta as “TDM best practices” based on their varied approaches to identifying performance measures, collecting required travel and commuter data, and quantifying VMT and emission benefits of implemented TDM strategies, respectively. Some of these plans are discussed in more detail below.

South Florida Commuter Assistance Program The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), in collaboration with the Center of Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of Florida, conducted a comprehensive evaluation of five largest commuter assistance programs (CAPs) in South Florida. Their services include ridematching, vanpoooling, encouraging telework and alternative work schedules, as well as promotion of transit and active transportation mode options. Under CUTR management with FDOT support, a comprehensive set of interviews and surveys was conducted via telephone and internet targeting the following groups:

 General public;  Customers pre-contact; and  Customers post-contact.

The surveys conducted by CUTR focused on the following performance measures:

 Share of commuters aware of brand;  Profiles of TDM elements for each employer;  Number of employers with telework and compressed work week programs;  Number of employees teleworking or working a compressed work week;  Number of calls received;  Mode shift from drive alone;  Mode shift from alternative modes;  Number of vanpool trips and actual vans;  Customer turnover; and  Percent of non-SOV travel reverting to SOV.

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The types of questions asked were specifically designed to collect data required for performance measurement. Questions focused on concrete choices, with “I don’t know” response options removed, so that it would be harder to click through the questions without actually providing an answer.

A summary of program performance measures are included in Appendix E. Costs were based on DOT commuter assistance program costs in FY 2013 for the five largest commuter assistance programs in Florida. Societal benefits were calculated based on the surveys obtained across the five programs.

This effort was also designed to inform UCARE (Uniform Cost Accounting and Reporting Elements), undertaken by CUTR. The purpose was to develop and test a reporting system, UCARE.TRIMMS (Trip Reduction Impacts of Mobility Management Strategies), which would measure commuter assistance programs by uniform financial and operating categories for benchmarking and comparing their performance with other commuter assistance programs with similar characteristics.

Measures included in UCARE.TRIMMS are:  Annual change in VMT  Estimated cost per VMT reduced (DOT CAP funding only)  Annual change in non-SOV passenger miles traveled  Cost per added non-SOV passenger mile traveled  Change in social cost o Pollution o Congestion o Excess fuel consumption o Global climate change o Health and safety o Noise Pollution  Change in gasoline consumption (gallons/day)  Total annual benefit  Total annual cost  Net benefit  Benefit to cost ratio

However, the Florida work was based on 1,568 surveys, administered on-line and by phone. The surveys exceeded 75 questions, with multiple sub-questions, which would limit replicability by many agencies. The Florida study itself concluded that telephone surveying is no longer effective given today’s state of technology, and that short but focused survey methods are most successful, with the key to avoid open- ended questions and target participants prior to and after program participation.

Washington DC Commuter Connections The Metropolitan Washington Council of Government (MWCOG) administers the Commuter Connections program and is responsible for implementing five Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERMs) in support of the region’s efforts to meet its air quality goals. The program is overseen by a Transportation Planning Board representing all major jurisdictions.

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TERMs are carefully assessed through robust annual surveys and triennial evaluation reports as described below. The TERM analysis compares agency goals to daily reduction results for:

 Vehicle trips (VT) and Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)

 Emissions (VOC, NOx, PM2.5 and PM2.5 pre-cursor NOx, and GHG);  Fuel savings and consumer cost savings; and  Cost-effectiveness.

The data to complete the TERM evaluation are typically gathered through databases, participants in various programs and general activity tracking. In addition, MWCOG conducts a series of surveys specifically designed to determine Commuter Connection “placement” or mode shift rates, as well as surveys specific to the Guaranteed Ride Home, employer-outreach telework, and Bike-to-Work Day. Additional data are gathered through the State of Commute survey. Table 5.4 summarizes the TERM strategies, data and measurement variables used.

Table 5.4 Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERM) in Washington, DC Data Collection Evaluation Methodology TDM Strategy Description Method Variables

Maryland and Virginia Assistance to commuters and Assisted Employer Number of total regional Telework employers to encourage in-home Telework Survey, teleworkers, daily trips, and telecenter-based work State of Commute telework placement rate, programs Survey (all vehicle trip reduction factors, commuters) average trip distance, emission factors Guaranteed Ride Free rides home in the event of a GRH Survey Number of total GRH Home (GRH) personal emergency for registrants, placement rates, commuters using alternative vehicle trip reduction factors, commute modes average trip distance, emission factors Employer Outreach Regional outreach to encourage ACT! Contact Number of participating employers to implement commuter Database recorded by employees, average vehicle assistance strategies level of services occupancy before and after employers offer program (EPA COMMUTER Model), vehicle daily trips per employee, SOV access percentage and travel distance, interactions with other programs, emission factors

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Table 5.4 Transportation Emission Reduction Measures (TERM) in Washington, DC Data Collection Evaluation Methodology TDM Strategy Description Method Variables

Mass Marketing Comprehensive media campaign Regional commuter Number of respondents to to inform commuters of services survey (reason for marketing ads, number of available from Commuter mode change). Commuter Connection Connections Contacts with applicants during ads, vehicle Commuter trip reduction factors, Connections. State of interaction with other Commute Survey. programs, emission factors Info Express Kiosks Self-service kiosks with transit State of Commute Number of total commuters, schedules, maps, and Survey (use of kiosks) percent of commuters that ridematching capability used kiosks, temporary vs, permanent placements, vehicle trip reduction factors, average trip distance, emission factors Commuter Operations Marketing, outreach, and Commuter Total number of commuters, Center ridematching services to increase Connections placement rates from commuter awareness of Placement Survey, interviews, vehicle trip alternative commute modes interviews reduction factors, average trip distance, emission factors Bike-to-Work Administered through employer Bike-to-Work Day Total number of riders, percent outreach program to encourage survey of biking before event, percent bicycling to work increase in riding days, average bike trip distance, emission factors

The general methodology used in the TERM analysis is summarized below:

1. Determine the base pool of participants. This may include the total number of commuters in the region, the number of participating employees for employer-based programs, or the total number of people reached by marketing campaigns. 2. Calculate the “placement rate” or the percentage of commuters that exhibit mode shift or trip- making behavior due to a TDM strategy. 3. Apply this rate to the total pool of participants to arrive at the number of commuters affected by the strategy (number of placements). 4. Multiply the vehicle trip reduction (VTR) factor from survey data by the number of placements in their respective categories to calculate total daily vehicle trips reduced. 5. Multiply the average commuter trip distance from survey data by the number of trips reduced to calculate the reduction in VMT. 6. Multiply the VMT reduction by appropriate regional emission factors to determine VOC, NOx, PM2.5, and CO2 reductions.

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The analysis provides information to help improve the structure and implementation of Commuter Connections programs and refine future data collection tools and methodologies. Detailed results of the 2011-2014 analysis are in Appendix F. While this is considered by many to be the most robust TDM program measurement effort, the methodology involves making assumptions about program placement rates based on self-reported survey data.

Atlanta Regional Commission TDM Program The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) administers the region’s TDM program. Per Sierra Research, ARC has invested heavily in both research and implementation of TDM strategies in the region and has an impressive partner network. The program provides commuters with mobility options by implementing employer-based and general public outreach and marketing programs, promotions, and incentives to encourage alternative transportation options, as well as active transportation projects, transit expansion, and land use practices as part of their regional transportation planning process.12 The following specific programs are identified in the ARC TDM Plan:

 Ridesharing/ridematching;  Vanpooling;  Transit;  Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects;  Telework/Alternative Work;  Guaranteed Ride Home;  Senior Mobility Program; and  Regional Mobility Management.

In 2012, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) completed a TDM Inventory Baseline Report identifying its then-current TDM performance measures and including a TDM+ best practices/benchmarking analysis of Washington, DC; San Francisco, California; Houston, Texas; and Birmingham, Alabama. (See Appendix G, pp. 90-106 for the benchmarking analysis.) Building on this base, ARC completed a TDM Plan in 2013 to go beyond traditional TDM efforts, stating,

While conventional definitions of TDM focus primarily on employer-based programs, the Atlanta Regional TDM Plan proposes a broader set of strategies. Known as TDM+, this broader definition expands the view of traditional TDM strategies (employer-based rideshare, vanpools and telework programs) by making the connection between traditional TDM and livability, sustainability, transit, walking and biking, systems operations, transportation planning, economic development, climate change, healthy communities, and active aging.13

In addition, in December 2012, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal issued an Executive Order that initiated the CommuteSmart program, which requires all state agencies to provide flexible work options.

The region’s approach to evaluating the Plan’s performance considers more than just reductions in VMT and emissions. As cited in the thesis written by SACOG Associate Analyst Jose Luis Caceres (described in more detail in Chapter 6), effective marketing requires understanding consumer behavior, including for

12 ICF International for Atlanta Regional Commission, “Regional TDM Inventory Baseline Report”, December 2012.

13 Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta Regional Transportation Demand Management Plan, 2013, p. 9.

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marketing alternative transportation modes. The “consumer behavior model” treats the process of becoming a customer as a progression that starts with awareness. If the customer is not aware of the product or service, he or she will not consume it. This is the reason why marketing surveys focus so much on measuring awareness. After awareness comes perception. How does the customer view the product? Then consideration: how likely is the target group to try the product or service? Then comes trial, and finally, a happy customer. Figure 5.1 illustrates the model and the various approaches that tend to be used at each stage.

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contracts with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) in Atlanta to help GDOT and TDM decision makers in the region make decisions for program focus, funding and resource allocation, and evaluate TDM programs. Although the contract is statewide, CTE’s efforts are largely focused within the Atlanta non-attainment area.

In 2001, CTE developed a Performance Measures Continuum to track TMD program progress on the behavior change spectrum. The last stage of the continuum is a permanent change in commute patterns that results in quantifiable VMT and emission reductions. Table 5.5 shows each performance category with its associated measures and information sources/tools. As shown, CTE’s evaluation approach is focused in three main areas: performance data provided by Employer Service Organizations through required monthly/quarterly reports; programmatic data collected through program user surveys; and

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regional survey data reflective of attitudes and awareness of programs as well as regional commute behavior. However, in conversations with ARC staff, the agency stated it is not currently using the measurement system described because the program is being transitioned from state control by GDOT to management by ARC.

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Table 5.5 ARC Performance Measures Continuum, 2013 Performance Population of Category Performance Measure Interest Information Sources/Tools Awareness  Media Messages Commuters and  Regional Awareness and  Problems/Issues/Solutions Employers Attitudes Survey  Commute Alternatives  Regional Business Leader  Programs Offered Survey  Assistance Outlets  Employer Partner Employee Travel Survey  Target Incentive Program Surveys Attitudes  Problems/Issues/Solutions Commuters and  Regional Awareness and  SOV Use Employers and Attitudes Survey  Commute Alternatives Program Users  Regional Business Leader  Programs Offered Survey  Assistance Outlets  Target Incentive Program Surveys Participation  Commuter Contacts (e.g., web Commuters and  Regional Awareness and site hits, transportation fair Employers and Attitudes Survey contacts, rideshare Program Users  Regional Business Leader applications, GRH registration) Survey  Employer Contacts (e.g.,  Regional Rideshare Database employer calls, employers Employer Partner Employee assisted/employer partners, Travel Survey employers with TDM  Target Incentive Program Programs) Surveys  Partner Performance Measure Reports Satisfaction  Satisfaction characteristics Commuters and  Regional Business Leader (e.g., time to obtain assistance, Employers and Survey program convenience, Program Users  Regional Rideshare Database accuracy and quality of Placement Survey information, usefulness of  Transit Pass User Survey information)  Vanpool Rider Survey  Target Incentive Program Surveys Utilization  Program User Mode Split and Program Users  Employer Partner Employee Alternative Mode Placements Travel Survey  Employer Partner Employee  Regional Rideshare Database Mode Split and Alternative Placement Survey Mode Placement  Transit Pass User Survey  Vanpool Rider Survey  Target Incentive Program Surveys

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Performance Population of Category Performance Measure Interest Information Sources/Tools Travel and  Vehicle trips reduced Program Users  Employer Partner Employee Emission  VMT reduced Travel Survey Reductions  Emissions reduced  Regional Rideshare Database  Energy and consumer savings Placement Survey  Program cost-effectiveness  Transit Pass User Survey  Vanpool Rider Survey  Target Incentive Program Survey

VMT Reductions In its review of TDM measurement programs, Sierra Research also compiled the combined programmatic VMT reductions reported in other regional TDM plans, based on the various quantification and estimation methodologies used by different planning agencies to report VMT reductions. On average, the VMT reduction attributed to TDM was estimated to be 0.6 percent of regional VMT.

Table 6.11 TDM Program Annual VMT Reduction Comparison VMT Reduction Total VMTc Region/MPO (millions) (millions) % VMT Reduced

Washington, DC 643 43,000 1.52% Atlanta, GA 340 37,400 0.91% San Diego, CA 136 26,500 0.51% Twin Cities Region, MN 66 17,400 0.38% South Florida, FL 258 32,600 0.79% Houston-Galveston, TX 118 38,700 0.30% Birmingham, AL 14 8,000 0.18% a. Potential annual VMT reduction estimate range b. CA regional total VMT modeled with EMFAC2014 for 2015. Non-CA regional VMT was obtained from most recent Transportation Improvement Program documents for each MPO.

Needs for Data Evaluating components of the SACOG TDM program will be essential to the program’s long-term success. Limited funding resources require strategic investments that most benefit transportation system users and those most likely to shift to alternative modes. Data collection and evaluation are useful tools for pinpointing the system’s most important needs and the most effective TDM strategies to achieve regional goals for transportation choice, VMT and emission reductions.

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stakeholders, and are only loosely incorporated into plans involving TDM program operations, performance, efficiency, or awareness.

The common theme among all of the case study measurement systems studied is data, particularly survey data. If SACOG is to expand its capacity for performance measurement of the TDM program, attention and resources will need to be devoted to developing performance measures and the associated methods to collect data. For an approach taken by the Arlington, see the article excerpt on the following page. (Full article is in Appendix H.)

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CHAPTER 6. STRATEGIC PLAN ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT SACOG AND OUTREACH PARTNER PROGRAMS

This chapter describes the initial assessment undertaken of SACOG’s current TDM Program to inform this Strategic Plan. The assessment included the following:

 SACOG staff compiled and assessed data from the Commuter Club database.  Sierra Research conducted a literature review of research on cost-effective TDM programs, and then used that information to examine SACOG and TMO investments by activity categories to estimate cost-effectiveness and emission benefits resulting from the current mix of programs.  SACOG Associate Analyst Jose Luis Caceres completed a thesis project in 2015 which included surveys and analysis examining the awareness and effectiveness of rideshare programs, and potential areas for future focus.  The Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) and SACOG staff conducted interviews with outreach partners and end users to qualitatively assess current programs. This included questions about what is working or not working as well as identifying trends, challenges and opportunities for the program into the future.  SACOG and TMA/TMO outreach partners conducted internal self-assessments and external evaluations with each other to qualitatively evaluate the TDM program. This section of the chapter is still under development and will be provided once it is completed.

Assessment Background While commute-focused TDM outreach programs, including traditional employer-based outreach, rideshare and vanpool programs, often show relatively good cost-effectiveness in the national literature, it is important to understand that these programs also show wide variation. TDM programs focus on raising awareness about alternative modes of transportation and encouraging their use, but if the infrastructure doesn’t exist for significant transportation choices, then the TDM program will only be so effective. This suggests that programs’ cost-effectiveness depends strongly on not only how effectively the program is implemented, as well as whether or not there are employer mandates, but also upon the specific location and context. The national literature used by Sierra Research to conduct the TDM program cost- effectiveness assessment for SACOG recognizes that, “It is almost never the case that a given TDM strategy is implemented (or evaluated) in isolation, as a unique action. Rather, strategies are normally implemented in combinations, or ‘packages’ such that ascertaining the effectiveness of an individual action is statistically very challenging.”14 Given these interactions and “packages” of projects/programs/services, the data provided in this chapter, rather than yielding definitive conclusions about the program and its effectiveness, should only be understood as initial information to help guide the Strategic Plan and further assessment and evaluation efforts.

In fact, to better determine which programs are most effective in the region would involve collecting much more precise data on our current programs than we currently have. One type of data collection effort needed to better evaluate the TDM Program includes surveys asking employees, employers and travelers

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in the region about their levels of awareness, attitudes, willingness, participation, satisfaction and utilization of all the TDM programs and services currently offered. SACOG and outreach partners also need to collect information about mode shift as it relates to programs and services offered by the TDM program. For example, of the TMAs who offer a carpool or vanpool subsidy, is that subsidy shifting solo drivers, or is it motivating riders to switch from taking transit? Are people changing their mode of transportation because of the programs and services offered, or simply because they moved closer to a transit stop or can now bike to work? How many employers offer transit subsidies or discounted/ or preferential parking to vanpools or carpools? How many employers encourage telework? How heavily are these programs promoted to employees? How much are programs encouraging non-commute trip modal shifts?

Expanded surveying related to TDM programs and services would enable tracking over time to better estimate VMT reductions and cost effectiveness of TDM program investments. SACOG and outreach partners should ultimately have a third party expert in program evaluation help with a more in-depth program assessment. To save on associated costs, SACOG and outreach partners could look for opportunities to work with non-profits or universities with expertise in program evaluation to provide such support.

TDM Program Assessment to Date As discussed in Chapter 5 and above, assessing TDM programs is a difficult task due to program interdependencies, frequent lack of data, and reliance on the type of costly ongoing surveying which SACOG has not yet been able to undertake. However, despite the level of current data, SACOG staff and consultants identified several quantitative and qualitative methodologies for conducting a preliminary assessment of the TDM program, including emission reductions and associated cost-effectiveness.

The following sections summarize these quantitative and qualitative analysis efforts. While the initial learnings, goals and strategies included in Chapter 7 are based on this analysis to date, the information that follows should be considered only a starting point for assessing and developing the near-term and long-term direction for the TDM program, with more information and analysis to come.

Commuter Club SACOG tracks various TDM programs through one portal – the Commuter Club. This poses a challenge for program evaluation since specific benefits of a given program are hard to quantify due to the multiple strategies used by SACOG and outreach partners. In addition, not all commuters who benefit from TDM programs are registered in the database. For instance, Emergency Ride Home service may be one of the major incentives for an eligible employee or resident to continue using one or more alternative modes for commute trips but this can be difficult to measure if they are not registered with the Commuter Club and never use the ERH program. Despite these limitations, the Commuter Club database does provide some valuable insights into the TDM program, and also helped inform the analysis undertaken by Sierra Research.

As shown in Table 6.1, nearly 23,000 individuals are registered in the Commuter Club database, with their work location indicated by the TMA association. Not surprisingly, the largest group fall within the Sacramento TMA, which includes downtown Sacramento. However, this represents only about 2% of the total employees in the region, based on SACOG’s regional employment figures.

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Table 6.1

Commuter Club Registration Data

Number of People in Commuter Club TMA Database % Total

50 Corridor TMA 2,768 12.2%

City of Elk Grove 433 1.9%

City of Roseville 1,495 6.6%

EDCTC 319 1.4%

McClellan Park TMA 332 1.5%

North Natomas TMA 453 2.0%

Northeast Sacramento 437 1.9%

PCTPA 626 2.8%

Point West 662 2.9%

Power Inn Alliance 341 1.5%

Sacramento TMA 11,055 48.6%

South Natomas TMA 939 4.1%

Yolo TMA 2,599 11.4%

Yuba-Sutter TMA 280 1.2%

Total 22,739 100%

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Table 6.2 indicates that registration in the Commuter Club is still growing, with significant additions in 2014 and 2015.

Table 6.2 Number of New Users In Commuter Club Database Year First Registered Number of New Registrants 2011 3,818 2012 1,962 2013 2,608 2014 7,599 2015 6,534

Table 6.3 shows the primary travel mode of Commuter Club registrants. Fifty-three percent use alternative modes for their commute, particularly bicycling, carpooling, and public transit, while 47 percent drive alone to work.

Table 6.3 Sacramento Commuter Club Travel Mode Mode Number of Registrants % Total

Drive Alone 10,682 47%

Bicycle 4,184 18%

Carpool 2,853 13%

Transit Bus 2,295 10%

Light Rail 1,207 5%

Vanpool 607 3%

Walk 398 2%

Telecommute 213 1%

Amtrak 186 1%

Motorcycle/Scooter 106 0%

NA 8 0%

Total 22,739 100%

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The Emergency Ride Home Program tends to be used for longer trips home. ERH data showed that approximately 300 commuters representing about 3% of total Commuter Club participants travelled nearly 12,000 miles utilizing this service in 2015, as shown in Table 6.4, or an average of about 40 miles per trip.

Table 6.4 Emergency Ride Home Total Miles Calendar Year 2015 TMA Miles 50 Corridor TMA 1,368 City of Roseville 155 McClellan Park TMA 26 North Natomas TMA 259 Power Inn Alliance 21 Sacramento TMA 9,758 South Natomas TMA 58 Yolo TMA 78 Yuba-Sutter TMA 93 Total 11,816

The “May is Bike Month” (MIBM) program is Sacramento region’s biggest regional active transportation campaign. Review of the MIBM registration database shows that in 2015, nearly 10,000 residents logged 1.8 million bicycle miles in the one month of the campaign. SACOG administers a MIBM survey after the campaign completion, and then again in the fall, to determine longer-term impacts. Some of the relevant findings from this survey are summarized below:

 A majority of participants heard about MIBM through their employer or coworkers.  Nearly 80% of participants log their miles into the MIBM database regularly.  97% of participants responded that they plan to continue biking as long as possible.  Only about 18% of respondents mentioned another method of transport during their bike commute, such as bus or rail.  The vast majority of respondents reported commuting 3-5 days a week or more.  Over 30% of respondents reported that they stopped biking after the MIBM campaign ended. The reasons cited included summer weather conditions and the end of the MIBM campaign and incentives.

Sierra Research Emission and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment Sierra Research was tasked with evaluating the performance of the Sacramento TDM program in terms of emission reduction and cost-effectiveness benefits for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases (GHG). In beginning the assessment, Sierra identified an issue in the SACOG region common to many agencies: lack of mode shift data to determine the number of commuters who have permanently shifted their travel behavior from single-occupancy vehicle (SOV) trips due to TDM programs and services. To address this

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challenge, Sierra used the best available research regarding cost-effectiveness of various TDM strategies, in conjunction with detailed TDM program funding data provided by SACOG.

Literature Review Sierra examined peer-reviewed literature and research reports focused on cost-effectiveness evaluation of various TDM strategies. The National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) released a report in 2012 that summarizes the cost-effectiveness of over 200 TDM projects implemented nationwide.15 This report was particularly useful in this analysis. However, since cost-effectiveness estimates identified in the literature are highly variable depending upon local conditions, level of outreach, combination of strategies, and other factors, considerable effort was taken by Sierra to assess the relevance of estimates before using them to evaluate Sacramento’s TDM program.

Tables 6.5 and 6.6 show the cost-effectiveness rankings for different TDM strategies that Sierra derived from the NCHRP report and other literature for criteria pollutant and GHG emissions. The NCHRP cost- effectiveness estimates were scaled to account for inflation and vehicle technology improvements to make these values more suitable for present and local conditions. In order to account for inflation, cost- effectiveness values were adjusted using Consumer Price Index Information (CPI) for 2002 (the year of the NCHRP report) and 2015 from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.16 To account for vehicle technology improvements between 2002 and 2015, emission factor ratios for light-duty vehicles for each pollutant were applied separately. Annual emission factors for both 2002 and 2015 were modeled with EMFAC2014 for the SACOG region for LDA, LDT1, and LDT2 vehicle classes only. Note that for criteria pollutants, emissions-weighted cost-effectiveness values were calculated based on the California- approved methodology for cost-effectiveness determination using Carl Moyer Program guidelines.17

As the figures show, it appears that the most cost-effective TDM measures to further both regional air quality and climate change goals are pricing strategies (e.g., road, parking etc.), as transportation costs are perhaps the strongest drivers of changes in travel behavior. However, the results also show that marketing, alternative mode, and employer-based TDMs—all strategies that SACOG administers—are reasonably cost- effective as well. Another interesting finding is that telework programs have not historically produced significant emission benefits relative to the costs associated with program administration. This may be because telework impacts are difficult to quantify due to other program interactions and because telework doesn’t generally produce permanent commute pattern changes. It is also important to differentiate telework from working at home, such as in a home-based business, where travel behavior is often different for business purposes. The cost-effectiveness of transportation control strategies that involve new infrastructure or technology, such as acquiring new alternative fuel buses or constructing intermodal stations, is generally longer term because of high upfront costs.

15 Cambridge Systematics for American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, “Evaluate the Interactions between Transportation- Related Particulate Matter, Ozone, Air Toxics, Climate Change, and Other Air-Pollutant Control Strategies,” NCHR Report 25-25, Task 59, July 2010.

16 CPI data is available at www.bls.gov/cpi/tables.htm.

17 http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/moyer/guidelines/current.htm

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Table 6.5 TDM Strategy Cost-Effectiveness for Criteria Pollutants

For GHG emissions, it is also important to note that land-use strategies appear to be the most cost- effective if only planning and administration costs are considered. According to the Moving Cooler report18, the following are the most successful GHG reduction strategies:

Pricing strategies that increase the cost of single-occupancy vehicle travel; Land use and smart growth strategies; Regulatory strategies that reduce and enforce speed limits; Educational strategies to encourage eco-driving behavior; and Multimodal strategies that expand travel options.

18 Moving Cooler: An Analysis of Transportation Strategies to Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, available at http://www.movingcooler.info.

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Table 6.6 TDM Strategy Cost-Effectiveness for GHG Emissions

TDM Program Assessment The first step in the evaluation was to appropriately match TDM program elements implemented in the Sacramento region to TDM categories for which cost-effectiveness estimates were reported in the NCHRP report. Additional research was conducted by reviewing reports and projects referenced in the NCHRP study to ensure that the category placement was appropriate. Next total program budgets for each category were added. TDM categories, descriptions and costs are shown in Table 6.7, and a cost breakdown in Figure 6.1. Costs are based on SACOG and partner TMO 2016 budgets and calculations for each category. The bicycle/pedestrian and land use categories include program expenditures towards land use planning and bike/ped infrastructure that are critical to providing more transportation choices that support TDM, but represent only a small portion of SACOG’s work in these areas.

The primary considerations for grouping programs into the TDM categories shown in Table 6.7 were actual project descriptions upon which the reported cost-effectiveness values were based, as well as how the shift to alternative mode would typically occur if the program were to reach its expected performance goal. This is important since the underlying assumptions used to quantify emission benefits of TDM projects are dependent on project type. For instance, although Sacramento’s “May is Bike Month” program is largely a marketing campaign, since the anticipated impact is to shift single occupancy vehicle travel to bicycling, this program was evaluated as part of the Bike/Pedestrian Programs and Projects.

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Table 6.7 TDM Program Classification and Costs TDM Category TDM Projects – NCHRP TDM Projects - Sacramento

Employer-Based Employer trip reduction Education and training to Employee Transportation Programs programs, employer outreach, Coordinators; employer-based marketing (e.g. employer-promoted bicycling promoting all non-drive alone modes of transportation, and ridesharing programs in the promoting regional programs/services/campaigns, context of trip reduction encouraging employers to offer incentives, promoting program, employer educational local programs/services/campaigns) programs. Does not include telework/flexible schedules. Total Funding: $1,454,407 Marketing/ “Other/Miscellaneous TDM” – Promoting local TDM programs/services/campaigns to Promotion/ includes marketing, as well as general public; coordinating events and campaigns Incentives general educational and outreach (e.g. October is Smart Commute Month); managing strategies website, events and marketing materials; conducting prize drawings as incentives to commuters. Total Funding: $540,692 Bicycle/Pedestrian Bikeways, new Bike and pedestrian projects such as bike parking Programs/Projects bicycle/pedestrian facilities (e.g., facilities, lanes and trails; “May is Bike Month” paths, lockers etc), bike campaign including website management, events and subsidies, bikeshare programs, materials; bike and walk subsidies; Walk/Bike to bike safety education. School Education; Bike Education Courses & Program. Total Funding: $1,044,563 Expanded Transit Shuttle feeder service; increased Shuttle services supported by North Natomas and Service service frequency McClellan Park TMAs. Total Funding: $469,609 Ridesharing Area-wide ride matching Commuter Club Database/website, maintaining Programs services, commuter services Ridematching Tool, 511 Call Center; general regional programs rideshare program marketing; Emergency Ride Home Program and carpool subsidies offered by TMOs. Total Funding: $243,900 Land Use Planning Land-use planning Land-use and multi-modal planning and studies. Total Funding: $243,000 Vanpool Program Vanpool subsidies Vanpool subsidies and Vanpool Incentive Program. Total Funding: $52,120 Transit Pricing/ Transit fare subsidies Transit Subsidies Fare Incentives Total Funding: $38,500

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Figure 6.1 TDM Program Expenditures

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Next, the median cost-effectiveness values from Tables 6.5 and 6.6 were applied to SACOG and TMA combined funding amounts for each TDM category, as shown in Table 6.8.

Table 6.8 Median Cost-Effectiveness of TDM Strategies (NCHRP, 2002) and Sacramento TDM Funding Sacramento Cost Effectiveness, $/ton Region Total TDM Category Funding HC NOx PM2.5* CO2**

Employer-Based TDMs $1,454,407 78,078 68,801 1,668,784 105

Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects and Programs $1,044,563 77,096 77,096 NA 100

Marketing (Other TDM) $540,692 42,876 29,941 NA 90

Expanded Transit Service $496,609 241,528 172,977 13,287,023 2,250

Land Use $243,000 NA NA NA 10

Ridesharing $243,900 87,626 62,065 4,867,780 80

Vanpool Program $52,120 57,315 34,735 2,685,195 80

Transit Pricing/Fare Incentives $38,500 196,551 152,617 NA 1,300

* Cost-effectiveness estimates for PM2.5 were not available for all strategies. ** When a range was provided, values were averaged.

Finally, the revised cost-effectiveness values for HC, NOx, PM2.5 (if available), and CO2 were applied to funding amounts summed for each TDM category. The resulting emission reductions in tons/year for the Sacramento TDM program are shown in Table 6.9. Note that the TDM measures are ranked in order of their estimated emission benefits.

Table 6.9 Estimated Emission Reductions from Sacramento TDM Program (tons/year) TDM Category HC NOx PM2.5 CO2 Land-Use N/A N/A N/A 17,641 Employer-Based Programs 4.43 3.93 0.48 10,056 Bicycle/Pedestrian Projects and Programs 3.22 2.52 NA 7,583 Marketing (Other TDM) 3.00 3.36 NA 4,361 Ridesharing 0.66 0.73 0.03 2,213 Shuttles 0.49 0.53 0.02 160 Vanpool Incentive Program 0.22 0.28 0.01 473 Transit Pricing/Fare Incentives 0.0 0.05 NA 21 TOTAL TDM 12.1 11.4 0.5 42,509

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As shown, it is estimated that the overall impact of Sacramento’s TDM program is the annual reduction of approximately 8 tons for hydrocarbons, 11 tons for nitrogen oxides, 0.5 tons for fine particular matter, and nearly 25,000 tons for carbon dioxide. The employer-based outreach is expected to have produced the highest emission reductions in the region for all pollutants, both because of its relatively high cost- effectiveness and because of investment emphasis in this TDM program from SACOG and its partner TMOs. Similarly, bike and pedestrian programs, as well as marketing strategies, are expected to have achieved significant emission reductions. Sierra’s evaluation also showed that ridesharing has a greater potential for emission reductions due to its favorable cost-effectiveness.

Validation

Because of the lack of sufficient data attributable to all of the TDM programs, Sierra undertook a validation effort to compare the cost-effectiveness approach to a data approach for emission reductions for the Sacramento vanpool program.

In order to estimate emissions from vanpools for 2015, the actual number of vans was multiplied by van ridership and assumed two trips per day to calculate light-duty VMT reduction. This number was adjusted using assumptions recommended in the CARB guidance; specifically, the fraction of riders commuting to the vanpooling location (0.75) and the average commuting distance (5 miles). This VMT reduction was then applied to light-duty emission factors from EMFAC2014 to estimate potential emissions reductions. Next, new mileage created by vans was calculated, and appropriate emission factors for medium-duty vehicles from EMFAC2014 were applied for each pollutant to calculate the resulting annual emissions increase from vans. Van emissions were subtracted from emissions obtained in the first step, to arrive at the total emission benefits for the vanpool program. Table 6.10 compares the emission results using this approach to the cost-effectiveness approach described above.

Table 6.10 Vanpool Incentive Program Emissions Comparison (tons/year) Data Cost-Effectiveness Pollutant Approach Approach NOx 0.31 0.28 ROG 0.45 0.22

PM2.5 0.04 0.01

CO2 609 473

Sierra concluded that the cost-effectiveness approach was a good proxy to estimate emission benefits for this TDM strategy, noting that using median cost-effectiveness values reported by NCHRP produced conservative estimates.

Sierra Research Conclusions Sierra Research concluded that employer-based TDM, marketing, and bicycle/pedestrian projects have likely made the most significant contributions toward achieving the region’s air quality and climate change goals. This is due both to the fact these programs are cost-effective, and the current level of investment in these strategies by SACOG and its partner TMOs. Sierra also concluded that SACOG’s ridesharing

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program is estimated to produce significant emission reductions even at the current relatively low funding levels. Given this, Sierra recommended that SACOG look for opportunities to update its program.

As discussed earlier, it appears that only about two percent of all regional employees, and an even smaller percentage of residents, have registered with the Commuter Club. Given this, SACOG should assess alternatives to the Commuter Club for collecting the data needed to better inform future assessments of the Sacramento region’s TDM programs.

Finally, TDM funding data show that Sacramento is currently spending less than one percent of its TDM program funds on program evaluation. Sierra notes that additional funding could be warranted for surveying and data collection efforts to obtain more robust data for program evaluation as discussed in their report. For the full Sierra Research report, see Appendix I.

Ridesharing Surveys In addition to the work by Sierra Research, SACOG Associate Analyst Jose Luis Caceres completed a thesis project in 2015 towards his Masters of Science in Transportation Management from the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University. His capstone project focused on assessing SACOG’s rideshare program, the sub-section of the full TDM program consisting of the 511 website and 511 travel information hotline, Vanpool Incentive Program, Trip Diary Raffle, Emergency Ride Home program, and Ridematch Tool/Database. His thesis was done on his personal time without SACOG supervision, but was related to his work in this area and has ultimately helped provide survey data and information for this strategic plan effort.

Caceres built his study around the consumer behavior model described in Chapter 5 to assess the effectiveness of SACOG’s TDM program. Using surveys, interviews and public information, Caceres collected information for the following eight areas:

A. Activities: How much have SACOG and its partners done?

B. Awareness: How knowledgeable is the target group of the rideshare services?

C. Participation: How much is the target group using the services?

D. Satisfaction: For those who tried the service, how satisfied were they?

E. Willingness: How willing is the target audience to try the service and how willing are they to

try carpooling or vanpooling?

F. Utilization: The degree to which the target audience has changed their travel patterns in

response to rideshare programs. What percentage actually tried carpooling or

vanpooling?

G. Attitudes: How inclined is the target group to try alternative modes?

H. Impacts: What amount of impacts to the transportation system can be attributed to the

Rideshare Program?

By measuring these levels, this study identified weaker links across consumer behavior change stages, and where opportunities exist for more targeted TDM efforts.

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Caceres developed two surveys, one for Commuter Club members and one for employees of TMA/TMO member employers. He worked with TMOs and Employee Transportation Coordinators (ETCs) to distribute the surveys electronically.

Off the 32,258 people in the Commuter Club database at the time of the survey, only 7,261 had opted to receive direct emails from the Commuter Club, so only those were emailed with a link to the survey. TMOs and ETCs were encouraged to share the survey through their social networks and email lists. The survey received a response rate of 11% with 787 completing the survey. This provided the study with a 95% level of confidence and a 4% margin of error, even with the population size set at 32,358.

The response rate to the TMA member employee survey had similar validity. Of a total of 649 respondents, 420 were already Commuter Club registered users and 226 were not registered users. According to operational data in the Commuter Club database, Sacramento TMA and 50 Corridor TMA have a combined membership of 121,000 (97,000 and 24,000). Although the 649 respondents made up only one percent, or a small fraction, of the TMA members in the direct target group, the responses were still considered 95 percent accurate, with a 4% margin of error.

Survey Results After analyzing the responses from these surveys, Caceres found that awareness of these programs and services was generally low, with the exception of the Emergency Ride Home program which had high awareness but opportunities for improvement regarding attitudes and willingness to try the program. Figures 6.1 to 6.5 provide a summary for each program, showing levels of awareness, satisfaction and willingness to try different alternatives identified through the surveys, and highlighting areas for potential improvement across the behavior chain.

For each of the programs, the following colors correspond to the:

TMA Members Survey

CC Users Survey

Roseville Survey

Miscellaneous (Surveys, Interviews, etc).

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Figure 6.1. Survey Results: Vanpool Incentive Program

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Table 6.2. Survey Results: Emergency Ride Home Program

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Figure 6.3 Survey Results: 511 Website and Hotline

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Figure 6.4 Survey Results: Trip Diary Raffle

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Figure 6.5. Survey results: Ridematch Tool & Database

In addition to this survey work, Caceres also examined:

 Public data on mode split (Census information), spending reports from TMAs and SACOG  Operational data from the Commuter Club and 511 websites, vanpool incentive program, and emergency ride home program  Enthographic stakeholder interviews with TMAs and employers  City of Roseville Triennial TDM Survey  Interregional TDM Action Plan Final Report that examined travel between SACOG and SJCOG regions.

Details on all of this information may be found in Appendix J. The information that was provided to Sierra Research was for the following year (2015 instead of 2014 data). Caceres’ analysis concluded that the TDM program does reduce VMT with the Vanpool Incentive Program alone reducing emissions by 1,000 kg/day of emissions in 2014, which is substantially higher than the 1.04 kg/day previously reported by SACOG. Despite this cost-effective finding, Caceres concludes that SACOG’s Rideshare Program is showing signs of age, with programs remaining unchanged for many years, having lackluster subsidies and incentives, and showing low awareness among target demographics. The May is Bike Month campaign is the exception to the rule as it has high levels of awareness even among those who are not

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able to bicycle to work. Caceres recommended applying more robust tactics to promoting rideshare to achieve greater impacts than the program already achieves.

Qualitative Assessment SACOG also worked with CTAA and conducted an internal staff assessment to more qualitatively evaluate the TDM program.

Community Transportation Association for America (CTAA) Assessment SACOG worked with CTAA to begin a “design thinking”19 process to take a fresh look at the TDM program. CTAA and SACOG staff conducted over 40 interviews with outreach partners, stakeholders, subject matter experts, MPOs and users of TDM services. The information collected during this process was used to develop “personas” reflecting typical types of travelers across the region and thematic information that was used in two workshops. Partners, stakeholders and SACOG staff reviewed the personas and information and identified trends challenges and opportunities they considered important to include in this TDM strategic plan. Below is a summary of the information gathered and recommendations provided by CTAA, organized by TDM program/service.

Regional Education and Outreach What we heard: While there are high levels of dedication and commitment among SACOG outreach partners to reducing single occupant vehicle usage, there is not a consistency among them in what they do or offer. From a local perspective this may be fitting, since local partners are targeting programs to respond to the needs they see locally. But, for a regional TDM program, this does not enable SACOG to operationalize its priorities consistently. SACOG needs to have a unified message, branded materials, and consistent levels of regional-level programming and incentives.

Recommendation: Invest in regional branding and programming where it matters most, such as raising awareness about benefits associated with alternative modes and general travel options that are available.

Commuter Club What we heard: There is confusion about the difference between Commuter Club and 511. Some people think they are the same website and would use “Commuter Club” and/or “511” interchangeably. They might know that a website exists for ridematching but wouldn’t remember what it was called.

Others knew that there were two different websites, but didn’t understand the difference between the two or wanted a one-stop location to send people. We heard that it is hard to explain the difference when trying to promote alternative options. One person mentioned that they incorrectly sent an inquirer to the wrong site. As one ETC noted, “For vanpooling, we don’t use the regional 511 database,” when it’s the Commuter Club website that can help people find vanpools, not 511. In this ETC’s case, he used another process altogether to start vanpools. Beyond serving as a general website, when travelers mentioned Commuter Club it was for logging trips and entering to win prizes.

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Recommendations:

1. Offer one regional site to host information geared to encouraging people to change to alternatives to driving alone. 2. In addition to offering resources by mode, consider building the site, or other platforms (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram), to move people through the Consumer Behavior Change pathway described in Chapter 5:

Alternatives/Choices Present  Awareness  Perception/Attitude Consideration/Willingness  Trial/Participation  Use/Customer Loyalty/Relationship  Recommend

Emergency Ride Home What we heard: Emergency Ride Home (ERH) is a popular program that does not seem to be overused. Many interviewed said they are enrolled but have seldom used it, if at all. This is consistent with programs around the country: it is a safety net that is not overused or abused, except maybe by an occasional few.

Recommendations:

1. If SACOG has a target to move a higher number of people out of their cars and into shared commuting situations in the next 5 years to help meet its 10% VMT reduction goal, CTAA recommends reducing the number of ERH rides that eligible commutes can receive. Recommend reducing the number from 6 to 3-4, perhaps with long time alternative mode commuters maintaining their 6 as a thank you. Reducing the number below 6 rides a year is consistent with other metropolitan areas. MassRIDES in Boston, the San Francisco CommuteSmart and Washington’s Commuter Connections programs each cap ERH rides at 4 per year.

2. Make ERH a program offered region-wide. While we heard that many of the TMAs were promoting the program, currently not all areas offer the program. Especially if further research shows this program is not overused, this is one program that should be consistently offered. It provides emotional benefit at low economic cost.

3. CTAA heard a few suggestions to expand the options people can choose to get home using ERH to include technology-based providers, such as Uber and UberPool, and Lyft and LyftLine. Other Considerations:

1. Explore whether the program should continue to be tied to Outreach Partners’ individual budgets, or funded out of a dedicated regional source. 2. Explore ways to partner with public transit agencies, private transportation companies and large employers to leverage communication and funding to support and expand the program.

3. Consider whether there is another revenue source to fund ERH. At Tri-Met in Portland, for instance, employers pay $2.16 per employee for companies with 100+ employees, or a fixed rate for companies with less than 100 employees.

Teleworking What we heard: Several people CTAA interviewed emphasized the value of teleworking to reduce single occupant driving. With more people having access to technology right from their homes and no need to drive to telework centers, many thought there was untapped potential for VMT reductions through the promotion of telework.

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Few of the Outreach Partners promoted telework, feeling that it was difficult to promote, with employers either doing it on their own or not being interested in offering it to their employees. We heard that most employers don’t have a telework option and that there was some opportunity to promote it but no package or incentive program/subsidy to offer them.

CTAA Observations: Currently, the Commuter Club does not offer information on teleworking. The Sac Region 511 lists teleworking on its site, but confusingly, it is listed as a resource under Ridesharing. Additionally, sacregion511 promotes it for the employee, not the employer, and doesn’t provide additional resources other than text.

Recommendation: Develop a package for teleworking that can be promoted to employer sites and employees. This information could also be listed on the regional website and featured by promoting Telework Week, a national campaign in March.

Campaigns What we heard: May is Bike Month is highly recognizable. Awareness seems high. People know about it, what is does, and what it offers. People had stories to tell about their experiences participating, knew details about the miles they and their team rode, and how many people signed up. One ETC said: “People respond to May Is Bike Month t-shirts. People love them. A few love the badges.” At one work location the ETC noted that 1,300 to 2,000 people sign up for MIBM, rode 2,000 miles, and were in the top 10. This employer site had an inter-departmental competition and gave t-shirts to staff if they registered.

People did mention other campaigns, but they paled in comparison to May is Bike Month. A few mentioned Spare the Air for Bucks. Several referred to SACOG’s October campaign, one wishing that the campaign name didn’t change so it could have some consistency.

Recommendation: Leverage other national or international campaigns when they fit with the regional TDM message, such as the following campaigns promoting other modes:

 Car Free Day (World Car Free Day 2016 - Sep 22, 2016)

 Try Transit Week (September)

 Dump the Pump

 Telework Week (March)

 American Heart Association's National Walking Day

Expanding on the Consumer Behavior Model Per CTAA, SACOG staff’s addition of the Consumer Behavior Model in Figure 5.1 was a valuable contribution to understanding the change process for consumer shifts away from driving alone and for eventually evaluating SACOG’s progress in making the shift. Among others, the benefits of a stepwise tool provides a framework for:

 Understanding journeys and experiences of customers and customer archetypes at each of the stages.

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 Setting objectives, activities, and targets to move people through specific stages.  Evaluating progress and diagnosing problems.  Generating ideas to improve results in subsequent program years.

Based on the qualitative data garnered from the traveler interviews, the interviews with stakeholders, and the workshops, CTAA recommends adding a few steps to the Customer Behavior Model shown in red to customize it to the opportunities and goals of SACOG, namely:

Alternatives/Choices Present  Awareness  Perception/Attitude Consideration/Willingness  Trial/Participation  Use/Customer Loyalty/Relationship  Recommend

Adding “Alternatives/Choices Present” to the beginning of the customer lifecycle. The people CTAA heard from during the qualitative research phase of this strategic planning process made it clear that “real choices” need to be present before people can think about using transportation alternatives. Conversation focused on targeting customers where infrastructure is already good, building infrastructure for biking, walking and transit where it is lacking, and then conducting campaigns to support use of that new infrastructure.

Conversations also led to thinking about how to work with people with complexities in their locations and schedules to tailor-make “real choices” for them. Suggestions included:

 Thinking beyond simply origin and destination of commutes to create opportunities at mid-points, such as schools where commuting parents drop off their children.  Making it a win to carpool even one day a week, sending the message that this will still make a difference.  Not using the car on weekends even though the car is the primary option during the week.

Adding Referrals to the end of the customer lifecycle. A 2013 Nielsen Trust In Advertising report noted, “Word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and family, often referred to as earned advertising, are still the most influential, as 84 percent of global respondents across 58 countries to the Nielsen online survey said this source was the most trustworthy.”20 A 2016 Harvard Business Review article lists the following benefits of having a referral marketing program: “greater credibility of friend/family member recommendations over paid advertisements, access to new customers that traditional marketing programs may not reach, and better matching of referred customers' needs to a good or service.”21

Learning about SACOG programs and area transportation options via word-of-mouth was mentioned on many occasions as the way people learned about a service or program. Many mentioned that they had recommended a service or program to a friend or colleague. Based on these findings, CTAA also

20 Word-of-mouth recommendations from friends and family, often referred to as earned advertising, are still the most influential, as 84 percent of global respondents across 58 countries to the Nielsen online survey said this source was the most trustworthy.

21 https://hbr.org/product/referral-marketing-harnessing-the-power-of-your-customers/BH713-PDF-ENG

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recommended that SACOG build in steps to acknowledge the importance of customer referrals as an essential way to reach SACOG TDM program goals. Suggested strategies include:

 Continue value-added traditional marketing, but incorporate referral marketing, which relies on satisfied customers to refer a service to a friend or colleague.  Build loyalty and relationships with customers.  Launch a referral marketing campaign to encourage travelers to recommend alternatives to friends and colleagues.  Use prizes, rewards, and coupons.  Take advantage of social media and other networks.  Develop avid users through making travel an experience, telling stories, and helping loyal customers refer their friends and colleagues. CTAA also recommended several approaches to other phases in the Consumer Behavior Model, described below.

Trial/Participation

Having people try out SACOG programs and area transportation options was mentioned often during the qualitative research – by travelers who had the opportunity to try out a mode with a support system, by a vanpool lead looking to recruit more people into his vanpool, and by interviewed employee transportation coordinators.

A blog post from Clarity Coverdale Fury, an independent marketing and advertising agency, notes that, “Getting people to try things is one of the best ways to get them to purchase. …[T]he same methods that get someone to buy a new product or service can work to get someone to adopt a new behavior. Making trial easy is a brilliant way to move consumers from ‘consideration’ to ‘adoption,’ but the important part is that it’s not just for products. Those of us who are working toward large-scale behavior change need to find innovative, rewarding ways to spur trial as well.”22 CTAA points to the opportunity for SACOG to set up trialability programs targeted to SACOG’s target locations, and target personas to encourage trial of alternative modes with relevant supports and incentives.

Windows of Opportunities and Windows of Vulnerability of Relapse

The article A Universal Lesson in Breaking the Habit of Car Commuting23 discusses the importance of reaching people to encourage mode shift during major life changes, such as moving, starting a new job, or having a child start school. Per the article, "At these moments, the normal cues that automate commute habits get disrupted, transit options and price incentives come back into play, and people can establish new behavioral patterns." The authors call this the Window of Opportunity, but assert there is also a Window of Vulnerability of Relapse, which makes it important to design programs to support people through this window. The authors note, "If a commuter mode-shift program isn't sustained for long enough, there's a real possibility of relapse, since the old habits tend to linger even after the new one starts to form, and since the new one doesn't reach the power of the old even after a month."

22 http://blog.claritycoverdalefury.com/inspiring-behavior-change-through-trial/

23 "A Universal Lesson in Breaking the Habit of Car Commuting: How one U.K. company got its employees to stop driving to work", citylab.com, September 26, 2014

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During the interviews and workshop sessions, CTAA heard about how employee transportation coordinators had programs for new hires. We also heard about the essential role for maintaining close connections with people on the cusp of and during the process of trying out a new travel mode or service. Both travelers and stakeholders interviewed talked about fear of trying something new, as well as being unsettled during the time using the new mode. This indicated that behavior change programs must last long enough to maintain the new habit.

While some areas of the region do focus on residential areas (e.g., North Natomas TMA), we also heard about the importance of working with more residential areas as a focus for SAGOG, including:

 Targeting those new to a residential area through programs such as the former “welcome wagon.”  Work with real estate agencies, neighborhood associations, and apartment and condo concierges to share transportation information.  Develop a regional rewards program for residential property owners, multi-family residences, and neighborhoods.

Self-Assessment In addition to the information collected through the interview and workshop processes, SACOG staff and outreach partners are in the process of conducting evaluations of themselves and each other. This section will be provided once those evaluations are completed.

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CHAPTER 7. KEY LEARNINGS, GOALS AND STRATEGIES

SACOG and partners have learned much about the current TDM program, what other regions are doing, and opportunities for improvement. The following are key learnings and initial goals and strategies that have come out of them.

Key Learnings Technology is changing the TDM landscape. How will companies like Uber, Lyft, Ridescout, WAZE, Getaround and others affect how people choose to travel? Will more people share rides or reduce vehicle ownership because of these private sector efforts and technologies? Or will they result in more trips? How might they impact, supplement or supplant traditional public transit and paratransit services? Will autonomous vehicles lead to more people driving alone or bring more transit and ridesharing opportunities? Will Connect Card and Bike Share technologies result in mode shifts? Will these endeavors ultimately reduce or increase VMT, greenhouse gas emissions and roadway capacity demand? We have more questions than answers but we know that these ventures and technologies will have an impact on travel behavior.

The shared economy is here and is a huge opportunity for TDM programs. Data from shared services providers points to a beneficial relationship between transit agencies and providers, especially for first and last mile connections. Car share services are already in Sacramento and there will be a bike share system launching in spring of 2017. Uber currently offers ride sourcing services across the entire region and Lyft offers services to the greater Sacramento area reaching cities like Auburn, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove and Davis. Transit agencies have been partnering with TNCs, microtransit, and others to provide first-mile/last-mile connections. UberPool and LyftLine have launched ridesharing services (UberPool and LyftLine) in the San Francisco Bay Area and are choosing new markets frequently. The possibility for partnerships presents a unique opportunity to gather valuable data from these private entities. Formal partnerships have happened in Dallas, LA and other major metropolitan areas.

Partnerships matter. All TDM programs leverage partnerships in order to have the greatest impact. Our partners bring TDM expertise, local knowledge and match funding that help SACOG reach more people than it otherwise might reach. Maintaining these good partnerships and fostering new partnerships will create a stronger more successful program.

Awareness is a key first step in making new travel choices, but awareness of current TDM programs and services is low. While more research is needed to fully understand the levels of awareness for various programs and services, preliminary research shows that generally many people do not know about existing programs, such as the Emergency Ride Home program, vanpool incentive program and the differences between 511 and Commuter Club.

Few TDM programs are measuring performance. Even the programs that are known for good performance measurement make many assumptions about the impacts of their programs. Almost every MPO we reached out to would really like to see what we develop for linking performance to investment decisions. It is difficult to measure TDM activities in part because services and programs are almost always offered in combinations of funding packages. However, everyone is interested in better measuring their programs and there are methodologies we can draw on and improve upon.

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Short trips matter, too. TDM programs often focus on reducing long commute trips through carpools, vanpools, and transit. While these efforts are very important to VMT and GHG reductions, data shows that reducing short trips can also have a significant impact on reducing emissions as it is the cold start of a vehicle that releases the most pollutants. Additionally, only 20 percent of trips are commute trips. Some efforts have been made to promote mode shifts for shorter trips, particularly through the May is Bike Month campaign and Safe Route to Schools efforts, but the program overall could focus more on promoting all types of alternative modes for shorter trips to work, grocery stores, restaurants, schools, transit stations, etc.

TDM marketing programs can be cost-effective, especially when combined with infrastructure investments. From the literature we have reviewed, TDM marketing and employer-based programs can be cost effective alternatives for reducing VMT and emissions on their own, but particularly when combined with longer term infrastructure investments like roadway, bicycle and pedestrian improvements and transit expansion that provide real choices. However, the degree of effectiveness depends greatly on the combination of services, incentives and programs provided. It also depends on whether TDM alternatives can result in delaying or deferring the need for a more costly transportation expansion projects.

Demographics in the region are changing. Over the next 20 years the region is going to have a higher percentage of people over 65 years of age, and will continue to see a large percentage of people between the ages of 20 and 34. There is a need to consider how these residents will want to travel and how TDM programs can provide information and promote new travel options that respond to demographic changes.

Infrastructure matters. Targeting markets in which diverse transportation options exist will likely result in greater VMT reduction. Encouraging people to bike or take transit when they don’t live or work in areas that have good bike opportunities or transit service is not efficient. Instead, a greater share of resources should go to creating diverse transportation choices, marketing to people who live near those services or infrastructure and actually have the option to take an alternative mode, and providing ambassadors, incentives, and ongoing support to encourage more enduring use of those modes.

Travel options need to be safe, efficient, convenient and reliable. This is old news in transportation circles but important to call out because travelers noted over and over that they would not chose a mode other than their cars unless that mode was perceived to be at least as safe, efficient (both from a time and cost perspective), convenient and reliable as their car. And in some cases it would have to actually save them time or money to motivate them to change their mode.

The ways we pay for transportation may be shifting, but the extent to which that may affect people’s travel is not yet clear. With revenues from fuel taxes decreasing, transportation finance strategies that involve road pricing by time of day or measuring vehicle miles traveled are being studied and implemented. If new “user-based” finance strategies are implemented in California, what new TDM efforts will be needed to inform drivers of alternative options? How might we take advantage of other funding sources (i.e., competitive grant programs, mitigation dollars, pre-tax benefits, etc.) to support TDM strategies and people’s transportation options?

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further researched, tested and evaluated to get a better handle on this dynamic field and all of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Draft Goals, Objectives and Strategies Goal 1. Leverage existing and new partnerships to maximize technological opportunities, raise awareness of programs/services, and offer improved and new cost-effective programs/services that support alternative mode use and behavior change.

Draft Objective 1A. Sharpen the focus and efficiencies of SACOG’s Traditional TDM Programs. SACOG’s TDM program has primarily been focused in these areas:  Regional convening of TMA/TMO outreach partners through the monthly TDM Task Force.  Funding, planning and operational support for employer-based TDM marketing efforts by TMA/TMO partners and SACOG.  Maintaining the 511 and Commuter Club websites.  Managing the large, annual May-is-Bike-Month (MIBM) marketing campaign.  Each of these traditional areas of the TDM program offer opportunities for enhanced effectiveness.

Draft Strategies  Update SACOG’s rideshare database through coordination with TMA/TMO partners.  Expand the TDM Task Force to include air districts, transit agencies, health and active transportation partners, Caltrans, private sector representatives (e.g., TNCs) etc., and explore options for joint ad- hoc task forces or working groups for ongoing and opportunistic marketing and outreach efforts.  Strengthen employer-based TDM outreach and marketing efforts where there are strong transit and bike/ped connections to employers and there is evidence that shifting employees’ mode-share has unrealized benefits and opportunities for TDM effectiveness.  Explore Vanpool Program improvements most likely to support increased vanpooling activity, including identifying areas with many commuters making similar long commutes, and assessing the vanpool program structure, duration of incentives, benefits of reporting to the National Transit Database, and opportunities for additional matching tools and targeted marketing efforts.  Evolve May is Bike Month (MIBM) into a program more focused on VMT reductions, based in how people become users of bicycling as a transportation choice, and with more year-round promotion of bicycling as an auto trip-replacement option.  Assess with the TDM Task Force and stakeholders ways to strengthen regional TDM branding, messaging and marketing efforts where effective, while encouraging local efforts and customization as needed to target local differences and specific market segments.

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Draft Objective 1B. Enhance user experience and increase mobility options through technology-based solutions Draft Strategies  Assess more cost-effective methods to provide both static and real-time transportation and alternative modes information, encourage ongoing and dynamic ride sharing, and collect data for program evaluation through assessing the potential to combine 511 and Commuter Club websites, emerging technologies, potential public/private partnerships, open data, etc.  Identify strategies to integrate TDM into the SACOG-led Local and Regional Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Master Plan and Architecture Updates to be launched in FY 2016/17, such as how TDM can be used by local governments to support integrated demand management to promote transportation choices, reduce congestion, and address incidents.  Explore data collection opportunities and potential partnerships with Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) and other emerging private sector transportation ventures to increase travel choices, sharing, connectivity, accessibility, and to leverage private expertise, capacity and funding.

Goal 2. Better integrate TDM with planning and project delivery both to improve the land use/transportation planning process and promote new multimodal infrastructure when it is completed.

Objective 2A. Support Blueprint and MTP/SCS Implementation Efforts that Increase Travel Choices, Connectivity, and Accessibility. Draft Strategies  Strengthen internal coordination between SACOG staff teams working on TDM, Active Transportation, Transit, MTP/SCS Implementation, and Programming and Project Delivery.  Further study VMT reduction opportunities in MTP/SCS geographies where transportation choices exist and TDM efforts could most effectively promote alternative modes for work, school, and short trips.  Assess potential market segments for expanded TDM efforts, including seniors, youth, and young adults.  Explore best practices and opportunities to adopt or pilot TDM strategies in the SACOG region targeted to specific market segments, neighborhoods, new trip attractors, special events, major construction projects, and new “triers” of alternative modes.  Support the development of a Regional Complete Streets Program and implementation of MTP/SCS capital projects that reinforce TDM program performance outcomes, and support and encourage use of new projects – such as complete street improvements, new bike/ped infrastructure, and new/revised transit services – through timely TDM activities and education.  Provide technical assistance to incorporate TDM strategies into local plans, including general and specific plans, corridor plans, short range transit plans, TOD/station area plans, and others.

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Goal 3. Collect & analyze data to make smart investments that focus on long term behavior change.

Objective 3A. Evolve to Become a Truly Performance-Based Regional Program Draft Strategies  Work with TDM outreach partners and stakeholders to develop specific goals and performance measures for TDM programs, and methods for collecting data to track progress.  Work with a third party with program evaluation expertise to help continue to assess the effectiveness of SACOG’s TDM programs and provide guidance on potential performance assessment measures and methods.  Incorporate performance-based planning, coordinated with regional performance measures, into SACOG’s TDM decision-making, funding programs, and program management.  Provide funding support for technical tools that help inform the ongoing evaluation of VMT reduction strategies, such as scenario planning tools, project-level benefit-cost analysis to inform infrastructure project selection and programming to meet TDM goals, and GHG reduction target-setting work and forecasts of “off model” benefits from investments in programs such as TDM.  Provide funding support towards the Regional Household Travel Survey Project to ensure it addresses TDM considerations.  Support an online Regional Monitoring Report to communicate regional performance and progress on a variety of measures, including those related to TDM program impacts and benefits, transit ridership, congestion, etc.

Objective 3B. Diversify TDM Funding Sources and Leverage External Funds to Implement Creative, Innovative and Long-Term Efforts Draft Strategies  Identify funding and grant opportunities from expanding the focus of the TDM Program beyond employers.  Increase opportunities for capturing more TMP funds through supporting inclusion of TMPs in new environmental review, and inventory and analysis of major CEQA documents with identified TMP mitigations.  Provide technical assistance on various revenue/fee options that could be implemented by local governments to fund TDM related programs and infrastructure, and encourage development patterns and projects supporting enhanced transportation choices.  Explore the potential benefits of any TMA/TMO sharing of “back-office” services, such as administrative support, bookkeeping/accounting, etc.  Continue to explore the development of financial Incentives for more transit-oriented development (TOD), building on prior analytical work and examples from other areas.  Pursue opportunities to leverage SACOG’s TDM program funds with related external programs that support MTP/SCS implementation, such as the Sacramento Transportation Authority’s TOD set- aside, SMAQMD’s Infill Streamlining Program, Cap-and-Trade programs and the state Active Transportation Program, and federal programs.

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Item #16-5-9 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Information

April 29, 2016

Regional Active Transportation Program Policy Framework

Issue: Should the Transportation Committee recommend that the Board approve the SACOG six- county Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) policy framework?

Recommendation: For information only. The Transportation Committee will take action on this item.

Discussion: Pursuant to the passage of Senate Bill 99 and Assembly Bill 101, the Active Transportation Program (ATP) was created and is being administered by Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The ATP combines many federal and state funding streams previously used for bicycle, pedestrian, safety, and other related purposes into one funding stream with broad eligibilities. All ATP funds are distributed competitively, with 50 percent of the funds channeled through a statewide competitive program, 10 percent through small urban and rural regions with populations of 200,000 or less, and the final 40 percent being distributed through metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) in urban areas with populations greater than 200,000, such as the SACOG six-county region. The statutory goals of the ATP include:

• Increase the proportion of trips accomplished by biking and walking; • Increase the safety and mobility of non-motorized users; • Advance the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas reduction goals as established pursuant to SB 375 and SB 391; • Enhance public health, including reduction of childhood obesity; and • Provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit many types of active transportation users.

Following the adoption of the third round State ATP Guidelines in March 2016, the statewide competition commenced on April 15 with the issuance of a call for projects. Project sponsors are strongly encouraged to apply first to the State ATP to maximize the region’s opportunities to obtain funding through the statewide competition. Technical assistance is available to applicants for the State ATP from SACOG staff to help increase the quality of information, which can also help with applications for the six-county Regional ATP. Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Page | 2

Regional ATP Customization The six-county 2016 Regional ATP is also in its third cycle, and is based on the State ATP. During the April SACOG Advisory and Board Committee cycle, staff provided a briefing on the draft policy framework (Attachment) for the 2016 Regional Active Transportation Program (ATP) to highlight proposed changes to the program and process, in advance of a May 2016 Board action approving the guidelines and issuance of a call for projects. The draft framework reflects previous committee input, builds off the regional customization from Cycles 1 and 2, and incorporates feedback and insights gained from Cycle 2 to strengthen the process for Cycle 3. The proposed Cycle 3 policy framework continues the following elements from the Cycle 2 policy framework:

• Scoring criteria for a project’s potential for supporting greenhouse gas emission reduction goals through reducing or shortening vehicle trips; • Requiring a local match for the project in place of awarding points for leveraging non-ATP funds, in line with SACOG’s past practice of requiring, not incentivizing, matching funds; and • The same process as Cycle 2 to include points related to disadvantaged communities in the event that a 25% threshold is not attained though performance-driven scores.

New to Cycle 3, the draft policy framework recommends the inclusion of a region-specific definition for Disadvantaged Communities, using the definition of low-income and high minority (LIHM) areas used in the environmental justice analysis for the 2016 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. The draft policy framework also clarifies the inclusion of stakeholder support and a public planning process as screening criteria.

Specific to the evaluation process, the policy framework proposes to reduce the number of working group members from 11 to 7 in recognition of the multiple areas of expertise an evaluator is encouraged to represent in discussion and ranking of competing projects. The policy framework also includes a clarification of contact methods in the event the working group identifies questions that could impact a project’s ranking.

Timing Overview The timing and policy of the ATP is determined and constrained by the CTC. The six-county Regional ATP policy framework must first be acted upon by the SACOG Board and then be approved by the CTC. For this reason, the SACOG Board will take action on the policy framework in May and the CTC will take action on the policy framework in June. It will be necessary for the Board to delegate to SACOG’s CEO the authority to respond to any CTC changes and to release the Regional ATP call for projects to allow for timely application development.

The State ATP’s funding awards will inform the final recommendations of the Regional ATP. The Regional ATP must consider all projects not selected through the Statewide ATP competition, and any regional-only applications, and provide a Board-approved recommendation to the CTC by January 27, 2017. To meet this deadline, staff will provide a preliminary ranking and draft recommendation for the Regional ATP during the October 2016 committee cycle. However, results of the statewide ATP competition will not be announced until October 28th. Staff will thus submit a final regional recommendation for approval in the November/December 2016 committee cycle that removes any recommended projects funded through the statewide program.

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Funding Estimate The ATP Fund Estimate for Cycle 3 is derived from state and federal sources with program capacities based on Senate Bill 99 and Assembly Bill 101, and guidance from the Federal Highway Administration, CTC, and California State Transportation Agency. Funds will be available in FY 2019/20 through 2020/21. A fund estimate will be released by CTC staff in May and adopted at the May 18th CTC meeting. It is anticipated that roughly two thirds of the amount of funds distributed through past ATP cycles will be available in Cycle 3, or approximately $6 million for the six-county region.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:VC:ds Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 Matt Carpenter, Director of Transportation Services, (916) 340-6276 Renée DeVere-Oki, Team Manager of Programming & Project Delivery, (916) 340-6219 Victoria S. Cacciatore, Associate Analyst, (916) 340-6214

Attachment

2016 REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM: EL DORADO, PLACER, SACRAMENTO, SUTTER, YOLO, AND YUBA COUNTIES

The purpose of this funding program is to increase and ELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES attract active transportation users and provide facilities The infrastructure projects eligible for this funding for walking and biking in urban, suburban, and rural program are largely derived from the SACOG Regional portions of the region and to provide connections Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails Master Plan (Master Plan) between them. Projects and programs funded through that is amended every odd year. The Master Plan this program are consistent with the vision of the provides a set of policies and projects for regional bicycle Blueprint and support the implementation of the long- and pedestrian planning efforts across the six-county range transportation plans for the El Dorado County SACOG region, and was developed through a working Transportation Commission (EDCTC), the Placer County group and approved by the Regional Bicycle and Transportation Planning Agency (PCTPA), and the Pedestrian Advisory Committee and SACOG Board of Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG). Directors. Additionally, bicycle and pedestrian projects EDCTC, PCTPA, and SACOG invest regional funds regularly included in the Regional Transportation Plans (RTPs) for for infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects EDCTC or PCTPA are also eligible. Federal funds may be benefitting active transportation in the region. ATP funds used for construction, preliminary engineering, from the State of California provide an important funding environmental work and design, and/or right-of-way. source for active transportation projects. Projects must support the performance outcomes identified in the sections below.

PROGRAM GOALS Non-infrastructure projects eligible for funding must California Senate Bill (SB) 99 establishes California’s ATP meet at least one of two criteria: (1) Encourage biking with six program goals that provide a foundation for the and walking through public information, education, state and regional programs: training, and awareness; and/or (2) Perform studies and develop plans that support one or more of the project . Increase the proportion of trips accomplished by performance outcomes identified in the section below. biking and walking; Projects include bike/ped planning, education, . Increase the safety and mobility of non- information, and marketing efforts. motorized users; The ATP is a State of California identified program . Advance the active transportation efforts of regional agencies to achieve greenhouse gas implemented by the California Transportation reduction goals as established pursuant to SB Commission and comprised of state and federal funding. 375 (C728, §2008) and SB 391 (C585, §2009); The majority of projects will need to meet the requirements of the federal Fixing America’s Surface . Enhance public health, including reduction of childhood obesity, through the use of programs Transportation Act (FAST Act). Projects must also meet including but not limited to projects eligible for eligibility requirements specific to the ATP funding Safe Routes to School Program funding; source provided.

. Ensure that disadvantaged communities fully share in the benefits of the program; and INELIGIBLE PROJECT TYPES Projects in new developments that are considered “good . Provide a broad spectrum of projects to benefit practices” according to FHWA guidelines, long-term staff many types of active transportation users. positions, transit operations, law enforcement, and bicycle racks for carpools, vanpools, or private vehicles are ineligible for ATP funds.

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PROJECT SELECTION PROCESS scores to the Regional ATP Team at the conclusion of the Working Group review period. The application process will be specific to the Regional ATP. In administering the Regional ATP, SACOG will Following the announcement of the statewide ATP consider projects not selected for programming in the awards, the Regional ATP Team will remove any projects statewide competition. Project applicants are successful in securing funds through the statewide encouraged to discuss potential Regional ATP projects competition from further consideration for the Regional with regional transportation planning agency (RTPA) ATP. The Regional ATP Team will then use the re- staff, and may elect to identify a reduced scope version evaluated application scores to finalize the funding of their state-submitted project for the Regional ATP recommendation, and will confirm that a minimum 25% competition. of available ATP funds are dedicated to projects and programs benefiting Disadvantaged Communities (DAC) A Regional ATP Team comprised of representatives from as identified in the State Guidelines, and/or the the three RTPAs in the region (EDCTC, PCTPA, and definitions for low-income and minority communities SACOG) will screen applications for eligibility. used in the environmental justice analysis for the 2016 Applications will be removed from the competitive Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable process if found ineligible based on these guidelines. Communities Strategy. In the event the minimum DAC Projects not selected for programming in the statewide threshold is not obtained, the DAC points (0-10) will be ATP competition, but deemed eligible for the state applied to the entire project list and the projects re- program will be considered; to compete in the regional ranked. Discretion will be placed on the Working Group program, applicants will be required to submit a and Regional ATP Team to select a comprehensive supplemental application. The Regional ATP Team will package of projects. forward the eligible applications to the Active Transportation Working Group, comprised of seven PROJECT SCREENING experts from the areas of land use planning, bike/ped planning, project engineering, first-mile/last-mile access To be selected for funding, a project or program must to transit, health and equity, and the impact of meet the following screening criteria: transportation infrastructure on greenhouse gas 1. Project is one of the eligible types of non- emissions. infrastructure, infrastructure, or a combination of infrastructure and non- The Working Group will be recruited from standing infrastructure as identified under “Eligible advisory committees, multidisciplinary and represent a diverse geography across the region. The Working Group Project Types”. is required to review, evaluate, and score the 2. Infrastructure Project is a planned project applications according to its own process, and will not included in the SACOG Master Plan or the discard any applications submitted to the Regional ATP. Regional Transportation Plan of EDCTC or Working Group members will not vote or comment on PCTPA. Only under special circumstances applications from their own organizations. The Working will an application be considered for a Group prioritizes and ranks the projects, according to an project that is not listed in one of these iterative process that uses both quantitative and sources. qualitative methods. The Working Group and/or SACOG staff reserves the right to contact applicants during this 3. Project must be ready for inclusion in the project selection process for additional information. The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement applicant may be provided the opportunity to address Program, with project scope and cost. The the Working Group either by phone, email, or during a project application may include the cost of meeting to address questions related to the scope of preparing environmental documents. When work, budget, timeline, and performance considerations. project design, right-of-way, or construction After collectively evaluating the projects, the Working are programmed before the implementing Group members will submit re-evaluated application

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agency completes the environmental 8. Project is not part of developer-funded process, updated cost estimates, updated basic good practices. The project applicant analysis of the project’s cost effectiveness, must demonstrate the project complies and updated analysis of the project’s ability with the policy statement and design to further the goals of the program must be guidance adopted by FHWA to submitted to the appropriate RTPA (EDCTC, accommodate bicycle and pedestrian travel. PCTPA, or SACOG) for re-evaluation following completion of the environmental In addition to how projects address the program goals process. discussed above, the following scoring criteria considerations will be used by the Active Transportation 4. Project is eligible for appropriate funding Working Group to make funding recommendations to sources (i.e., TAP, HSIP, State Highway the Regional ATP Team. Account funds, State SRTS). PROJECT SCORING 5. Project meets the minimum dollar amount Projects will be scored based on the criteria described in for an infrastructure or non-infrastructure the State ATP guidelines with minor modifications as project and includes at least an 11.47% described below. local match; application is to all project categories. Project Performance Outcomes (0-90 points)

a. Infrastructure project minimum is 1. Project has potential to increase walking $282,390 ($250,000 funding request + and bicycling through targeted strategies: $32,390 local match). increasing access to transit services, b. Non-Infrastructure project minimum is increasing access to schools, eliminating $56,478 ($50,000 funding request + gaps or removing barriers in the $6,478 local match). bicycle/pedestrian network, and completing c. Public agencies applying for funding for smaller projects may want to consider facilities. 0-35 points combining projects to meet the project minimum thresholds, or consider a 2. Project has the potential to reduce the larger, multi-year program or project. number and/or rate of pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and injuries. 0-25 points 6. Public Participation & Planning. The project 3. Project improves public health through the applicant must demonstrate stakeholder targeting of populations with high risk support and how a community-based public factors for obesity, physical inactivity, participation process resulted in the asthma or other health issues. 0-10 points identification and prioritization of the proposed project. 4. Project demonstrates cost effectiveness, which is achieved by minimizing projected 7. Partnering with Community Conservation capital and operating expenditures while Corps. The project applicant must offering strong performance benefits. 0-10 demonstrate that the California points

Conservation Corps, or a qualified 5. Project advances active transportation community conservation corps, was sought efforts to achieve greenhouse gas reduction out to participate as a partner to undertake goals through reducing or shortening the project; or provide demonstration of vehicle trips today and over time, as the cost-effectiveness clause 23 CFR established pursuant to SB 375 and SB 391, 635.204 and provide the relevant and demonstrates potential for documentation. placemaking. 0-10 points

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Other Considerations (up to 20 points)

1. Project sponsor demonstrates good performance on past grants and/or federal aid projects or programs. 0-5 points

2. Project sponsor demonstrates readiness to move forward with the project on a timely schedule (i.e., application includes clear schedule, cost, and partnerships to deliver the project). 0-5 points

3. Project provides benefit for a disadvantaged community. 0-10 points will be applied in the event the 25 percent minimum is not met. (Please reference the project selection process section.)

FUNDING RECIPIENT REQUIREMENTS Recipients must submit a quarterly update on all projects receiving funding during the 2016 Regional ATP Cycle. Failure to do so could result in negative impacts for future funding rounds.

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Item #16-5-10 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Information

April 29, 2016

State Advocacy Update

Issue: Update on state advocacy issues.

Recommendation: This item is for information only.

Discussion: As discussed in the Fix Our Roads Coalition item, the major issue of transportation funding is still not clear. Several competing funding proposals exist, but there have been no public hearings in months.

Also attached is a list of legislation that staff is tracking. Staff is not recommending taking any positions at this time. Staff may come back in June after bills are amended and it is clearer which measures may move forward.

Approved by:

Mike McKeever Chief Executive Officer

MM:EJ:ts Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247 SACOG State Bill Report Attachment

# Author Title Summary AB 22 Rodriguez Office of Emergency Requires the Curriculum Development Advisory Committee to review the (D) Services: Oil-by-Rail curriculum and courses of instruction offered by public and private programs Spills that train firefighters in response methods for oil-by-rail spills. Requires the Office of Emergency Services to compile a list of those curriculum and courses of instruction. AB 156 Perea (D) Global Warming Requires the State Air Resources Board, pursuant to the Global Warming Solutions Act: Solutions Act of 2006, to post on its Internet Web site a specified report on Disadvantaged the projects funded to benefit disadvantaged communities. Requires the Communities Board to establish and accomplish a comprehensive technical assistance program, upon appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, for eligible applicants assisting defined eligible communities. Requires an allocation to the Board for the program.

AB 448 Brown (D) Local Government Relates to county vehicle license fee property tax compensation funds and Finance: Vehicle the funding of additional allocations from ad valorem property tax revenues License Fee otherwise required to be allocated to educational entities. Modifies certain reduction and transfer provisions, by providing for a vehicle license fee adjustment amount calculated on the basis of changes in assessed valuation.

AB 779 Garcia (D) Transportation: Revises the definition of infill opportunity zone. Revises the requirements for Congestion a congestion management program by removing traffic level of service Management Program standards for a system of highways and roadways. Requires measures of effectiveness for such system. Requires the plan to analyze the relationship between local land use decisions and regional transportation systems. Requires a deficiency plan to be prepared if it is determined a county or its cities are not conforming with the management plan.

AB 806 Dodd (D) Community Repeals provisions that require approval by a local legislative body before Development: city, county, or city and county property is sold or leased for economic Economic development purposes. Authorizes such entities to acquire property in Opportunity furtherance of the creation of an economic opportunity. Requires the acquisition, sale or lease to be approved by resolution after a public hearing. Provides procedures that govern local loans to owners or tenants to rehabilitate commercial buildings or structures.

AB 828 Low (D) Vehicles: Excludes from the definition of commercial vehicle, for purposes of the Transportation Vehicle Code, any motor vehicle operated in connection with a Network Services transportation network company, if specified conditions are satisfied.

AB 869 Cooper (D) Public Transportation Relates to prohibited conduct on public transit. Provides a person who fails Agencies: Fare to pay the administrative penalty when due or successfully complete the Evasion administrative process to dismiss the notice of fare evasion or passenger conduct violation may be subject to criminal penalties. Requires the notice of fare contain a printed statement that the person may be charged with an infraction or misdemeanor if the penalty is not paid or dismissed. Requires dismissal of collection if the person is criminally charged.

AB 1030 Ridley- Global Warming Amends existing law that relates to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Thomas S Solutions Act of Requires priority be given to projects involving hiring that support the (D) 2006: Greenhouse targeted training and hiring of workers from disadvantaged communities for Gas career-track jobs.

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AB 1591 Frazier (D) Transportation Relates to transportation funding to include the Road Maintenance and Funding Rehabilitation Program and its related fund which would include revenues from a motor vehicle fuel tax increase and a new vehicle registration fee for zero-emission vehicles, related county use of revenues from an approved transactions and use tax, revenue from a diesel fuel tax increase to the Trade Corridors Improvement Fund, truck parking improvements, greenhouse gas reduction, highway operation and improvements funding.

AB 1746 Stone (D) Transit Buses Authorizes the operation of transit buses on the shoulder of a segment of a state highway designated under the program within the areas served by the transit services of specified entities, subject to the same conditions and requirements previously authorized. Requires a program participant to submit a report to the Legislature that includes specified information about the program, and to post the report on its Internet Web site to enable the public to access the report.

AB 1752 Melendez Vehicles: Requires the Department of Motor Vehicles to clearly identify the registration (R) Registration Fees fee as the base registration fee on any application for renewal of registration, and to aggregate any additional fees or surcharges added to the base registration fee as a separate and distinct line item on those applications. Requires the Department to post on its Internet Web site each additional fee or surcharge added to the base registration fee and the statutory authority therefor. Requires notification of Web site.

AB 1768 Gallagher Bonds: Provides that no further bonds shall be sold for high-speed rail purposes (R) Transportation pursuant to the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century, except as specifically provided with respect to an existing appropriation for high-speed rail purposes for early improvement projects in the Phase 1 blended system. Requires the funds from the remaining from the sale of bonds to fund project in the State Highway Operation and Protection Program. AB 1780 Medina (D) Greenhouse Gas Provides for a continuous appropriation of a percentage of the annual Reduction Fund: proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the state Transportation Trade Corridors Commission for the Sustainable Trade Corridors Program, with specified guidelines. Relates to transit, affordable housing, sustainable communities, and high-speed rail purposes. AB 1833 Linder (R) Transportation Creates the Advanced Mitigation Program in the Department of Projects: Transportation to implement environmental mitigation measures in advance Environmental of future transportation projects. Requires the Department to establish a Mitigation steering committee to advise the Department in that regard.

AB 1840 Gipson (D) State Agencies: Requires state agencies, when hiring for internships and student assistant Interns: Hiring positions, also to give preference to homeless youth and formerly Preferences incarcerated youth. Require any application for an internship and student assistant position with a state agency to allow the applicant to identify that the applicant is eligible for these preferences, but would prohibit the application from requiring the applicant to identify the specific category that entitles him or her for eligibility.

AB 1873 Holden (D) Board of Establishes, within the Office of Planning and Research, the Board of Infrastructure Infrastructure Planning, Development, and Finance to categorize and Planning, recommend the priority of the State's infrastructure needs and develop Development, funding to finance those projects. Finance

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AB 1886 McCarty (D) Environmental Amends the Environmental Quality Act that specifies that a project is Quality Act: Transit considered to be within a specified distance of a major transit stop or high Priority Projects quality transit corridor if all parcels within the project have no more than a specified percentage of their area farther than a specified distance from the stop or corridor. Increases the percentage of that area.

AB 2034 Salas (D) Department of Amends existing law that requires the U.S. Secretary of Transportation to Transportation: carry out a surface transportation project delivery program, under which the Environmental participating states assume certain responsibilities for environmental review Review and clearance of transportation projects to delete the repeal date and thereby extend these provisions indefinitely.

AB 2060 Steinorth Land Use: Housing Makes technical, nonsubstantive changes to the Planning and Zoning Law (R) which requires each city, county, and city and county to prepare and adopt a general plan that contains certain mandatory elements, including but not limited to, a house element that analyzes exiting and projected housing needs. AB 2087 Levine (D) Regional Authorizes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Conservation Agency, or any other public agency, to propose a regional conservation Frameworks framework. Authorizes a conservation action and a habitat enhancement to fulfill compensatory mitigation requirements set forth in an incidental take permit issued pursuant to the California Endangered Species Act or compensatory mitigation requirements. Provides for mitigation credits.

AB 2090 Alejo (D) Low Carbon Transit Authorizes moneys appropriated to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Operations Program Program to be expended to support the operation of existing bus or rail service if the governing board of the requesting transit agency declares a fiscal emergency and other criteria are met.

AB 2094 Obernolte Greenhouse Gas Transfers an specified amount of money from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction (R) Reduction Fund: Fund to the Retail sales Tax Fund annually. States that the transferred State and Local revenues shall be considered part of the revenues allocated to local Funds transportation funds from the Retail Sales Tax Fund. Provides that, in each year of the above-stated transfer, a specified amount of money would be appropriated from the Retail Sales Tax Fund for allocation to State highway and local street and road purposes.

AB 2100 Calderon I The 21st Century Requires the Public Utilities Commission, the State Energy Resources (D) Infrastructure Act of Conservation and Development Commission, the Independent System 2016 Operator, and the State Air Resources Board to review and evaluate their policies and plans for expansion of 21st Century infrastructure and to take other related actions. AB 2126 Mullin (D) Public Contracts: Authorizes the Department of Transportation to use the Construction Construction Manager/General Contractor method on a specified number of projects and Manager/General requires a specified number of such projects to use Department employees or Contract consultants under contract with the Department to perform all project design and engineering services. AB 2167 Achadjian Vehicles: Towed Requires a business taking possession of a motor vehicle, to obtain certain (R) Vehicles specified information from the towing company on the next business day if a vehicle was dropped off after hours. Authorizes a business taking possession of a vehicle from a tow truck to document the tow truck driver's identification number, or another government authorized unique identifier of the tow truck operator.

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AB 2170 Frazier (D) Trade Corridors Requires revenues apportioned to the state from the National Highway Improvement Fund: Freight Program established by the federal Fixing America's Surface Federal Funds Transportation Act to be allocated for trade corridor improvement projects approved pursuant to these provisions. Deletes consideration of the Air Resources Board's Sustainable Freight Strategy and the statewide port master plan. Includes consideration of the applicable port master plan when determining eligible projects for funding, and railroad and airport improvements. AB 2222 Holden (D) Greenhouse Gas Appropriates funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the Transit Reduction Fund: Pass Program. Requires transit pass programs of public agencies that provide Transit Pass Program free or reduced-fare transit passes to public school students and community college, the State University and University of California students to meet certain requirements. Requires performance measurements. Authorizes funds from the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program and the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program to augment the program.

AB 2276 Brown (D) Greenhouse Gases: Relates to greenhouse gases and emissions reduction. Makes nonsubstantive Emission Reduction changes to existing law that requires a project eligible for funding pursuant to the program to be encouraged to promote specified objectives and economic growth, reduce public fiscal costs, support civic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and integrate and leverage existing housing, transportation, and land use programs.

AB 2289 Frazier (D) Capital Improvement Adds to the capital projects relative to the operation of those state highways Projects and bridges. Prepares a state highway operation and protection program.

AB 2292 Gordon (D) Global Warming Requires the State Environmental Protection Agency to update the State Solutions Act: Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool that identifies Disadvantaged disadvantaged communities regarding the monitoring and regulation of Communities sources of emissions of greenhouse gases, when it comes to investment opportunities in the multiyear investment plan for moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. AB 2293 Garcia (D) Green Business and Establishes the Green Assistance Program to assist small businesses and small Green Assistance nonprofit organizations in applying for moneys for program using moneys Program from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and the Green Business Program to provide support and assistance to green business certification programs that certify specified companies that voluntarily adopt specified environmentally preferable business practices. Appropriates an unspecified amount annually from the Fund to each program.

AB 2319 Gordon (D) Infrastructure and Expands the authority of the California Infrastructure and Economic Economic Development Bank by adding affordable housing to the types of projects to Development Bank which the bank is authorized to provide financial assistance.

AB 2332 Garcia E (D) Transportation Requires the Transportation Commission to increase the annual number of Funding: Complete complete street projects undertaken by the State Department of Streets Transportation and increase accessibility for low-income and disadvantaged communities by increasing multimodal transportation proximity to employment, jobs, housing, and recreation areas. Provides goals to be accomplished to increase travel by non-automobile modes of travel. Relates to increased safety projects and funding therefor.

AB 2343 Garcia (D) Greenhouse Gas Amends existing law that requires the Department of Finance to annually Reduction Fund: submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Legislature on the Study status of projects funded with moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Requires the Department to include additional data in that annual report.

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AB 2355 Dababneh Intercity Rail Requires the Department of Transportation to develop a program for the (D) Services: Mitigation reasonable mitigation of noise and vibration levels in residential neighborhoods along railroad lines where the department contracts for state- funded intercity rail passenger service, and to determine what constitutes a reasonable level of mitigation. AB 2356 Gomez (D) Zoning: Housing Authorizes a city or county to include in its housing assessment and inventory Element: Low Income the identification of housing for defined extremely low income households. Housing Provides required actions of a local entity if it elects to include this identification in its assessment and inventory. Provides that a related permit would not be discretionary acts under the California Environmental Quality Act. AB 2398 Chau (D) Transportation: State Requires the Transportation Commission to report to the Speaker of the Highways Assembly, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and the chairs of specified committees the number of selections, adoptions, and local determinations for state highways undertaken and the amount of money allocated for the construction, improvement, or maintenance of the highways. AB 2411 Frazier (D) Transportation Deletes the transfer of miscellaneous revenues to the Transportation Debt Revenues Service Fund. Requires the miscellaneous revenues to be retained in the State Highway Account and to be used solely for transportation expenditures consistent with the restrictions for expenditures consistent with the restrictions for expenditure of fuel tax revenues.

AB 2413 Thurmond Sea Level Rise Requires the Natural Resources Agency to complete a study outlining the (D) Preparation potential impact of sea level rise on low-income and at-risk communities and public projects and infrastructure. Requires the agency based on study, to make recommendations on preparing for sea level rise.

AB 2415 Garcia E (D) Clean Technology Creates the State Clean Truck, Bus, and Off-Road Vehicle and Equipment Program Technology Program to fund zero- and near-zero-emission truck, bus, and off- road vehicle and equipment technologies and related projects with priority given to projects, including projects benefiting disadvantaged communities. Requires the State Air Resources Board to ensure results of emissions reductions or benefits can be quantified and to post reduction totals on its Internet Web site. Authorizes an increase in emission standards.

AB 2426 Low (D) Workplace Charging Requires the State Air Resources Board to establish and implement the Station Grant Workplace Charging Stations Grant Program to award grants for the Program installation of electric vehicle charging stations in commercial parking facilities for employees and visitors. Requires eligible applicants awarded grants to report usage statistics. AB 2431 Linder (R) Environmental Makes nonsubstantive changes to the Environmental Quality Act which Quality Act: authorizes the lead agency to prepare a mitigated negative declaration for a Subsequent Projects proposed subsequent project if certain conditions are met.

AB 2432 Brown (D) State and Local Truck Relates to the Department of Transportation. Requires the Department to Routes and Services prepare an inventory of all state and locally designated truck routes and services, publish a statewide Truck Route Network Internet Web site, and prepare a plan and schedule for addressing all inefficiencies and truck transportation network gaps, including an estimate of the annual cost and the total cost of carrying out the plan.

AB 2451 Achadjian Vehicles: Ridesharing Makes a technical, nonsubstantive change to existing law that defines (R) ridesharing to mean 2 or more persons traveling by any mode, including, carpooling, vanpooling, buspooling, taxipooling, jitney, and public transmit.

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AB 2452 Quirk (D) State Council on Authorizes State entities to enter into contracts with the State Council on Science and Science and Technology for the Council's assistance in translating scientific Technology: studies to inform public policy. Requires that a contract between the entity Contracting and the council be entered into on a noncompetitive bid basis, and exempts the contract from State contracting procedures and requirements.

AB 2475 Gordon (D) Loan Program: Establishes the Local Government Affordable Housing Forgivable Loan Infrastructure and Program. Requires loans to a local government for the development of Economic affordable housing on terms and conditions deemed in the best interests of Development the State. Excuses a local government from being required to repay either a portion or all of the principal and interest on the loan if specified requirements are met. AB 2492 Alejo (D) Community Amends existing law which authorizes certain local agencies to form a Revitalization community revitalization and investment authority for purposes related to infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. Authorizes a certain calculation to be made with a combination of census tracts and census block groups. Authorizes an authority to receive funds allocated to it pursuant to a resolution adopted by a city or county and to transfer such funds from certain tax and assessment revenues.

AB 2500 Daly (D) Land Use: Regional Requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to Housing Need determine the regional housing need prior to the scheduled revision of a housing element required by law. Requires the adoption of a final regional housing need prior to the scheduled revision for the region.

AB 2509 Ting (D) Operation of Expands the exceptions to riding as close as practicable to the right-hand Bicycles: Speed curb or roadway edge to include, among others, when riding in class I, class IV bikeways. AB 2542 Gatto (D) Streets and Requires the Department of Transportation or a regional transportation Highways: Reversible planning agency, when submitting a capacity-increasing project or a major Lanes street or highway lane realignment project to the Transportation Commission for approval, to demonstrate that reversible lanes were considered for the project. AB 2620 Dababneh Passenger Rail Reallocates funds allocated under the Clean Air and Transportation (D) Projects: Funding Improvement Act of 1990 that are not expended or encumbered by a specified date, to any other existing passenger rail project with existing rail service. Requires the Transportation Commission to determine the projects pursuant to this reallocation. AB 2647 Garcia E (D) Income and Allows a New Markets Tax Credit under the Personal Income Tax and the Insurance Taxation: Corporation Tax laws, and the law governing insurance taxation, in modified Credits: New Markets conformity with a federal New Markets Tax Credit, in a specified amount for investments in low-income communities. Imposes specified duties on GO-Biz with regard to an application for, and allocation of, the credit. Requires related fees to be deposited in the related Credit Fund to defray the cost of applying to, and administering the credits.

AB 2693 Dababneh Contractual Relates to contractual assessments, financing requirements and property (D) Assessments: improvements. Relates to installation of distributed generation renewable Financing: energy sources or energy or water efficiency improvements that are Improvements permanently fixed to real property. Requires, with respect to residential private property, that the interest rate on property assessed clean energy bonds to be fixed unless the property consists of more than a specified number of units. Provides that such assessments are a lien against property.

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AB 2708 Daly (D) Department of Requires the Department of Transportation to conduct a study to assess the Transportation: Lean implementation of the Lean 6-SIGMA program to determine the effectiveness 6-SIGMA Program of streamlining the application process for private architectural and engineering firms to provide professional and technical project development services to the Department.

AB 2722 Burke (D) Transformative Creates the Transformative Climate Communities Program. Provide funds Climate Communities from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund would be available to administer Program the program. Requires the Strategic Growth Council to award competitive grants to specified eligible entities for for the development and implementation of transformative climate community plans, and projects that implement plans, contribute to the reduction of emissions of greenhouse gases and demonstrate potential environmental benefits in disadvantaged communities. AB 2734 Atkins (D) Local Control Establishes and provides funding for the Local Control Affordable Housing Affordable Housing Act. Provides that a specified amount of funding be allocated to the Act Department of Housing and Community Development to provide funding to local agencies for housing purposes. Requires the Department to create an equitable funding formula for funding distributed to local agencies that takes into account person with low- and moderate incomes.

AB 2736 Chu (D) Golf Cart Makes nonsubstantive changes to an existing law which authorizes a city or Transportation Plans county to establish a golf cart transportation plan subject to specified requirements. AB 2783 Garcia E (D) Affordable Housing Requires the Strategic Growth Council to consider revisions to the guidelines and Sustainable and selection criteria with respect to affordable housing projects that qualify Communities under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program's rural innovation project area, and to provide a written explanation to the Assembly on Housing and Community Development, if the Council determines that it will not make the revisions.

AB 2796 Bloom (D) Active Transportation Relates to the Active Transportation Program in the Department of Program Transportation. Relates to biking and walking. Requires a minimum of available funds in each distribution category to be awarded for planning and community engagement for active transportation in disadvantaged communities and for non-infrastructure purposes. AB 2797 Chiu (D) City and County of Revises conditions to specify that a nontrust lease by the San Francisco Port San Francisco: Commission shall terminate as provided for in the certificate of occupancy Redevelopment Plan for the improvements on the site. Prescribes the boundaries of a specified seawall lot for purposes of the Mission Bay South redevelopment plan. Authorizes the port to use its nontrust lease revenues from specified development parcels in a specified seawall lot to make port advances, to fund specified infrastructure if certain conditions are met.

AB 2847 Patterson High-Speed Rail Requires the high-speed rail business plan identify projected financing costs (R) Authority: Reports for each segment or combination of segments of the system, if financing is proposed by the authority. Requires, in the business plan and in another report, the Authority to identify any significant changes in scope for segments of the system identified in the previous version of each report and to provide an explanation of adjustments in cost and schedule attributable to the changes.

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AB 2868 Gatto (D) Energy Storage Requires the Public Utilities Commission to direct electrical corporations to file applications for programs and investments to accelerate widespread deployment of distributed energy storage systems. Requires the Commission first approve programs and investments that provide distributed energy storage systems to industrial, commercial, and low-income customers. Authorizes the Commission to approve programs and investments for residential customers who enroll in time-variant pricing.

SB 32 Pavley (D) Global Warming Requires the State Air Resources Board to approve a specified statewide Solutions Act of 2006 greenhouse gas emission limits that are the equivalent to a specified percentage below the 1990 level to be achieved by 2030. Revises current provisions of existing law regarding the implementation of the next update of a greenhouse gas scoping plan under existing law. Requires reports regarding reaching these limits. SB 39 Pavley (D) Vehicles: High- Increases the number of vehicle identifiers that the Department of Motor Occupancy Vehicle Vehicle is authorized to issue for HOV lane usage. Lanes SB 122 Jackson (D) Environmental Amends the Environmental Quality Act. Relates to a database for the Quality Act: Record collection, storage, retrieval, and dissemination of environmental of Proceedings documents, notices of exemption, notices of preparation, notices of determination, and notices of completion provided to the office that shall be available online to the public through the internet. Provides for the phase-in of electronic documents. Requires the lead agency to submit to the State Clearinghouse a sufficient number of environmental documents for review.

SB 321 Beall (D) Motor Vehicle Fuel Relates to motor fuel tax rates. Requires the State Board of Equalization to Taxes: Rates: adjust the rate in a manner as to generate an amount of revenue equal to Adjustments the amount of revenue loss attributable to an exception that reflects the combined average of the actual fuel price over previous fiscal years and the estimated fuel price for the current fiscal year. Relates to revenue neutrality for each year. SB 367 Wolk (D) Agricultural Lands: Authorizes the environmental farming program to provide loans, assistance, Greenhouse Gases educational materials and outreach to farmers whose practices promote the well-being of ecosystems, air quality, and wildlife and their habitat, and reduce on-farm greenhouse gas emissions or increase carbon storage in agricultural soils and woody biomass, or both. Provides funds to support projects agricultural management practices and activities. Requires sustainable agricultural land grants.

SB 398 Leyva (D) Green Assistance Establishes the Green Assistance Program, to be administered by the Program Secretary for Environmental Protection that provides technical assistance to small businesses, small nonprofits, and disadvantaged communities in applying for an allocation of moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. SB 400 Lara (D) Greenhouse Gas Relates to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Requires the High-Speed Rail Reduction Fund Authority to allocate a minimum percentage of moneys continuously appropriated to the Authority from the fund to fund projects that either reduce or offset greenhouse gas emissions directly associated with the construction of the high-speed rail project and provide a co-benefit of improving air quality. Requires priority be given to measures and projects located in areas designated as extreme nonattainment.

SB 433 Berryhill (R) Motor Vehicle Fuel Requires, in specified fiscal years, the Department of Finance to adjust the Taxes: Diesel Fuel motor vehicle and diesel fuel tax rates in a specified manner, and to notify Taxes: Rates the Board of Equalization of the rate adjustments.

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SB 710 Galgiani (D) Real Estate Amends the Real Estate Law that provides for the licensure and regulation of Licensees: Fictitious real estate brokers and salespersons and requires advertising and solicitation Business Names materials using a fictitious business name or that contain a team name to display the responsible broker's identity. Revises the definition of responsible broker's identity, to mean the name, the associated license identification number, or both.

SB 824 Beall (D) Low Carbon Transit Authorizes a recipient transit agency that does not submit a project for Operations Program funding under the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program in a particular fiscal year to retain its funding share for expenditure in a subsequent fiscal year. Requires the Department of Transportation to annually calculate a funding share for each eligible recipient transit agency. Allows a recipient transit agency to loan or transfer its funding share to another transit agency. Relates to reporting requirements for project funding.

SB 940 Vidak (R) High-Speed Rail Requires the High-Speed Rail Authority, if selling the real property or interest Authority: Eminent therein, to send notification by certified to the last known owner of the real Domain: Refusal property or interest therein at his or her last known address, advising him or her that the real property or interest therein will be offered for sale. Requires the Authority to meet a minimum time period after the notification has been sent, to sell the real property or interest there.

SB 1141 Moorlach State Highways: Requires the Department of Transportation to participate in a multi-year, (R) Transfer to Local multi-county pilot program to operate, maintain, and make improvements to Agencies: Pilot all state highways, including freeways, in an affected county. Requires moneys to be appropriated for these purposes as a block grant in the annual Budget Act to a participating county.

SB 1197 Cannella (R) Intercity rail Authorizes the amendment of a joint power agreement to provide for the Corridors: Extensions extension of the affected rail corridor to provide intercity rail service beyond the defined boundaries of the corridor. Requires a proposed extension to first be recommended and justified in the business plan adopted by the joint powers board, and then would require the approval of the Secretary of Transportation. SB 1208 Bates (R) California Makes a nonsubstantive change to existing law that creates the California Transportation Transportation Commission, with specified powers and duties relative to Commission programming of transportation capital improvement projects and other related matters. SB 1279 Hancock (D) Transportation Prohibits the Transportation Commission from programming or allocating any Commission: Funding State funds for any newly proposed project at a port facility that is located Prohibition at, or adjacent to, a disadvantaged community and that proposes to facilitate the handling, storage, and transportation of coal in bulk.

SB 1320 Runner (R) State Transportation Excludes the Transportation Commission from the Transportation Agency. Commission Establishes it as an entity in State government. Requires it to act in an independent oversight role. Requires the Department of Transportation to program capital outlay support resources for each project in its State highway operation and protection program. Provides project rejection and acceptance procedures. Requires approval of the Commission of any change in programmed project's cost, scope, or schedule.

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SB 1398 Leyva (D) Public Water Requires a public water system to compile an inventory of lead pipes is use Systems: Lead Pipes by a specified date, and after completing the inventory, to provide a timeline for replacement of such pipes in the system to the State Water Resources Control Board. Requires the Board to establish best practices to ensure that chemicals introduced into public water system do not create corrosion or contamination within the system.

SB 1402 Pavley (D) Low Carbon Fuels Creates the State Low-Carbon Fuels Incentive Program to be administered by the State Air Resources Board and State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission. Authorizes money in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to be used to provide incentives for the in-state production of low-carbon transportation fuels from new and existing facilities using sustainable feedstock, with priority to be given to projects benefitting disadvantaged communities.

SB 1403 Glazer (D) Housing Bonds States the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would authorize the issuance of bonds to finance the development of affordable housing.

SB 1443 Galgiani (D) Incarcerated Persons: Provides revised provisions governing the confidentiality and security of Health Records incarcerated persons health records. Relates to procedures of record treatment upon the movement of such persons released on parole or postrelease community supervision, and inmate transfers to assure the continuity of treatment. Releases to electronic transmission of such records. Relates to the authorization or release of information in such records for medical and mental health treatment purposes.

AB 1a Alejo (D) Transportation Provides that any loans made to the General Fund from specified Funding transportation funds and accounts with a specified repayment date are to be repaid by a specified date. Repeals specified provisions of existing law, retaining the weight fee revenues in the State Highway Account. Deletes the provisions relating to the reimbursement of the State Highway Account for weight fee revenues and relating to the making of loans to the General Fund, and providing for the portion of fuel excise tax revenues.

AB 2a Perea (D) Transportation Amends existing law that authorizes the Department of Transportation and Projects: regional transportation agencies to enter into comprehensive development Comprehensive Lease lease agreements with public and private entities for certain transportation Agreements projects. Extends this authorization indefinitely and includes within the definition of regional transportation agency the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

AB 3a Frazier (D) Transportation Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish Funding permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to maintain and repair the highways, local roads, bridges, and other critical infrastructure.

AB 4a Frazier (D) Transportation Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish Funding permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to improve the state's key trade corridors and support efforts by local governments to repair and improve local transportation infrastructure.

AB 6a Hernandez Affordable Housing Requires a specified percentage of moneys available for allocation under the R (D) and Sustainable Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program to be allocated to Communities eligible projects in rural areas. Requires a percentage of those moneys to be Program allocated to eligible affordable housing projects.

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AB 7a Nazarian Public Transit Continuously appropriates a percentage of the annual proceeds of the (D) Funding Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, and a percentage of the proceeds to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program. AB 8a Chiu (D) Diesel Sales and Use Increases the additional sales and use tax rate on diesel fuel. Tax AB 13a Grove (R) Greenhouse Gas Relates to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Reduces the continuous Reduction Fund: appropriation to the Strategic Growth Council for the Affordable Housing and Streets and Highways Sustainable Communities Program. Appropriates continuously a percentage of the annual proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Department of Transportation for the State Highway Operation and Protection program and a percentage to cities and counties for local streets and roads.

AB 14a Waldron (R) State Highway Relates to the State Highway Operation and Protection Program. Operation and Appropriates continuously from the General Fund, with a percentage to the Protection Program Department of Transportation for maintenance of the state highway system or for purposes of the State Highway Operation and Protection Program and a percentage for apportionment to cities and counties for street and road purposes. AB 15a Patterson State Highway Relates to the State Highway Operation and Protection Program. Reduces the (R) Operation and appropriation for Capital Outlay Support. Appropriates from the State Protection Program Highway Account to the Department of Transportation for maintenance of the state highway system or for the State Highway Operation and Protection Program and a percentage to cities and counties for street and road purposes. AB 16a Patterson State Relates to the Department of Transportation. Requires the department to (R) Highways:Transfer to participate in a pilot program over a 5 year period under which 2 counties, Local Agencies:Pilot one in northern California and one in southern California, are selected to Program operate, maintain, and make improvements to all state highways, including freeways, in the affected county. Appropriates funds.

AB 17a Achadjian Greenhouse Gas Relates to deposits in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. Appropriates a (R) Reduction Fund:State percentage of the annual proceeds of the Fund to fund projects in the state Highway Operation highway operation and protection program.

AB 18a Linder (R) Vehicle Weight Fees: Prohibits weight fee revenue from being transferred from the State Highway Transportation Bond Account to the Transportation Debt Service Fund or to the Transportation Debt Service Bond Direct Payment Account, and from being used to pay the debt service on transportation general obligation bonds. AB 19a Linder (R) Transportation Excludes the California Transportation Commission from the Transportation Commission Agency and establishes it as an entity in the state government. Makes conforming changes. AB 20a Gaines B (R) State Government Relates to the Department of Human Resources. Requires the department to Vacant Positions eliminate a percentage of the vacant positions in state government that are Elimination funded by the General Fund. Appropriates funds from the General Fund to the Department of Transportation for maintenance of the state highway system or for the state highway operation and protection program and a percentage to be made available to the Controller for apportionment to cities and counties for street and road purposes.

AB 21a Obernolte Environmental Relates to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) environmental (R) Quality: Highway impact reports. Prohibits a court in a judicial action or proceeding under Projects CEQA from staying or enjoining the construction or improvement of a highway unless it makes specified findings.

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AB 22a Patterson Design-Build: Authorizes the Department of Transportation to utilize design-build (R) Highways procurement on an unlimited number of projects. Requires the Department to contract with consultants to perform construction inspection services for those projects. Eliminates the requirement that the Department perform the inspection services for the projects on or interfacing with the State highway system. AB 23a Garcia E (D) Transportation Requires the State Transportation Commission to establish a process whereby a department and local agencies receiving funding for highway capital improvements from the State Highway Operation and Protection Program or the State Transportation Improvement Program prioritize projects that provide meaningful benefits to the mobility and safety needs of disadvantaged community residents. Requires a specified amount of moneys to be appropriated for grants that prioritize projects in underserved areas.

SB 1a Beall (D) Transportation Relates to transportation funding to include highway and street maintenance Funding: paid for pay increases in gasoline and diesel fuel, local county use tax for Environmental road maintenance, intercity and commuter rail lines, vehicle weight fee Mitigation revenue and high-speed rail bond debt service, an advance transportation project mitigation program and fund, surface transportation projects, the CEQA and minor roadway alterations, the sale of DOT real property, and transportation obligation bonds.

SB 2a Huff (R) Greenhouse Gas Excludes from allocation under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Reduction Fund provisions the annual proceeds of the fund generated from the transportation fuels sector. Provides that those annual proceeds shall be appropriated by the Legislature for transportation infrastructure, including public streets and highways, but excluding high-speed rail.

SB 4a Beall (D) Transportation Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact statutory changes to establish Funding permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to maintain and repair the state's highways, local roads, bridges, and other critical transportation infrastructure. SB 5a Beall (D) Transportation Declares the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to establish Funding permanent, sustainable sources of transportation funding to improve the state's key trade corridors and support efforts by local governments to repair and improve local transportation infrastructure.

SB 7a Allen (D) Diesel Sales and Use Increases the additional sales and use tax rate on diesel fuel. Restricts Tax expenditures of revenues from that increase to transit capital purposes and certain transit services. Requires an existing required audit of transit operator finances to verify that these new revenues have been expended in conformance with these specific restrictions. Provides that the increase in the additional sale and use tax imposed by this bill shall not be considered by the State Board of Equalization in its rate modification.

SB 8a Hill (D) Public Transit: Appropriates a specified percentage of proceeds of the Greenhouse Gas Funding Reduction Fund to the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, and a percentage to the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program.

SB 10a Bates (R) Regional Revises the process for programming and allocating the share of State and Transportation federal funds available for regional transportation improvement projects. Capital Improvement Requires an annual apportion. Provides that transportation capital Funds improvement funds, and capital outlay support funds would be appropriated annual the the Budget Act to regional agencies. Requires identification of which program will be funded with these funds.

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SB 11a Berryhill (R) Environmental Exempts from the California Environmental Quality Act a project that Quality: consists of the inspection, maintenance, repair, restoration, reconditioning, Transportation relocation, replacement, or removal of existing transportation infrastructure Infrastructure if certain conditions are met. Prohibits, in an action or proceeding seeking judicial review under the Act, a court from staying or enjoining such project in which the environmental impact report has been certified unless it makes specified findings.

SB 12a Runner (R) State Transportation Excludes the State Transportation Commission from the Transportation Commission Agency. Establishes it as an entity in State government, and requires it to act in an independent oversight role. Requires the Department of Transportation to program capital outlay support resources for each program project. Provides the Commission may approve or reject individual projects. Requires the Department to submit any change in programmed project's cost, scope, or schedule to the Commission for its approval.

SB 13a Vidak (R) Office of the Creates the Office of the Transportation Inspector General in state Transportation government as an independent office that would not be a subdivision of any Inspector General other government entity, to build capacity for self-correction into the government itself and to ensure that all State agencies expending State transportation funds are operating efficiently, effectively, and in compliance with federal and state laws. Requires the appointment of a related Inspector General. Specifies Office funding sources.

SB 14a Cannella (R) Transportation Includes within the definition of regional transportation agency the Santa Projects: Clara Valley Transportation Authority, thereby authorizing the authority to Comprehensive Lease enter into public-private partnerships under these provisions. Agreements SCA 1a Huff (R) Motor Vehicles Fees Proposes an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the Legislature from and Taxes: borrowing revenues from fees and taxes imposed by the State on vehicles or Expenditure their use or operation, and from using those revenues other than as Restrictions specifically permitted by the Constitution. Prohibits using such revenues for interest on mass transit voter-approved bonds. Relates to the use a motor vehicle fuels tax revenues and vehicle license fee revenues.

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Item #16-5-11 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Receive & File April 29, 2016

Report on Contracts Under $60,000

Issue: Report on contracts under $60,000 from January 1, 2016 through March 31, 2016.

Recommendation: This is an information only item.

Discussion: The attachment lists the contracts granted between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016, under the Chief Executive Officer’s $60,000 contracting authority and the contracts that staff expects to enter into between April 1, 2016 and June 30, 2016.

Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy & Administration, (916) 340-6247 Kirk E. Trost, Chief Operating Officer/General Counsel, (916) 340-6210

JANUARY 1, 2016 - MARCH 31, 2016 CONTRACTS - LESS THAN $60,000

Description Vendor Amount ______

SACSIM DAYSIM MODEL RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP $15,000.00

MAY IS BIKE MONTH MARKETING MATERIALS TRUE COLOR LITHO $51,000.00

BIKE SHARE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PARRY BURNAP $14,850.00

STRATEGIC PLANNING & FACILITATION MIG, INC. $52,610.00

FOOD SYSTEMS MULTIPLIER ERA ECONOMICS $47,820.00

CYCLETRACKS WESTAT $3,500.00

SOFTWARE LICENSE DELTEK/AXIUM $6,319.00

SOFTWARE LICENSE EMPXTRAK $2,700.00

MISAN SUPPORT RENEWAL CYBERNETICS $1,560.56

TABLET COMPUTER TIGER DIRECT $1,997.52

TEMPORARY STAFF RIVER CITY STAFFING $7,920.00

OFFICE FURNITURE MILES TREATER & ASSOCIATES $2,266.41

OFFICE SUPPLIES RIVER CITY OFFICE SUPPLY $2,400.00

MAY IS BIKE MONTH SOCKS GIZMO $4,000.00

CONNECT CARD CONSULTANT LACEY SCHAICH $20,000.00

OFFICE 365 SOFTWARE TIGER DIRECT $12,599.30

CONNECT CARD IT EQUIPMENT CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. $6,269.96

LAPTOPS TIGER DIRECT $7,432.67

COMPUTERS TIGER DIRECT $20,765.68

LEGAL CONSULTING BEST BEST & KRIEGER $15,000.00

TRANSPORTATION RECEPTION MTC $1,000.00

MTP EIR TECHNICAL SERVICES ASCENT ENVIRONMENTAL $3,260.00

IMAGERY SERVICES PICTOMETRY INTERNATIONAL $19,860.00

SOFTWARE CITRIX ONLINE $3,600.00 COLOR COPIER CALTRONICS $11,264.00

FIREWALL SOFTWARE CDW GOVERNMENT, INC. $1,791.76

DASIM IMPLEMENTATION RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP $15,000.00

OFFICE SUPPLIES SIERRA OFFICE PRODUCTS $2,400.00

OFFICE FURNITURE MILES TREASTER & ASOCIATES $1,578.31

GEOCORTEX ESSENTIALS LATITUDE GEOGRAPHIC LTD $3,700.00

LEGISLATIVE TRACKING STATE NET $2,280.00

AUDITING RICHARDSON & COMPANY $15,000.00

MAY IS BIKE MONTH TIP CARDS & POSTERS NEXT DAY FLYERS $1,407.77

BLUEPRINT PUBLICATION SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW $25,160.75

WEBSITE SERVICE AGREEMENT DIGITAL DEPLOYMENT $2,750.00

TDM STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTING COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION $44,939.00

TDM STRATEGIC PLAN CONSULTING SIERRA RESEARCH $22,390.00

MAY IS BIKE MONTH MEDIA PATRICK HARBISON PUBLC RELATIONS $1,500.00

ANTICIPATED CONTRACTS JANUARY 1, 2016 - MARCH 31, 2016

Description Vendor Amount ______

CEO RECRUITMENT UKNOWN

Item #16-5-12 Government Relations & Public Affairs Committee Receive & File

April 29, 2016

Federal Advocacy Update

Attached is the monthly update from SACOG’s federal policy services consultant, Transportation for America.

Attachment

Key Staff: Erik Johnson, Manager of Policy and Administration, (916) 340-6247

Monthly Report to SACOG April 27, 2016

CURRENT NEWS

Appropriations

The Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (T-HUD) funding bill on April 21, 2016. The Committee adopted the bill with only minor amendments to the Subcommittee-passed bill.

The Senate is planning to move the T-HUD bill to the floor for further consideration as early as late this week. The House’s appropriations bills, including the T-HUD bill, have been bogged down by disagreement on the FY2017 budget resolution within the majority party.

The Senate’s T-HUD bill fully funds FY2017 the authorized highway and transit programs receiving funding from the Highway Trust Fund under the FAST Act. However, it does rescind $2.2 billion in unobligated highway authority and any unspent Job Access and Reverse Commute program funding.

TIGER

The bill provides $525 million for the TIGER program in FY2017, of which $25 million is reserved for planning grants.

New Starts

The T-HUD bill fully funds FTA’s New Starts program authorized under the FAST Act with $2.3 billion in FY2017. Of these funds, $333 million is reserved for Core Capacity projects, $241 million for Small Starts projects, and $20 million for Expedited Delivery pilot projects. The bill directs FTA to approve no less than $250 million for the Los Angeles Westside Purple Line, San Diego Mid Coast, and Santa Ana Streetcar, $36 million for the Lynwood Link Extension in Washington, $125 million for the Purple Line project in Maryland, and $100 million for the TEX Rail project in Texas.

Passenger Rail

Some of the largest legislative changes in the T-HUD bill are found in passenger rail. The bill provides $1.42 billion for Amtrak, which is $30 million more than FY2016. Amtrak’s funding would provide $345 million for the Northeast Corridor (authorized $474 million under FAST Act) and $1.075 billion for the National Network (authorized $1.026 billion under FAST Act).

The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement Grant Program (CRISI) would receive $50 million for “safety related” activities. The FAST Act authorized a much broader set of eligibilities including passenger rail related planning, capital construction and station development. This bill would restrict the program to just rail safety technology such as positive train control, highway-rail grade

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crossings, rail line relocation, short-line capital improvements, and development and implementation of safety programs.

The Federal-State Partnership for State of Good Repair Grant Program (SOGR Grants) would receive $20 million, which is only available for Northeast Corridor projects.

The Restoration and Enhancement Grants program would receive $15 million. This program was authorized under the FAST Act to provide operating assistance to service that restores or initiates new service. However, appropriators included language that amends the FAST Act authorization in the following ways:

• Authorizes up to $10 million for capital construction of projects to restore or initiate new service, requiring a 50 percent match; • Authorizes $5 million for operating assistance for current service, as well as any restored or new service; and, • Increases the federal match for operating assistance to 80 percent, rather than the tiered match (80 percent in the first year, 60 percent in the second and 40 percent in the third) laid out in the FAST Act.

With the restriction on CRISI’s eligibilities and the low dollar amount for capital projects in the Restoration and Enhancement Grants, it will be challenging for many rail projects – like the Sacramento-to-Roseville Third Track project – to get funding.

The bill also provides $5 million to support the Northeast Corridor Commission and $2 million to support the State-Supported Route Committee.

The bill also weighs in on the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB’s) recent policymaking process regarding on-time performance and preference for passenger trains by stating:

"The Committee is concerned by the STB's proposed rulemaking regarding on-time performance (OTP) and policy statement regarding passenger rail preference over freight transportation. Both of these proposals break from legislative intent, as most passengers do not ride intercity trains from endpoint to endpoint and Federal law and industry practice have for decades given intercity passenger trains preference over freight transportation in using a rail line, junction, or crossing."

Competitive Grant Program Announced for TOD Planning

On April 14, USDOT announced $20.49 million is available for Transit-Oriented Development Planning Pilot Program (TOD Planning Program) grants. The program is focused on funding land use and transportation planning efforts around transit projects that are seeking or have received funding under FTA’s Fixed Guideway Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program, which includes the New Starts, Small Starts, and Core Capacity funding programs. Applications are due June 13. See T4America’s Notice of Funding Opportunity summary here. Performance Measures: System Performance Proposed Rule Released

MAP-21 required states and MPOs to measure the efficacy of their transportation investments for the first time. On March 21, USDOT released its last and long awaited proposed rule to assess the

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performance of the National Highway System, movement of freight on the Interstate, congestion and on-road mobile source emissions (full Notice of Proposed Rulemaking available here). Rather than measure all transportation options and their ability to support the performance of the system and reduce congestion, USDOT has opted to solely measure the speed of vehicles seven different ways (more in T4America’s blog post here). None of these measures are consistent with the way that SACOG measures congestion.

These measures are not tied to money, but greatly stand the chance to influence decisions and outcomes from investments. T4America is working with advocates throughout the country, as well as cities, MPOs and transit agencies to use the 120 day public comment period that closes on August 20 to fix the proposed measure to ensure we are measuring all transportation options and those issues important to the traveling public.

1707 L Street, N.W., Suite 250 • Washington, DC 20036 t4america.org Introduced in House of Representatives Bill No. Title Lead Sponsor(s) Cosponsors Summary Status Revises urbanized area formula grant recipient requirements to require a recipient to certify that it will ensure a fare of no more than 50% of the peak hour fare will be charged to a U.S. veteran during non-peak hours for Rep. Green [D- transportation using or involving a facility or equipment of a project financed H.R. 127 Transportation for Heroes Act of 2015 TX-9] 2 cosponsors; 2 D by the grant. Referred to House T&I Directs USDOT to require (currently, encourage) states to develop state freight plans for immediate and long-range planning activities and investments with respect to freight. Requires states to coordinate with neighboring states to ensure multistate network continuity and connectivity. Directs the Secretary to establish a competitive grant program for capital investment projects that improve the efficiency of the national transportation system to move freight. Limits the federal share of project net capital costs to 80%. Requires a grant recipient to submit to the Secretary: (1) a project management plan and an annual financial plan for a project with a total cost Rep. Sires, Albio of $500 million or more, or (2) an annual financial plan for a project with a H.R. 198 MOVE Freight Act of 2015 [D-NJ-8] 4 cosponsors; 4 D total cost of $100 million or more. Referred to House T&I Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to make loans and loan guarantees to eligible entities to carry out bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure projects. Prescribes project eligibility requirements. Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure Rep. Sires, Albio 17 cosponsors; 17 Requires the Secretary to ensure that at least 25% of funds provided under H.R. 199 Improvement Act of 2015 [D-NJ-8] D and 0 R this Act are used to support projects in low-income communities. Referred to House T&I This language was added as an ammendment to STRR Act in T&I committee with one change in Requires metropolitan planning organization (MPO) transportation plans to language from "shall" to "may". House include, among other things, employer and transportation management passed STRR Act on November 5th. Rep. Sires, Albio organization outreach activities and strategies to help create and expand This language was kept in and H.R. 200 Commute Less Act of 2015 [D-NJ-8] 2 cosponsors; 2 D employer-based commuter programs. passed as part of the FAST Act. This bill provides $500 million in supplemental FY2015 appropriations to the Department of Transportation for national infrastructure investments under a competitive grant program commonly known as the Transportation 1 cosponsor: Rep. Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) program. At least Rep. Larsen, Rick DelBene, Suzan $100 million of the funds must be used for projects located in cities with Referred to House Appropriations and H.R. 278 TIGER CUBS [D-WA-2] K. [D-WA-1]* populations between 10,000 and 50,000. House Budget Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to include Texas State Highway 44 from United States Route 59 at Freer, Referred to House T&I; Same Rep. Farenthold, 4 cosponsors; 0 Texas, to Texas State Highway 358 as part of the high priority Lower Rio language included in and passed as H.R. 301 44 to 69 Act of 2015 Blake [R-TX-27] R, 4 D Grande Valley Corridor of the National Highway System in Texas. part of the FAST Act. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuels; (2) add a carbon dioxide equivalent rate to the tax on crude oil and petroleum products; and (3) impose an new excise tax on the carbon content of methanol, ethanol, and biodiesel produced in the Referred to House Energy & Rep. Huffman, 1 cosponsor: [D- United States and entered into the United States for consumption, use, or Commerce and House Ways & H.R. 309 Gas Tax Replacement Act of 2015 Jared [D-CA-2] CA-13] warehousing. Means To impose a civil penalty against a This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to assess a civil penalty of railroad carrier when a shift change of $10,000 against a railroad carrier for each complete hour in which a shift train employees causes a blockage of Rep. Duffy, Sean change of rail carrier employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a H.R. 354 vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. P. [R-WI-7] 2 cosponsors; 2 R grade crossing. Referred to House T&I To direct the Secretary of Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to implement the policy Transportation to conduct a notice and set forth in the notice of proposed policy entitled "Proposal To Consider the comment rulemaking before Impact of One Engine Inoperative Procedures in Obstruction Evaluation implementing certain policies relating to Aeronautical Studies" published by the Department of Transportation (DOT) obstruction evaluation aeronautical Rep. Cohen, 4 consponsors; 3 on April 28, 2014, only if the policy is adopted pursuant to notice and H.R. 365 studies, and for other purposes. Steve [D-TN-9] R, 1 D comment rulemaking. Referred to House T&I H.R. 390 Rep. F. James 6 cosponsors; 5 Allows railroad employees to remain or go on duty for a period in excess of Moving Obstructed Trains In-between Sensenbrenner, R, 1 D the limitations established under hours-of-service requirements to the extent Openings Now (MOTION) Act Jr. (R-WI-5) necessary to clear a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. Referred to House T&I To establish the American Infrastructure Fund, to provide bond guarantees and make loans to States, local governments, and infrastructure providers Partnership to Build America Act of Rep. Delaney (D- 41 cosponsors; 22 for investments in certain infrastructure projects, and to provide equity Referred to House T&I, Ways & H.R. 413 2015 MD-6) D, 19 R investments in such projects, and for other purposes. Means Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the taxation of earnings and profits of a deferred foreign income corporation, to: (1) make such earnings and profit subject to taxation in the last taxable year that ends before the enactment of this Act; (2) reduce the rate of tax on such earnings and profits by allowing an exemption of 75% (equal to a tax of 8.75% of repatriated earnings and profits); and (3) allow such corporations to elect to pay such tax in eight installments. Establishes the American Infrastructure Fund to provide assistance to states, local governments, and other public and private entities for investment in public infrastructure projects. Appropriates tax revenues from this Act to the Highway Trust Fund. Establishes the Highway Trust Fund Solvency Commission to submit recommendations and proposed legislation for achieving long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund. Sets forth congressional procedures for the expedited consideration of a bill containing such legislation. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a regional infrastructure Rep. Delaney (D- 24 cosponsors; 9 accelerator pilot program to assist public entities in developing infrastructure Referred to House T&I, Ways & H.R. 625 Infrastructure 2.0 Act MD-6) R, 15 D projects. Means, House Rules State Transportation and Infrastructure Rep. Hanna (R- 3 cosponsors; 2 Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2016- H.R. 652 Financing Innovation Act (STIFIA) NY-22) D, 1 R FY2020. Referred to House T&I Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish the Road Usage Charge Pilot Program to make competitive grants to state or local governments, or metropolitan planning, regional transportation planning, or tribal Road Usage Charge Pilot Program Act Rep. Blumenauer organizations to conduct pilot studies on implementing mileage-based fee Referred to House Ways & Means; H.R. 679 of 2015 (D-OR-3) 0 cosponsors systems as a method for funding transportation highway projects. House T&I; House Commerce Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on: (1) gasoline other than aviation gasoline to 26.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 30.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 33.3 cents per gallon after 2017 and before 2028; (2) diesel fuel or kerosene to Rep. Blumenauer 38 cosponsors; 38 32.3 cents per gallon in 2016, 36.3 cents per gallon in 2017, and 39.3 cents H.R. 680 UPDATE Act (D-OR-3) D per gallon after 2017 and before 2027; and (3) diesel-water fuel emulsion. Referred to House Ways & Means This bill reauthorizes appropriations to the Secretary of Transportation for Rep. Maloney (D- FY2016-FY2019, at levels reduced from those for FY2006-FY2009, for H.R. 705 Rail Crossings Safety Improvement Act NY-18) 1 cosponsor; 1 D capital grants to states for rail line relocation and improvement projects. Referred to House T&I Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Rep. Shuster (R- 12 cosponsors; 6 Passed House 316 YEA -101 NAY, H.R. 749 Act of 2015 (PRRIA) PA-9) D, 6 R See T4 Summary for details Referred to Senate Commerce Requires a rail carrier to have a storage plan, meeting specified requirements and approved by the Surface Transportation Board, for any of To require a plan approved by the its rail cars that it stores for three or more years, and continues to store, on Surface Transportation Board for the tracks (except rail yard or storage yard tracks) that pass through a long-term storage of rail cars on certain Rep. Kline, John commercial- or residential-zoned area that were designed or previously H.R. 844 railroad tracks. (R-MN-2) 0 cosponsors used for through transportation of trains. Referred to House T&I Defines Vehicle to Vehicle communications and makes the installation of Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Rep. Miller, V2V communication equipment an eligible funding project under the Referred to House T&I + Technology Investment Flexibility Act of Candice S. (R-MI- 4 cosponsor; 3 D, National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Transportation Subcommittee on Highways and H.R. 910 2015 10) 1 R Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program Transit Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish the National Freight Network Trust Fund, from which expenditures shall be made to fund awards under the National FreightNetwork Grant Program. Appropriates to the Rep. Hahn (D-CA- 18 cosponsors; 16 Fund amounts equivalent to 5% of the import duties imposed under the Referred to House T&I, Ways & H.R. 935 National Freight Trust Fund Act of 2015 44) D, 2 R Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Means Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to make the installing of positive train control systems eligible for railroad Rep. Sean Patrick rehabilitation and improvement direct loans and loan guarantees. Maloney (D-NY- H.R. 946 Commuter Rail Passenger Safety Act 18) 1 cosponsor; 1 D Extends the railroad safety technology grants program for FY2016-FY2020. Referred to House T&I Referred to House Ways & Means; Language was included in the end of year tax extender package, the Protecting Americans from Tax Act, Amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the exclusion from gross that was included in the FY2016 income, for income tax purposes, of certain transportation benefits provided omnibus apportiations act. This bill by an employer to an employee, including cash reimbursements for such establishes parity using the baseline benefits, to allow a monthly exclusion amount of: (1) $235 for transportation of $175 in 2001. When Cost of Living in a commuter highway vehicle from home to work and any transit pass, (2) Adjustments are taken into account, $235 for qualified parking, and (3) $35 for qualified bicycle commuting this establishes parity retroactively for Rep. Peter King 44 cosponsors; 34 reimbursement. Allows an annual cost-of-living adjustment to such 2015 at $250 and sets it at $255 for H.R. 990 Commuter Parity Act of 2015 (R-NY-2) D, 10 R exclusion amounts after 2016. 2016. Referred to House Ways & Means; Language was included in the end of year tax extender package, the Protecting Americans from Tax Act, that was included in the FY2016 omnibus apportiations act. This bill establishes parity using the baseline of $175 in 2001. When Cost of Living Adjustments are taken into account, Rep. Norton, this establishes parity retroactively for Eleanor Holmes 2015 at $250 and sets it at $255 for H.R. 1046 Transit Parity Act of 2015 (D-DC-At Large) 4 cosponsors; 4 D Makes transit benefits equal to parking benefits on a permanent basis 2016. Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to award grants to a city, town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a state to develop a Vision Zero plan to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in its jurisdiction within 10 years. The total number of grants awarded is limited to 5. At least 25% of Rep. Earl funds made available for this Act shall be used to make grants to eligible Blumenauer (D- 29 cosponsors; 28 entities serving a jurisdiction with a population of under 200,000. The H.R. 1274 Vision Zero Act of 2015 OR-3) D, 1 R federal share of projects costs shall not exceed 80%. Referred to House T&I Directs the Secretary of Transportation to make appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council to study the cost and impact of rerouting Impact of diverting freight in urban Rep. Ellison, Keith freight rail traffic of hazardous material to avoid its transportation through H.R. 1290 areas (D-MN-5) 0 cosponsors urban areas. Referred to House T&I Establish a Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Program to distribute funds to states, and a National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Program to make grants to entities for projects, to improve the efficiency and reliability of freight movement in the United States; establish a multimodal national freight network to accomplish the goals of the national freight policy; develop and improve tools to support an outcome-oriented, performance-based approach to evaluate proposed freight-related and H.R. 1308 other transportation projects. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: impose a 1% excise tax upon taxable ground transportation of property (i.e., transportation by freight rail or truck trailer and semitrailer chassis and bodies, suitable for use with a trailer or semitrailer with a gross vehicle weight of 26,000 pounds or more), and deposit such tax revenues into a Economy in Motion: The National Freight Trust Fund to finance the Multimodal Freight Funding Formula Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Rep. Lowenthal, 15 cosponsors; 13 Program and the National Freight Infrastructure Competitive Grant Referred to House Ways & Means; Infrastructure Act Alan S. (D-CA-47) D, 2 R Program. House T&I; Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, with the President's approval, to: (1) borrow for highway and transportation project expenditures and for water infrastructure expenditures, and (2) issue interest-bearing infrastructure revenue bonds for the amounts borrowed. Uses funds from increased oil and gas leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide source of revenue for bonds. Amends the Internal Revenue Code Referred to Energy and Commerce; American-Made Energy and Rep. Stivers, to appropriate to the Highway Trust Fund 95% of any proceeds from the Natural Resources; Transportation H.R. 1330 Infrastructure Jobs Act Steve (R-OH-15) 1 cosponsor; 1 D issuance of such infrastructure revenue bonds. and Infrastructure; Ways and Means The Department of Transportation (DOT) shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Public Administration to study how to improve the Compliance, Safety, Accountability initiative of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. DOT must ensure that motor carrier safety data predictive of crashes which is generated under this initiative is not made available to the public (except law enforcement personnel) until the study findings and recommendations are reported to Congress. Such data may Rep. Lou Barletta 7 consponors; 7 not be used used in a civil action for damages resulting from an incident Referred to the House Committee on H.R. 1371 Safer Trucks and Buses Act (R-PA-11) R, 0 D involving a motor carrier. Transportation and Infrastructure Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public Innovation in Surface Transportation Rep. Davis, 11 cosponsors; 9 transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint H.R. 1393 Act Rodney (R-IL-13) D, 2 R power authorities, and local rail authorities. Referred to House T&I Removes the Mass Transit Account from the HTF effective October 2015; Removes the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), programs related to complying with the ADA and safe routes to school from the HTF; Removes bike path and pedestrian walkway programs from the HTF; Rep. Massie, Removes non-federal aid highway bridges (so-called off-system bridges), Referred to House T&I, Ways & H.R. 1461 DRIVE Act Thomas (R-KY-4) 7 cosponsors; 7 R currently eligible for funding per 23 USC 133g, from the Trust Fund. Means Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of Rep. Foxx, Repeals Davis Bacon (Davis Bacon requires the federal government to pay Referred to House T&I, Education & H.R. 1483 2015 Virginia (R-NC-5) 1 cosponsor; 1 R local prevailing wages on any federal public works project) Workforce Rep. Sanford, 10 cosponsors; 10 H.R. 1551 Highway Restoration Act of 2015 Mark (R-SC) R Phases out Mass Transit Account by 20% increments. Eliminates it by 2020 Referred to House Ways & Means National Intersection and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of Rep. Emmer, Tom This bill directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a $250 million H.R. 1606 2015 (R-MN-6) 0 cosponsors national intersection and interchange safety construction grant program. Referred to House T&I This bill authorizes Bakken crude oil to be transported by rail only if it has a Reid vapor pressure of not more than 9.5 pounds per square inch (the Rep. Garamendi, maximum volatility set by the New York Mercantile Exchange for crude oil H.R. 1679 Bakken Crude Stabilization Act of 2015 John (D-CA-3) 0 cosponsors futures contracts). Referred to House T&I Safety, Efficiency, and Accountability in Transportation Projects Through Public Rep. Edwards, 11 cosponsors; 11 Requires public employees to perform construction inspections on all H.R. 1692 Inspection Act of 2015 Donna (D-MD-4) D surface transportation projects receiving federal funding. Referred to House T&I This bill prohibits the Department of Transportation from approving a federal-aid highway project in a state for a fiscal year if in the previous fiscal Transportation Funds Exemption Act of Rep. Westerman, year state or local sales taxes were collected on covered purchases of H.R. 1724 2015 Bruce (R-AR-4) 0 cosponsors construction materials made, in whole or in part, with federal funds. Referred to House T&I Require PHMSA standards for volatility of gases in crude oil hauled by rail. Immediately ban the use of tank cars shown to be unsafe for shipping crude oil. Those models include DOT-111s and unjacketed CPC-1232s. Require new tank car design standards that include 9/16th inch shells, thermal protection, pressure relief valves and electronically-controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes. Increase fines on railroads that violate hazardous materials laws and establish new fines for railroads and energy companies that don’t comply with safety laws. Authorize funding for first responder training, equipment and emergency preparedness. Also would authorize funding for increased rail inspections and energy product testing. Require comprehensive oil spill response plans for trains carrying oil, petroleum and other hazardous products. Mandate railroads establish a confidential “close- call” reporting system for employees to anonymously report problems. Require railroads to disclose crude-by-rail movements to State Emergency Rep. McDermott, 10 cosponsors; 10 Response Commissions and Local Emergency Planning Committees along H.R. 1804 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act Jim (D-WA-7) D hazmat rail routes. Referred to House T&I Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an inflation adjustment in calendar years after 2015 to the rates of the excise taxes on petroleum and petroleum products, diesel fuel, alcohol-based fuel, and fuels used in certain buses. There is established in the legislative branch the Bipartisan Task Force for Sustainable Highway Funding. The Task Force shall identify and make recommendations addressing factors that affect the long-term fiscal imbalance of the HTF. The rates of excise taxes on petroleum and diesel fuels are increased to cover an identified three- and five-year shortfall The Bridge to Sustainable Rep. Renacci, 33 cosponsors; 25 in funding of the HTF in 2017 and each subsequent calendar year through Referred to House T&I, Ways & H.R. 1846 Infrastructure Act James (R-OH-16) D, 8 R 2024. Means Rep. Johnson, H.R. 1914 No More Tolls for Roads Act of 2015 Sam (R-TX-3) 0 cosponsors Bans future toll and toll pilot projects on any roads with federal participation Referred to House T&I To prohibit the expenditure of Federal Rep. Salmon, Matt H.R. 2021 funds to Amtrak (R-AZ-5) 0 cosponsors Prohibits the expenditure of Federal funds to Amtrak Referred to House T&I Ensures the safety of all users of the transportation system, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, children, older individuals, and Rep. Matsui, Doris 22 cosponsors; 11 individuals with disabilities, as they travel on and across federally funded H.R. 2071 Safe Streets Act (D-CA-6) R, 11 D streets and highways. Referred to House T&I To establish a pilot toll credit market Rep. Lipinski, 2 cosponsors; 1 H.R. 2172 place program, and for other purposes Daniel (D-IL-3) R, 1 D Establishes a pilot toll credit market place program, and for other purposes Referred to House T&I Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a transformational infrastructure competitive grant program, and for other purposes. Provides $985 billion for highway, bridge, port, public transit, rail, aviation, and water infrastructure projects for FY16-20, with 85% reserved for highway, bridge, Nation Building Here at Home Act of Rep. Higgins, transit, and rail, 2% for ports, 4% for aviation, and 9% for water H.R. 2332 2015 Brian (D-NY-26) 0 cosponsors infrastructure Referred to House T&I Provides an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier Highway and Transportation Funding Rep. Shuster, Bill safety, and transit programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund until July H.R. 2353 Act (R-PA-9) 1 cosponsor; 1 R 31, 2015. Became public law 114-21 To prohibit the transportation of certain Rep. Lowey, Nita Prohibits the transportation of certain volatile crude oil by rail of 8.5 psi or H.R. 2379 volatile crude oil by rail (D-NY-17) 5 cosponsor; 5 D higher until a rule can be finalized Referred to House T&I Referred to House Budget; Energy and Commerce; Natural Resources; Oversight and Government Reform; Rules; Science, Space, and Rep. DeFazio, 62 cosponsors; 62 Provides a total of $478 billion over six years, a 45 percent increasefor Technology; Transportation and H.R. 2410 Grow America Act Peter (D-OR-4) D highways, bridges, public transportation, highway safety, and rail programs. Infrastructure; Ways and Means This bill will provide an emergency supplemental appropriation of $7.5 billion over the next 6 years for the TIGER program. The funding will be Rep. Waters, 69 cosponsors; 69 exempt from sequestration and will not reduce funds available for other Referred to House Appropriations; H.R. 2495 TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act Maxine (D-CA-43) D federal programs. Budget Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish a program to eliminate duplicative environmental reviews and approvals under state and federal law for rail and highwaytransportation projects. Authorizes a state to use state environmental review and approval laws and procedures, consistent Rep. Denham, 12 cosponsors; 12 with certain requirements, in lieu of federal environmental laws and Referred to House Natural H.R. 2497 NEPA Reciprocity Act Jeff (R-CA-10) R regulations. Resources; T&I Waives federal preemption to allow states to regulate tow truck operations State and Local Predatory Towing Rep. Van Hollen, performed without the prior consent or authorization of the owner or H.R. 2563 Enforcement Act Chris (D-MD-8) 6 cosponsors; 6 D operator of the towed motor vehicle. Referred to House T&I Passed House 216-210; Brought to Transportation, Housing and Urban Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing Senate floor on Nov 19th but cloture Development, and Related Agencies Rep. Diaz-Balart, and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending motion on the measure withdrawn by H.R. 2577 Appropriations Act, 2016 Mario (R-FL-25) 0 cosponsors September 30, 2016, unanimous consent. Right-of-Way for American Drivers Act Rep. Johnson, H.R. 2609 of 2015 Sam (R-TX-3) 7 cosponsor; 7 R Repeals the Transportation Alternatives Program Referred to House T&I Substantially reduce the federal gas tax over time, and shift the burden to the states for making up lost revenues. Would focus any revenues collected Rep. DeSantis, 49 cosponsors; 49 to the maintenance of core federal highways, and would require transfer of Referred to House T&I; Ways & H.R. 2716 Transportation Empowerment Act Ron (R-FL-6) R money in mass transit account to highways. Means; Budget; Rules Authorizes as an eligible project cost for the construction of a federal-aid Highways Bettering the Economy and Rep. Hastings, 12 cosponsors; 10 highway the cost of improving habitat and forage for pollinators on rights of H.R. 2738 Environment Pollinator Protection Act Alcee (D-Fl-20) D, 2 R way adjacent to highways Referred to House T&I Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 Sonoran Corridor Interstate Rep. McSally, 8 cosponsors; 4 south of the Tucson International Airport as a future part of the Interstate H.R. 2859 Development Act of 2015 Martha (R-AZ-2) D, 4 R System Referred to House T&I Referred to House Science, Space Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish an Automated and and Technology, and T&I ; forwarded Future Transportation Research and Rep. Lipinski, 1 cosponsor; [R- Connected Vehicle Research Initiative. Includes requirements to collect from subcommittee to full committee H.R. 2886 Innovation for Prosperity Act Daniel (D-IL-3) VA-10] multi-model data in Science, Space, and Technology To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify the use of a towaway trailer Allows two light or medium duty trailers to be towed at the same time when Referred to House T&I; Same transportation combination, and for Rep. Jenkins, 7 cosponsors; 6 empty and being delivered to a retailer for sale. Subjects trailers to existing language included in and passed as H.R. 2904 other purposes Lynn (R-KS-2) R, 1 D size and weight limit part of the FAST Act. At-Grade Crossing Enhancement Act of Rep. Larsen, Rick Establishes a local rail facilities and safety program to award grants for H.R. 2933 2015 (D-WA-2) 3 cosponsors; 3 D freight capacity projects. Authorizes $300M per year for FY16-21 Referred to House T&I Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on motor fuels, to increase the rate of tax on by 10.3 cents per gallon, index the gas tax to inflation using CPI, provides a maximum income tax credit of $133 to Rep. Tom Rice individuals with an earned income up to $75,000 and $266 for joint filers Referred to the House Committee on H.R. 2971 Highway Trust Fund Certainty Act (R-SC-7) 0 cosponsors with a combined earned income up to $150,000 Ways and Means Extends the Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, Highway and Transportation Funding Rep. Ryan, Paul transit, programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, until December Passed House 312-119; Placed on H.R. 3038 Act of 2015, Part II (R-WI-1) 1 cosponsor; 1 R 18th, 2015. Senate legislative calendar Establishes a research program to accelerate the development of new technology that would prevent drunk drivers from running their car by Rep. Lowey, Nita disabling the ignition. Authorizes $48 million dollars in appropriations over 6 H.R. 3044 ROADS SAFE Act of 2015 M. (D-NY-17) 3 Cosponsor; 3 D years for the program Referred to House T&I Committee Referred to T&I; Energy and Commerce; Ways and Means; Science, Space, and Technology; Rep. Van Hollen, 12 Cosponsors: Natural Resources; Oversight and H.R. 3064 Grow America Act Chris (D-MD-8) 12 D President's six year $478 billion transportation bill Government Reform; Budget; Rules Prohibits the public disclosure of safety ratings for trucks used by the Rep. Gibbs, Bob Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration under the compliance, safety, H.R. 3093 Correct the Safety Analysis Act (R-OH-7) 3 Cosponsors; 3 R and accountability program. Referred to House T&I Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick (D- Allows Federal-aid highway bridges to be eligible for funding from the H.R. 3168 Safe Bridges Investment Act of 2015 NY-18) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R National Highway Performence Program Referred to House T&I To amend title 23, United States Code, Creates a Coordinated Border Infrastructure (CBI) Reserve Fund creating to permit border States to designate an explicit avenue through which border States can reserve up to 5% of certain funds for border infrastructure Rep. Hurd, Will 3 Cosponsors; 2 statewide Surface Transportation Funds for qualified border infrastructure H.R. 3181 projects, and for other purposes (R-TX-23) D, 1 R purposes Referred to House T&I Surface Transportation and Veterans Extents the Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, Health Care Choice Improvement Act Rep. Shuster, Bill transit, programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund, until October 29th, H.R. 3236 of 2015 (R-PA-9) 2 Cosponsors; 2 R 2015. Also includes unrelated veterans' provisions Became public law 114-41 Rep. Fleischmann, 3 Cosponsor; 1 D, Exempts covered heavy-duty tow and recovery vehicles from certain H.R. 3247 FAIR TOW act Chuck (R-TN-3) 2 R interstate highway weight limitations Referred to House T&I Requires the Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a test program that allows States and the District of Columbia to enter into interstate compacts with contiguous States to Securing America's Next Generation of Rep. Poliquin, 4 Cosponsors; 3 standardize the requirements for operators of commercial motor vehicles in Referred to House T&I and Education H.R. 3283 Safe Loggers and Truckers Act Bruce (R-ME-2) R, 1 D interstate commerce Committee Would create and fund a public bank to leverage public and private dollars for meritorious infrastructure projects of national or regional significance. Would supplement other federal infrastructure programs by providing loans, Referred to Hosue T&I; Energy and National Infrastructure Development Rep. DeLauro, 86 Cosponsors; loan guarantees and proceeds from bond issuances for projects, and make Commerce; Financial Services; Ways H.R. 3337 Bank Act of 2015 Rosa (D-CT-3) 86 D payments to help states and localities cover their bond interest payments. and Means Bill requires consolidation of multiple MPO's in the same area, directs more Metropolitan Planning Enhancement Rep. Frankel, Lois STP funds to high performing MPOs. High performing MPOs are defined as H.R. 3344 Act (D-FL-22) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D ones that have established performance target metrics for projects Referred to House T&I To authorize States to carry out bridge construction, maintenance, repair, and replacement projects using previously allocated surface transportation funds Allows States to request that excess or inactive transportation funds from that are identified as being excess or Rep. Lowey, Nita previous transportation reauthorizations (not including MAP-21) be H.R. 3376 inactive, and for other purposes. (D-NY-17) 0 Cosponsors reallocated to eligible bridge construction, replacement, or repair projects Referred to House T&I Creates multi-modal freight strategy based off of National Freight advisory committee recommendations. Establishes a program to invest in multimodal freight projects with authorization for general appropriations at at $2 billion for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2021. Authorizes investments in grade separations. Creates a strong national multimodal freight policy that strategically identifies freight bottlenecks, major trade corridors, and helps National Multimodal Freight Policy and Rep, Reichert, 2 Cosponsors; 1 prioritize federal investment. Establishes freight planning, permitting, and H.R. 3398 Investment Act Dave (R-WA-8) R, 1 D development. Referred to House T&I Expands the EPA’s waiver authority to allow retailers to buy and sell any fuel blends on the market during a supply disruption. Currently, the EPA requires different blends of gasoline to be sold in Gas Accessibility and Stabilization Act Rep. Walorski, different parts of the country, which can complicate the supply chain and Referred to House Energy & H.R. 3454 of 2015 Jackie (R-IN-2) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R drive up prices when fuel is in short supply. Commerce Authorize research and development activities within USDOT for both Highway Transpotation Research and Multimodal Transportation Research. The bill authorizes funds to be approriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account). The title reflects the national effort to increase implementation of intelligent transportation systems, particularly Rep. Johnson, connected vehicle technology, as well as to reflect the need to move Connected Transportation Research Eddie Bernice (D- 12 Cosponsors; towards a more intermodal transportation system that seamlessly connects Referred to House T&I; Science, H.R. 3458 and Innovation Act of 2015 TX-30) 12 D all modes of transportation, including highways, transit, rail, and ports. Space and Technology Direct USDOT to establish a Transportation Procurement Office to work with the modal agencies, states, and other grant recipients on implementing design-bid-build, design-build, and P3 procurement best practices, including P3 model contracts. In addition, the Office should issue best practices on Rep. Maloney, standardizing state P3 authorities and practices, including fair and balanced Public-Private Partnership Sean Patrick (D- assumptions made in the calculations, consistency on unsolicited bids, non- H.R. 3465 Infrastructure Investment Act NY-18) 0 Cosponsors compete clauses, and other major elements. Referred to House T&I Clarifies language from MAP-21, to allow states to adopt their own safety standards for agricutural vehicles operating near farms without jeopardizing federal transportation funding. The change is meant meant to allow states to permit farmers to operate vehicles that are technically “uncovered” as Rep. Barletta, Lou 15 Cosponsors, they travel from point to point on a farm or to a nearby processing facility, H.R. 3473 Local Farm Vehicle Flexibility Act (R-PA-11) 15 R even if they traverse public roads in the process. Referred to House T&I Permit individual states to authorize freight trucks to carry a maximum of Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Rep. Ribble, Ried 27 Cosponsors; 2 91,000 pounds, up from the current 80,000 thousand. Heavier trucks would H.R. 3488 Act of 2015 J. (R-WI-8) D, 25 R be required to have a 6th axel, up frm the current 5. Referred to House T&I Directs USDOT to withhold specified graduated percentages of a state's apportionment of certain federal-aid highway funds for FY2017-FY2019 if state has not enacted and is not enforcing a law requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device for a minimum of 180 days on each motor Rep. Lowey, Nita vehicle operated by an individual convicted of driving while intoxicated or H.R. 3501 Alisa's Law of 2015 M. (D-NY-17) 0 Cosponsors driving under the influence. Referred to House T&I Recognizes state or local government authority to require fleet owners or operators to acquire only new fleet vehicles that: utilize natural gas a fuel; are flexible fuel vehicles that operate on gasoline E85 and M85; or meet Rep. Engel, Eliot technology or performance-based characteristics that is commercially Referred to House Energy and H.R. 3506 State and Local Fleet Efficiency Act L. (D-NY-16) 0 Cosponsors available. Commerce Authorizes the head of any federal agency that owns or operates a parking area for use by agency employees to: (1) install, construct, operate, and maintain on a reimbursable basis a battery recharging station in such Rep. Lofgren, Zoe 3 Cosponsors; 1 parking area for the use of privately-owned employee vehicles; and (2) Referred to House Oversight on H.R. 3509 EV-COMUTE Act (D-CA-19) D, 2 R charge a user fee to cover the costs of such station. Government Reform Rep. Johnson, Directs USDOT to prescribe minimum motor vehicle safety standards Henry C. "Hank," requiring commercial motor vehicles to be equipped with a forward collision Referred to House T&I; Energy and H.R. 3536 Safe Roads Act of 2015 Jr. (D-GA-4) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D avoidance and mitigation braking system. Commerce Extends federal incentives through 2021 for residential, commercial and Rep. Larson, John 2 Cosponsors; 1 vehicular fuel cell use as well as extend and expand credits for hydrogen H.R. 3571 Fuel Cell Tax Extenders Act of 2015 B. (D-CT-1) R, 1 D infrastructure. Referred to House Ways and Means To authorize surface transportation Rep. Comstock, Authorize research and development activities within USDOT for both research and development programs, Barbara (R-VA- 7 Cosponsors; 6 Highway Transpotation Research and Multimodal Transportation Research, Referred to House T&I; Science, H.R. 3585 and for other purposes. 10) R, 1 D with heavy focus on congestion mitigation research Space and Technology Directs the Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Energy to reduce the size of their light vehicle fleets by 10%, either by selling the vehicles or To establish a pilot program to reduce through “appropriate disposal of such vehicles." The bill further directs the number of vehicles owned by these agencies to encourage their employees to “increase the use by the certain Federal departments and department of commercial ride-sharing companies” for their transportation increase the use of ride-sharing Rep. Schweikert, needs. Requires annual reports to Congress on the results of the pilot Referred to House Oversight on H.R. 3592 services. David (R-AZ-6) 0 Cosponsors program for each agency. Government Reform Airport and Airway Extension Act of Rep. Shuster, Bill Extends FAA authorization through March 31, 2016. Current authorization H.R. 3614 2015 (R-PA-9) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R expires on September 30. Became public law 114-55 Provides PTC extension through December 2018, with the possiblity of an Referred to House T&I; Text included Positive Train Control Enforcement and Rep. Shuster, Bill 156 Cosponsors; additional 2 years extension made on annual basis to individual entities that in H.R. 3819, which passed House H.R. 3651 Implemntation Act of 2015 (R-PA-9) 100 R, 56 D have made good faith efforts towards PTC implementation. and Senate To authorize appropriations for the Would authorize appropriation of $75.5milion per year for each FY 2016- university transportation centers 2021. Funds would come out of the Highway Trust Fund, but not the Mass program for fiscal years 2016 through Rep. Curbelo, 22 Cosponsors; 4 Transit Account, and would be used for grants to support the university Referred to House T&I; Science, H.R.3665 2021, and for other purposes Carlos (R-FL-26) R, 18 D transportation centers program Space and Technology Would define the requirement that "substantially all" parts are from the US, to mean that the US manufactured or supplied parts must add up to least 60% of the cost of the final product. It restricts Buy America exceptions to goods that are either urgently needed for national security or would be at least 50% more expensive if bought in the US. Agencies would be required to notify OMB of granted exceptions and OMB would be required to post Referred to Oversight and this information online. It also authorizes the Department of Defense to Government Reform; Transportation establish and carry out a program to make or guarantee loans to certain and Infrastructure; Financial Services; Rep. Cicilline, business entities, up to $500,000 per entity, under the Defense Production An identical bill was also introduced in H.R. 3670 21st Century Buy America Act David N. (D-RI-1) 0 Cosponsors Act. the Senate (S. 2167) Referred to House T&I; similar provision included in House STRR Act Veteran's Expanded Trucking Rep. Woodall, 15 Cosponsors; 9 Would allow qualified physicians to certify that a veteran is able to operate a (surface transportation authorization) H.R. 3739 Opportunities Act Rob (R-GA-7) R, 6 D commercial motor vehicle and passed as parf of FAST Act Would add as a national goal the improvement of road conditions in economically distressed urban communities and increased access to jobs, markets, and economic opportunities for people who live in those communities. Accodingly, it would also require the Secretary to establish Integrated Transportation and Rep. Waters, 16 Cosponsors; performance measures for State to assess the conditions, accessibility, and H.R. 3740 Economic Development Act Maxine (D-CA-43) 16 D reliability of roads in economically distressed urban communities. Referred to House T&I; similar provisi Withholds 1% of federal funding starting in 2018 to states that do not have laws requiring people convicted of drunk driving to use ignition interlock devices for at least 180 days. Withheld funds would grow to 5% of a states apportionment by 2020. Any money withheld from a state would remain Drunk Driving Repeat Offender Act of Rep. Engel, Eliot available to the state for 3 fiscal years, after which the state would forgoe H.R. 3759 2015 L. (D-NY-16) 0 Cosponsors access to the withheld funds. Referred to House T&I Marked up in House T&I, reported as ammended on Oct 29th, and the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Rep. Shuster, Bill 3 Cosponsors; 2 House moved to conference in a wide H.R. 3763 and Reform Act [R-PA-9] D, 1 R See T4America's summary for details. bi-partisan vote of 363-64 on Nov 5th. Referred to House T&I; similar Rep. Norton, Authorizes the USDOT to administer state safety oversight activities for povision included in STRR Act (House Protect Riders of Metrorail Public Eleanor Holmes 2 Cosponsors; 1 WMATA Metrorail until the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland surface transportation authorization) H.R. 3773 Transportation Act of 2015 (D-DC-At Large) D, 1 R develop a state safety oversight agency certified by the Secretary. and passed as part of FAST Act Exempts a 12-mile stretch of Interstate in Marathon County from the 80,000 Referred to House T&I; Brought up as pound weight limit for logging trucks. Instead, logging trucks would be ammendment to STRR Act, but not Rep. Duffy, Sean allowed to weigh up to 98,000 on that Interstate which is consistent with included; Included and passed in H.R. 3778 TIMBER Act of 2015 P. (R-WI-7) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R Wisconsin state law. FAST Act Would require that projects listed in long range transportation plans and TIPs are ranked or scored by criteria and these scores are made publicly Referred to House T&I; Brought up as The Metropolitan Planning Rep. DeSaulnier, 2 Cosponsors; 1 available; would require an explanation if a lower scoring project ammendment to STRR Act, but not H.R. 3787 Enhancement Act Mark (D-CA-11) D, 1 R supercedes a higher scoring project. included Requires that within 6 years of enactment, the Secretary establishes performance measures for States and MPOs on connectivity and Rep. Ellison, Keith accessibility of roadways, public transit infrastructure, pedestrian and H.R. 3788 MOVE Act (D-MN-5) 4 Cosponsors; 4 bikeway infrastructure. Referred to House T&I Would mandate the inclusion of broadband conduit—plastic pipes which house fiber-optic communications cable—during the construction of any Referred to House T&I; Brought up as Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of Rep. Eshoo, Anna 54 Cosponsors; road receiving federal funding if there is a demonstrated need for ammendment to STRR Act, but not H.R. 3805 2015 G. (D-CA-18) 19 R, 35 D broadband in the area within the next 15 years. included Requires the Secretary to give preference to surface transportation projects Rep. Maloney, that achieve cost efficiencies through the use of innovative project Sean Patrick (D- development, finance, operations, or delivery methods, such as design- H.R. 3810 Design-Build Incentive Act of 2015 NY-18) 0 Cosponsors build Referred to House T&I Extends authorization for federal highway and transportation programs Passed House and Senate by voice Surface Transportation Extension Act Rep. Shuster, Bill 2 Cosponsors; 1 through November 20th. Extends PTC deadline for three years, through vote and signed by the President. H.R. 3819 of 2015 (R-PA-9) R, 1 D December 2018, with possible additional 2 years of extension beyond that. Became public law 114-73 Intelligent Technologies Initiative Act of Rep. Takano, Requires the Secretary to develop an Intelligent Technology Initiative grant H.R. 3825 2015 Mark (D-CA-41) 0 Cosponsors program to support large scale installation and deployment of ITS Referred to House T&I Expands eligibility under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to include common interest communities, including condominiums and housing cooperatives. This would allow Rep. Israel, Steve 19 Cosponsors; 2 disaster relief funds to be used for improvement of damaged roads, bridges, H.R.3863 Disaster Assistance Equity Act of 2015 (D-NY-3) R, 17 D walkways and other facilities in these communities. Referred to House T&I Would require the Comptroller General to assess and report to the public on Autonomous Vehicle Privacy Protection Rep. Meng, Grace DOT's readiness to address autonomous vehicles and associated H.R. 3876 Act of 2015 (D-NY-6) 0 Cosponsors consumer privacy protections. Referred to House T&I Increases maximum civil and criminal penalities regarding commercial motor vehicle safety from $2,500 to $5,000. Removes language that disqualifies individuals form operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year, when those individuals commit their first violation with a commercial motor vehicle that results in thier driver's license being revoked, canceled, or suspended. Adds language to disqualify individuals from operating a commercial motor vehicle for one year, when those individuals operate a Driver Accountability and Accident Rep. Chabot, commercial motor vehicle that the driver knew or should have know had a H.R. 3887 Prevention (DAAP) Act of 2015 Steve (R-OH-1) 0 Cosponsors defect that resulted in a fatality. Referred to House T&I Allows individuals donating a vehicle to charity, to claim a deduction amount between $500 and $2,500 provided 1) they obtain a valuation from an Rep. Young, Todd 99 Cosponsors; authorized online valuation service (such as Kelley Blue Book), and 2) the H.R. 3917 CARS Act of 2015 C. (R-IN-9) 44 R, 55 D receiving charity verifies the physical condition of the vehicle Referred to House Ways & Means Would designate port facilities in four regions; Would require President to appoint a board of inquiry within 10 days if a slow-down, threat to strike, or actual strike at four or more facilities in a region; if a slow-down, threat to strike or actual strike occurs in which the number of employees actively involved is 6,000 or greater or if the Export Import Vessel value decreases by 20% or more in any one month compared to the previous month for that Rep. Newhouse, 14 Cosponsors; region. Would require the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to collect Referred to House T&I; Education and H.R. 3932 ECONOMICS Act Dan (R-WA-4) 13 R; 1 D additional data regarding port facilities. Workforce Requires National Highway Safety Administration to conduct a study to determine appropriate standards for the regulation of the cybersecurity of motor vehicles manufactured or imported for sale in the United States that Rep. Wilson, Joe should be adopted by the Administration and any other appropriate Federal Referred to House Energy and H.R. 3994 SPY Car Study Act of 2015 (R-SC-2) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D agencies. Commerce Surface Transportation Extension Axt Rep. Shuster, Bill 3 Cosponsors; 1 H.R. 3996 of 2015, Part II (R-PA-9) R, 2 D Extends current surface transportation authorization to December 4th 2015. Became public law on Nov 20, 2015 Requires that at least 10% of the funds made available under MAP-21 for federal-aid highways and highway safety construction programs, including To amend MAP-21 to establish a highway safety research and development, and for the Federal Public veterans business enterprises program, Rep. Cummings, 40 Cosponsors; Transportation Act of 2012 be expended through small business concerns Referred to House T&I and Small H.R. 3997 and for other purposes Elijah E. (D-MD-7) 40 D owned and controlled by veterans Business Authorizes a state to establish local hiring bid specifications or consider the hiring of local workers in the evaluation of bids and proposals for federal-aid highway projects. Authorizes recipients of federal assistance to also Rep. Bass, Karen establish local hiring bid specifications or consider local hiring in the H.R. 4005 Local Hire Act (D-CA-37) 7 Cosponsors; 7 D evaluation of bids and proposals for public transportation projects. Referred to House T&I Directs USDOT to establish a distracted driving education competitive grant program and authorizes to the program $5million for FY 2017 and $5 Distracted Driving Education Act of Rep. Steve Israel million for FY 2018. Eligible applicant entities for the program would include H.R. 4014 2015 (D-NY-3) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D non-profit organizations. Referred to House T&I Requires that a vehicle manufacturer's fleet must be comprised of at least 30% qualified vehicles that do not run on a petroluem or petroluem-based Rep. Eliot L. Engel 3 Cosponsors; 2 fuel by 2018 and at least 50% of qualified vehicles by 2019. Qualifying Referred to House Energy and H.R. 4047 Open Fuel Act of 2015 (D-NY-16) R, 1 D vehicles include EVs, biodiesel, natural gas, etc. Commerce Within 90 days of enactment, each railroad carrier providing commuter rail transportation shall submit to USDOT a list of each location on commuter rail tracks where the maximum authrorized operating speed is at least 20 miles/hr less than the maximum approach speed. The Secretary would submit list to House T&I and Senate Commerce, Science, and Rep. Sean Patrick Transportation Committees and would require additional safety precuations Passenger Train Derailment Prevention Maloney (D-NY- at those locations. Segments of track where operations are governed by H.R. 4050 Act 18) 0 Cosponsors PTC would be exempt. Referred to House T&I Would establish a revolving fund and require that not more than 10% of Rep. Daniel deposited funds in any FY be used for rural infrastructure projects. Would Webster (R-FL- require USDOT to give priority to projects with sponsors who have H.R. 4081 TIFIA 2.0 Act 10) 0 Cosponsors previously sponsored a project and have repaid the loan in full. Referred to House T&I Establishes a Federal Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on access and mobility to coordinate transportation services for individuals who require the use of public transportation but have difficulty accessing public transportation due to disability, income level, age or veteran status. Also Coordinating Transportation Services Rep. Daniel establishes State Transport Coordinating Commisions to coordinate for Transportation-Disadvantaged Webster (R-FL- transportation services for transportation-disadvantaged individuals in the H.R. 4082 Individuals. 10) 0 Cosponsors State. Referred to House T&I Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY- Adds bicycle sharing systems as eligible mass transit systems under the H.R. 4104 Bike to Work Act of 2015 14) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R qualified transportation fringe benefit Referred to House Ways and Means Creates a program at Department of Energy focused on research and development of vehicle technologies that reduce or eliminate petroleum use and the emissions of the Nation’s passenger and commercial vehicles. Rep. Debbie Bill would authorize such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 Referred to House Science, Space H.R. 4106 Vehicle Innovation Act of 2015 Dingell (D-MI-12) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D through 2020. and Technology Extends various tax credits and includes a provision to allow for plug-in Rep. Zoe Lofgren 18 Cosponsors; electric vehicle grants in lieu of tax credits. Establishes a $7.5 billion bond Referred to House Ways & Means, H.R. 4162 Clean Energy Victory Bond Act of 2015 (D-CA-19) 18 D program to offset tax extension costs. Energy and Commerce For transportation projects costing $2.5 billion or more establishes additional requirements,including the development of a comprehensive risk Transportation Megaprojects Rep. Mark managment plan, establishment of a peer review group that would meet Accountability and Oversight Act of DeSaulnier (D- annually and submit annual reports, and online publication of information H.R. 4228 2015 CA-11) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D about the project to increase transparency. Referred to House T&I To prohibit the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency from establishing, implementing, or enforcing any limit on the aggregate emissions of Rep. carbon dioxide from a State or any Sensenbrenner, F. Prohibits the EPA Administrator from establishing, implementing, or category or subcategory of sources James, Jr. (R-WI- enforcing any aggregate emissions limit of CO2 from a State or any Referred to House Energy and H.R. 4259 within a State. 5]) 2 Cosponsors; 2 R subcategory of emissions sources within a state. Commerce Establishes a tax on coal, oil, and natural gas of $15 per ton of carbon Rep. Jerry dioxide content of the life cycle emissions of the substance, and a carbon McNerney (D-CA- equivalency fee for imports. Revenue raised would be distributed to H.R. 4283 Consumers REBATE Act 9) 0 Consponsors Americans on a quarterly basis Referred to House Ways and Means Expands associated transit improvement eligible projects to include bikeshare projects. Expands capital project eligibility to include the acquisition or replacement of bicycles, related equipment, technology or Rep. Blumenauer, vehicles, and the construction of bicycle-related facilities to facilitate H.R. 4343 Bikeshare Transit Act of 2016 Earl (D-OR-3) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R bikeshare. Referred to House T&I Referred to House - Financial Services; Energy and Commerce; Amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016. With regard to Title Ways and Means; Foreign Affairs; VII it: Would increase permissible length of semitrailers from 28 feet to 33 Oversight and Government Reform; feet; Prevents the use of any funds from the Act for carrying out Natural Resources; Judiciary; Affirmatively Furhtering Fair Housing; Removes language listing the Homeland Security; Transportation Article I Consolidated Appropriations Rep. Buck, Ken 24 Cosponsors; practices of air transportation ticket agents that the DOT regards as unfair and Infrastructure; Education and the H.R. 4371 Amendments, 2016 (R-CO-4) 24 R and deceptive. Workforce; Agriculture; Budget; Rules Requires the USDOT to issue a final rule within 10 years of enactment, that utilizes technology to prevent the operation of motor vehicles if the driver has a blood alcohol content above the legal limit. Authorizes a total of $176 Rep. Rice, million in funds for FY 2017-2026 to carry out this section and expedite Kathleen M. (D- research and development of such techonology. Requires the use of Referred to House T&I, Energy and H.R. 4373 End Drunk Driving Act of 2016 NY-4) 0 Cosponsors ignition interlock devices to prevent repeat intoxicated driving. Commerce 1 Cosponsor; Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Rep. Walz, within 6 months to establish stores of emergency response equipment in Rep. Kind, Ron Timothy J. (D-MN- strategic locations along rail lines transporting high volumes of hazardous H.R. 4397 Rail Safety Act (D-WI-3) 1) materials, including crude oil or flammable liquids. Referred to House T&I Rep. Smith, Adam Would repeal sequestration under the Balanced Budget and Emergency H.R. 4512 Relief from Sequestration Act of 2016 (D-WA-9) 0 Cosponsors Deficit Control Act of 1985 Referred to House Budget Requires all self-service gas stations to improve accessibility for individuals with disabilities by (1) including decals at each gas pump that display the telephone number for a gas station at which a pump meeting requirements Rep. Jolly, David 4 Cosponsors; 1 is located (2) ensuring that the phone number listed is operational and (3) H.R. 4552 Gas Pump Access Act of 2016 (R-FL-13) R, 3 D providing assistance to the individual if two or more attendants are on duty. Referred to House Judiciary Permanently extends the railroad track maintenance credit, which would Rep. Jenkins, 63 Cosponsors; apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beggining after H.R. 4626 BRACE Act Lynn (R-KS-2) 36 R, 27 D December 31, 2016. Also introduced in Senate as S. 2595 Referred to House Ways and Means Strengthens penalities for corporate average fuel economy credits obtained through a violation of law by requiring a civil penalty in the case of a violation that is equal to $5 multiplied by the number of such credits. Establishes an Air Quality Restoration Trust Fund within the Department of Treasury to utilize funds recieved from violations to (a) increase EV infrastructure, (b) retrofit school buses or heavy-duty fleets to reduce air emissions significantly, (c) purchase hybrid or zero emissions school buses or heavy-duty vehicles, (d) purchase electric drive vehicles for municipal fleets, (e) provide public health grants to help track, treat, and reduce the 1 Cosponsor; number of air emissions-related illnesses, such as asthma, cardiovascular Referred House Energy and Rep. Rush, Bobby Rep. Pallone, disease, and lung cancer, or (f) provide grants for projects to improve air Commerce; Transportation and H.R. 4630 CLEANUP Act L. (D-IL-1) Frank, Jr (D-NJ-6) quality in low-income communities. Also introduced in Senate as S. 2603 Infrastructure Prohibits a rule from being published within 60 days of the NPRM being published. During those 60 days, if a House or Senate committee that has jurisdiction over the law authorizing the rule submits written data, views or arguments to the agency, the agency must publish a response in the Federal Register within 10 days. This 10 day response requirement will not Rep. Mullin, apply to subsequent submissions by a House or Senate committee, if the Markwayne (R- 20 Cosponsors; subsequent submission addresses different content that the first H.R. 4636 POWERS Act of 2016 OK-2) 20 R submission. Referred to House Judiciary Incentivizes investment in green stormwater infrastructure by requiring at least 20% of the state's water pollution control revolving fund go to projects with a green stormwater infrastructure component. It also requires the Rep. Kilmer, Secratary to prioritize public transportation projects, including TIGER H.R. 4648 Green Stormwater Infrastructure Act Derek (D-WA-6) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D projects, that include green stormwater infrastructure. Referred to House T&I 1 Cosponsor; To repeal the Advanced Technology Rep. Burgess, Repeals the Advanced Technology Inentive Program, under which the DOE Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Rep. Russell, Michael C. (R-TX- provides awards or loans for ultra efficient vehicles or light duty vehicles Referred to House Energy and H.R. 4769 Program Steve (R-OK-5) 26) that achieve low emission standards and high fuel economy. Commerce Introduced in Senate Bill No. Title Lead Sponsor(s) Cosponsors Summary Status S 188 A bill to ensure that oil transported Markey (D-MA) 0 cosponsor A bill to ensure that oil transported through the Keystone XL pipeline into Referred to Energy & Natural through the Keystone XL pipeline into the U.S. is used to reduce U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil Resources Committee the U.S. is used to reduce U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern oil Revises and reauthorizes the state infrastructure bank program for FY2015 S 206 Local Transportation Infrastructure Act Ayotte (R-NH) 0 cosponsor and FY2016. Referred to Commerce Committee Reduces the non-federal share of the cost of any activity funded by this Act by 50% of what it was before enactment of this Act. Appropriates funds for FY2015-FY2022 to the Highway Trust Fund to improve roads, bridges, and other U.S. transportation infrastructure. Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government S 268 Rebuild America Act of 2015 Sanders (I-VT) 1 cosponsor; 1 D corporation. Referred to Banking Committee Requires a rail carrier to have a storage plan, meeting specified requirements and approved by the Surface Transportation Board, for any of A bill to prohibit the long-term storage its rail cars that it stores for three or more years, and continues to store, on of rail cars on certain railroad tracks tracks (except rail yard or storage yard tracks) that pass through a unless STB approved rail carrier's rail commercial- or residential-zoned area that were designed or previously S 443 car storage plan Klobuchar (D-MN) 0 cosponsor used for through transportation of trains. Referred to Commerce Committee Extends from December 31, 2015, to December 31, 2020, the deadline for submission to the Secretary of Transportation by each Class I railroad carrier and each entity providing regularly scheduled intercity or commuter Railroad Safety and Positive Train 12 cosponsors; rail passenger transportation of a plan for implementing a positive train S 650 Control Extension Act Blunt (R-MO) 11R, 1D control (PTC) system on certain of its tracks. Referred to Commerce Committee Increases funding for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP); increases amount suballocated to regional goverments to 66% of the entire program; provides states flexibility to meet federal cost-sharing requirements across the entire program, which results in lower matching requirements for lower-resourced communities offset by higher matches Transportation Alternatives Program from larger communities within a state. Allows nonprofit organizations and Referred to Environment & Public S 705 Improvement Act Cochran (R-MS) 3 cosponsors; 3D small metropolitan planning organizations to compete for funds. Works Committee Requires states to make competitive grants for innovative surface transportation projects to eligible entities, including local governments, metropolitan planning organizations, regional transportation authorities, transit agencies, tribal governments, private providers of public Innovation in Surface Transportation 3 cosponsors; 2 transportation, nonprofit transportation organizations, port authorities, joint Referred to Environment & Public S 762 Act Wicker (R-MS) D, 1 R power authorities, and local rail authorities. Works Committee This bill exempts improvements to, maintenance, rehabilitation, or operation of railroad or rail transit lines (but not stations) that are in use or were historically used for the transportation of goods or passengers from federal policies and requirements for the preservation of public park and recreation lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites. This permits such activities without the necessity to: (1) demonstrate there is no feasible and 3 cosponsors; 2 prudent alternative to the use of such land, and (2) plan to minimize harm to S 769 Trains Act Blunt (R-MO) R, 1D a historic site. Referred to Commerce Committee Removes the Surface Transportation Board from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish it as an independent U.S. agency. The Surface Transportation Board Increases Board membership from three to five members. Reauthorizes S 808 (STB) Reauthorization Act of 2015 Thune (R-SD) 1 cosponsor; 1D appropriations for FY2016-FY2020 for the Board. Became public law. Reforms Surface Transportation Board (STB) and makes changes to the Staggers Act of 1980 to promote rail competition and reduce shipping rates. Specifically, under the bill the STB may: issue emergency service orders covering rail carrier shipments moving under contract only, if they are part of a regional service order; and require reports, service plans, or other documents that cover shipments moving under contract. Rail carriers shall be liable to any person in federal district court for damages or equitable S 853 relief as a result of inadequate or deficient service in violation of federal law. Civil monetary penalties for rail carriers increase from $5,000 to $25,000 per violation. Number of Board members on the STB increases from 3 to 5 and the board is required to meet regularly and be subject to open meeting laws. Declares it is U.S. transportation policy to provide for and promote the protection of the shipping public. Provides shippers ability to obtain rates to Rail Shipper Fairness Act of 2015 Baldwin (D-WI) 1 cosponsor; 1 D or from any interchange points of two or more rail carriers. Referred to Commerce Committee Requires Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to develop standards for volatility of gases in crude oil hauled by rail. Immediately bans the use of tank cars shown to be unsafe for shipping crude oil. Those models include DOT-111s and unjacketed CPC-1232s. Requires new tank car design standards that include 9/16th inch shells, thermal protection, pressure relief valves and electronically-controlled pneumatic (ECP) brakes. Increases fines on railroads that violate hazardous materials laws and establish new fines for railroads and energy companies that don’t comply with safety laws.Authorizes funding for first responder training, equipment and emergency preparedness. Also would authorize funding for increased rail inspections and energy product testing. Require comprehensive oil spill response plans for trains carrying oil, petroleum and other hazardous products. Mandate railroads establish a confidential “close-call” reporting system for employees to anonymously report problems. Requires railroads to disclose crude-by-rail movements to 7 cosponsors; 6D, State Emergency Response Commissions and Local Emergency Planning S 859 Crude-By-Rail Safety Act Cantwell (D-WI) 1Independent Committees along hazmat rail routes. Referred to Commerce Committee To allow a domestic corporation to elect to repatriate its overseas income earned prior to 2015 at an effective tax rate of 6.5%. The corporation must complete the repatriation of such income during a specified five-year period and establish a domestic reinvestment plan under which not less than 25% of such income is used for investment in the United States, including for increased hiring, wages, pension contributions, energy efficiency, environmental and capital improvements, and research and development. No funds may be spent on increases in executive compensation. The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to make an initial estimate of the amount of tax revenue from repatriated income to be received by Treasury prior to October 1, 2019, and another estimate not later than October 1, 5 cosponsors; 4R, 2023, and transfer such estimated amounts to the Highway and Mass S 981 Invest in Transportation Act Paul (R-KY) 1D Transit Accounts of the Highway Trust Fund. Referred to Finance Committee Speed up the phase-out of older tank cars and encourages companies to replace them with newer, safer cars by charging $175 per shipment fee on older tank cars with widely known safety risks that are used to ship crude oil and other hazardous materials and makes available a tax credit for companies that upgrade the newer cars to the highest required safety standard. Revenue raised from hazardous material car charges would establish a dedicated fund for clean-up costs of oil train accidents, advanced training for first responders, and grant money for states and cities to reroute rail tracks carrying large volumes of hazardous materials away from highly populated areas. The bill also would require USDOT to implement recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to give first responders real-time information on rail transportation, Hazardous Materials Rail update track maintenance standards and study first responder Transportation Safety Improvement Act preparedness for rail accidents involving large amounts of flammable S 1175 of 2015 Wyden (D-OR) 9 cosponsors; 9D liquids. Referred to Finance Committee Establishes two investment tools: Move America Bonds, to expand tax- exempt financing for public-private partnerships, and Move America Credits, S 1186 Move America Act Wyden (D-OR) 1 cosponsor; 1 R to leverage additional private equity investment at a lower cost for states. Referred to Finance Committee To establish the Strengthening America's Bridges Fund, which is funded by the increase in revenue to the Treasury by restricting the refundable portion of the child tax credit through requiring a Social Security number to claim benefits. The purpose of the Strengthening America's Bridges Fund is to make grants to States for the repair or maintenance of any bridges classified as deficient in the National Bridge Inventory, as authorized under S 1273 Strengthening America's Bridges Act Ayotte (R-NH) 0 cosponsors section 144(b) of title 23, United States Code. Referred to Finance Committee This bill establishes the American Infrastructure Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. States would have the opportunity to enter into three-year agreements with the AIB. Through these voluntary agreements, states would have the option to remit federal transportation dollars, apply for a transportation project loan through the AIB, or both. Through a state-AIB remittance agreement, states would receive 90 percent of the remitted money for core infrastructure projects, and states would assume authority and oversight for compliance with certain federal regulations and requirements. Voluntary repatriated dollars (over a three-year period) would be used to capitalize the bank and fund AIB infrastructure loans, along with interest revenues and receipts from remittance agreements. Only core infrastructure projects (i.e. highway projects) would be eligible for S 1296 Build USA Act Fischer (R-NE) 0 cosponsors completion under state-AIB agreements and loans. Referred to Finance Committee Placed on Senate Legislative Surface Transportation Extension Act To provide a short-term extension of surface transportation program from Calendar under General Orders. S 1350 of 2015 Carper (D-DE) 1 cosponsor; 1D May 31, 2015 to July 31, 2015 Calendar No. 85. Amends the limitation on liability for passenger rail accidents or incidents A bill to amend the limitation on liability under section 28103 of title 49, from $200M to $500M and adjusts the S 1360 for passenger rail accidents or incidents Nelson (D-FL) 4 cosponsors; 4D liability cap annually to inflation (CPI) Referred to Commerce Committee Increases apportionment for the Surface Transportation Program (STP) by 14.7% by decreasing the amount apportioned to the National Highway Referred to Environment & Public S 1370 Support for Bridges Act Blunt (R-MO) 1 cosponsor; 1D Performance Program (NHPP) by an equal amount. Works Committee Allows a state to elect not to participate in the federal-aid highway program. Directs USDOT, beginning in FY2015, to carry out a direct federal-aid highway program to permit a state legislature, at least 90 days before the beginning of a fiscal year, to elect to waive the state's right to receive apportioned or allocated funds under the federal-aid highway program, and receive a prorated amount of taxes appropriated to the Highway Trust Fund (other than for the Mass Transit Account) which are attributable to highway users in the state. Directs the Secretary to carry out a similar alternative Referred to Environment & Public S 1404 State Transportation Flexibility Act Portman (R-OH) 3 cosponsors; 3R funding program for public transportation programs. Works Committee Amends federal distracted driving grant requirements to ensure more states that are taking steps to curb distracted driving can qualify to receive funds, such as including distracted driving issues as part of the State’s driver’s license examination, restricting a driver to text through a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic, and does not provide for an 3 cosponsor; 2R, exception that specifically allows a driver younger than 18 years of age to S 1433 Improving Driver Safety Act of 2015 Klobuchar (D-MN) 1D use a personal wireless communication device while stopped in traffic. Referred to Commerce Committee Establishes hiring standards for third-party logistics and shipping companies Transportation and Logistics Hiring and requires FMCSA to release within 18 months its Safety Fitness S 1454 Reform Act Fischer (R-NE) 2 cosponsor; 2R Determination rule Referred to Commerce Committee Establishes restrictions that rail carriers may not ship any hazardous material in any non-retrofitted DOT–111 or non-jacketed CPC–1232 tank car, requires the formulation of a crude volatility standard within 1 year, restricts speeds for DOT-111 and non-jacketed CPC-1232 tank cars to 40 Eliminating Dangerous Oil Cars and 5 cosponsors; 4D, mph, and require each rail carrier that transports crude to develop oil spill S 1462 Ensuring Community Safety Act Schumer (D-NY) 1Independent response plans Referred to Commerce Committee Requiers the USDOT to establish new standards for automobile hoods and bumpers to reduce pedestrian injuries, and to make separated bikeways as S 1467 Pedestrian Safety Act of 2015 Gillibrand (D-NY) 3 cosponsors; 3D eligible projects under HSIP Referred to Commerce Committee Defines Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications and makes the Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety installation of V2V communication equipment an eligible funding project Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2 cosponsors; 1 under the National Highway Performance Program, the Surface Referred to Environment & Public S. 1499 2015 Peters (D-MI) D, 1 R Transportation Program, and the Highway Safety Improvement Program Works Committee Phases out highway trust fund and federal support for transportation S. 1541 Transportation Empowerment Act Lee (R-UT) 5 cosponsors; 5 R projects and devolves responsiblity to states Referred to Finance Committee After 10 years of going unused, all unobligated DOT earmark funds are rescinded and shall be transferred to the Highway Trust Fund. The term “unused DOT earmark” means an earmark of funds provided for the Department of Transportation as to which more than 90 percent of the dollar Jurassic Pork Act (A bill to rescind amount of the earmark of funds remains available for obligation at the end unused earmarks provided for the 2 cosponsors; 1 of the 9th fiscal year following the fiscal year during which the earmark was S 1544 Department of Transportation) Flake (R-AZ) D, 1 R made available. Referred to Appropriations Committee Establishes a new agency that would receive a $10 billion to develop a national infrastructure bank. To qualify, projects in more populated areas would have to cost at least $50 million dollars; projects in rural areas would qualify for funding at $10 million in costs. The new agency could provide up to 49 percent of a project’s funding to encourage private sector investment. The new agency would have a seven-member board of directors and a 11 cosponsors; CEO – all required to demonstrate expertise in financial management and S 1589 BRIDGE Act Warner (D-VA) 5D, 6R all would be subject to confirmation by the Senate. Referred to Finance Committee Authorizes the federal passenger rail program for 4 FY. The bill would sustainably grow funding authorization levels to Amtrak. Creates a Rail Service Capital and Operating grant program, funded at $350 million next year and rising to $900 million in FY2019, to assist regions in planning and deploying new or expanded passenger rail service; Unlocks billions in private capital to develop transit oriented developments that support passenger rail stations, service, and increased ridership potential through the underutilized Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) program — a $35 billion program that provides direct loans and loan guarantees to finance development of public and private railroad infrastructure. Ensures the Amtrak Board of Directors is Reported favorably from Senate representative of the entire nation’s interests by guaranteeing seats for Commerce Committee; Included in Railroad Reform, Enhancement, and voices representing State-Supported and Long-Distance corridors, as well surface transportation authorization S. 1626 Efficiency Act Wicker (R-MS) 1 cosponsor; 1 D as the Northeast Corridor. (DRIVE Act), as passed by Senate Version of DRIVE Act became basis for Senate transportation 3 cosponsors; 2 authorization (H.R. 22), which passed S. 1647 DRIVE Act Inhofe (R-OK) D, 1 R See T4A Summary of DRIVE Act Senate 65-34 on 7.30.15. Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to designate the Sonoran Corridor connecting Interstate 19 to Interstate 10 Included in surface transportation Sonoran Corridor Interstate south of the Tucson International Airport, as a future part of the Interstate authorization (DRIVE Act), as passed S. 1649 Development Act of 2015 McCain (R-AZ) 1 Cosponsor; 1 R System by Senate Requires FMCSA to review rules, regulations, guidance and enforcement policies as well as report on the results of such reviews, every five years. TRUCK Safety Reform Act (Reforms FMCSA would have 24 months following each five-year review to amend the Federal Motor Carrier Safety the current regulations and enforcement policies to ensure that they are S. 1669 Adminstration) Fischer (R-NE) 0 Cosponsors consistent and uniform. Referred to Commerce Committee Requires FMCSA to establish a pilot program standarizing commerical driver license requirements via interstate agreements. Encourages said pilot to include allowing persons between the ages of 18 and 21 to drive commerical vehicles across state lines pending interstate compacts S. 1672 Commercial Driver Act Fischer (R-NE) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D between said states Referred to Judiciary Committee Creates multi-modal freight strategy based off of National Freight advisory committee recommendations. Establishes a program to invest in multimodal freight projects, and authorizes $2 billion annually for FY16-21. Creates a strong national multimodal freight policy that strategically identifies freight National Multimodal Freight Policy and bottlenecks, major trade corridors, and helps prioritize federal investment. Referred to Committee on Commerce, S. 1680 Investment Act Cantwell (D-WI) 4 Cosponsors; 4 D Establishes new office of freight planning, permitting, and development. Science, and Transportation A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to reduce the funding available for a State if the State issues a license plate that contains an image of a flag of the Confederate States of America, Reduces NHPP and STP funds overall by 5% for any State that issues including the Battle Flag of the license plates with the confederate flag image, including the confederate Referred to Environment & Public S. 1689 Confederate States of America Brown (D-OH) 0 Cosponsors battle flag, on them Works Committee Permits drivers transporting light- and medium-duty trailers from manufacturers to retailers to tow two trailers at once as long as the trailers are empty, the combined weight of the towing vehicle and trailers is less A bill to amend title 49, United States than 26,000 pounds and the combined length of the vehicle and trailers is Code, to clarify the use of a towaway 3 Cosponsors; 2 82 feet or less (Current federal law prohibits the towing of more than one S. 1692 trailer transportation combination Moran (R-KS) R, 1 D trailer at one time) Referred to Commerce Committee Establishes a research program to accelerate the development of new technology that would prevent drunk drivers from running their car by disabling the ignition. Authorizes $48 million dollars in appropriations over 6 Referred to Environment & Public S. 1703 ROADS SAFE Act of 2015 Udall (D-NM) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D years for the program Works Committee Version of bill incorporated into Original Senate Commerce Committee title of Senate surface transportation Senate transportation authorization Comprehensive Transportation and authorization (DRIVE Act). See T4A member summary of bill for more (H.R. 22), which passed Senate 65-34 S. 1732 Consumer Protection Act of 2015 Thune (R-SD) 2 Cosponsors; 2 R information on 7.30.15. Allows the Secretary under the MAP 21 pilot program for expedited project delivery to waive the requirement that the asset be in a state of good repair as long as the Secretary determines the grant will allow the recepient to S. 1734 Expedite Transit Act of 2015 Kirk (R-IL) 0 Cosponsors make progress to achieving a state of good repair Referred to Banking Committee Increases the minimum level of insurance trucks must carry from $750,000 to $1.5 million. Insurance minimums have not been raised since the 1980’s. The bill also increases insurance levels to keep pace with inflation, and gives the Secretary of Transportation discretion to raise minimum levels if deemed necessary. Requires a rulemaking for commercial motor vehicles to have crash avoidance systems, such as forward collision warning systems and lane departure warning systems. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to finalize regulations requiring commercial motor vehicles to have speed limiting devices to prevent speeding. Requires the Secretary of Transportation to mandate that employers compensate truck drivers for hours worked. Standard industry practice is for truck drivers to be paid based on miles driven and not hours worked and this bill would change that S. 1739 Truck Safety Act Booker (D-NJ) 0 Cosponsors practice. Requires a study on the effects of excessive commuting. Referred to Commerce Committee Comprehensive auto safety reform bill. Among other provisions, the bill would require automakers to install warning lights on vehicle dashboards to notify owners of safety recalls, establish criminal penalities for people who knowingly conceal safety defcts, lift the cap on delayed recall fines and would require the DOT Secretary to mandate crash-avoidance technologies on all new cars. The bill also increases triples defect investigation appropriations for NHTSA and requires new hood and bumper design S. 1743 Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2015 Nelson (D-FL) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D standards to protect pedistrians and cyclicts. Referred to Commerce Committee Permenently authorize TIGER Program. Doesn't authorize set A bill to authorize TIGER discretionary 4 Cosponsors; 3 appropriations amount, so appropriators have complete discretion for S. 1748 grants Murray (D-WA) D, 1 R annual TIGER spending. Referred to Commerce Committee Referred to Committee on Indian Streamlines the environmental process to start and complete safety projects Affairs; Placed on Senate Legislative on Indian Reservations, increases available funding for tribal road Calendar under General Orders. S. 1776 TIRES Act Barasso (R-WY) 2 Cosponsors; 2 R programs, and reinstates the tribal facility bridge program Calendar No. 378 Equalizes the exclusion from gross income of parking and transportation 11 Cosponsors; fringe benefits at $250 monthly and provides for a common cost-of-living S. 1792 Commuter Benefits Equity Act of 2015 Schumer (D-NY) 11 D adjustment by basing future increases on 2015 prices. Referred to Finance Committee Direct the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish federal standards to secure cars and protect drivers’ privacy. The bill also establishes a rating system — or “cyber dashboard”— that informs consumers about how well the vehicle S. 1806 SPY Car Act of 2015 Markey (D-MA) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D protects drivers’ security and privacy beyond those minimum standards Referred to Commerce Committee Establishes a competitive grant program to assist with the replacement and repair of buses, including the purchase of buses and related equipment to ensure transit buses are safe. In addition, the grant program would provide states with greater flexibility in how to use the funding for buses. For example, the funding could be used toward the construction of bus-related facilities. The bill takes funding for the program from the Mass Transit A bill to establish a bus state of good Account and authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 2016-2021 ranging S. 1813 repair program Moran (R-KS) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D from $462 million in 2016, to $1.39 billion in 2021 Referred to Banking Committee Increase gas and diesel taxes by four cents a year for four years, and subsequently index them to inflation. The legislation would also extend and expand the earned income (EITC) and child (CTC) tax credits. It would make both credits permanent, as well as expand the EITC for childless workers, index the CTC to inflation, and make it easier for working S. 1994 TRAFFIC Relief Act Carper (D-DE) 1 Cosponsor; 1 D Americans who qualify to claim the EITC Referred to Finance Committee Establishes a national goal (Sec. 150 of Title 23) to achieve an interconnected transportation system that connects people to economic opportunities such as jobs, job training, education and other critical services such as health care and child care. To achieve this goal, it would set up a pilot project to allow ten Metropolitan Planning Organizations with populations over 200,000 to identify and implement approaches to improving their residents’ ability to connect to opportunities through the transportation network. Provides $70M per year for FY16-19. Makes changes to TAP program. Directs USDOT to develop a performance Transportation, Access, and management data support program and provides 100% federal cost share S. 2008 Opportunity Act of 2015 Merkley (D-OR) 0 Cosponsors for these services. Referred to Banking Committee A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the Permits states, local and tribal governments to develop voluntary Early 8-hour ozone national ambient air Action Compact (EAC) plans to proactively work achieve and maintain the quality standard if the area achieves National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone. In 2007, a and maintains certain standards under 3 Cosponsors; 2 court restricted EPA's ability was outside its authority under the Clean Air Referred to Environment & Public S. 2072 a voluntary early action compact plan. Hatch (R-UT) D, 1 R Act to implement such an EAC program. Works Committee A bill to modify a provision relating to adjustments of certain State Starting in 2016 and for each FY thereafter, apportionments from the apportionments for Federal highway 4 Cosponsors; 2 Highway Trust Fund to States would be based off of the apportionments Referred to Environment & Public S. 2103 programs, and for other purposes. Donnelly (D-IN) R, 2 D recieved by states in 2012 and adjust the state apportionment share Works Committee Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 248.; Appropriations for HUD, DOT, USDA, and FDA were An Act Making Appropriations to included in the omnibus appripriations Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and bill H.R.2029 signed into law on S. 2129 for Other Purposes, 2016 Cochran (R-MS) 3 Cosponsors; 3 R Provides FY 2016 appropriations for HUD, DOE, DOT, USDA, and FDA. December 18 Would mandate the inclusion of broadband conduit—plastic pipes which house fiber-optic communications cable—during the construction of any Streamlining and Investing in 5 Cosponsors; 3 road receiving federal funding if there is a demonstrated need for Referred to Environment & Public S. 2163 Broadband Infrastructure Act Klobuchar (D-MN) R, 2 D broadband in the area. Works Committee Would define the requirement that "substantially all" parts are from the US, to mean that the US manufactured or supplied parts nust add up to least 60% of the cost of the final product. It restricts Buy America exceptions to goods that are either urgently needed for national security or would be at least 50% more expensive if bought in the US. Agencies would be required to notify OMB of granted exceptions and OMB would be required to post this information online. It also authorizes the Department of Defense to establish and carry out a program to make or guarantee loans to certain business entities, up to $500,000 per entity, under the Defense Production Referred to Homeland Security and S. 2167 21st Century Buy America Act Murphy (D-CT) 0 Cosponsors Act. Government Affairs Directs DOT to establish a program to assist states with rehabilitating or replacing bridges found to be structurally deficient, functionally obsolete, or Referred to Environment & Public S. 2247 SAFE Bridges Act of 2015 Shaheen (D-NH) 0 Cosponsors fracture critical. Federal share for project costs would be 100% Works Committee Strengthens authority of the State in cases of a written agreement between USDOT and a State, in which the State assumes responsibilities of the Secretary with respect to one or more highway projects. Would expand the timing of audits from the first 2 years of State participation to the first 4 years of State participation and clarifies timeline around the start and end of Surface Transportation Project Delivery audits. Requires that the audit team include at least one person designated Referred to Environment & Public S. 2258 Program Improvement Act Hatch (R-UT) 0 Cosponsors by the State, who is not an employee of the Secretary or State. Works Committee Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide that over-the-road Referred to Health, Education, Labor, S. 2322 Driver Fatigue Prevention Act Schumer (D-NY) 5 Cosponsors; 5 D bus drivers are covered under the maximum hours requirements. and Pensions Permanently extends certain energy tax credits, including credits for: qualified new plug-in electric motor vehicles, hybrid medium- and heavy- duty trucks, and biodiesel and renewable diesel. Extends a credit for alternative fuel vehicle refueling property, including electric charging stations. Provides permanent parity between transit and parking benefits at American Clean Energy Investment Act $250 (this was already included in the end of year tax extender package; S. 2391 of 2015 Sanders (I-VT) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D see H.R. 1046). Referred to Senate Finance Establishes a fee on coal, petroluem, any petroluem product, and natural gas. The fee will be charged by per ton of carbon dioxide content (including CO2e of methane) and will be charged at $15/metric ton in 2017 increasing to $73/metric ton by 2035. Revenue from this act would be disbursed Climate Protection and Justice Act of through block grants with eligible project uses for public transportation and S. 2399 2015 Sanders (I-VT) 0 Cosponsors resilliency planning and infrastructure improvements. Referred to Senate Finance Provides Federal support to encourage public transportation ridership by college students. Funds could be used to provide discounted fares to students, up to 75% of the far for both monthly and single-ride fares, or for operating or capital costs associated with providing public transportation services and routes that serve higher education. Authorizes $250,000,000 Referred to Banking, Housing, and S. 2433 UTRIP Act Schumer (D-NY) 0 Cosponsors for each fiscal year 2016-2020 to carry the program out. Urban Affairs Permanently extends the railroad track maintenance credit, which would Building Rail Access for Customers and 17 Cosponsors; 8 apply to expenditures paid or incurred in taxable years beggining after S. 2595 the Economy Act Crapo (R-ID) R, 9 D December 31, 2016. Also introduced in House as H.R. 4626 Referred to Senate Finance Strengthens penalities for corporate average fuel economy credits obtained through a violation of law by requiring a civil penalty in the case of a violation that is equal to $5 multiplied by the number of such credits. Establishes an Air Quality Restoration Trust Fund within the Department of Treasury to utilize funds recieved from violations to (a) increase EV infrastructure, (b) retrofit school buses or heavy-duty fleets to reduce air emissions significantly, (c) purchase hybrid or zero emissions school buses or heavy-duty vehicles, (d) purchase electric drive vehicles for municipal fleets, (e) provide public health grants to help track, treat, and reduce the number of air emissions-related illnesses, such as asthma, cardiovascular disease, and lung cancer, or (f) provide grants for projects to improve air Referred to Senate Environment and S. 2603 CLEANUP Act Markey (D-MA) 2 Cosponsors; 2 D quality in low-income communities. Also introduced in House as H.R. 4630 Public Works 9 Cosponsors; 7 Exempts motor vehicles used solely for competition from Clean Air Act Referred to Senate Environment and S. 2659 RPM Act of 2016 Burr (R-NC) R, 2 D requirements Public Works Reported favorably from Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Appropriations Committee; Placed on Development, and Related Agencies Senate Legislative Calendar under S. 2844 Appropriations Act 2017 Collins (R-ME) 0 Cosponsors See T4A Summary of FY2017 Appropriations General Orders No. 433