VANPOOL ALLIANCE Innovation Corridor Transportation Visioning Forum Wednesday, June 26 What is a Vanpool ? • A Vanpool is a group of 4-15 people • Group shares costs and saves BIG over being an SOV • Vehicle used has to has accommodate at least 7 and as many as 15 people. BETTER TOGETHER Why Vanpool? • Save $$$$ - Vanpoolers save an average of $800.00 a year or more compared with the cost of driving alone – Plus they spend less for gas, parking and vehicle repair and maintenance • Commuter Tax Benefit in many cases covers the entire cost of commuting- $165 at GMU ! • Save Time – Vanpools can use the HOV lanes, which can significantly reduce the amount of time it takes to get to work • Flexible and Convenient – Vanpools can operate where and when they are needed regardless of the availability of transit service • Reduces Commute Stress – By not driving every day, you arrive at work and back home in a much more relaxed frame of mind • Improved Quality of Life – Vanpooling shortens your commute, giving you more family or leisure time • Save the Environment – One vanpool takes as many as 14 vehicles and their emissions off the road every day. That’s BETTER TOGETHER good for all of us. Program Mission The purpose of Vanpool Alliance is to: • Bring together the current private providers of vanpool service and the public sector's ride-matching and demand management expertise, and marketing to encourage new growth in the vanpool market in Northern Virginia • Collect and report National Transit Database information to help generate additional 5307 formula funds for the region that can be used in transportation projects. Potentially $4 million or more BETTER TOGETHER annually. Program Details • Open to new and existing vanpools • 7 – 15 passenger vehicle, must be at least half full • Provides $200 / $400 per van per month payment • Funds can be used to offset gas, satellite radio, Wi-Fi, or not • No provider restrictions, open to all vendors • Vans are required to be open to the general public, assuming route match and van space. • Required to report monthly and yearly NTD data to the program staff. • Reporting is done through web based software allowing accurate and speedy electronic data collection BETTER TOGETHER • Program retains fully ADA equipped lift van for federal compliance. A Regional Partnership BETTER TOGETHER Eligibility Area Vans could originate anywhere in green area BETTER TOGETHER Vans from Everywhere Van Origins Other 20% GWRC GWRC NVTC PRTC 49% 14% PRTC Other NVTC 17% • Very similar distribution from last year. PRTC has increased 2% and GWRC has decreased 2% BETTER TOGETHER BETTER TOGETHER • • • • 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Enrollment inline with budgeted expectations and slowing as projected as slowing and expectations budgeted with inline Enrollment 1000 applications roughly Received vans 675 enrolled Currently launch since month every growth demonstrated has Program 0 Nov-13 Feb-14 May-14 Aug-14 Nov-14 Growth Program Feb-15 May-15 Aug-15 Vans Enrolled Vans Nov-15 Feb-16 May-16 Aug-16 Nov-16 Feb-17 May-17 Aug-17 Nov-17 Feb-18 May-18 Aug-18 Nov-18 Feb-19 May-19 Beating Expectations •Program now consistently reports around 130,000 passenger trips per month, occasionally over 140,000 • More than some bus systems such as Omniride, Cue, Dash, Loudoun County Commuter Transit • $0.59 per mile to operate vs. $10 for bus or $30 for VRE Passenger Trips 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 - BETTER TOGETHER Jun-17 Jun-14 Jun-15 Jun-16 Jun-18 Sep-14 Sep-15 Sep-16 Sep-17 Sep-18 Mar-14 Mar-15 Mar-16 Mar-17 Mar-18 Mar-19 Dec-13 Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Dec-17 Dec-18 Vans from Everywhere Origins 18% GWRC PRTC 51% 18% NVTC OTHER 13% BETTER TOGETHER $100,000.00 $120,000.00 $20,000.00 $40,000.00 $60,000.00 $80,000.00 $0.00 • Over inception since program Over $5.5in direct benefits million Dec-13 Feb-14 Apr-14 Jun-14 Aug-14 Oct-14 Dec-14 Supporting Vanpooling Feb-15 Apr-15 Jun-15 Aug-15 Oct-15 Dec-15 Feb-16 Apr-16 Jun-16 Aug-16 Oct-16 Dec-16 Feb-17 Apr-17 Jun-17 Aug-17 Oct-17 Dec-17 Feb-18 Apr-18 Jun-18 Aug-18 Oct-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Apr-19 Over 60 Vendors, including BETTER TOGETHER • 7 New vendors added in last year BETTER TOGETHER I-66 Incentives • $150 guaranteed fare • TMP pays all additional expenses • This is where growth of vanpooling will come from in area • I95 tapped out BETTER TOGETHER • 2 Year program with $1.975 million per year • GOAL : To increase the number of people we move through congested corridors in the Commonwealth • $400 payment for new vans for 2 years • 48 Vans already enrolled Increase Payments Statewide Reduce Brand Congestion BETTER TOGETHER Improved ride matching Supporting Vanpooling VanpoolVA Payment $12,000.00 $10,000.00 $8,000.00 $6,000.00 $4,000.00 $2,000.00 $0.00 Revenue miles Increase REVENUE MILES 12,000,000 10,000,000 8,000,000 6,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 0 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 • Program has shown steady growth in revenue miles reported to NTD. BETTER TOGETHER Breakdown for FY18 FY18 Percentages 21% 54% 25% NVTC PRTC GWRC • Breakdown is again largely inline with percentages originally envisioned BETTER TOGETHER • FY18 was 10,665,858.00 revenue miles • 1 percent tick up for PRTC, maybe beginnings of I66 effect Earned Funds earned funds FY17 $1,805,000.00 FY18 $4,729,021.00 FY19 $5,766,768.00 FY20 $6,650,179.68 FY21 $6,800,000.00 •Funds are split amongst three member jurisdictions •Used for all transit projects, such as roads, buses, bike parking BETTER TOGETHER Contact Us Joseph Stainsby Vanpool Program Manager [email protected] 703-580-6169 Denise Copeland Vanpool Alliance Program Associate [email protected] 703-580-6175 Bonnie Doherty Vanpool Alliance Senior Program Associate [email protected] 703-580-6172 BETTER TOGETHER TDM – Transit Demand Management TDM helps people make the most of existing and new infrastructure through transit, ridesharing, walking, biking and telework. The OmniRide Ridesharing program provides a range of TDM services and programs to residents, employees, and employers in Prince William County and the Cities of Manassas and Manassas Park Ridematching/commute itinerary promotion of alternative travel options: carpool/vanpool/bus/rail Employer Outreach TDM Programs Rideshare Program – PWC residents Holly Morello – TDM Program Manager Natasha Khan – Rideshare Program Assistant Ridematch request sources: Commuter Connections DB, OmniMatch form on the OmniRide website, Customer Service, vanpool owner/operators Average of 51 Ridematches a month Program Promotion: table top events at large employers: Pentagon, Mark Center, Coast Guard & local employers: Stratford University, Quantico, Micron, Lockheed Martin and GMU Van Pool Assistance Programs Facilitate the formation of new vanpools and helps maintain the existing fleet. Van Start – Start up financial assistance for qualifying new vanpools in the region Van Save – Provides financial assistance for vanpools in danger of ceasing operation Personal Property Tax Relief – for vanpools that are kept overnight in Prince William County Van Start Van must be registered with PRTC’s Rideshare Program Vanpool must be in the first three months of operation 50% occupancy of van must be demonstrated by providing PRTC with a list of riders including contact information Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers PRTC supplies Matchlists to help with recruitment efforts Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat every month, not to exceed 4 months Maximum Seat Assistance Per Month 15 – Month One (4), Month Two (3), Month Three (2), Month Four (1) 12- Month One (3), Month Two (2), Month Three (1) Month Four (0) 9 – Month One (2), Month Two (2), Month Three (1), Month Four (0) 7 – Month One (2), Month Two (1), Month Three (1), Month Four (0) Van Save The van must be registered with the PRTC rideshare database for a minimum of thirty days The van must have been operating for a minimum of six months and many not have received any state assistance funds for twelve months The van must have lost at least 25% of its paid passengers for more than thirty days Van pool owner must demonstrate active recruitment for new passengers The subsidy is available only once every twelve months Payment is dependent on the size of the van, and decreases by one seat every month, not to exceed 4 months Personal Property Tax Relief Notarized application required Applications sent out in early February and returned in April Sent to the County in May Vans that are kept over night in Prince William County are not charged for personal property tax Please stay in touch Holly Morello [email protected] 703-580-6130 Natasha Khan [email protected] 703-580-6178.