2006 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our MISSION EXPAND PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF INDIVIDUAL TRAVEL IN THE METROPOLITAN MONTRÉAL AREA. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 AMT 3 Our EXPERTISE The Agence métropolitaine de transport (AMT), which began operations on January 1, 1996, is a government agency for metropolitan transportation accountable to the Québec Minister of Transport. Its territory covers 83 municipalities and the Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve; it extends from Saint-Jérôme to Saint Jean-Baptiste along the north-south corridor, and from Hudson to Contrecœur along the east-west corridor. Our varied and COMPLEMENTARY MANDATES Our Planning, coordinating, integrating and promoting public transit services PARTNERS in close collaboration with our partners. Operating the commuter train system and the metropolitan bus system. TRANSIT STAKEHOLDERS Helping to improve the efficiency of metropolitan roads. Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) Planning and constructing extensions to the metro system. 14 transit organizations 3 transit corporations: Participating in financing the operations of the 14 transit organizations • Réseau de transport de Longueuil (RTL) in the region. • Société de transport de Laval (STL) Financially supporting the 10 paratransit organizations now participating • Société de transport de Montréal (STM) in the service integration project. 9 intermunicipal transit councils (CIT): Making our expertise and tools that meet a variety of financing and • CIT de Chambly-Richelieu-Carignan travel management needs available to our partners. • CIT de la Presqu’Île • CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu • CIT de Sorel-Varennes • CIT du Haut-Saint-Laurent • CIT du Sud-Ouest • CIT Laurentides • CIT Le Richelain • CIT Roussillon 1 regional transit council (CRT): CRT de Lanaudière 1 municipality that coordinates its own public transit services: City of Sainte-Julie 13 paratransit organizations (OTA) OUR MUNICIPAL PARTNERS • 83 municipalities located on the territory and the Kahnawake Mohawk Reserve • 12 regional county municipalities (RCM) • 2 agglomeration councils • Metropolitan Montréal Community (CMM) OUR GOVERNMENT PARTNERS • Ministère des Affaires municipales et Régions • Ministère du Développement durable, Environnement et Parcs • Ministère des Finances • Revenu Québec • Treasury Board • Transport Canada 4 AMT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 Our Board of DIRECTORS The AMT’s Board of Directors comprises seven people: The CMM appoints three representatives from among its members, including one from Montréal, one from Longueuil or Laval, and, alternately, a representative from the other municipalities on Montréal’s north and south shores; the president and CEO and three people from the socioeconomic sector are appointed by the Québec government. President and Chief President, Mayor of Longueuil Mayor of Repentigny Executive Officer Gestion Corriveau- Member of the AMT’s Member of the AMT’s of the AMT Gougeon inc. Audit Committee Audit Committee Chair of the AMT’s Audit Committee Martine Joël Gauthier Corriveau-Gougeon Claude Gladu Chantal Deschamps Company City of Montréal President, Faubourg Secretary-General Director Executive Committee Boisbriand and Vice-President Member Chairman of the of Corporate, Legal Responsible for Board, Quebec and Real Estate Public Transit and Railway Corporation Borough Mayor of Chairman of the Rosemont–La- Board, Aéroports Petite-Patrie de Montréal Raymond Lafontaine André Lavallée Pierre Martin Michel Fortier Our Senior MANAGEMENT Québec Minister of Transport Julie Boulet Executive Committee Manager, Internal Auditing President and Chief Pierre A. Gauthier Executive Officer Joël Gauthier Secretary-General, and Vice-President, Corporate, Legal and Real Estate Michel Fortier Vice-President, Vice-President, Vice-President, Vice-President, Vice-President, Vice-President, Vice-President, Administration Planning and Commuter Trains Metropolitan Projects Communications Safety and and Finance Innovation Equipment and Marketing Security and Treasurer Céline Desmarteau Robert Olivier Raynald Bélanger Claude Carette Daniel Toutant Marie Gendron Daniel Randall EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 AMT 5 Planning AND INNOVATION Since 1996, the AMT has been responsible for public transit planning at the metropolitan level. With its metropolitan vision of passenger transportation, which allows it to conduct strategic planning and efficiently coordinate travel in the greater Montréal area by promoting the use of public transit, the AMT contributes to improving the quality of life for individuals and the community as a whole. THE 2007–2008–2009 CEP Guided by the principles of sustainable development and ecomobility, the AMT wants its efficient, effective public transit services to contribute to developing a united, attractive, competitive and viable metropolitan area. THREE-YEAR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE PROGRAM 2007–2008–2009: $848.2 MILLION To achieve this goal, it is crucial to develop an integrated system of public transit services throughout the metropolitan area. At the core of the system Authorized projects: $389.9 million (including $129.3 million for the metro extension to Laval) stands the metro, with its constant flow of passengers to and from bus routes, taxis, bicycles, etc. On the periphery, the commuter train system and Projects under study for authorization: metropolitan transit system (metropolitan express buses, park-and-ride $458.3 million lots, terminuses, reserved lanes) crisscross the region. In 1997, the AMT issued a strategic plan setting out its goals, priorities and expected results for 2007 in the development of public transit. Based on an assessment of the work and initiatives undertaken in recent years, the AMT will prepare a new strategic plan in 2007, presenting its new 10-year vision (2007–2017) for the development of metropolitan transit in the greater Montréal area. One of the measures it plans to take to do this is to integrate intelligent transportation systems (ITSs), which combine information and communication technologies with a view to enhancing customer services and cutting costs. 6 AMT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 Metropolitan MOBILITY Ridership indicators RIDERSHIP (in thousands) From 1986 to 1995, ridership on public transit (metro, buses, 450,000 commuter trains) declined by an average of 1% per year. Fortunately, since 1996, thanks among other things to an 435,000 active partnership with the various transit organizations, the 420,000 trend has reversed: ridership has risen constantly, resulting in overall growth of 12.2% in 11 years, or an average annual 405,000 increase of 1.2%. 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 GROWTH IN RIDERSHIP IN 2006 • 1.5% for all public transit • 3.2% for commuter trains • 18.0% for metropolitan express buses Information on mobility and metropolitan transit Since strategic planning of the development of public transit services depends on a good knowledge of transit needs, the AMT manages a program of surveys and polls, with four main types: Regional Origin-Destination (O-D) surveys: these surveys, carried out by telephone interviews every five years, in cooperation with other transit partners in the greater Montréal area, present an accurate picture of passenger travel in the metropolitan area. The next survey will be conducted in 2008. Surveys on board commuter trains and buses: these surveys, which are conducted regularly, make it possible to track passengers’ travel habits and needs. Corporate surveys: these surveys feed into analyses of transit issues in relation to the workplace. They are useful for planning employer programs and adjusting services based on the needs of particular companies. Opinion polls: these polls, carried out in relation to specific projects, make it possible to analyze needs and target actions. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 AMT 7 8 AMT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 Our ASSETS 5 COMMUTER TRAIN LINES + 2 METROPOLITAN EXPRESS BUS LINES + 13 TERMINUSES + 83.4 KM OF RESERVED LANES + 58 PARK-AND-RIDE LOTS (25,000 SPACES). EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2006 AMT 9 Commuter TRAIN SYSTEM When it was created, the AMT was given responsibility for the metropolitan Montréal area’s commuter train system. Ever since 1996, when only the Deux-Montagnes and Dorion-Rigaud lines were in service, the AMT has worked to consolidate and develop the system. Since then, it has added three lines: Blainville in 1997, Mont-Saint-Hilaire in 2000 and Delson in 2001. In 2005, it extended the Delson line to Candiac, and in January 2007, it extended the Blainville line to Saint-Jérôme. Moreover, in 2006, the Québec government authorized the construction of a sixth line that will serve eastern Montréal and the northeast off-island suburbs (Repentigny, Terrebonne and Mascouche) in the metropolitan area: the Train de l’Est. AT A GLANCE After 11 years of existence, during which ridership on the commuter train system more than doubled, the AMT must manage its success and plan to 15.0 million trips maintain its assets and increase its services to meet the growing demand and 5 lines ensure the long-term viability of the system. An investment of approximately 50 stations $615.4 million is needed to maintain and develop the system in the next few years. 39 park-and-ride lots 14,505 parking spaces Moreover, based on its periodic surveys of customer expectations, the AMT regularly consolidates the services it offers to users, adapting the numbers of departures and parking spaces and improving the system’s security and reliability. The Montréal region’s commuter train system