Enter Presentation Title Title Case COVID-19 Service Plan Changes Proposed for January 2021 MAKING THIS MEETING MOST EFFECTIVE • Please hold your comments • To use live captions, click until the end. More Options > Turn on live captions (only available on desktop and mobile apps) • Keep your electronic device muted o On the phone: Press *6 mutes/unmutes Entero Online: Click Presentation the Microphone icon Title Title Case Regional Transportation District RTD GENERAL MANAGER & CEO Debra Johnson, first woman to lead RTD as General Manager/CEO in its history • Transit executive with over 25 years of diversified, progressively responsible experience leading and managing business processes for public transit agencies • Held executive positions at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA); Enter PresentationSan Francisco MunicipalTitle Transportation Agency (SFMTA); Los Angeles County Metropolitan Title Case Transportation Authority (LA Metro); and Long Beach Transit • Ms. Johnson starts at RTD Nov. 9 Regional Transportation District COVID-19 EFFECTS • Ridership dropped 70% initially, still down about 60% • Pre-COVID, about 350,000 boardings per day • Currently about 148,000 boardings per day • In April, cut service 40%, fares suspended until July 1 • Masks required while riding • EnterCapacity loads Presentation on buses and trains to maintain social Title distancing • TitleCleaning and Case sanitizing increased • Reports out of Japan, New York, France, Spain and other places indicate public transit not a big transmitter of COVID-19 Regional Transportation District COVID-19 FINANCIAL IMPACTS • Sales tax and fare revenues down—RTD's primary sources of revenue • Current situation o 40% of ridership pre-COVID o 60% of service pre-COVID o 100% of staff pre-COVID •EnterRTD received Presentation$232 million in CARES Act funding Title o PPE and cleaning supplies Titleo Operating Case costs o Personnel to keep system safe and operating o Keeping people employed • CARES Act funding expended by end of 2020 Regional Transportation District FACING OUR FINANCIAL REALITY • Planning for a projected $215M budget shortfall in 2021 • Unprecedented times call for unprecedented decisions o Deferring or eliminating some capital and maintenance projects o Furloughs and/or salary reductions for salaried and administrative staff Entero No pay increasesPresentation Title o Staff reductions—slightly more than 500 part- & full-time filled positions, salaried and union employees Title ThisCase number will fluctuate as more detailed analysis is done o • RTD will remain flexible and respond as conditions change Regional Transportation District N LINE OPEN • Opened Sept. 21 • Adds 13 miles of commuter rail to existing rail network and connectivity to metro region • Serves Denver, Commerce City, Northglenn and Thornton • Promotional Fare Pilot Program through March Enter27: $3 Local Fare Presentation for entire line; discount fares Title Titleavailable for Casequalified riders • 30-minute frequency, 4 a.m.-11 p.m., aligning with pandemic service levels COVID SERVICE PLAN PROPOSED ADJUSTMENTS • We are currently operating under a pandemic service plan and continue to monitor the situation and adjust as needed. • RTD will need to rebalance service to continue to keep up with the demands of its routes with the highest ridership. • RTD is proposing to suspend under-performing service which will allow for more service on Enterroutes where we arePresentation seeing increased ridership and capacity Title challenges to social distancing. • The routes proposed for service improvements are routes that more often serve communities Titlethat rely on transit Case for their travel needs. • Alternative services, such vanpools and vouchers for rideshare companies, are being considered for services that are proposed for suspension. PROPOSED BUS SERVICE CHANGES • Three routes proposed for suspension: • CS/CV, ES/EV, GS • Five routes proposed for reduced service: • 20, 51, 205, 225, 228 • Ten routes proposed for service modifications: Enter Presentation• 0, 15, 15L, 16, Title28, 31, 32, 34, 44, 83 Title Case • MallRide frequency will reduce during evening service from 7.5 to 15 minutes and reallocate resources to improve weekday morning rush hour frequency to every 6 minutes. PROPOSED RAIL SERVICE CHANGES C/D Lines: • C Line is being suspended and will operate as the D Line. • Adjust weekday service to 30-minute frequency from 4-6 a.m., 15-minute frequency from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. • Weekend service would operate from 4 a.m.-11 p.m. with 30-minute frequency from 4-8 a.m., 15-minute frequency from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. E/FEnter Lines: Presentation Title • F Line will be suspended and will operate as the E Line to Union Station from RidgeGate Parkway. • WeekdayTitle service willCase be adjusted to 4 a.m.-11 p.m. with 30-minute frequency from 4-6 a.m., 15-minute frequency from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. • Weekend service span would also be from 4 a.m.-11 p.m. with 30-minute frequency from 4-8 a.m., 15-minute frequency from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. PROPOSED RAIL SERVICE CHANGES (CONT.) H Line:​ o Adjust service to be consistent with the D and E lines. o Weekday service hours will be from 4 a.m.-11 p.m. with 30-minute frequency from 4-6 a.m., 15- minute frequency from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. o Weekend service hours will be from 4 a.m.-11 p.m. with 30-minute frequency from 4-8 a.m., 15- minute frequency from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. and 30-minute frequency from 10-11 p.m. R Line: EnterShift the southernmost Presentation terminal from RidgeGate to Lincoln withTitle service hours of 4 a.m.-11 p.m. on o 30-minute frequency for weekdays and weekends. W Line:Title Case o Adjust service hours to 4 a.m.-11 p.m. weekday frequency between Jeffco Government Center•Golden and Union Station to 30 minutes from 4 a.m.-11 p.m., and 30 minutes between Federal Center to Union Station from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. This provides an improvement in frequency between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. from Federal Center to Denver Union Station. PUBLIC COMMENTS • Your comments will be included in the staff report for the RTD Board of Directors • Final day to submit comments for inclusion in the report is Oct. 14, 2020 • Comments can be submitted to: Enterservice.changes@rtd Presentation-denver.com Title Title303-299-2004 Case • Vanpool Information: Tim Robinson 970-420-9104 Regional Transportation District PUBLIC COMMENTS • Click the Raise Hand icon to get in the queue • Use the Chat function • Please wait until called on to unmute your device • Callers on the phone: Please wait for instructions on how to get in Enterthe queue. Presentation Title • Comments can also be submitted to: Titleservice.planning@rtd Case -denver.com 303-299-2004 Regional Transportation District Thank you. Enter Presentation Title Title Case.