•Click to edit Master text styles RouteAhead: Prioritization of Future Capital Projects SPC on Transportation & Transit Misty Sklar, A/Manager, Transit Planning - Calgary Transit Author/Owner Position,2020 November Department 17 Report # # TT2020-1289 ISC:Attachment Unrestricted # ISC: Restricted / Unrestricted 1 •Click to edit Master text styles RouteAhead • Long-term strategic plan to guide both operational and capital investments in transit • Capital Investment Prioritization has not been updated in 7 years • Council directed Administration “to use the framework and list of major transit growth projects for prioritizing the future stages of growth of the rapid transit network.” 2 •Click to edit Master text styles RouteAhead Network Progress Rapid Transit Network • Major construction has been completed on many Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Network projects, with service commencing on the: • MAX Orange, • MAX Purple, • MAX Teal and • MAX Yellow lines. • These projects account for 158 kilometers of the 342 kilometers of rapid transit projects planned which equals 46 percent. 3 •Click to edit Master text styles Project List 4 •Click to edit Master text styles Key Points • Prioritization does not include Green Line • Benefits analysis used 2048 • Capital and Operating Costs for 30-years (NPV) 5 •Click to edit Master text styles Prioritization Process • Two Dimensional Process Benefits Using Weighted Criteria • Evaluated benefits using Environmental 10% weighted criteria Ridership • Compared with capital and 30% operating investments Social 20% • Assessed readiness and logical build out Economic Customer 20% Experience 20% Ridership Customer Experience Economic Social Environmental 6 •Click to edit Master text styles LRT Projects - Weighted Benefits, Project Investment and Project Readiness LRT PROJECTS 100 DO FIRST CRITICAL TO SUCCESS 90 Westbrook to MRU Transit Connection Airport Transit 80 Red Line S Extension Connector - Blue to 210 Ave S Line to Airport Blue Line NE - 88 Ave to 128 Ave 70 NE 60 WeightedBenefits Airport Transit Connector - Green Blue Line NE - Line to Airport 50 Saddletowne to 88 Ave NE Blue Line NE - 40 128 Ave to Stonegate NE Blue Line W - DO NEXT Extension to 85 St SW LONG TERM PRIORITIES 30 0 250,000,000 500,000,000 750,000,000 1,000,000,000 1,250,000,000 Project Investment (NPV) 7 •Click to edit Master text styles Summary of Prioritization Results 8 •Click to edit Master text styles MAX 301 North Blue Line NE MAX 305 West 52 Street E BRT Back Up Slides Route 302 South 9 •Click to edit Master text styles Prioritizing State of Good Repair • Continue to provide safe and reliable transit service. • Assets included in this category include fleet vehicles, buildings, tracks and related equipment, fare systems, and other technology systems • Keep up with ridership demand, population growth and sustaining existing service. 10 •Click to edit Master text styles Council Direction That the SPC on Transportation and Transit recommend that Council: 1. Use the results of the prioritization analysis to advance projects to the corporate prioritization processes to align with all City priorities and make the best match with available funding. 2. Conduct ongoing advocacy with the federal and provincial government for capital funding for rapid transit expansion projects, fleet purchase/maintenance, and state of good repair. 3. Return to Committee by Q4 2022 with an updated prioritization list as part of the 10-year review of RouteAhead. 4. Direct Administration to use the analysis in this Report to create Appendix 1 of RouteAhead that will identify priority transit projects to be used for infrastructure prioritization. 11 •Click to edit Master text styles Thank you 12.