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Cellular Mass Transit (CMT)
CMT4Austin.org
Improve Public Transit with CMT
• Cut wait time
• Reduce travel time
• Provide shelter for transfers
• Expand Coverage
• Increase Ridership
Why Improve Public Transit ?
Better Public Transit could save working poor
$ 320 million a year
Increase work destinations PT can reach
Public Transit riders would jump 3 fold
80,000 riders x $4000 = $ 320 million/year
CMT = BRT + Shared Taxi Van
• Measures to speed bus travel
• Fast boarding gates
• Frequent Service
• Most vehicle miles by Van
Existing Service has Problems
• Too Slow
• Long Waits
• Poor Transfer Conditions
Conventional Bus is Too Slow22 mile trip takes 160 minutes
Poor Circulation in North Austin
Existing Service
Has gaps and 30 minute waits
CMT Service Would Be Faster 22 mile trip in 80 minutes
OLD WAY : MANY TO ONE CMT : MANY TO MANY
Transfer from Circulator to Express
Transit Center Floor Plan
Conventional Service :Most circulator routes have a
bus every 30 minutes
CMT would have a van every 10 minutes
Circulator Route Vehicles : Van versus Bus
Why Improve Public Transit ??
Better Public Transit could save working poor $ 320 million / year
270,000 workers making less than $ 28,000 per year
$30K /Year is minimum for Basic Economic Security
CMT would increase work destinations PT can reach from 22% to 80%
Ridership would jump 3 fold from 40,000 to 120,000
CMT would bring in 80,000 new riders
The service would cost riders less than $2,000 per year
Yet Cars Cost $6000 a year
Riders would save $4000 per year
80,000 new riders times $4000 = $320 million /year in savings
270,000 low wage workersmaking less than $28,000/YR
Most are driving cars they can’t afford.
Many need day care
Bureau of Labor Statisticshttp://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_12420.htm
BEST table : Low wage workers need day care and can’ afford cars
http://www.wowonline.org/documents/BESTIndexforTheUnitedStates2010.pdf
Brookings Institute says : Only one-quarter of jobs in low- and middle-skill industries are accessible via mass transit within 90 minutes for the typical metropolitan commuter
from Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/Programs/Metro/jobs_transit/0512_jobs_transit.pdf
Employment by
Zip Code
80 % of jobs are in low density areas, outside city center.
Red numbers are employment, by zip code, in thousands.
Data from : http://www.capcog.org/information-clearinghouse/tabular-data/Commute and Labor Sheds by Zip Code, 2007
Employment Density & Trip Purpose More Travis County Employment is in Low Density than High Density : 420,000 vs 80,000
Most trips are NOT work related :
82% vs 18%
From National Household Travel Survey
WORK
Trip Berg
4% H2W-HD
16% H2W-LD
80% Non Work : Shopping, School, Church, etc
CMT would be Cellular
Circulator Routes would converge on each Transit Center
Taxi Vans Feed Van Pools
Van Pools
• Unpaid driver labor
• Lowest cost per rider
• 150,000 working at large employers
• 30,000 new riders if 20% use VP
• 3000 vans, $ 75 million
Transit Center Near Shopping Center
• Grocery & Drug Store
• Child Care at Community Center (CC)
• Bike lockers & Bike Rentals
• Car Share
TC + CC + Shopping
• Get to home TC by express bus
• Buy groceries
• Pickup kid from day care.
• Take Circulator Van back to apartment
A working mom can accomplish three tasks on the bus trip home from work :
“In California, there are already a dozen TODs with child care”
Express Grid RoutesRun by Express bus Every 10 minutes
Connect 30 Transit Centers
Skip Stop Routes
CirculatorWait Time By Zip Code
OFF-PEAK MAP
Yellow - van every 10-12 minutes.
Orange - van every 5-9 minutes.
Green- Bus with 44 seats every 10 min
MetroCellMapV2.Dpp
Does Any City Use CMT ?
• Many cities use Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
• Many cities use shared taxi
• CMT = BRT + Shared Taxi.
Shared Taxi Examples
• Atlantic City, NJ
• Capetown, South Africa
• Peru, Turkey, Phillipines
Cape Town Train
Station
Minibus Taxi Boarding Area
A Taxi Van in Austin could be
like the Sprinter Seats 14 + Wheel Chair
High enough to stand in
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Increases Ridership
• 250% increase for Miami
• 200% increase for Honolulu
• 85% increase for Boston
Capital Costs Per Rider
• Commuter Rail :
• Urban Rail :
• Van Pool :
• Express Bus :
• Taxi Van :
• $100,000
• $130,000 to $1,000,000
• $2,500
• $1,250
• $ 800
Urban Rail in 2030: $1.7 billion / 13,000 riders = $130,000
Commuter Rail : $100 Million / 1000 riders = $100,000 per rider
Urban Rail in 2020: $1.7 billion / 1,600 riders > $1,000,000
Bang for the Buck
One new train rider OR
52 new riders using Van PoolsOR
83 new riders using Circulator Vans
$130,000 will buy either :
Connections with CMT and UR
CMT would reach 90% of Homes
And 90% of Jobs.
Percentage of All Possible Home to Work Trips = .90 x .90 = .81 or 81% for CMT
UR would reach 9% of Homes
and 20% of Jobs.
Percentage of All Possible Home to Work Trips = .09 x .20 = .018 or 1.8% for UR
Compare CMT to UR
High density TODS at TCs - Part 1
• Pick shopping center with Grocery Store
• Add day care by renting a store front,
• Add waiting room for vans by renting
• Add bicycle lock up room by renting
LATER•Build Community Center •Build Transit Center
START UP
High density TODS at TCs – Part 2
Developers Build on Circulator Routes :
•Apartments
•Office Buildings
City Relaxes parking requirementsCity Zones Circulator Routes for higher density commercial and residential
Conclusion CMT will :
• Increase ridership three fold• Reduce travel time and wait time• Get 80,000 cars off the road
• Save Working Poor $320 million a year
• Enable 240,000 people to live car free
For more details visit : CMT4Austin.org
Express bus route would start at Kramer station, then stop at Crestview, Highland, UT and end at Convention Station
Kramer Stn
UT Station
Convention Stn
Crestview Stn
Green line is express bus headed south. Brown line is bus headed north. Dashed red line is commuter rail.
Kramer Station Circulator Routes
RoutesDuring Peak Hours
Routes are run by vans
Blue dot is Kramer stn. Red dashed line is commuter rail
UT and CBD
Circulator Routes
Low Cost Plan
Annual Rent
High Cost Plan
Calculate Average Riders per Vehicle Trip in Typical Zip Code