The Future of Public Transit in Canada: From Vision to Action

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The Future of Public Transit

in Canada: From Vision to

Action


TransLink Overview

TransLink’s Transport 2040 Goals

Main Street Transit & Pedestrian Priority Project

Jack Bell Ride-Share’s Online Ride-Matching Project

Bike Studies


Introducing TransLink

South Coast British

Columbia

Transportation

Authority – known as

TransLink

Responsible for

planning, financing

and operating an

integrated

transportation

system

Legislatively

mandated to provide

public transit within

Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver: 2,977 km2 – Population: 2.3 million

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TransLink’s Operations and Mandate


TransLink’s Transportation 2040 Goals


TransLink Overview


Bike Studies

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1. Greenhouse gas emissions aggressively reduced

2. Most trips by transit, walking and cycling

3. Most jobs and housing located along Frequent Transit Network

4. Regional travel is safe, secure, accessible

5. Transport network supports goods movement and the economy

6. Funding is stable, sufficient, appropriate, and influences transport choices





TransLink Overview


Bike Studies

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Main Street Corridor

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Scenes From Main Street

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Project Goals

Better Transit

Better Walk Environment More Walking Enhanced Livability

More Transit Use

Vibrant and Viable

Centres

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Bus Bulges

•Reduce pull in/out delay

•Reduce parking conflicts

•Reduce signal delay

Operational Benefits

•Smoother ride

•More curb space – furniture

•Reduce signal delay

Customer Service

•Safer, shorter crossings

•Support for retail

•Space for community amenity

•Increases on-street parking spaces

Community

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Streetscape/Pedestrian Improvements

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Transit Signal Priority

• Reduces signal delay for buses

• Used for improving travel time and reliability

Transit Signal Priority

• Share some technology with TSP system

Passenger Information Displays

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Integrated Improvements

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Results

Street and transit improvements were rated highly by both residents

and transit riders (bus bulges, landscaping, benches most popular)

Transit signal priority improves travel time and reliability but magnitude

is uncertain

Walking trips increased; car trips down; transit trips constant



Main Street Lessons Learned

Complete detailed scoping early in the project

Develop agreements on design standards, ownership and

maintenance early

Involve all related departments early

Assemble a multi-disciplinary team

Coordinate design and schedule with other municipal projects

Develop a comprehensive communications plan




TransLink Overview


Bike Studies


Vanpooling

Launched: 1992

Managed by staff

Fleet vehicles

5 days/wk, fixed schedule

3+ month commitment

Monthly fee

Online Ride-Matching

Launched: 2005

Self-serve website

Private vehicles

1+ times/wk, flexible

No commitment

Negotiable costs

Ridesharing


Ridesharing


Online Ride-Matching

Challenges 2008

Visitor conversion

User retention

Corporate promotion and participation

Online Ride-Matching Opportunities 2008

Improve usability

Add user features

Add corporate features

Ridesharing


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1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Active users Active ride-shares

System

Lifespan

Snapshot:

Total historical users:

26,000

Est. trips reduced:

2.0 million

Est. kms reduced:

81 million

Est. CO2 reduced:

22,500 tonnes

Ridesharing


Lessons Learned

Simpler is better

Keep them coming back

Promote, promote, promote

Going Forward

Improve usability

Mobile social web

Multi-modal

Ridesharing


Ridesharing


Bike Studies




TransLink Overview

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KEY

FACTORS

TO A

SUCCESSFUL

PUBLIC

BIKE

SYSTEM

Public Bike Systems (PBS)

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TransLink Municipal Host

Federal/Provincial

PBS infrastructure

Lanes & Signals

Station Locations

Land & Permits

Fleet & Station

Procurement

PBS Operations

User Fees

Operating Costs

Capital Costs

Funding Partners

System Revenues

PBS - Organizational structure


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PBS Highlights

In total, 30% of GVRD adult residents are interested in using the bike-sharing

service

Environment, exercise/health benefits and convenient locations are main

appealing factors.

Preferred locations are high traffic destinations, SkyTrain Stations, malls, parks

and recreation areas.


Bike Station Design


Model Bike Cage

Melbourne Australia

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• 1464 Buses

• 3 Ferries (SeaBus)

• 5800 employees

• 8 Maintenance Facilities

• 98 total sites

• 8200 bus stops

Coast Mountain Bus Company: Company Profile

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• 808 Diesel Buses

• 137 Community Shuttles

• 56 CNG Buses

• 262 Electric Trolley Buses

• 201 Diesel Electric Hybrid

Coast Mountain Bus Company: Fleet Profile

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Coast Mountain Bus Company

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To help achieve fleet emissions reductions, several

FCM related projects have been carried out or are

proposed:

• Diesel Particulate Filter Retrofits

• Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Retrofits

• Hydraulic to Electric Fan Retrofits

FCM Sponsored Fleet Projects

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Diesel Particulate Filter Retrofits

• 20 DPF retrofits on 1996-2000 model years

• 12 Detroit Series 50 diesel engines

• 8 Cummins ISL engines

Project Details:

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• Reduce emissions from 0.25 0.025 g/km

• 90% reduction in PM emissions

Project Benefits:

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• Passive DPF’s do not regenerate

• Require occasional cleaning

• Estimated 150,000 km life to cleaning

• Monitor the DPF condition electronically at

regular 24,000 km inspections

Project Challenges:

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Diesel Oxidation Catalyst Retrofits

• Installed on 25 - 1995 model year buses

Project Details:

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In Pre-1996 Buses, theoretical reductions of:

• Particulate Matter - 40%

• VOC’s - 90%

• CO - 95%

Project Benefits:

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• Difficult to confirm emissions improvement

Project Challenges:

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Hydraulic to Electric Fan Retrofits

• To be installed on 12 buses in 2011:

• 6 - 2009 Nova 40’ diesel buses

• 6 - 2000 New Flyer 60’ articulated buses

• 4 Previous installations operating trouble-free:

• 3 x 1998 40’ bus

• 1 x 2000 60’ bus

• Kits well laid out for easy installation

Project Details:

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• Fuel savings (4% - 10%)

• Proportional emissions reduction

• Reduced fire risk

• Reduced vehicle noise

• Reduced hydraulic fluid spills

Project Benefits:

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• Up to $26,000 per bus

• 50+ hours of labour

• Approx 5-year payback period

• Availability of Capital

Project Challenges:

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Thank You

Coast Mountain Bus Company


Contact Details

Derek Stewart, B.Sc., B.Tech.,

CEM Manager, Environmental Sustainability

Coast Mountain Bus Company, Ltd.

604.205.6109

[email protected]

Derek Bacchioni, CA Treasury Manager

TransLink

604.453.4649

[email protected]


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