Should we Expect ITS Programs to Generate Revenue?

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1 Should we Expect ITS Programs to Generate Revenue? ITS California Annual Meeting Carol Kuester Director, Electronic Payments September 23, 2015

2 Transportation Funding Needs are Tremendous 2

3 Neglected Improvements are Adding Up... California s unfunded needs are through California Transportation Commission. Statewide Transportation Needs Assessment 2011 Sources of Shortfall: Local Streets & Roads: $78 B Public Transit: $72 billion State Highway System: $59 B 3

4 Obtaining new funding from Sacramento remains stubbornly elusive Governor Brown called for a Special Session focused on transportation funding in June Despite support for tax increases by business, labor, truckers, and public sector, no progress. Any tax increase requires a 2/3 vote Statewide polling continues to shows most voters oppose gas tax or vehicle fee increases.? 4

5 In the Bay Area, ITS is Deployed for Mobility 5

6 Regional ITS Mobility Programs 6

7 Managing Congestion [CATEGORY NAME] [PERCENTA GE] Causes of Congestion [CATEGORY NAME] [PERCENTA GE] Traffic Incidents 25% Bottlenecks 50% Congestion Mitigation: Regional Active Operational Management Program Columbus Day Initiative Express Lanes Network 511 Traveler Information Motorist Aid Services Transportation Management System Managed Lanes Implementation Plan Carpool and Vanpool Services Emergency Management October 9,

8 Make Every Day Columbus Day 3% to 5% Lower Traffic Demand on Columbus Day Yields 50% to 70% Less Delay Alameda I-80 Eastbound San Mateo US-101 Northbound October 9,

9 Some ITS Programs are Free to Users 9

10 Programs are free to encourage more use More use = better mobility for all drivers/travelers 511 Traveler Information Services Freeway Service Patrol 10

11 Next Gen 511: Saving Money is Making Money Modally siloed websites Single site, responsive design + new content 511 Transit Trip Planner 3 rd party, multi-modal trip planner Custom driving times Purchased driving times/speeds 24x7 operations center Consolidated, peak hour operations Manual incident collection Automated incident data Limited data sharing Open data & new developer portal Separate agency data feeds Consolidated 511 standard feed Annual contract cost: $13M $5.5M 60% reduction in annual contract costs Responsive Design for All Devices Incidents & Closures Trip Planning & Interactive Map Traffic Speeds Data Sharing with Google Construction & Events HOV & Express Lanes Parking & P&R Lots Tolls & Bridges Cameras & Signage New Content 6

12 511 Revenue Generation Experience Attempts at ads & sponsorship have not achieved their objectives Roadside signs have greatest potential Georgia and Ohio have bundled 511, roadside signs, and FSP sponsorship and have agreements with State Farm Metro areas challenged by lack of control of DOT signage Sponsorships on changeable message signs Significant potential for revenue Untried Would need FHWA approval Politically feasible? 12

13 Some ITS Programs are to Facilitate Charging Tolls and Fares 13

14 FasTrak and Clipper exist to collect user fees and charge for services not to generate revenue Bridge and Express Lane Tolling Fare Payment System

15 Electronic Payment Program Usage # Toll Tags / Active Cards 2.8 M 1.6 M Average Monthly: Calls to Customer Service Center Tolls Collected / Settled Transit Operator Revenue 215,000 $37 M 55,400 $44 M Average monthly data from January to June

16 Collecting payment for services is expensive Clipper Collects $500m/year Costs $25m/year at the regional level to operate (plus operator costs) FasTrak Collects $475m/year Costs $52m/year to operate MTC encourages use of Clipper and FasTrak to Lower operating costs Simplify payment, ensure we collect fares and tolls 16

17 San Francisco Bay Bridge Time of day Pricing Weekday AM Peak Direction Traffic Volume Westbound Direction Shift in Traffic Volume $6 Toll Peak Period $4 Toll Off-Peak Period Increase in pre-carpool and post-carpool travel Decrease over the entire carpool period Carpool Period 17

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19 Express Lane Network 550 Miles of Express Lanes: 20 miles existing express lanes 320 miles converted HOV lanes 210 miles new lanes 19

20 Bay Area Express Lanes Single lane, not reversible More open access configuration Dynamic tolls keeps lane free flowing (congestion pricing) Carpools, buses free Revenue generation? Page 20 20

21 Carol Kuester, Director Electronic Payments Section (510)

22 Golden Gate Bridge All Electronic Tolling (AET) Cash collection removed from the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza in March 2013 Toll collection methods License plate image used to bill the registered vehicle owner FasTrak tag Introduced new payment options Image based license plate accounts Cash payment kiosks at retail locations Other Bay Area bridges will be studied 22

23 Columbus Day Initiative Using Technology and Cost-Effective Strategies to Maximize Roadway Efficiency Adaptive Signal Timing with TSP Queue Warning Adaptive Ramp Metering Contra-Flow Lane Creating Operational Capacity Connected Vehicles Shared Mobility Hard Shoulder Running Lane Mobility Safety Environment PBA 2040 Program Cost: $800 M Regional Benefits Reduces Freeway and Arterial Delay: Recurring and Non-Recurring Congestion Improves Travel Time Reliability Reduces Primary and Secondary Incident Rates on Freeways and Arterial Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduces VMT Through Improved Transit October 9,