TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS PROGRAM PLAN TAP MEETING #1 1/23/17

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS PROGRAM PLAN TAP MEETING #1 1/23/17

Agenda Introductions ABC Ramps Info and History Multi-modal programs Partners and Stakeholders Research Problem Statement Research Scope of Work

Introductions MnDOT City of Minneapolis U of M, Humphrey School of Public Affairs, State and Local Policy Program TAP Members

ABC Ramps Information and History

3518 stalls 1612 stalls 1473 stalls Location and size

ABC Ramps History Constructed 1989-1992 I-394 and I-94 HOV and MnPASS lanes Skyways to Downtown Metro Transit, bus and LRT, Northstar Target Center and Target Field Bridges over I-394 Fringe of downtown to capture commuters coming from the west and to reduce congestion downtown Size of the ramps huge structures for parking garages

ABC Ramps Customers Unique wide variety of customers Commuters Large Sporting Events Shopping, Dining, Entertainment Late Night Entertainment Airport Parking Residential Parking

Ownership and Management FHWA OVERSIGHT Mary Walker* MnDOT OWNER Lisa Austin MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC WORKS MANAGER Tim Drew Mark Read DEZINNA* MARKEING CONTRACTOR Kasey Curtis ABM OPERATOR CONTRACTOR Morrie Anderson MOVE MINNEAPOLIS TMO Roger Meyer

Operating Guidance Federal Laws State Statutes FHWA Maintenance and Operations Plan Agreement with City of Minneapolis 66310 20-year plus three 10-year extensions City Ordinances and policies

Funding Built with Federal Highway Congestion Management and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds Part of I-394 project All three completed in 1992

ABC Ramps Purpose To Provide carpool parking and other services to increase people carrying capacity on I-394 Maintained and operated safely, efficiently and in support of the HOV incentive programs including: Carpools Transit Bicycling Walking from perimeter to improve air quality Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations Improve air quality and reduce congestion in travelshed Fringe parking to decrease downtown congestion

Traditional Parking Ramp Management Priorities People want close parking or cheap parking Parking operators want monthly contracts Goal is to optimize revenue Safety and security issues and concerns Egres (exit capacity) concerns Cost of parking is main tool to drive behavior Multimodal transportation is competition

ABC Ramps Multimodal Transportation Hub and Programs

Single Occupancy Vehicles

Carpool $20 contract Eligible carpoolers from west metro $99 contract Everyone else

Transit

Event

Bicycles

Motorcycles

EV Charging Stations ChargePoint stations 20 Ramp A, all floors Plenty of capacity 8 - Ramp B, 3 rd floor 60% in use

Pedestrians

Move Minneapolis Downtown Transportation Management Organization Transportation Demand Management Outreach to employees and employers

Products / Rates

Partners and Stakeholders

Transportation Options Program Plan

Transportation Options Program Plan Opportunities Carpool program declining Ramps B and C are full Emerging technology (i.e. mobile apps, Smart Cities) Changing travel behaviors (i.e. Ridesourcing Uber/Lyft, carshare, car ownership) Serve other corridors Halfway through 50-year commitment Partners interested Minneapolis, Downtown Council, Metro Transit, Smart Cities group

HOV and SOV Contract Trends 2005 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Carpool Contracts/HOV 1253 1205 982 1006 852 899 762 777 804 Regular Contracts/SOV 2481 2662 1956 2060 2162 2323 2495 2819 3070

Utilization and Occupancy Stalls 3518 1612 1473 2013 Occupancy 41% 79% 83% Utilization 60% 91% 107% 2014 Occupancy 41.7% 74.1% 86.0% Utilization 56.3% 98.2% 109.4% 2015 Occupancy 40% 80% 88% Utilization 59% 114% 122%

U of M Research Scope of Work Task 1: Project Management Task 2: History of ABC Ramps Task 3: Corridor Evaluation Task 4: Customer and Commuter Demographics Task 5: Employer Evaluation Task 6: Regional Stakeholder Goals Task 7: ABC Ramps management and oversight* Task 8: Policy, Ordinance and Guidance Review Task 9: Literature Review/Program Scan Task 10: Long Range Transportation Trends Task 11: Program Evaluation* Task 12: Outreach Evaluation* Task 13: Implementation Strategies and Recommendations* Task 14: Summary Report and Symposium Task 15-16: Final Report * These tasks will be performed by a consultant

INRIX corridor study Carpool count study 3/30/2017 Optional Tagline Goes Here mndot.gov/ 30

Thank You! Lisa Austin Lisa.austin@state.mn.us 651-366-4193