Rail~Volution’s Public Officials Learning Network Part 1. The Challenge of Public Leadership: You're Not Alone
Gaining public support, setting priorities, maintaining momentum and exercising effective leadership are all challenges facing public officials. As an official, you may feel unprepared and alone in your quest to implement transit and livability projects. Here's your chance to swap stories with other elected and appointed officials -- mayors, commissioners, council members and transit officials -- about the complexities you face. At this first of two sessions, we'll identify specific topics for deeper discussion at Tuesday's public officials networking lunch. Sharpen your leadership skills, build your network and get inspired.
Moderator: Kristin Jacobs, State Representative, Florida
William M. Velasco, Chair of Board TOD Committee, DART, Dallas, Texas
Michael Opat, Commissioner, Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Lou Ogden, Mayor, City of Tualatin, Oregon
Russ Johnson, Councilman, City of Kansas City, Missouri
Breene Harimoto, Councilman, District 8, City of Honolulu, Hawaii
6. Population: 1 million
Among worst traffic congestion in United States
80% of population and employment along rail corridor
20 miles, 21 stations
1st Automated rail in U.S.
Elevated
Construction
* $5 billion total cost
* $1.55 billion FFGA
* ½% General Excise Tax
(15 years)
Revenue service begins
* 2017: 1st 10 miles
* 2019: complete line
Honolulu, Hawaii
(WEST
SIDE)
WAIKI
KI Councilmember Breene Harimoto
City and County of Honolulu
September 22, 2014
8. The Multimodal DART System
• Dallas & 12 cities
• 120+ bus routes
• 90 miles light rail
• 35 miles commuter
rail
• Paratransit &
vanpool
• 111 million
passenger trips
annually
9.
10. Future Dallas Streetcar Line
source: Dallas 360 Plan
Dallas is
building a 1.6-
mile streetcar
line that will
ultimately
serve the
Bishop Arts
District.
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11. Dallas Streetcar Project
A City of Dallas / DART Partnership
• FTA TIGER Grant administered through North Central
Texas Council of Governments (a regional body)
• Design: DART
• Construction: DART
• Funding: City of Dallas
• Operation: DART, funded by the City of Dallas
12. Union Station to Oak Cliff
Streetcar Project – Potential
Extensions
• Extensions under
consideration
Union Station to Omni
Hotel/ Convention
Center
Bishop Arts to
Jefferson
• Streetcar system
expansion
Under study
17. SW Corridor Project
Rail-Volution Public Officials Learning Network:
The Challenge of Public Leadership
Mayor Lou Ogden, Tualatin, Oregon
September 22, 2014
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19. Portland Metro Region &
SW Corridor Project
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• High capacity transit project with light rail and BRT options
• Connects communities in the SW portion of Portland region. Current bus service
does not meet the employer and resident demand for transit.
• Connections to major employers, two universities, a community college and two
hospitals.
20. SW Corridor Profile
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Length: 14.4 miles
Population
• 2010 = 140,000
= 10% of region’s population
• 2035 = 206,000
Employees
• 2010 = 163,000
= 19% of region’s jobs
• 2035 = 251,000
Projected travel time increase
30%
22. Participants
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Jurisdictional Partners:
Metro Regional Government
TriMet (transit provider)
City of Durham
City of Lake Oswego
City of Portland
City of Sherwood
City of Tigard
City of Tualatin
Multnomah County
Washington County
23. Project Key Issues
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• Funding
• Community Engagement
• Contrasting Regional and Local
Aspirations
24. Balancing Concerns in
Transit Planning
Commissioner Mike Opat - Railvolution 2014
Commissioner Mike Opat
Railvoution 2014
Elected Officials Panel
25. Counties Transit
Improvement Board (CTIB)
• Five County Joint Powers Board
(est. 2008)
• Invests and advances transit
projects through .25% sales tax
and $20 motor vehicle excise tax
• CTIB “Program of Projects” (at left)
Commissioner Mike Opat - Railvolution 2014
26. Hennepin County projects
Stemming from Target Field Station:
• Blue Line LRT (opened 2004)
• Green Line LRT (opened 2014)
• Southwest LRT(Green Line
extension, est. 2019)
• Bottineau LRT(Blue Line extension,
est. 2020)
• Orange Line BRT (Metro Transit
project) (est. 2019)
Commissioner Mike Opat - Railvolution 2014
28. Bottineau project looks for better outreach in the Twin Cities; Finance & Commerce, Sept. 16, 2011
Will new transitway spur development in north Minneapolis?; Minnesota Public Radio, Feb 15,
2012
Residents weigh in on Bottineau Transitway alternatives; Sun Newspapers, May 16, 2012
Golden Valley wrestles with opposition to Bottineau light rail; Minnesota Public Radio, Nov 29,
2012
Golden Valley holds fate of LRT line; Minneapolis Star Tribune, Dec. 16, 2012
Bottineau LRT corridor: Wildlife oasis or mattress dump?; Minnesota Public Radio, Dec 19, 2012
Counties Transit Improvement Board commits funding to Bottineau LRT project; Finance &
Commerce, Jan 17, 2014
Environmental and property concerns brought up at Crystal and Golden Valley LRT hearings; Sun
Newspapers, May 20, 2014
Hennepin County addresses West Broadway Avenue residents’ LRT, reconstruction concerns at
open house; Sun Newspapers, May 27, 2014
Brooklyn Park delays vote on LRT roadwork that will raze homes; Minneapolis Star Tribune, June
16, 2014
Met Council can design Blue Line extension to northern suburbs, feds say; Minneapolis Star
Tribune, August 23, 2014
Commissioner Mike Opat - Railvolution 2014
29. 2014 Elections will matter.
Brooklyn Park: 6 Councilmembers + Mayor
Mayor and 3 Council seats on 2014 ballot
Crystal: 6 Councilmembers + Mayor
3 Council seats on 2014 ballot
Robbinsdale: 4 Councilmembers + Mayor
2 Council seats on 2014 ballot
Golden Valley: 4 Councilmembers + Mayor
No offices on 2014 ballot
Minneapolis: 13 Councilmembers + Mayor
No offices on 2014 ballot
Commissioner Mike Opat - Railvolution 2014
State Offices on 2014 ballot:
Governor
State Representatives
36B (Brooklyn Park)
40A (Brooklyn Park)
45A (Robbinsdale/Crystal)
45B (Robbinsdale/Golden Valley)
59A (Minneapolis)
59B (Minneapolis)
State Senators will be on ballot in 2016
Notas do Editor
(WELCOMING REMARKS)
DART’s 13-city Service Area covers 700 square miles, and we operate a comprehensive multimodal transit system – including ….
120+ bus routes
35 miles of commuter rail
Paratransit and vanpool
Plus, we have the longest light-rail system in North America, with
85 miles of revenue track, and
61 rail stations.
All told, DART provides 107 million passenger trips annually.
And our system is still growing.
As our light rail system reaches maturity, part of our challenge is providing access to the inner-city neighborhoods that have transformed into entertainment destinations over the last decade or so.
Right now, DART is assisting the City of Dallas in building a 1.6-mile streetcar line from our Union Station in downtown Dallas to Methodist Dallas Medical Center.
The .75-mile second phase will extend to the up-and-coming, eclectic Bishop Arts District.
Service will start in 2015.
In the future, we’d like to expand this line to several popular neighborhoods surrounding the city center.
In addition to the extension to Bishop Arts, we have several other extensions under consideration.
Complete acceptance / testing of first vehicle Spring (April) 2014
Another project in the works is an extension of the M-Line – a heritage streetcar or “trolley” that connects Dallas’ densest district, Uptown, to our central business district.
The first part of this extension is being conducted by the McKinney Avenue Trolley Authority, the owner and operator of the trolley service. It will help connect residents of and tourists in Uptown to the Dallas Arts District.
DART is conducting the second part of the extension using federal “urban circulator” funds.
In the meantime, we’ve established a unique new bus service that connects to Bishop Arts, and other key tourist destinations in and around the urban core.
The D-Link is a free shuttle that will link convention visitors – as well as downtown employees and riders throughout our service area – with all the entertainment hotspots and other tourist destinations in and near downtown.
DART joined together with the City of Dallas and Downtown Dallas Inc. on this project. We came up with one-of-a-kind branding that includes a unique vehicle image and branding elements at the bus stops themselves.
We’re really excited about this shuttle, and about the partnerships we’ve forged in the process. Service began November 4.
Bottineau LRT Locally preferred alternative, adopted into the Met Council’s Transportation Policy Plan and approved by Hennepin County, Minneapolis, Crystal, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale, and Brooklyn Park throughout 2012-2013.
A small sample of headlines showing some of the interests involved.