TransLink:Moving forward in Greater Vancouver
Bob Paddon VP Customer and
Public Engagement
Peter Fassbender Chair, Mayors’ Council
October 21, 2010
• TransLink’s goals• TransLink s goals• Sustainable, livable region• Well managed transportation network
• Maximizes every dollar of revenueMaximizes every dollar of revenue• Plans for future growth• Partnership with our municipalities, the
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TransLink – Delivering a better transportation networkp
From 2000 to 2010
More transit service, more routes, bigger more modern fleet
- 75% more hours of service – to 7.1 million hours per year
- 700 more buses, 150 SkyTrain cars - 29 stations,
a new SeaBus and 16 more West Coast Express cars
- 90 million more transit riders per year - most on the system
‘by choice’
TransLink – Delivering a better transportation network
Using emerging technologies to Leverageour resources
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From 2000 to 2010
An expanded major arterial road network including:
- Golden Ears Bridge
- Dollarton Highway Bridges in North Vancouver
- David Avenue Connector in Coquitlam
- Coast Meridian Overpass in Port Coquitlam
- 204th Street Overpass in Langley
Plus over $800 million in road improvement projectsp p j
Where We’ve BeenWhere We’re Going
Funding
Where We re Going
F di
Funding Stabilization Update (2011 Base Plan)
Decision Required in 2010 on Evergreen Line + NFPR
Implementation of MOU moving forward
Funding Stabilization Plan Approved
+ NFPRComptroller General’s Review
2012201120102009
Cost R d ti
Update Transport 2040:
•Sustainable Funding StrategyExtensive Consultation on
Province & Mayors’ Council
Reduction Program
•Policy Development•Investment Plan
Transportation Investment
ysign 2011 MOU
Operational Efficiencies and Flexibility
Management continues to focus on improving cost efficiencies
executive restructuring and corporate realignment
nearly 100 positions eliminated nearly 100 positions eliminated
2010 budget reduction target of $30 million
Long history of consistently outperforming the plan
Nimble reaction to economic conditions by service adjustments
hours, frequency and routes
Cost metrics to improve at a rate less than inflation
TransLink services rank among most efficient in the worldmost efficient in the world
West Coast Express costs reduced 85%
UK International Benchmarking Group rated Coast Mountain Bus Company thi d b t f j ld itithird best of major world cities including London, Paris, New York and Montreal
SkyTrain most cost efficient in North America
Financial challengeBuilding the Asia-Pacific GatewayTransLink & the Metro Vancouver Region
Metro Vancouver Annual Transit
1998 124 million transit trips
Ridership
• Ridership increased 52% increased 52% between 1998 and 2009
= 5 million
• Population increased by 15%
transit trips
2009 188 million transit trips
Recent Investments (5 yrs)
Roberts Bank Rail CorridorRoberts Bank Rail Corridor41B Street
local and agric lt ral local and agricultural traffic
access to the TFN lands
80th Street primary access to
Boundary Bay Airporty y p new signal at Ladner
Trunk Road Rail Advanced WarningRail Advanced Warning
System
TransLink PrioritiesTransLink Priorities
UpgradesState of Good Repair
Maintaining Services Expansion
Funding Stabilization Plan Additional Funding Required
Funding Sources
Sources at maximum: Fuel Tax Parking Sales Tax Hydro LevyHydro Levy Replacement Tax
Remaining sources:T t ti I t F (V hi l R i t ti F ) Transportation Improvement Fee (Vehicle Registration Fee)
Benefitting Area Tax Transit Fares Property Taxes
MOU provides opportunity to explore other sources in future supplements starting in 2011pp g
Proposed Supplemental Funding Options
Funding OptionsProperty Tax Transportation
Proposed Supplemental Funding Options
Property Tax Transportation Improvement Fee
Evergreen Line North Fraser Perimeter Road Phase 1
About $5.20 per year per $100,000 of assessed value
Between $15 and $55 per year depending on the vehicle’s fuelO
ption A
assessed value
Average paid would be $31 per year per household
on the vehicle s fuel efficiency
Average fee paid per vehicle would be $38
Evergreen Line North Fraser Perimeter Road Phase 1
$9.20 per year per $100,000 of assessed value
Between $30 and $90 per year depending on the vehicle’s fuelO
ption B
• Upgrading existing SkyTrain stations• Improving bus service across
the region• Restoring funding for major road
value
Average paid would be $54 per year per household
on the vehicle s fuel efficiency
Average fee paid per vehicle would be $65
upgrades and cycling programs