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Carolyn Flowers, CEO of the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), provides a status update at the 2012 Charlotte Chamber Transportation Summit.
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City of Charlotte
Charlotte Chamber
Transportation Summit 2012
Carolyn Flowers, CEO
Charlotte Area Transit System April 13, 2012
City of Charlotte
Growth of the Bus System
1998 2012
City of Charlotte
Bus System Services
One of the safest in Country
Accident rate less than 0.35 per
100,000 miles
87% of all routes are on-time
90% of customers rate quality of
service high
Countywide Transit Service Plan
complete
New routes implemented
o Gold Rush Expansion
o Matthews/Mint Hill Road Shuttle
o Grier Heights route to Walmart on
Independence Boulevard
City of Charlotte
A New Era: Light Rail Transportation
LYNX Blue Line entered service in 2007
LYNX Blue Line ridership surpassed initial
ridership projections by > 60% in less than
three years
TOD Impacts
o Pedestrian-friendly development
o Mix of residential, retail employment and
civic development, $1.4 billion Transit
Oriented Development (TOD) investment
$18.8 million in new tax revenue (prior to
revaluation)
City of Charlotte
9.6 miles from Charlotte Center City to I-485/South Boulevard
o 15 stations
o 7 park and rides
Ridership
o 14,000 – 15,000 daily
o 27,000 – 35,000 special events
o 5 million annual
$462.7 million capital investment was a funding partnership
between
o USDOT $199.0 m (43%)
o NCDOT $115.0 m (25%)
o City/CATS $148.7 m (32%)
$10 million annual operating cost is paid from the local half-cent
Sales & Use Tax revenue
LYNX Blue Line
City of Charlotte
Economic Impact on
Transit Sales & Use Tax
$70.2 $85.0
$95.0 $106.3
$125.7 $148.6
$175.8
$207.9
$260.0
$325.1
$70.4 $57.4 $59.0
$64.5 $73.6
$84.0 $95.8
$109.3 $130.4
$162.5
$0.0
$50.0
$100.0
$150.0
$200.0
$250.0
$300.0
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Sales Tax Gap FY2007-FY2035
2006 System Plan
Current Forecast
FY2007 - FY2035TotalGap = $2.3 Billion
City of Charlotte
2030 Transit Corridor System Plan
Adopted by the Metropolitan Transit
Commission in 2006
o Guide for growth of mobility options in the
region
30-year long range plan
o Build-out of a multimodal transit system
o Introduction of rapid transit modes of
transportation
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and the
NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT)
are key financial and technical partners
FTA is the largest investor in projects i.e. 50%
to 80% of eligible projects
Every $ received from NCDOT is matched
≥ 100% with local half-cent sales tax funds
City of Charlotte
LYNX Blue Line Extension (BLE)
o +9.4 miles
o Implementation in 2017
o +25,000 daily riders
o Improvements to North Tryon Street
o Connects UNC Charlotte
campuses
FTA approved project
o Awarded $39.6 million
o 1 of 4 projects identified as “ready-to-
go” in President’s FY2012 budget
Financially sustainable project
o $1.10 billion (YOE)
o FTA issued Record of Decision in
December 2011
o Request to enter Final Design in
March 2012
Our Next Major Project:
LYNX Blue Line Extension
City of Charlotte
Red Line (Commuter Rail)
• Commuter rail from downtown Charlotte to
Town of Davidson (or Iredell County)
• Currently not eligible for federal funding
• Seeking NCDOT participation
o Financial partners
o Leadership with private railroads
• Proposed build-out in 2018
o P3 (Public-Private-Partnership)
• Candidate for design-build
City of Charlotte
Red Line Regional Rail
• Dual Benefit Corridor
o Integrates the efficient movement of
both goods (freight) and people
(transit)
• Economic Benefit
o Attract new residents, employment
and private business, strengthening
the North Corridor as a focal point
for the regional economy
• Unified Benefits Approach
oMaximize regional value creation,
value capture and value distribution
though a Joint Powers Authority
(JPA)
City of Charlotte
Streetcar Starter Project
Presbyterian Hospital to Charlotte Transportation Center
City of Charlotte
ULI-Rose Panel Concepts
Limited Access Express Way
BRT/Express Bus
Street Car
Local/Feeder Bus
City of Charlotte
Combine Busway and HOT
ULI Recommendations with Combined Busway and HOT*
Vehicle Lanes Buffer HOV Exclusive Busway
HOV Vehicle Lanes Buffer
Vehicle Lanes Buffer Vehicle Lanes Buffer HOV Busway
Independence Boulevard with Exclusive Busway*
City of Charlotte
Potential Development at
Park and Ride Station
City of Charlotte
Thank You