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Privet Company Vs. Public Good Finance ◼ ◼ Problem: lumpiness of public transport Need for stable, multi-year government ◼ Municipal Level ◼ ◼ too small to encompass reasonable access needs Metropolitan Level ◼ ◼ ◼ no real governance lumpiness of service power of labor Finance: Need for stable, multi-year government ◼ State Level ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ real government structure lumpiness of public Transport need for coalition Federal Level ◼ ◼ Population/population density formula cap distribution based on: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ taxpayer effort Cost Ridership fare recovery ratio Capital Finance ◼ Problem: high cost of ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Municipal Level ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Vehicles light rail Subway BRT not affordable big lead time, cost for future benefit under-investment Federal Level ◼ Buy out private companies, renew fleet Federal Transit Administration Overview ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ 1 of 10 DOT Modal Agencies Provides Capital, Planning & Operating Assistance for Public Transit Improvements 500 Employees 10 Regional Offices $300 Million Loan Assistance Program in 1964 $7.6 Billion Grant Program in FY 2005 Why Invest on Public Transport? ◼ ◼ A healthy economy depends on healthy local economies, and people mobility is critical to local economic health Public transportation is a critical component of multimodal mobility ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Shorter commute time means higher productivity Low income mobility means access to jobs and consumer spending Transit infrastructure reduces economic downsides of congestion Public transportation is essential for effective emergency preparedness and response New Starts Funding ◼ FTA has helped fund many new rail systems across the country ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Atlanta, Baltimore, Miami, Portland, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Dallas, etc. Over the past several years, a huge competition for funds has developed FTA rates projects according to the New Starts Criteria: ridership, financing, mobility, environmental, land-use, etc. FTA rates projects as Highly Recommended, Recommended, and Not Recommended FTA proposes full funding grant agreements to the Congress Congress makes final funding determinations New Starts Funding ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ FTA (and Congress) have proposed reducing the Federal share for projects Any New Starts project requires a long-term commitment of both capital & operating resources Project sponsors need to closely examine ridership, alternatives and long-term operating costs FTA is seeking to open up the New Starts Category to non-rail alternatives (Rapid Bus) Safety and Security ◼ ◼ ◼ Transit systems are very secure Deployed technical assistance teams to 35 transit agencies Expanded transit security training portfolio to include ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Mode-specific security awareness Passenger screening Immediate actions for front-line employees 20 FTA-funded emergency response drills conducted Expanded “Transit Watch” to include “unattended baggage” Transit Career Opportunities ◼ FTA is looking for a few good men and women ◼ ◼ ◼ Challenging pubic sector career, impacting American communities every day Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program Other employment ◼ ◼ Public transit authorities Engineering, planning and construction firms Purposes of Budgeting ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Control Efficiency Resource Allocation/Planning Team-Building Public Education and Accountability Program Budgeting ◼ ◼ Program budgeting is a decision-making process that helps an organization consider how different budget options would affect its performance Program budgeting focuses on the efficiency and resource allocation of budgeting. It can contribute to control and team-building as well. Program Budgeting’s Benefits ◼ Compared to conventional incremental budgeting, program budgeting promises: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ more reasoned decisions probing of the organization’s “base budget” logical connections between budgeting and other key management processes improved capacity to explain and defend budget choices improved team-building Potential Organizational Problems ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Excessive expectations Over-centralization of decision-making Energy and skills spread too thin in effort to achieve comprehensiveness Proliferation of paperwork requirements Inadequate training and technical assistance for departments Premature efforts to link program budgeting to other management systems Unions ◼ What problems do unions create? ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ What opportunities do unions bring? ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Higher cost Complex work rules Erosion of management capacity Political intervention Higher wages Better working conditions Fairness in discipline Political support for transit Transit labor is heavily unionized Top-and Bottom-Ranked Challenges to Transit Practitioners ◼ TOP CHALLENGES ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Relationships with Customers Obtaining Government Funding Improving Quality of Operations and Service Improving Operating Efficiency Building Employee Commitment Top-and Bottom-Ranked Challenges to Transit Practitioners ◼ BOTTOM CHALLENGES ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Linkages to other Transportation Modes/Services Competitive Pricing Advertising and Innovative Marketing Techniques Serving New Markets Employing New Operating Technologies Administrative Cost Control Real-Time Passenger Information Systems ◼ Objectives: ◼ ◼ ◼ Pre-trip information systems aim to influence: ◼ ◼ ◼ mode selection trip timing En route systems aim to influence: ◼ ◼ ◼ to increase public transport ridership to improve satisfaction of current riders customer satisfaction ease of use Focus has been on “en route” systems with many European systems: ◼ London, etc. Advanced Technology ◼ ◼ Adds real-time dimension to traditional transit MIS apps Applications include: ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ ◼ Automated vehicle location (AVL) Automated passenger counters (APC) Automated fare collection (AFC) Customer information displays (CID) Operator mobile data terminals (MDT) Interactive web sites Advanced Technology ◼ ◼ ◼ New technology is often challenged in the transit environment Vendors entering and leaving market very quickly Benefits (e.g., productivity, service reliability) are substantial if problems can be overcome
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