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MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, ACTING CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 6, 2005
SUBJECT: WORKSHOP ITEM - PRESENTATION BY THE T
PRESENTATION
Dick Ruddell from the Fort Worth Transportation Authority (The T) and Michael Morris
from the North Central Texas Council of Governments will be present to discuss the
attached proposal regarding the expansion of the Trinity Rail Express to downtown
Grapevine. Mr. Ruddell will be prepared to discuss project timing, funding issues,
construction and operational logistics.
December 2, 2005 (8:54AM)
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Fort Worth Transportation
Authority (The T)
Grapevine City Council:
Presentation
by
Dick Ruddell
President/Executive Director
December 6, 2005
What
was our
Planning Purpose?
Creation of a vision of
public transportation in
the western half of the
Metroplex for the next
25 years
Growth and- MoreGrowth
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Tarrant County
population 1.5M
in 2004
Of counties over IM
population, 6th
fastest growing
2030 county
population projected
to be 2.3M
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Energy and- Environment
2004 EPA designates
Tarrant County and
eight adjoining
counties as "non -
attainment"
2008 Year in which some
experts predict that
world oil production
will peak
Mission
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"We will provide quality
public transportation to
meet the mobility needs
ofour region."
Fiscal Year 2005
5,535,000 bus patrons
826,000 TRE passengers
443,000 vanpool participants
288,000 MITS users
Input from the Public
417 telephone survey
participants
300 comment forms received
and processed
138 people attending at least
one of ten public meetings
14 one-on-one interviews with
government, transportation
and community leaders
13 focus groups with
customers, business/civic
leaders and others
Goal One.
Enhance- Public Transit
Objectives:
Effectively improve
coverage, frequency
and service span
Simplify and improve.
information and fares,
Increase security at
stops, buses and trains
Goal Two: Expand Transit Options
for Regional Travelers
—Now
Objectives.
• Build and operate new
regional rail corridors
Serve the greater
regional area
Compete more with the
private: automobile::
Goal Three: Create a More Seamless
Regional Transit System
Objectives:
Improve multi -modal
regional planning
Increase regional
' collaboration and
coordination,
including regional
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information
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Integrate ion -wide
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transit modes
Goal Four: Provide Transit
Options
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Objectives:
Reduce travel time on existing
TRE regional rail service (such
as express trains)
Create new higher
speed/capacity service, such as
regional rail or Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) along priority
corridors
• Implement Intelligent
Transportation System (ITS)
technologies to speed bus travel
Goal
Five: -Support the Sustainable
Developmentof the Region -
Objectives:
• Promote transit oriented
development
Improve air quality and
energy efficiency
Increase attractiveness and
cleanliness of transportation ;
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Reduce cost of travel in the
region through promoting
employee travel incentive
programs, etc.
Goal Six: Improve the
Public Transportation
Perception of
Objectives:
Position public transit as
an attractive and
desirable mode
Increase knowledge of
the relationship between
transit and economic
development
Enhance the professional
image of The T
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October 14, 20051
The T
Board of Directors
adopted the
Strategic Plan
New Starts Project Development
FTA APPROVAL.
Alternative
Environmental
Preliminary
Final Design
Construction
Analysis
Impact Study
Engineering
(I Year)
(2 Years)
OPERATION
(1 Year)
(I Year)
(I Year)
'I V TRE Expansion to DFW Airport
Estimated Construction and Rolling Stock Costs*
Cost Categories: Total
Site Work & Urban Design 187431
Track work 57,460
Structures
41322
Stations (4) & Service Facility 12,600
Signal. System 42,216
Utilities 6,864
Crossings / Roadways 20,450
Duncan Subdivision 5,000
New starts consulting 2,000
Contract administration 1,000
170,343
Contingency Components:
Major Investment Study (design)
contingency 25,551
Construction 171034
Engineering, construction 25,551
& program mgt
Total Contingency 68,137
Airport Access 60,000
Total Construction 2981480
Rolling Stock (4 sets at $8M each) 32,000
Total Constr. And Rollg. Stk. 330,480
TRE Expansion to DFW Airport
Estimated Construction and Rolling Stock Funding Schedule
Funding Source- Amount
Local Funds:
The T $25.500(l)
Grapevine 34,000 (2)
Total Local Funds 59,500
County 20,000
GOG 55,740
New Starts Grant Funding 41 % 1357240
Texas Mobility Fund 60,000
Total Construction and Rolling_ Stock
Costs
(1) Represents approximately $5.1 M per year for five years plus administrative
overhead of approximately $1 M.
(2) Represents $6.8M per year for five years.