FORMULA GRANTS 5307 Urbanized Area 5337 State of Good Repair 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Board of Directors Committee Meeting May 2014
What are 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Funds? Section 5307 formula funds are federal financial resources that can be used for transit capital and operating assistance in the urbanized area (UZA) as well as for transportation related planning The formula is dependent on factors relating to: Population & population density from the 2010 Census Number of buses & bus revenue miles operated Amount of fixed guideways & service operated on them Low income population All numbers are from the National Transit Database (NTD) 2
What are 5337 State of Good Repair Formula Funds? Section 5337 formula funds are federal financial resources that can be used to maintain fixed guideway and high intensity motorbus systems that have been operating for at least seven years in a state of good repair in the UZA The formula is dependent on factors relating to: Amount of high intensity motor bus miles and service operated on them Amount of high intensity fixed guideways & service operated on them All numbers are from the National Transit Database (NTD) 3
What are 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Funds? Section 5339 formula funds are federal financial resources that can be used for bus-related capital projects in the UZA Formula is dependent on factors relating to: Population & population density from the 2010 Census Number of buses & bus revenue miles operated All numbers are from the National Transit Database (NTD) 4
Historical Distribution of Funds As the designated recipient of these federal funds, all 5307 Urbanized Area, 5337 State of Good Repair and 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities funds have been distributed to METRO However, METRO has shared 5307 funds with the other two eligible transit service operators within the Houston UZA: Fort Bend Transit Harris County Transit This sharing of 5307 funds has always been negotiated based upon proposed needs to support their transit services 5
6 Appropriations for Houston UZA 2013 2014 5307 Urbanized Area Formula $68,835,656 $70,926,535 5337 State of Good Repair $9,286,666 $9,134,929 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities $7,480,673 $7,694,071
7 Past 5307 Urbanized Area Appropriations FY 2011-2014 AGENCY FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 FY 2014 Fort Bend Transit $2,803,000 $3,326,590 $3,257,965 $4,122,486 Harris County $3,714,410 $3,072,844 $3,009,452 $2,275,985 METRO $62,892,859 $63,886,206 $65,568,239 $64,528,064 Total $69,410,269 $70,285,640 $68,835,656 $70,926,535 % CHANGE 1% -2% 3% * 2012 and 2013 $3 million operating assistance adjustment not included
Houston UZA 8
Houston UZA - Fort Bend County 9
Fort Bend Transit History 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 TRANSCO Formed Red Cross Contract Medical Trips County Parks Department 1 Vehicle Connect Transit Service Area Expansion Transportation Coordination Plan Purchase of Service Funding County Wide Transportation Study Rural Transit District Formed Creation of Transportation Department Urbanized Area Funding 10
Fort Bend Transit Annual Passenger Trips 400,000 350,000 300,000 Passenger Trips 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000 0 FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Demand Response 6,989 31,004 50,520 62,866 72,338 104,084 123,703 126,528 Commuter 69,909 87,185 110,386 126,302 98,567 142,751 196,939 247,157 Total Trips 76,898 118,189 160,906 189,168 170,905 246,835 320,642 373,685 11
Houston UZA Harris County 12
13 Harris County Transit Chronology of Transit Services 1950 to 2007 Harris County Social Services provides services in unincorporated Harris County; 1999 Creation of Harris County Transportation Coordinating Council (HCTCC) consisting of representatives of the City of Houston, H-GAC, METRO, United Way, Harris County, and 17 other United Way funded agencies. 2002 Harris County Judge establishes the Harris County Coordinated Transportation Program (Now RIDES) and is designated as lead agency for HCTCC; 2003 Harris County Rides begins Pilot Project funded by H-GAC; 2007 Harris County Community Services Department creates Harris County Transit Services and implements the Baytown Express Park & Ride service as a Pilot Project. METRO performs services under a contract with the County; 2007 Harris County Social Services programs merged with Harris County Transit Services and Harris County became a Section 5307 Recipient; 2008 Harris County Transit Services begins Fixed Route Service in The City of Baytown; 2009 Harris County RIDES transferred from the County Judges Office to Harris County Transit Services; 2010 Harris County Transit Services extends services to the City of LaPorte and the communities of Crosby, McNair, The Highlands and Barrett Station.
200,000 Harris County Transit Annual Passenger Trips 180,000 160,000 140,000 Passenger Trips 120,000 100,000 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2013 Demand Response 80,087 65,408 75,985 60,677 67,365 77,153 Baytown P&R 32,831 27,547 27,434 27,171 27,274 30,588 Fixed Route 4,856 22,852 35,547 62,733 77,722 70,229 Total Trips 117,774 115,807 138,966 150,581 172,361 177,970 14
METRO 5307 Urbanized Area Program of Projects FY 2014 Bus Shelters $ 709,266 Cypress P&R Ramp Right of Way $ 934,670 40 FY 2015 METROLift Replacement Vans $ 2,767,974 METROLift ADA Service Support $ 7,092,654 Capitalized Bus and Rail Maintenance $ 53,023,500 Total $64,528,064 15
Fort Bend Transit 5307 Urbanized Area Program of Projects FY 2014 Cost of Capital Contracting / Design $ 2,233,742 4 Replacement Vehicles $ 303,748 Bus Wraps / Security Cameras $ 146,561 Planning & Development $ 538,555 Operating Assistance $ 899,880 Total $ 4,122,486 16
Harris County Transit 5307 Urbanized Area Program of Projects FY 2014 Cost of Capital Contracting Fixed Route $ 459,472 Cost of Capital Contracting Demand Response $ 526,240 Planning & Grant Management $ 360,000 Operating Assistance Fixed Route $ 358,354 Operating Assistance Demand Response $ 336,400 Other Operating Assistance $ 235,519 Total $ 2,275,985 17
METRO 5337 State of Good Repair Program of Projects FY 2014 LRT Door Rehabilitation $ 2,894,405 Capitalized Rail Maintenance $ 6,240,524 Total $ 9,134,929 18
METRO 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Program of Projects FY 2014 Missouri City Park & Ride Construction $ 4,079,930 Northwest Transit Center Modification $ 3,614,141 Total $ 7,694,071 19
20 Alternatives Assigning the funds to other projects will have no effect on the total amount of funds received; however, failure to approve the program of projects could delay project implementation and reimbursement of eligible grant costs by the FTA.