Agenda - 11-01-2022; 5-c - 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update

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03 46 tra nsit. regional transit ridership in the region has remained stable. IF- Transit agencies with petroleum-powered vehicles are also INFO electric transit sensitive to petroleum prices. Shifts to buses that rely on EXPRESS vehicles. alternative energy (electric drivetrain, e.g.) may limit transit agency exposure to fluctuations in gas prices. Electric or - • - • buses are the next generation of Shared Mobility&TNCs vehicles. They are quieter and Transportation network companies (TNCs), better known BUS STOP more pleasantride, as ride hailing services, provide shared or distributed reducecar , rint of transit transportation opportunities and vehicles("shared mobility'). agencies, contribute to improved TNCs include services like Uber and Lyft, both primarily improvequality in transit corridors, and community mobile phone-based vehicle ride hailing companies. Other health outcomes. TNCs include bike and scooter-sharing companies, like Lime, Gotcho, and Byrd. The impacts of these players on Innovations in battery technology are making electric transit (and transportation more generally) are difficult to transit vehicles a _ st quantify due to the novelty of shared mobility platforms of electric buses is decreasing (although they still � practical �� The � and the reticence of privately-owned TNCs to share user data.Academic research has yielded mixed and sometimes cost diesel and contradictory findings about the impact TNCs are having on the FederalAdministration c' to travel behavior. implement grant programs t• help agencies purchase emissionszero There is some evidence that TNCs may help solve the "last- mile"problem, providing a bridge between fixed route transit Chapel Hill Transit was among the first agencies services •- services and trip origins/destinations. TNCs could also in North . • acquire hybrid transit vehicles potentially help riders seamlessly switch between public and now has 29 hybrid vehicles on the road. transit service and shared mobility vehicles, centralizing continue to push the boundaries transit services, enhancing frequency in key corridors, and working towards a goal of converting the agency's reducing reliance on private vehicles. cor_ fleet _ro emission There is also research suggesting that TNCs pull riders away The agency from public transit service,making it more difficultfortransit _ acquired agencies to compete for riders Other research indicates - . that TNCs may offer stopgaps for transit, such as when ;�: walk distances are very for or conditions are unreasonably '_ — " vehicles in " crowded on transit routes. fall of 2021 and will add eight A 2019 Transportation Research Board (TRB) manuscript F` more to their presents mixed findings. Ride-hailing services like Uber and fleet over 2022. Lyft negatively impacted transit ridership but bike sharing The new electric • hours positively impacted transit ridership (both at a statistically on a full battery . .- significant rate).Until more data are available and regulatory were pilot tested for several monthsbefore • models mature, the case is incomplete on the effects of their debut -• Chapel TNCs on transit utilization and/or how transit service design launchedinvestigate can effectively respond to their presence. that solar panels could be installed in bus parking des to charge buses using renewable TNCs also may have a positive effect on overall accessibility. energy.and park and i enhance _ sustainability Examples of new partnerships between ride-sharing - _ companies and transit agencies include DART in Dallas, and cost efficiency of the ro emissions vehicles. Texas, partnering with Uber in 2015 to solve a "last mile" Revenues problem. The federal government has also invested in the � Orange County's could development of technology solutions through programs potentially help offset - costs ' all-electric such as Accelerating Innovative Mobility(AIM) grants. ' supportivecharging