INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Sean Northup, Assistant Executive Director Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization It s NOT a dating service !

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA

Sean Northup, Assistant Executive DirectorIndianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization

It’s NOT a

dating service!

1. New York2. Los Angeles3. Chicago4. Houston5. Philadelphia6. Phoenix7. San Antonio8. San Diego9. Dallas10.San Jose11. Austin12.Jacksonville

13.Indianapolis14.San Francisco15.Columbus16.Fort Worth17.Charlotte18.Detroit19.El Paso20.Memphis

1. MTA (NYC)2. Pace (Chi)3. Metro (LA)4. NJ Transit Corp.5. CTA (Chi)6. Toronto7. Montreal 8. WAMTA (D.C.)9. Metro (Seattle)10.SEPTA (Phi)11. MTA Bus Co. (NYC)12.CMBC (Van)13.MTA (Hou)14.Valley Met (Phx)15.OC Transpo (Ott)16.RTA (Den)17.MBTA (Bos)18.MTA (Bal)19.MDTA (Mia)20.OCTA (Orange CA)21.ETS (Edm)22.CT (Cgy)23.Metro Transit (Min)24.Tri-Met (Por)25.PAAC (Pit)26.BC Transit (Victoria)27.SF Muni Railway28.DART (Dal)29.GCRTA (cle)30.MTS (SD)31.RTCSV (LV)32.UTA (SLC)33.AC Transit (Oak)34.MARTA (Atl)35.SMART (Det)36.DTS (Hon)37.SCVTA (SJ)38.Wts (Wpg)39.DDT (Det)40.MCTS (Mil)41.SWORTA (Cin)42.VIA (SA)43.DTC (Wil)44.MTA Long Island45.Cap Met (Aus)46.Metro (STL)47.RGRTA (Roc)48.CTTRANSIT (Hrt)49.LADOT (LA)50.Mississauga Transit51.Broward County Transit52.Montgomery Co Transit53.GO Transit (Tor)54.WCDOT (Wst)55.Hampton Roads (VA)56.Pierce Transit (Tac)57.TARC (Lou)58.CATS (Cha)59.NFTA (Buf)60.SMCTD (San Mateo)61.MBA (San Juan)62.Reseau (Longueuil Qb)63.COTA (Cbus)64.Community Transit (Everett)65.Foothill Transit (W Covina)66.CDTA (Albany)67.KCATA (KC MO)68.LYNX (Orl)69.Halifax Metro70.MATA (Mem)71.JTA (Jax)72.RIPTA (Prov)73.STOC (Gatineau)74.Omnitrans (San Ber)75.CNYRTA (Syr)76.SRTD (Sac)77.Sound Transit (Sea)78.Long Beach Transit79.TARTA (Toledo)80.FCDOT (Fairfax)81.HSR (Hamilton ON)82.PSTA (Clearwater)83.Madison (WI) Metro84.Sun Tran (Tucson)85.Golden Gate (San Rafael)86.Big Blue Bus (Santa Mon)87.LTC (London ON)88.HARTA (Tampa)89.MRTA (Akron)90.GDRTA (Dayton)91.SATCO (Springfield MA)92.Kitsap (Bremerton WA)93.GHTD (Hartford)94.GRTC (Richmond VA)95.NCTD (Oceanside CA)96.DMART (Des Moines)97.RTA (NO)

98.IndyGo (Indianapolis)99.ABQ Ride (Alburquerque)100.MTA (Flint MI)

Largest US Cities2010 US CENSUS BUREAU

Largest Bus Fleets2008 METRO MAGAZINE

Indianapolis, IN829,718 people | 155 buses

Columbus, OH787,033 people | 306 buses

Regional Transportation Plan

Multi-Modal (new roads, tolled express lanes, bikes, trails, HOV lanes, local busses, express busses, and both light and commuter rail)

Financing Possibilities (sales tax)

Governance Structure

Regional Transportation Districts

Created out of Joint Committee on Mass Transit and Transportation Alternatives, chair of the committee became bill’s sponsor

PASSED HOUSE 67-30

Tabled in Senate when it got caught up in Indiana’s property tax and assessment cap debate

2009 | HB1660

Tailoring the MessageListen to the public. Change as new data becomes available – weigh market realities with resource potential and public opinion.

Avoid Confusion. Acronyms and planning terms and the ‘newness’ of transit terms make the conversation difficult enough.

Facts Only. Data and anecdotes favor broader mode split, so making things up is needless and stupid.

Educate, Don’t Advocate. Be careful of what you say and who you say it to.

Avoid Traps. Congestion relief, air quality improvements, and environmental benefits are all too ‘soft’ to be effective with our public.

ROI and JOBS JOBS JOBS. These arguments carry weight with our more conservative stakeholders.

Focus on Local Bus. Doubling local bus is a winning argument for the urban stakeholders.

Be Cautious With the Numbers. Release them at the right time and ALWAYS in context!

Don’t Hide. This is a public process – get out and be open about what’s proposed, when, where, how much, and the potential impacts – good and bad.

250+ public meetings across the region during the day and in the evening

10,000+ public comments collected

State Fair presence; brought in a Cleveland BRT

CAC / MAC / DAC focus groups

Recognized by FHWA & FTA as a national best practice for public engagement

Indy Connect was awarded Best Plan & Best Marketing Program in 2011 by APA-IN

Would have authorized referendums in 2 counties to raise income tax .2%

Democrats walked out over Right to Work

DEFEATED 11-10 in the House Ways & Means subcommittee after “right to work” language was added to the bill

2012 | HB1073

2 Counties, 10 Years

Doubles local bus service

Express bus between counties,

Local bus in the burbs

5 rapid transit lines

Which one is light rail?

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HHPA

CSX

Union Station

Transit Center

South

North

Delaw

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Pennsylvania

Virginia

Washington

Maryland

10th

Ft. W

ayne

Downtown Transit Center

Eli Lilly & Company

Creates dedicated transit tax up to 0.3%

Allows public referenda by county

Creates a regional governance structure

2013 | HB1011Passed House Transportation 11-1

Passed House Ways & Means 20-2

Passed Full House 56-39

Passed Senate Local Government 7-2

Committed to summer study by Senate Tax & Fiscal Policy

Carmel | Downtown | Greenwood

Plainfield/Airport | Downtown | Cumberland

Downtown | Noblesville