Silicon Valley Leadership Group – Transportation Policy Committee (March 5, 2014) David B. Kutrosky, Managing Director

Silicon Valley Leadership Group – Transportation Policy Committee (March 5, 2014)David B. Kutrosky, Managing DirectorCapitol Corridor (Sacramento-Oakland/San Francisco-San Jose)

CAPITOL CORRIDOR:Service Expansion Plans to San Jose

Capitol Corridor Service Area• 170-mile route (~290 track miles)

– 168 miles-UPRR– 2 miles-Caltrain (SF Peninsula)

• 3 distinct service areas– Sacramento / Sierra Foothills– Oakland / S.F. Bay Area– San Jose/Silicon Valley

• Extensive connections to local transit and communities

• Operated by Amtrak under management of Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority (CCJPA)

• One of 3 successful CA IPR routes; 3rd busiest in Amtrak network

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CCJPA OBJECTIVES• Put the customer 1st• Know your product/service/markets• Identify goals for service’s success• Efficient and effective management team• Incentivize your partners – operators,

owners and financiers• Control costs/improve performance• Guide expansion via collaborative efforts

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CCJPA Structure

ManagingDirector

Planning &Projects Engineering Mechanical Marketing &

Communications

Call Center & Customer Comments

(BART)

Transportation Administration

FY14 Budget Budget Diff vs. FY13Administration: $2.951M 0.0%Marketing: $1.174M 0.0%Service/Amtrak: $29.681M +2.0%Total: $33.806M +1.7%

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CON

TRACT FOR

ALL CCJPA STAFF

CCJPA BOARD16 MEMBERS, 8 COUNTIES

(NO EMPLOYEES)

PLACER(PCTPA)

2

SANFRANCISCO

(BART)2

CONTRA COSTA(BART)

2

SOLANO(STA)

2

YOLO(YCTD)

2SACRA-MENTO(SAC RT)

2SANTACLARA

(VTA)2

ALAMEDA(BART)

2

CAPITOL CORRIDOREXECUTIVE OFFICE

BART23 F/T, 2 P/T CONTRACTORS

CCJPAMEMBER

AGENCY STAFF

LOCAL COMMUNITIES

STATIONS & PARKING

SERVICE CONTRACT - AMTRAK

• CREWS & STATIONS• MAINT. OF RAIL

CARS/ LOCOMOTIVES• STATIONS

ANNUAL FUND CONTRACT

ANNUAL OPERATIONS CONTRACT

STATE FUNDS (OPERATIONS, CAPITAL)

BT&HVIA CALTRANS RAIL

CONTRACTS FOR ACCESS & TRACK IMPROVEMENTS BART SUPPORT

• FINANCE• HUMAN RESOURCES• ACCOUNTING• LEGAL• JOINT MARKETING

HOST RRUNION PACIFIC RR, CALTRAIN• NUMBER OF TRAINS• CAPACITY, SPEED, RELIABILITY

RAILROAD OWNER

FEDERAL FUNDSFRA

- HSIPR CAPITALGRANTS- OTHER

(1999-2013)Performance Improvements

Measure FY 1999 FY 2013 % change

Ridership 463,000 1.71 million 267% improvement

Revenue $6.3M $29.2M 367% improvement

System Operating Ratio

30% 51% 70% improvement

Service Level 8 daily trains 30 weekday trains(22 weekend trains)

275% improvement

On-Time Performance

86% 95% Standard = 90%

- Increased frequency with limited increases in State operating budget- 3rd busiest Amtrak route in nation and one of the highest in customer satisfaction- Improved relationship with UPRR = #1 on-time performance in Amtrak system

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AuburnRocklin

RosevilleSacramentoDavis

Suisun/Fairfield

MartinezRichmond

Berkeley

Emeryville

Oakland JLS

Oakland Coliseum

Hayward

Fremont

Great America/Santa Clara

Santa Clara University

San Jose

Current (March 2014) Service Levels

1 round trip7 round trips11 round trips15 round trips

1 RT

15 RT

7 RT

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AuburnRocklin

RosevilleSacramentoDavisSuisun/Fairfield

MartinezRichmond

Berkeley

Emeryville

Oakland JLS

Oakland Coliseum

Hayward

Fremont

Great America/Santa Clara

Santa Clara University

San Jose

1 round trip7 round trips11 round trips15 round tripsExtension (dashed green lines)Expansion (in red)

Gilroy

Morgan Hill

Pajaro

Castroville

Salinas

Short-Term (0-10 years) Service Levels

2 RT

15 RT

11 RT

7 + 4 RT

5-10 RT

2 RT

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AuburnRocklin

RosevilleSacramentoDavisSuisun/Fairfield

MartinezRichmond

Berkeley

Emeryville

Oakland JLS

Oakland Coliseum

Hayward

Fremont

Great America/Santa Clara

Santa Clara University

San Jose

Font point size represents round trips1 pt = 1 round trip7 pt = 7 round trips11 pt = 11 round trips15 pt = 15 round tripsExpansion (in red)

Gilroy

Morgan Hill

Pajaro

Castroville

Salinas

Mid-Term (10-20 years) Service Levels

2 RT

15 RT

11 + 4 RT

5 + 5 RT

2 RT

15 RT

15 RT

10 RT

6 RT

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Oakland to San Jose Phase 2 ProjectProject Description:- Add 20 miles 2nd track (leaving only 5 miles single track Oak-San Jose segment)- Alternative analyses to re-route trains to reduce travel times to Silicon Valley - Evaluate routing options for UPRR freight trains between East Bay and Central Valley - Project Cost: $200M-$300M- Status: design/environmental to start in March 2014; Seeking funds for construction

Benefits:- Increase to 22 daily trains (from 14)- Reduced travel time (up to 15 minutes)- Meet growing market to Silicon Valley- Serve new ridership markets: San Jose (CAHST system) + Salinas extension

Challenges:- Construction funding partners (Federal, CA) - Environmental review/resource agency coordination- Community support for proposed re-routing

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FY2014 Plans• Advance design plans/environmental review

– Secured allocation from CTC in 2013– Design/environmental review to begin in March 2014; complete by 2016

• Capital Funding Plan– Secured:

• $48M programmed in Prop 1A HST Connectivity funds • $7M programmed in 2014 STIP – Interregional program

– Proposed:• Alameda Co. next sales tax transport authorization [$40M]• Santa Clara Co. next sales tax transport authorization [$??M]• Cap and Trade for CA Rail Modernization Program {$???M]• Fed TIGER grants - tied to goods movement benefit [$??M]

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• Service expansion to San Jose is vitally important to continued success of Capitol Corridor– Serve growing Silicon Valley market/extend to Salinas– Connect with CA HST at San Jose-Diridon

• Construction 2017-2018; start new service in 2018• Appreciate partnership with SVLG, counties

– Help complete capital funding plan– Support continued state $$ for operations, state of good repair

• Benefits of linking interregional needs with regional goals – Reduce traffic congestion – Meet state clean air goals– Sustainable, livable communities – Expand regional economy

SUMMARY/NEXT STEPS

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