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Home My WebLink About120820-03.2 STUDY STUDY SESSION MEMORANDUM 3.2 TO: Mayor and Town Council December 8, 2020 SUBJECT: Introduction of Contra Costa Transportation Authority’s Mobility on Demand (“MOD”) Demonstration Project BACKGROUND In April 2019, the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (“CCTA”) was awarded a Federal Highway Administration Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment grant in the amount of $8 million to implement its Bay Area Mobility on Demand (“MOD”) Demonstration Project. The MOD Project will serve as one of the key Transportation Demand Management (“TDM”) elements of CCTA’s Innovate 680 Program focused on innovative mobility solutions for the I-680 Corridor from Walnut Creek to San Ramon. Specifically, the MOD project grant will fund the development of an “on-demand” application platform to connect shared mobility options for the benefit of the public. DISCUSSION Innovation is key to optimizing Contra Costa’s transportation system and managing congestion more efficiently. The development of a MOD mobile platform and application will provide information for ride-sourcing such as Uber and Lyft, car-sharing, bike/e- bike/scooter-sharing, and public transit. The goal is to simplify access to reliable mobility options and through providing real-time, data-driven traffic updates so travelers can make informed decisions regarding cost, timing, mode, and route, all via the use of shared modes. The 511 Contra Costa TDM Incentive Programs are also designed to complement MOD by reducing single-occupant vehicle travel by supporting, scheduling, and incentivizing travel using other modes of transportation. As part of Innovate 680, bike/e-bike share and other micromobility devices and services are envisioned to provide first-mile/last-mile transportation solutions along the I-680 Corridor that would connect transit hubs (such as BART stations and park and rides) to job centers to provide commuters alternatives to single-occupant vehicle travel. CCTA’s MOD project would, in part, assist with the development and launch of a micromobility program such as bike/e-bike share. In the San Ramon Valley, there has been a desire to implement such a program valley-wide, but has not been feasible to date due to lack of funding and availability of willing service providers. The CCTA MOD project proposes to focus on the I-680 corridor in the San Ramon Valley area, from San Ramon to Walnut Creek, serving all residents and commuters traveling to and from the area through providing first/last mile connection services and technology Introduction of CCTA’s 2 December 8, 2020 Mobility on Demand Demonstration Project funded by CCTA, and with oversight and management provided by a bike share/micromobility vendor. Project Schedule The first phase of the Project is to demonstrate micromobility availability. The CCTA consultant team has held informal workshops with several micromobility vendors (Hopr, Bird, Spin, Gotcha, Kuhmute) to determine both currently available and emerging technologies and services. The second phase includes stakeholder meetings with San Ramon, Danville, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, BART, and East Bay Regional Park District followed by CCTA moving into the procurement phase. San Ramon and Danville staff have provided input regarding potential requirements of micromobility operations within the respective jurisdictions and user interaction. CCTA plans additional stakeholder meetings throughout the Project where the MOD team will convene for further detailed conversations with each jurisdiction, including Project implementation. Current and future MOD planning activities are as follows: ▪ Identify potential micromobility vendors ▪ Develop stakeholders' group ▪ Seek feedback on user needs for micromobility ▪ Start systems engineering of micromobility assets and app development ▪ Develop vendor requirements ▪ Meet with jurisdictions about needs and schedule – Ongoing ▪ Procure a shared micromobility vendor – Winter 2020 ▪ Planning for Project roll out – Spring 2021 through Fall 2021 ▪ Project roll out – Fall 2021 ▪ MOD pilot application roll out – June 2022 RECOMMENDATION Review and comment on CCTA’s Mobility on Demand Demonstration Project. Introduction of CCTA’s 3 December 8, 2020 Mobility on Demand Demonstration Project Prepared by: Andrew Dillard Transportation Manager Reviewed by: Tai Williams Assistant Town Manager Attachment: CCTA Staff Presentation CONTRA COSTA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY MOBILITY ON DEMAND Danville Town Council Study Session, December 8, 2020 Peter Engel, Director of Programs BAY AREA MOBILITY ON DEMAND In April 2019,the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA)was awarded a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)$8 million Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment (ATCMTD)grant to implement the Bay Area MOD project. CCTA’s Mobility-on-Demand (MOD)Project is the Transportation Demand Management (TDM)element of Innovate 680 and is focused on innovative mobility along the I-680 Corridor from Walnut Creek to San Ramon. FUNDING FOR MICROMOBILITY The MOD grant covers the cost of systems engineering of micromobility assets and their integration into the MOD app. Funding for micromobility stations,devices and ongoing operations is not provided in the grant. CCTA will work with jurisdictions along the 1-680 Corridor to fund micromobility operations with TFCA and/or Measure J funding. WHAT IS MOD? Trip Planner Trip Scheduling Integrated Payment Real-time Information Rewards & Incentives Connection Protection MOD MOBILITY ASSETS Bikeshare and other micromobility devices will provide a first-mile/last-mile solution along the I -680 Corridor Devices are envisioned being available at BART stations and other transit hubs between Walnut Creek and San Ramon Micromobility creates connections to transit and large job centers Electric bike share means more residents in Danville, San Ramon, and Alamo can access BART MOD MICROMOBILITY PLANNING ✓Identify potential micromobility vendor ✓Develop stakeholders' group ✓Seek feedback on user needs for micromobility ✓Start systems engineering of micromobility assets and app development ✓Develop vendor requirements ✓Meet with jurisdictions about needs and schedule –Ongoing ✓Procure a shared micromobility vendor –Winter 2020 ✓Planning for program roll out –Spring 2021 through Fall 2021 ✓Program roll out –Fall 2021 ✓MOD pilot app roll out –June 2022 Danville and San Ramon Bicycle Master Plans Lessons learned from Lime Bike BRite Bikes in Bishop Ranch PREPARING FOR BIKE SHARE MOD TIMELINE June 2019 June 2020 June 2021 2/11/20 Notice to Proceed (NTP) PILOT STARTS Design, Development, Testing & Implementation April 2019 June 2022 June 2023 ATCMTD Grant Expires Pre-NTP Activities Feb. 10, 2023 Pilot Deployment, O&M Support Project Evaluation, Final Report to FHWA PILOT ENDS Fall 2021 Proposed MOD Micromobility Deployment THANK YOU