Slides for 6/21 webinar

1. Regional Options for
Caltrain Governance
Adina Levin
Friends of Caltrain
June 21, 2021

2. Beyond Commuter Rail Legacy
Standalone service
Carried suburban commuters
to jobs in San Francisco
Schedule focused on white
collar commute period
Unconnected from rest of
transit system

3. Caltrain Business Plan vision - connected network
Frequent, regular, all-day service
Regional and local connections
More kinds of trips, more kinds of
riders

4. Connections are key to equity
A higher share (25%) of Very
Low Income riders take transit to
access the Caltrain system –
more than any other income
group

5. Popular vision helped pass Measure RR

6. Capital investments needed
Downtown Extension
Diridon Station
Dumbarton
Level Boarding
Grade separations

7. Key link in megaregion and state network
But the region isn’t
yet organized to
deliver...

8. Options to consider

9. Network Management
Laura Tolkoff, SPUR

10. Many dimensions of transit governance
A network manager is an institution empowered to coordinate transit
systems, providing a baseline level of consistency for several functions
across the regional network, even if implementation is local:
1. How we manage customer experience
2. How we fund, plan and set policy
3. How we operate service
4. How we deliver projects

11. ● Maps, wayfinding and real time information
● Marketing, branding and public relations
● Integrate fare structures and ticketing
● Distribute fare revenues and subsidies
● Long-term planning for overall levels of regional service (“service vision”)
● Select which infrastructure projects to build to achieve service vision
● Set standards or advising on infrastructure design quality
● Set and monitoring cost and quality standards
● Issue contracts for transit service
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Typical Network Management Tasks

12. ● Long-term planning for system level of service
● Select which infrastructure projects to build
● Run/ operate public transit service
● Collect fare revenue
● Maintain vehicles, stations, rights of way
● Implement infrastructure projects
● Maps, wayfinding and real time information
● Marketing, branding and public relations
● Integrate fare structures and ticketing
“Light” Network Management

13. ● Run/ operate public transit service
● Collect fare revenue
● Maintain vehicles, stations, rights of way
● Implement infrastructure projects
● Maps, wayfinding and real time information
● Marketing, branding and public relations
● Integrate fare structures and ticketing
● Distribute fare revenues and subsidies
● Long-term planning for overall levels of regional service (“service vision”)
● Select which infrastructure projects to build to achieve service vision
● Set standards or advising on infrastructure design quality
● Set and monitoring cost and quality standards
● Issue contracts for transit service
“Strong” Network Management

14. There are many pathways for evolution
● No change
● Network manager + No change to rail operators
● “Diffuse” network manager + Consolidated BART + Caltrain
● “Strong” network manager + Independent BART + Caltrain
● “Diffuse” network manager + Consolidated BART, Caltrain, AC Transit
● “Strong” network manager + Independent BART, Caltrain, AC Transit
...and more

15. Closing slides

16. Now is a unique moment in time where change is possible...
2019 2021
2020
2018
Fare Integration Study
MTC Commissioners
State Legislators &
Administration
Business, labor, advocates,
(e.g. equity, disability)
2022
AB 629
Blue Ribbon Transit
Recovery Task Force
2023 2024
Regional Funding Measure
Caltrain
Governance
Regional Rail

17. Now is a unique moment where change is possible
Process Next step Date
Caltrain governance Board Workshop on
Regional Options
Friday, June 25
Blue Ribbon Transit
Recovery Task Force
Recommendations June 28, July 26
Regional Fare Coordination
and Integration Study
Recommendations July 19
MTC Regional Rail Study Scoping Soon