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"Our first really looooong trip in our new Xylo -Haliaetus, christened after the brown-n white sea eagle that lives in the coastal regions. Now, our white Xylo with brown interiors lives in Chennai with us and glides like an eagle on the Indian highways. Can't call it a car... feels like one, drives like one... but it is a MUV/ SUV hybrid... love the space, love the clearance... just love Haliaetus."
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By David F. Larcker, Stephen A. Miles, and Brian Tayan
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Overview:
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• What are the implications for understanding the labor market for executive talent?
• Are differences in performance due to operating conditions or quality of available talent?
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1. Fare equity options for Santa Clara County
Working Partnerships and Friends of Caltrain
May, 2015
Executive Summary
Metropolitan San Jose (Santa Clara County plus San Benito County) has the highest
household car ownership rate in the U.S., 94% of households have automobiles according to
the US Census . Meanwhile, 29% of households in Santa Clara County have household 1
income under $50,000 , which means that many lowincome households in Santa Clara 2
County own cars. Automobiles are a substantial expense for lowincome households the
average annual cost to carry an automobile is close to $9,000 according to AAA . 3
What are the barriers to lowincome working households to using transit? Working
Partnerships and Friends of Caltrain interviewed Santa Clara commuters, largely low income,
to identify the role of price and other barriers to using transit. Overcoming barriers would create
opportunities to reduce household costs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In this report,
we review the survey results, as well as examples of initiatives in other jurisdictions, to assess
opportunities for Santa Clara County to reduce the barriers
One of draft goals for VTA’s 2016 transportation ballot measure is to improve access and
service for very lowincome populations. VTA currently offers two programs to assist very low
income individuals with the cost of transit. The UPLIFT program provides 2,775 transit passes 4
per quarter for individuals served by social service programs. In addition, the TAP program is
a pilot program funded by a $1.3 million grant from MTC, to offer 1,000 passes per month for
24 months at nominal cost for qualifying lowincome individuals who are identified by the Santa
Clara County Social Services Agency and Emergency Assistance Network.
The goal of this study is to explore opportunities to improve access for a broader range of
lowincome workers in households making under $50,000 per year, who would not qualify for
the social service programs, but have challenges in using transit.
Financial stability is also an important goal for VTA, as is increasing transit ridership The
analysis in this report considers the revenue risks and opportunities provided by various
measures to improve access for lowincome workers, as well as the potential consequences
for transit ridership (and greenhouse gas emissions).
1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._cities_with_most_households_without_a_car
2
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_26312024/santaclaracountyhashighestmedianhouseholdincome
3
http://newsroom.aaa.com/tag/yourdrivingcosts/
4
http://www.mercurynews.com/mytown/ci_23864631/lowincomeindividualssantaclaracountywillget
5. Motivations for transportation choices
The survey asked respondents about their motivations for choosing how they commute to work
or school. Respondents could choose up to three answers in a multiple choice format.
The top response, for drivers as well as for transit users, was time, and the second choice was
convenience. Cost was also a concern for a large number of respondents, with transit riders
reporting cost as a motivation at a slightly higher rate.
Availability of transportation commute benefits
A striking result from the survey was the strong correlation between transit use and the
availability of transportation benefits from the person’s workplace or school. The survey asked
commuters, “Does your work/school subsidize your commute?” Responses showed that 67%
of those who received benefits use transit, a figure significantly higher than the 40% share of
the entire group of respondents, and more than twice the 30% rate of those not who reported
that they did not receive benefits.
In a county in which a very small share of commuters overall use transit, this result suggests
that transportation benefits, including EcoPass and GoPass programs, offer a strong source of
leverage in encouraging the use of transit.
The survey also showed a striking result regarding the recipients of transit benefits.
Respondents who reported receiving commuter benefits and taking transit were decidedly
higher income than the overall sample. Among all respondents, 55% make less than $30,000
9.
The trip pattern data suggest that public transit may be feasible for more of the region’s
workers, however transfer cost and transfer time pose barriers.
Sample potential transit routes for Santa Clara County Commuters (incorporate this in one
graphic) 7
Example Transit Trips Requiring One Transfer
- blue lines = VTA bus routes, green lines = Caltrain line
- red markers = origin destination pairs, yellow markers = transfers
Trip 1: South Mountain View to Downtown Palo Alto
- VTA Bus 51 + Caltrain, 50 min, $5.25
Trip 2: South Santa Clara to San Antonio Shopping Center, Mountain View
- VTA Bus 57 + VTA Bus 522, 75 min, $4.00
Trip 3: Southeast San Jose to Downtown San Jose
- VTA Bus 39 + VTA Bus 22, 85 min, $4.00
7
GIS analysis. For each usable origin destination pair, Google Transit was used to determine the time, cost,
number of transfers required, and transit services required (VTA bus, Caltrain, etc.) if the worker were to commute
using transit. With only zip codes available as the workers' origins, several locations were chosen within the
residential areas of the given zip codes to determine likely ranges in transit trip times and costs. Even though zip
codes are relatively large areas through which several bus/rail routes pass, typically a single transit option (such as
boarding a VTA bus then transferring to Caltrain, for example) is the fastest available even for residences located in
different areas of a given zip code.
More precise origin data (such as the worker's home address or the intersection nearest to the worker's home) would
allow these transit trip times and costs to be estimated more accurately, with narrower ranges, and would allow an
analysis of the actual transit alternatives available to each worker. Accurate origin data would also allow walking time
(to and from transit stops) and transfer time (total time needed to transfer between services) to be calculated for
each trip. Also, an assessment could be made of the potential benefits of bicycling rather than walking to and from
transit stops, which might reduce the total trip time and make transit a feasible commute option for some workers.
10. Opportunities to improve fare equity
Based on the primary survey research, and additional examples of fare coordination and fare
equity initiatives in the Bay Area and elsewhere, there are a variety of approaches that could
be used to improve equitable access to transit, while increasing transit ridership in Santa Clara
County.
● Expand bulkdiscount programs for key highdensity geographic areas
● Explore transfer discounts and lower day pass fares
● Comprehensive lowincome fare policy
In evaluating these initiatives, VTA has a set of relevant goals, including:
● Improving equitable access
● Increasing transit ridership and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
● Revenue and financial stability
We will evaluate the potential fare equity policy initiatives based on their potential impact on
these different goals.
Expand bulkdiscount programs
Based on the primary research, bulkdiscount benefits such as EcoPass and GoPass have a 8 9
major impact on the level of transit ridership. However, the research indicated that these
programs may be disproportionately available to higher income commuters.
A focused approach to address this disparity would be to extend bulkdiscount transit pass
offerings to targeted highdensity work centers and residential neighborhoods. Currently,
bulkdiscount passes are sold to large employers and educational institutions, but are are for
the most part unavailable to people who work at smaller employers, and people who are
contractors/contingent workers at larger employers. This poses an equity problem, since many
lowincome workers are employed at small firms, for example retail and restaurant service
workers, or are part of a contracted workforce, for example, janitorial and security workers at
hightechnology firms.
A very recent example of this approach could be a model for a broader initiative. In the last
few months, VTA has agreed to extend its EcoPass offering to the Palo Alto Transportation
Management Association, a new nonprofit which has been tasked by Palo Alto City Council
with a goal of reducing single occupant vehicle trips and parking demand in downtown Palo
Alto, a dense employment center with over 10,000 workers. The Palo Alto initiative is not the
8
http://www.vta.org/gettingaround/Fares/EcoPassPricing
9
http://www.caltrain.com/Fares/tickettypes/GO_Pass.html