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From: Board.Secretary Sent: Friday, May 13, 2016 5:07 PM To: VTA Board of Directors Subject: VTA Correspondence: Letter of Support for SVLG Expenditure Plan; Comments on Caltrain South Terminal Phase II Project
VTA Board of Directors: We are forwarding you the following: From Don Eagleston, President/CEO Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Public
Thank you.
Office of the Board Secretary Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 3331 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 408.321.5680 [email protected]
Topic Letter of support for Silicon Valley Leadership Group Expenditure Plan for 30-year 1/2-cent transportation sales tax Comments regarding Caltrain South Terminal Phase II Project
From: Roland Lebrun Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 4:00 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Caltrain Board; Board.Secretary; Caltrain CAC Secretary; Jim Ortbal; Jessica Zenk Subject: South Terminal Phase II Comments
Dear Ms. Lafebre,
Please find attached my comments on the South Terminal Phase II IS/MND.
Sincerely,
Roland Lebrun
Roland Lebrun May 8th 2016 Hilda Lafebre Manager, Capital Projects & Environmental Planning Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board 1250 San Carlos Ave San Carlos CA 94070-1306
Dear Ms. Lafebre, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Caltrain South Terminal (AKA Diridon) Phase II project. The intent of this letter is to substantiate and elaborate on the comments I made during the April 21 Community presentation: 1) The project should consider redesigning the track curvature between 2652+50 and 2663+50 further to the West (towards Stockton Avenue) to enable higher speeds (currently 15 MPH) while simultaneously eliminating impacts on the SAP parking lot.
2) The project should be broken up into 2 separate projects to eliminate conflicts with the VTA BART project: - CEMOF to Santa Clara (STA 2640+80 to STA 2663+00) - The Santa Clara overpass and the station throat (STA 2663+00 to STA 2669+00)
B A R T S T A T I O N B O X
for the following reasons: 2.1) The VTA needs to construct the White Street BART station entrance (and potentially space for retail all the way north up to Santa Clara Street) as per the Diridon Station Area Plan (DSAP) Final Program EIR (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/34120 Figure 2-7 on page 59) as well as the connection between the northern tips of the extended Caltrain platforms and the BART concourse. Support structures for the station throat tracks need to be constructed at the same time.
2.2 The proposed staging area for the project conflicts with the VTA BART project:
2.3 The project does not mitigate for the loss of parking during the 2-year construction phase. 2.4 The project should consider whether the West Santa Clara street RailRoad Bridge needs to be retrofitted to support up to 4 (currently 3) trains crossing Santa Clara street simultaneously. 2.5 The redesign of the station throat needs to consider the extension of the existing Caltrain platforms to 1,400 feet for High Speed Rail. Respectfully submitted for your consideration. Sincerely, Roland Lebrun CC: Caltrain Board of Directors VTA Board of Directors City of San Jose DoT Caltrain CAC VTA CAC
From: Board.Secretary Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 3:48 PM To: VTA Board of Directors Subject: VTA Information: Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance and Ridership Memo for March 2016
VTA Board of Directors: Attached are the Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance and a memorandum from Chief Operating Officer Inez Evans regarding VTA ridership for March 2016. Thank you.
Office of the Board Secretary Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 3331 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 408.321.5680 [email protected]
Valley Transportation Authority Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance - March 2016
Ridership
Monthly
4,500,000
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2016
Mar-2015
Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar' 16)
Prior (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Prior month Difference
Percent Change
Feb-2016
Percent Change
Bus
2,739,443
2,965,783
-226,340
-7.6%
7,708,038
8,152,598
-444,560
-5.5%
2,542,359
7.8%
Average Weekday Average Saturday
102,713 52,090
112,927 60,431
-10,214 -8,341
-9.0% -13.8%
100,930 49,434
108,029 56,874
-7,099 -7,440
-6.6% -13.1%
103,639 44,887
-0.9% 16.0%
Average Sunday
42,171
47,933
-5,762
-12.0%
43,275
43,384
-109
-0.3%
46,598
-9.5%
4.5%
Light Rail
862,222
976,107
-113,885
-11.7%
2,463,743
2,680,030
-216,287
-8.1%
825,010
Average Weekday Average Saturday Average Sunday
32,086 18,236 12,825
36,050 19,983 20,615
-3,964 -1,747 -7,790
-11.0% -8.7% -37.8%
30,813 19,733 16,799
34,703 20,343 16,376
-3,890 -610 423
-11.2% -3.0% 2.6%
31,750 19,140 20,425
1.1% -4.7% -37.2%
System
3,601,665
3,941,890
-340,225
-8.6%
10,171,781
10,832,628
-660,847
-6.1%
3,367,369
7.0%
Average Weekday
134,799
148,977
-14,178
-9.5%
131,743
142,732
-10,989
-7.7%
135,389
-0.4%
Average Saturday
70,326
80,414
-10,088
-12.5%
69,167
77,217
-8,050
-10.4%
64,027
9.8%
Average Sunday
54,996
68,548
-13,552
-19.8%
60,074
59,760
314
0.5%
67,023
-17.9%
VTA Ridership 2,000,000
2014-2015
Clipper Ridership
2015-2016 1,750,000
4,000,000
1,500,000
3,500,000 1,250,000
3,000,000 1,000,000
2,500,000
Reve
750,000
500,000
2,000,000
April
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Penetration Rate
37.7%
37.9%
33.4%
38.1%
38.0%
41.3%
44.4%
43.5%
40.8%
44.6%
48.4%
47.4%
Clipper Ridership
1,416,650
1,394,361
1,235,644
1,383,256
1,404,256
1,618,527
1,850,708
1,555,087
1,368,424
1,426,993
1,630,817
1,707,925
Revenue
Monthly
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2016
Mar-2015
Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar' 16)
Fare Revenue
$3,138,343
$3,337,582
-$199,239
-6.0%
$9,263,522
Avg. Fare per Boarding
$0.87
$0.85
$0.02
2.8%
$0.91
Prior (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Prior month Difference
Percent Change
$9,553,401
-$289,879
-3.0%
$0.88
$0.03
3.4%
Feb-2016
$3,205,907 $0.95
Percent Change
-2.1% -8.3%
Valley Transportation Authority Key Performance Indicators (KPI) - March 2016 Monthly Mar-2016
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2015 Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar'
Prior Difference (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Percent Change
2015 Goal
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
% of Scheduled Service Operated Bus Light Rail
99.75% 99.96%
99.67% 99.98%
0.08% -0.02%
0.1% 0.0%
99.70% 99.96%
99.68% 99.98%
0.02% -0.02%
0.0% 0.0%
>= 99.50% >= 99.90%
Bus Light Rail Miles Between Mechanical Failure
51 mins 21 mins
55 mins 15 mins
-4 mins 6 mins
-7.3% 40.0%
54 mins 21 mins
54 mins 20 mins
0 mins 1 mins
0.0% 5.0%
= 40,000
1.17 0.22
1.00 0.46
0.17 -0.24
17.4% -51.3%
0.63 0.07
1.22 0.24
-0.59 -0.17
-48.4% -70.8%
= 95.0%
8.0% 5.9%
7.3% 6.0%
0.7% -0.1%
9.6% -1.7%
7.4% 5.4%
7.5% 5.9%
-0.1% -0.5%
-1.3% -8.5%
VTA Board of Directors: We are forwarding you the following: From Don Eagleston, President/CEO Sunnyvale Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce Member of the Public
Thank you.
Office of the Board Secretary Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 3331 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 408.321.5680 [email protected]
Topic Letter of support for Silicon Valley Leadership Group Expenditure Plan for 30-year 1/2-cent transportation sales tax Comments regarding Caltrain South Terminal Phase II Project
From: Roland Lebrun Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 4:00 AM To: [email protected] Cc: Caltrain Board; Board.Secretary; Caltrain CAC Secretary; Jim Ortbal; Jessica Zenk Subject: South Terminal Phase II Comments
Dear Ms. Lafebre,
Please find attached my comments on the South Terminal Phase II IS/MND.
Sincerely,
Roland Lebrun
Roland Lebrun May 8th 2016 Hilda Lafebre Manager, Capital Projects & Environmental Planning Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board 1250 San Carlos Ave San Carlos CA 94070-1306
Dear Ms. Lafebre, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Caltrain South Terminal (AKA Diridon) Phase II project. The intent of this letter is to substantiate and elaborate on the comments I made during the April 21 Community presentation: 1) The project should consider redesigning the track curvature between 2652+50 and 2663+50 further to the West (towards Stockton Avenue) to enable higher speeds (currently 15 MPH) while simultaneously eliminating impacts on the SAP parking lot.
2) The project should be broken up into 2 separate projects to eliminate conflicts with the VTA BART project: - CEMOF to Santa Clara (STA 2640+80 to STA 2663+00) - The Santa Clara overpass and the station throat (STA 2663+00 to STA 2669+00)
B A R T S T A T I O N B O X
for the following reasons: 2.1) The VTA needs to construct the White Street BART station entrance (and potentially space for retail all the way north up to Santa Clara Street) as per the Diridon Station Area Plan (DSAP) Final Program EIR (https://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/34120 Figure 2-7 on page 59) as well as the connection between the northern tips of the extended Caltrain platforms and the BART concourse. Support structures for the station throat tracks need to be constructed at the same time.
2.2 The proposed staging area for the project conflicts with the VTA BART project:
2.3 The project does not mitigate for the loss of parking during the 2-year construction phase. 2.4 The project should consider whether the West Santa Clara street RailRoad Bridge needs to be retrofitted to support up to 4 (currently 3) trains crossing Santa Clara street simultaneously. 2.5 The redesign of the station throat needs to consider the extension of the existing Caltrain platforms to 1,400 feet for High Speed Rail. Respectfully submitted for your consideration. Sincerely, Roland Lebrun CC: Caltrain Board of Directors VTA Board of Directors City of San Jose DoT Caltrain CAC VTA CAC
From: Board.Secretary Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2016 3:48 PM To: VTA Board of Directors Subject: VTA Information: Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance and Ridership Memo for March 2016
VTA Board of Directors: Attached are the Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance and a memorandum from Chief Operating Officer Inez Evans regarding VTA ridership for March 2016. Thank you.
Office of the Board Secretary Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 3331 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95134 408.321.5680 [email protected]
Valley Transportation Authority Ridership and Fare Revenue Performance - March 2016
Ridership
Monthly
4,500,000
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2016
Mar-2015
Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar' 16)
Prior (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Prior month Difference
Percent Change
Feb-2016
Percent Change
Bus
2,739,443
2,965,783
-226,340
-7.6%
7,708,038
8,152,598
-444,560
-5.5%
2,542,359
7.8%
Average Weekday Average Saturday
102,713 52,090
112,927 60,431
-10,214 -8,341
-9.0% -13.8%
100,930 49,434
108,029 56,874
-7,099 -7,440
-6.6% -13.1%
103,639 44,887
-0.9% 16.0%
Average Sunday
42,171
47,933
-5,762
-12.0%
43,275
43,384
-109
-0.3%
46,598
-9.5%
4.5%
Light Rail
862,222
976,107
-113,885
-11.7%
2,463,743
2,680,030
-216,287
-8.1%
825,010
Average Weekday Average Saturday Average Sunday
32,086 18,236 12,825
36,050 19,983 20,615
-3,964 -1,747 -7,790
-11.0% -8.7% -37.8%
30,813 19,733 16,799
34,703 20,343 16,376
-3,890 -610 423
-11.2% -3.0% 2.6%
31,750 19,140 20,425
1.1% -4.7% -37.2%
System
3,601,665
3,941,890
-340,225
-8.6%
10,171,781
10,832,628
-660,847
-6.1%
3,367,369
7.0%
Average Weekday
134,799
148,977
-14,178
-9.5%
131,743
142,732
-10,989
-7.7%
135,389
-0.4%
Average Saturday
70,326
80,414
-10,088
-12.5%
69,167
77,217
-8,050
-10.4%
64,027
9.8%
Average Sunday
54,996
68,548
-13,552
-19.8%
60,074
59,760
314
0.5%
67,023
-17.9%
VTA Ridership 2,000,000
2014-2015
Clipper Ridership
2015-2016 1,750,000
4,000,000
1,500,000
3,500,000 1,250,000
3,000,000 1,000,000
2,500,000
Reve
750,000
500,000
2,000,000
April
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
June
July
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Penetration Rate
37.7%
37.9%
33.4%
38.1%
38.0%
41.3%
44.4%
43.5%
40.8%
44.6%
48.4%
47.4%
Clipper Ridership
1,416,650
1,394,361
1,235,644
1,383,256
1,404,256
1,618,527
1,850,708
1,555,087
1,368,424
1,426,993
1,630,817
1,707,925
Revenue
Monthly
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2016
Mar-2015
Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar' 16)
Fare Revenue
$3,138,343
$3,337,582
-$199,239
-6.0%
$9,263,522
Avg. Fare per Boarding
$0.87
$0.85
$0.02
2.8%
$0.91
Prior (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Prior month Difference
Percent Change
$9,553,401
-$289,879
-3.0%
$0.88
$0.03
3.4%
Feb-2016
$3,205,907 $0.95
Percent Change
-2.1% -8.3%
Valley Transportation Authority Key Performance Indicators (KPI) - March 2016 Monthly Mar-2016
Year-to-Date (calendar)
Mar-2015 Difference
Percent Change
Current (Jan' 16-Mar'
Prior Difference (Jan '15-Mar '15)
Percent Change
2015 Goal
Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
% of Scheduled Service Operated Bus Light Rail
99.75% 99.96%
99.67% 99.98%
0.08% -0.02%
0.1% 0.0%
99.70% 99.96%
99.68% 99.98%
0.02% -0.02%
0.0% 0.0%
>= 99.50% >= 99.90%
Bus Light Rail Miles Between Mechanical Failure
51 mins 21 mins
55 mins 15 mins
-4 mins 6 mins
-7.3% 40.0%
54 mins 21 mins
54 mins 20 mins
0 mins 1 mins
0.0% 5.0%
= 40,000
1.17 0.22
1.00 0.46
0.17 -0.24
17.4% -51.3%
0.63 0.07
1.22 0.24
-0.59 -0.17
-48.4% -70.8%
= 95.0%
8.0% 5.9%
7.3% 6.0%
0.7% -0.1%
9.6% -1.7%
7.4% 5.4%
7.5% 5.9%
-0.1% -0.5%
-1.3% -8.5%
