Community Transit Task Force Meeting

Monday, March 7, 2011

1:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Del Webb Bus Maintenance Facility
Administrative Office - Conference Room
3140 Del Webb Ave NE, Salem OR

AGENDA

1. Information Requested from last meeting:

a. Cost of CherryLift services compared to overall SAMTD Budget (general
fund)

2. Top Four Options for Service Improvement and Cost-per-thousand for each

3. Gabe Klein, SCI Visit – April 9th

Direction to Del Webb Facility from Downtown: Broadway Street signal to Pine Street – turn
RIGHT; at Cherry Avenue signal – turn LEFT; at the Salem Industrial Drive signal – turn RIGHT;
turn LEFT at Del Webb Avenue; Turn RIGHT at 2nd driveway (see bus shelter across the street)

Directions to Del Webb from Keizer: Turn LEFT from Broadway signal to Salem Parkway; at Cherry
Avenue signal – turn RIGHT; turn LEFT on to Van Ness Street; turn RIGHT on Del Webb Avenue;
turn LEFT into 4th driveway past bus maintenance facility (across the street from bus stop shelter
and before you get to corner at Salem Industrial Drive).

OR Take Bus Route #4/Keizer Station Express from Keizer Station at Ulali Drive/Jorie Lane or
from the downtown transit mall on Cottage Street and arrive right in front of the Del Webb facility:

From Keizer Station   To Del Webb    From Cottage St Transit Mall   To Del Webb 

• Leave 12:57p  • Arrive 1:07p    • Leave 1:00p  • Arrive 1:12p 
         
From Del Webb  To Keizer Station    From Del Webb  To Cottage St T.M. 
• Leave 3:12p  • Arrive 3:23p    • Leave 3:07p  • Arrive 3:20p 

Salem-Keizer Transit’s Mission

“Connecting people with places through safe, friendly,
and reliable public transportation service”

Salem-Keizer Transit Phone: (503)588-2424

555 Court St NE, Suite 5230 Fax: (503)566-3933
Salem OR 97301-3980 Website: www.cherriots.org
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 Service Improvement Options for Salem-Keizer Transit (1)
Weighted Estimated Property Tax
Scenario Description Results Annual Cost Rate / $1,000

Increase Frequency
Increase frequency on some routes -Increase frequency on selected heavily used routes
-Eliminate peak / off-peak schedules and maintain consistent frequency 81 $3,779,587 $0.29
throughout the day on all routes

Add Saturday Service

Add hourly Saturday service -Addition of Saturday service with all routes operating on hourly frequency
for most routes 107 $1,746,213 $0.13
-Service day would operate from 7:00 am to 7:30 pm
Add Saturday service with current weekday
-Addition of Saturday service with all routes matching the current weekday
frequency
peak / off-peak frequency $2,900,145 $0.22
-Service day would operate from 7:00 am to 11:30 pm
Add half-hourly Saturday service -Addition of Saturday service with all routes operating on 30 minute
frequency for most routes 84 $3,171,764 $0.24
-Service day would operate from 7:00 am to 11:30 pm

Extended Evening Weekday Service

Extend evening service -Extend evening service with the last trip for all routes leaving downtown at
with current frequency 11:30 pm $1,558,428 $0.12
-Maintain existing service frequency for all routes
Extend evening service -Extend evening service with the last trip for all routes leaving downtown at
with increased frequency 11:30 pm 100 $5,537,467 $0.42
-Increase service frequency on most routes

Increase Service Coverage for Weekday Service

Add the equivalent of five new routes -Additional routes to fill in developed areas lacking service throughout the
78 $1,428,428 $0.11
Salem-Keizer area

Comprehensive Service for Weekday and Saturday

Comprehensive six day service -Comprehensive six day service
-Increased weekday service
-Extended evening service with increased frequency $10,474,571 $0.80
-Saturday 30-minute service from 7:00 am - 11:30 pm
-Additional routes to cover areas not currently served

Service day end time is based on the time the last bus serving downtown will depart the downtown transit center. Buses will be in operation to the end of the
route before going out of service. Buses not serving downtown will make one more trip after connecting with the last bus leaving downtown.

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INCREASED SERVICE SCENARIOS

Service Change Description Considerations

1. More Frequent • Run all routes with no less than: 30 minutes between trips • Changes to current weekday service only.
Weekday Trips • Increase busier routes to :15 minute service • No added CherryLift costs associated with
this change.
2. Evening Service • Run service to 9:00 PM on all routes • Changes to current weekday service only.
Added Back • Some 11:00 PM • No added CherryLift costs associated with
this change.

3. Saturday Service • Add 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM Saturday service • Additional CherryLift cost as CherryLift
Option 1 • one trip per hour must be added on Saturdays

4. Saturday Service • Add 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM Saturday service • Same as #3 above

Option 2 • one trip every :30 minutes

5. Increase Service • Add circulating route in both Keizer and SE Salem • No added CherryLift costs associated
Coverage • Add Downtown Shuttle route with this change if applied to current
• Add the equivalent of one route to West Salem and service days only.
redesign West Salem service.
6. Sunday Service • Add 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Sunday service • Additional CherryLift cost as CherryLift
• one trip every hour. service must be added on Sundays.

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 Community Transit Task Force Meeting
Monday, March 7, 2011

WEIGHTED RESULTS

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Freq Eve Sat 1 Sat 2 Inc Sun
1st Choice 42 21 56 35 0 0
2nd Choice 6 24 24 24 36 6
3rd Choice 15 40 10 5 25 0
4th Choice 12 12 8 12 4 4
5th Choice 6 3 9 6 9 6
6th Choice 0 0 0 2 4 20

TOTAL 81 100 107 84 78 36

Chosen Choices Tallied #4 #2 #1 #3 #5 #7

SERVICE SCENARIOS

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Freq Eve Sat 1 Sat 2 Inc Sun
1st Choice 6 3 8 5 0 0
2nd Choice 1 4 4 4 6 1
3rd Choice 3 8 2 1 5 0
4th Choice 3 3 2 3 1 1
5th Choice 2 1 3 2 3 2
6th Choice 0 0 0 1 2 10
7th Choice 0 0 0 0 0 1
N/A 7 3 3 6 5 7
Total Responses Rec'd 22 22 22 22 22 22

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 Community Transit Task Force Meeting
Monday, March 7, 2011

SERVICE SCENARIOS TALLY

1-Nov-10

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Freq Eve Sat 1 Sat 2 Inc Sun
B Bow 1 4 5 2 3 6
B Krebs
C Campbell 4 1 2 3
C Clark 5 2 3 1 4 6
D Clem 5 3 1 6 2 7
D Hilburn 1 3 2 4 5 6
J Bauer 1 3 5 4 2 6
J Lewis 3 4 1 2 6 5
J Seibert 1 4 2 5 3 6
J Taylor 3 1 2
J Thompson 3 1 1 2 4
K Reed 1 2 3
K Tarter 3 5 1 4 2 6
L Ringo-Reyna 3 1 2
M Kelley 2 1 4 5 3 6
M McLaran 1 2 3 1 6 5
M Ward 1 2 4 3 5 6
N Wuerch 4 3 5 1 2 6
R Christopher 2 1
S Bicknell 4 3 2 1 5 6
C Monto 3 1 2

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 Service Scenarios - Comments

1 Frequent Weekday - Run all current routes w/no less than :30 min between trips; no added
CherryLift costs
* Want regular, predictable schedules
* Option 1 requires that we have all of the support services (i.e., CherryLift)

2 Evening Service - Run current service to 9:00pm on all routes; no added CherryLift costs

* after increasing service coverage add new routes where data reveals the potential for ridership
use for the entire system
* take existing late routes to 11:00pm
* not having evening service makes it difficult for people to get back and forth to work; especially for
students who work retail
* would be interested in evening service if the cost difference is not to great (w/the support
services)
* adding evening service to routes for riders that probably won't use it is a waste of money;
extending evening hours for those routes that do go late would make sense but that is not one of
the options
* adding one hour would make a positive difference for CCC students

3 Saturday Service Option 1 - add 730am-8:30pm; one trip every 1 hr; add CherryLift costs

* not having Saturday service cripples students and the community that depend on public
transportation for getting to work, taking classes and other personal needs
* I am torn between #5 increasing service with the shuttle and Saturday service/Option #1.
CherryLift service might be a little less expensive on Saturdays

4 Saturday Service Option 2 - add 730am-9:00pm; one trip every :30 min; add CherryLift costs

5 Service Increase - add circulating route in Keizer and SE Salem; add downtown shuttle; add 1
route in W Salem & redesign W Salem service; no added CherryLift costs if applied to current
service days only
* alter some routes to include service during peak commute times i.e., Wallace P&R
* I think our frequency is OK for now

6 Sunday Service - add 7:30am-5:00pm; one trip every 1 hour; additional CherryLift costs

* not having Sunday service is another obstacle for those who depend on public transportation to
get to work, church or other appointments

7 Other
* service that enhances employment will have tremendous benefit
* connect to other modes of transportation - Amtrak Station, Greyhound Bus Station, both ends of
Union Street bike/pedestrian bridge, regional transportation modes
* Saturday and Sunday service stretches the limits. If additional funding sources are obtained, my
choices might change
* I am open to seeing if there is a variation of the options listed or a new option based on the overall
impact to transit, the riders and taxpayers

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 Service Scenarios - Comments

* SKT needs a positive change of direction and a strong vision. A piecemeal approach will not
produce the transport system that the Salem/Keizer community requires to support a viable
economy. The system needs to be expanded to mirror the services offered in similar sized
population areas. Therefore items #1,2,4,5 and 6 plus development of efficient, high traffic transit
corridors should be advanced. Without improved transit service, the Salem/Keizer projects the
image of a small town lacking the infrastructure to support business investments and will lag
behind other cities in the state.
* #4/Sat Svc Opt 2; #3/Sat Svc Opt 1; and #6/Sunday Svc are less palatable to me as a useful
strategy for the near term. They do not capitalized on delivering on the value proposition that you
are currently finding success with. Also, they are easily items that could be woven into reasons for
a levy increase.
* I'd give all of these 6 options little chance of stirring excitement among Salem voters. They
are not bad options; they just don't demonstrate any imagination or recognition that a modern
transit system doesn't have to be based on cars and buses. If you want to excite the
imagination of Salem voters, I think you've got to present them with something new and
interesting. Something that might get them out of their cars and that they might use. I
understand that labor costs and operating expenses are limiting for the current transit (bus)
system, so why not explore transit options that require fewer employees to move people? I
also understand the capitol funds are easier to come by than operating funds. To me that
means this is the perfect time to explore new transit systems that might involve considerable
up-front capitol investments. I'm not a transit expert, but I have traveled some and I've seen
city pedestrian/bike trail systems (Portland, ME/Vancouver, BC), light rail (Portland,
OR/Denver/Salt Lake City), driverless electric trolleys & subways (many big city airports),
and excellent integrated bus/rail systems (Switzerland). Why aren't we talking about those?
Elizabeth kindly directed me to the 2031 Regional Transportation Systems Plan adopted by
SKATS. Someone put a great deal of time into that document. I'm impressed with the
amount of background material amassed (300 pgs!), but again I'm disappointed in the vanilla
recommendations, e.g. "Develop and maintain a public transit system that is conveniently
accessible to all Salem-Keizer urban area residents." What is the vision? Where are we
going? Aren't there other viable options besides buses and cars? If there is enough money
to do any of the options above, I'd rather spend in on a design competition to encourage
transit experts to come up with better, greener, more interesting options. Then you could
present something new and interesting to Salem voters and you might have a chance of
generating some excitement

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