Agenda Item B.1
PRESENTATION
Meeting Date: August 15, 2023
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Charles W. Ebeling, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: Presentation from Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a presentation from Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District.
BACKGROUND:
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) began revenue service on February 1, 1969, with 12 buses serving six routes. Over the past 50 years, MTD has grown; today MTD operates 112 buses serving 42 different routes. The MTD service area extends from the Ventura County line to the western edge of Goleta. MTD provides this service while enhancing the mobility of South Coast residents, commuters, and visitors by offering safe, appealing, equitable, environmentally responsible, and fiscally sound transit service.
DISCUSSION:
Staff from MTD will present information about past and current service levels, ridership trends, operations, and their Next Wave Project. Information specific to Goleta’s service area, including microtransit areas and service line improvements, will also be discussed.
Reviewed By: Legal Review By: Approved By:
___________________ ___________________ _________________ Kristine Schmidt Megan Garibaldi Robert Nisbet
Assistant City Manager City Attorney City Manager
ATTACHMENT:
1. Presentation from Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District 1 ATTACHMENT 1
Presentation from Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
2 MTD PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICE
UPDATE
CITY OF GOLETA
3 Discussion
• MTD Public Transit Service Update
• Service Levels, Ridership & Workforce
• Goleta Specific Transit Services
• NextWave – T ransit Fleet & Facilities Electrification 4 Approximately 20% Reduction in Service from FY19
5 • Bus Operators: 20% decline since 2019
6 Ridership on the Rise
6,432,190
2,378,516
4,082,287
4,511,768
0 1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
General Public
K-12 Students
SBCC Students
UCSB Students
Seniors & People with Disabilities
Total Ridership
7 Local Transit Service Update
FY 2019 FY 2023
Service Level: 219,864 170,641
Total Ridership: 6,432,190 4,511,768
Ridership per Service Hour: 29.26 26. 44 90.4%
MTD Ridership Comparison
Pre-pandemic vs. Estimated FY 2023
8 Goleta
9 Goleta
10 Goleta
11 Goleta
12 Goleta
13 Goleta
14 The Wave Microtransit Service
• Flexible, on-dem and, curb-to-curb
service between two points within a
specified zone for a flat fare
• Operated with all-el ectric Ford
Transit vans
• Rides ordered via smartphone app
or
a call to the Transit Center
• Operating funded on temporary
bas
is
• Planned span of service is Tuesday
thr
ough Sunday
• Regular one-way fare $3; +62 or
disabled $1.50; free transfer to fixed
route
15 Goleta & Isla Vista Microtransit Area
16 Fleet Electrification
Next Wave Transit Electrification Project
• Planning & Installation of ZEV infrastructure
• Building a resilient microgrid with solar and battery s
torage
• Replacing diesel vehicles with battery-e lectric vehicles 17 Next Wave Transit Electrification Project
18 Next Wave Transit Electrification Project
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