Green Cities Task Force

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Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation
Authority

• Green Cities Task Force
• Metro Vanpool Program
• July 30, 2009

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What is Vanpool?

• Vanpooling - Vanpools are similar to carpools,
  except they involve more people. A vanpool is a
  group of 5 to 15 people who regularly travel
  together to work usually 30 miles or more
  (roundtrip) in a van.
• Benefits to Vanpooling
• Vanpoolers can shave an average of 20 minutes off
  of their commute time
• Lower the stress
• Lower driving costs
• Help do your part to cleaner air and reduced
  traffic

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Metros Vanpool Program Description

• Metro administers the Metro Vanpool Program to
  provide alternative transportation choices to
  commuters, improve air quality, and reduce
  congestion on regional roadways. This program
  offers a monthly financial subsidy to commuter
  vanpools to offset the monthly lease fare to each
  vanpool passenger.

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What is Metros Vanpool Program?

• Metro provides an ongoing subsidy of up to 400
  per month to vanpools of 5-15 passengers that
  have their commutes end in Los Angeles County.
• Thirty-two percent (32) of vanpools in Metros
  program either start or end their commute in a
  South Bay City.

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Eligibility Requirements

• Vanpool that ends at an employment site in Los
  Angeles County
• Vanpool begins with 70 occupancy
• e.g., minimum of 5 passengers for 7-passenger van
  (driver is included)
• Available (empty) seats are open to the public
• Vanpool participant agrees to all program
  requirements including reporting
• Maintain program guidelines and reporting
  requirements
• Employee may enter into agreement without employer

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Metro Vanpool
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Metro - SBCCOG Relationship

• Metro and South Bay Cities Council of Governments
  are working on a pilot project to market Metros
  Vanpool program.
• Concerted outreach and marketing is being
  conducted through the South Bay Environmental
  Services Center.
• Metro and SBESC see cities as a partner in
  marketing the program.

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Metro/SBCCOG Outreach Targets

• South Bay Cities
• Employers
• Developers, Building Owner and Property Managers
• General Public

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Metro SBCCOG Outreach Program

• City Connections
• Employees, Employers, Commercial Property Owners,
  Commercial Property Managers, Developers, General
  public
• Direct connection with Employers
• Direct connection with Developers, Building Owner
  and Property Managers
• Promote the program to residents
• Work with Chambers and other business
  organizations to promote the Vanpool Program to
  their membership
• Promote Metros Vanpool Program at community
  events

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Key Benefits

• Meet land use, circulation and sustainability
  goals
• Vanpools provide measureable trip and emission
  reductions
• Direct CMP credit
• Actionable Trip Reduction Ordinance (TRO) benefit
• Help solve parking issues
• Facilitate sustainability efforts (AB 32 SB
  375)
• Building Owners/Property Managers
• Comply with TRO requirements
• Reduce Parking Demands
• Direct Transportation Demand Management (TDM)
  element
• Help with tenant retention
• Provide economic stimulus
• Reduce Carbon Footprint

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Key Benefits

• Businesses/Employers
• Provide regulated employers with a proven
  solution (AQMD Rule 2202)
• Enhance economic development activities
• Offer the program as an additional benefit to
  employees at no cost
• Residents
• Offers residents with a commute option
• Meet Green initiatives

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SBESC/Metro Support

• SBESC staff will work with Metro to will provide
  the following support
• Organize meetings with Employers
• Organize information meetings for city employees
• Organize meetings with developers, building
  owners and property managers
• Attend special events
• Conduct surveys and provides analysis to
  determine vanpool potential
• Conduct formation meetings at employers and
  multitenant sites
• Help organize vanpool start-up

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SBESC/Metro Support

• Metro Support and Materials
• Policy Development
• Literature directed toward CEOs and Building
  Owners
• Marketing and Special Event Plan Development
• Lobby Banners
• Direct Marketing
• Prepare newsletter articles/publications
• Utility/payroll check stuffer
• Take Ones and Posters
• Metro Media Relations
• Employer/Building Surveys
• Rideguides and Density Maps
• Guaranteed Ride Home Program

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Outreach Support

• SBESC Contact
• For all your questions
• To set up an organizing meeting
• Understanding your vanpool potential
• Sahar Sedadi
• 310-371-7222
• sahar_at_southbaycities.org

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Metro Support

• Valerie Rader
• Metro Vanpool Coordinator
• Derek Fretheim
• Metro Vanpool Consultant
• Jami Carrington
• Metro Vanpool Program Manager