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12.

TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	10/09/2017
Subject: COMMUNICATION/News Clippings
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	N/A
Referral Name:	N/A
Presenter:	John Cunningham, DCD	Contact:	John Cunningham (925)674-7833

Information

Referral History:

Communication items are added to the TWIC agenda on an as-needed basis.

Referral Update:

Communication Received:

News, Articles, etc.

Buses, Yes Buses, Are 'the Hottest Trend in Transit' Governing Magazine - September 2017
Technology, declining ridership and changing demographics have spurred cities across the country to redesign bus systems that are more convenient. It's no easy task.

What's Driving Transit Ridership Declines, CityLab - February 2017
New York City’s subway system has posted its first dip in ridership since 2009, according to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The news follows a news week full of reported transit passenger declines in Los Angeles and San Francisco. And, for years, nearly every city in the U.S. (with a few notable exceptions) has posted negative percent changes, too. Which raises two questions as old as public transit itself: Where do the riders go, when they go? And how can cities bring them back? Transit ridership is falling except in 2 cities with major bus network restructures.

Trump backs off vow that private sector should help pay for infrastructure package, Washington Post, September 2017
Earlier in the year it was reported at TWIC that there were internal conflicts with the current Federal administration relative to infrastructure funding. Commitments to increase infrastructure funding were accompanied by concurrent proposals to cut infrastructure funding. The article referenced above highlights another conflict, the administration favored a strategy of relying on the private sector to support and participate in infrastructure investments. Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) are an important mechanism to facilitate private sector involvement, the article describes the administration's belief that P3s are not feasible.

Uber, but for Grandma: Rideshare startups tackle the senior-transport crisis, and test problem-solving the limits of tech, Politico, September 2017
"...today’s seniors are also aging at a time of rapidly multiplying transportation options in the private sector, with ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft at the front of the pack. Those companies blossomed amid the millennial-oriented sharing economy, serving wired young urbanites accustomed to meeting all their needs via smartphone. For some seniors, they represent the same kind of lifeline—although they also pose some new challenges."

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE communication and DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

N/A

Attachments
BussesAreHottestTrend(GoverningMag)
What's Driving Transit Ridership Declines(CityLab).pdf
Trump backs off vow that private sector should help pay for infrastructure(WaPo).pdf
Uber, but for Grandma