King of Prussia Rail Coalition Advisory Committee Meeting

KOP RAIL COALITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING April 25, 2019

WELCOME Jerry Sweeney, Chairman

KOP RAIL PROJECT UPDATE Elizabeth Smith, SEPTA

MARKETING UPDATE Rachel Ammon, King of Prussia District

ADVISORY COMMITTEE Jerry Sweeney, Chair, Brandywine Realty Trust Mike Anastasio, Bala Consulting Eng. Inc.

Matt Bayley, CHOP

Mike Bowman, VFTCB

Tom Caramanico

Bernie Dagenais, MLCC

Rev. Donohue, Villanova University

Pat Eiding, AFL-CIO

John Fry, Drexel University

Gerry Geckle, Universal Health Services

Bill Glazer, Keystone Property Group

Eric Goldstein, King of Prussia District

Bob Hart, Simon Property Group

Rob Henry, GVF

Ira Lubert, Lubert-Adler

Kevin Mahoney, PENN Health System

Ryan Rosenbaum, Montco Chamber

Rob Wonderling, Greater Phila. Chamber

KOP Rail Coalition Advisory Committee April 25, 2019

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Project Need 20 million

Mall visitors

2.1 million VF

60,000 jobs in

KOP IS THE

Park visitors

LARGEST

Upper Merion

EMPLOYMENT CENTER OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA

$43B in

consumer expenditures within 30 minutes

19,000 jobs in 12,500 Office Park jobs by Mall 5

Project Background King of Prussia not currently served by rail

Off the grid!

• Served by 6 bus routes with high ridership, but low on-time performance and long trip times 6

Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)

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Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA)

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Promotes and Strengthens Regional Growth Connects 60,000 jobs

75,000 jobs

292,000 jobs

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Promotes and Strengthens Regional Growth

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Convenient and Reliable Way to Connect People to Opportunities

• Alternative to Schuylkill Expressway and congested local roads • Quick and convenient reverse commute • Reduces current commute times by 30 minutes each way

NHSL

Six bus routes

Lower rate of licensed drivers

5,600 riders 65% on-time

99% on-time No Schuylkill traffic

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Convenient and Reliable Way to Connect People to Opportunities

“On a good day it’s an hour ride”

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Convenient and Reliable Way to Connect People to Opportunities

Nearly 8,400 people commute from Philadelphia to KOP every day That’s up from 6,400 in 2014.

About 17% of the people that live in KOP commute to Philadelphia every day.

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Project Development Alternatives Analysis

IN-PROGRESS

Draft Environmental Impact Statement 15% Engineering Final Environmental Impact Statement 20-Year Financial Plan FTA Entry into Engineering Final Design & Construction 14

Project Team Preliminary Engineering Environmental Impact Statement 20-year Financial Plan

Public Outreach 15

Planning Process Alternatives Analysis

Lead Consultant:

A process to work with the public and project stakeholders to determine the best routing (Alternative) for the project, looking at various factors including costs, benefits, and impacts.

Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (Released October 2017)

The purpose of the EIS is to provide full and open evaluation of environmental issues and alternatives, and to inform decision-makers and the public of reasonable ways to avoid or minimize negative impacts and enhance the quality of the environment.

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15% Design - Scope of Work Lead Consultant:

• Survey & LiDAR • Review of Geotechnical Information • Track and Rail Systems Design • Structures Design • Stations Design • Parking Lots and Garage Design • Civil Design

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15% Design - Scope of Work Lead Consultant:

• Connection to Existing NHSL Design • Improvements to 69th Street Design • 3D Model • Stakeholder Coordination • FTA Grant Assistance • Support FEIS and ROD

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Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision (FEIS/ROD)

Lead Consultant:

• Evaluate the adopted LPA on a higher level of engineering • Analyzes the benefits and impacts of the LPA • Commits to specific minimization and mitigation measures

• Responds formally to substantive comments made during the DEIS Public Comment Period • Provides FTA decision and its basis • Update ridership projects (by DVRPC) 19

Minimization & Mitigation Techniques • Minimization: • Measures taken to reduce the severity of adverse impacts

• Mitigation: • Measures taken to alleviate adverse impacts that remain after minimization

• Examples: • • • •

Construction scheduling and phasing Landscaping and planting plans Intersection improvements to accommodate traffic Detailed noise and vibration analyses 20

20-Year Financial Plan 20-year Financial Plan & Cash Flow Statement Operating Budget (Five-Year)

Capital Budget

Lead Consultant:

Draft Complete Base Model (20-Year)

(12-Year)

Evaluate Potential Funding Sources

• Following FTA’s Guidance for Transit Financial Plans • Draft to be complete by end of 2019 21

FTA Capital Investment Grant Program • Discretionary and competitive federal grant program • New Rail/Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems • Extensions of Rail/BRT • Capacity Expansion for existing Rail/BRT

• Only Federal Program large enough to build new transit infrastructure • Annual funding level: $2.4 billion • Projects range from $40m to $15b 22

FTA Capital Investment Grant Program Evaluation and Rating Criteria Point Scale

Criteria Weighting

Summary Project Rating

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New Starts – Success Story Silver Line – Washington D.C. and Virginia • Opened in 2014 • Downtown D.C. to Tysons and Reston • New Starts: $900m

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New Starts – Success Story Central Link – Seattle, WA • Opened in 2009 • Downtown Seattle to Seattle-Tacoma Airport • New Starts: $500m

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Southeast Partnership for Mobility Transportation is not a cost – it’s an investment.

• Advisory Council: • Major Employers • Civic Associations • Elected Offices • Transportation Agencies • Potential solutions to funding challenges • Released March 2019 • Projects of Significance • KOP Rail 26

Public Involvement Key Part of Project • Public Meetings • 7 rounds of meetings to date

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Project Committees Stakeholder Coordination Community Working Group Quarterly Neighborhood Meetings • Newsletters/Mailings • Website/Social Media 27

Project Schedule We are Here

2013

2018

Alternatives Analysis/DEIS

October 2017 September 2019

2020

FEIS/ROD & Preliminary Design

Final Design & Construction

Operation

COMPLETE Alternatives Analysis/DEIS In-Progress 15% Engineering

End of 2019

In-Progress Final Environmental Impact Statement

End of 2019

In-Progress Draft 20-Year Financial Plan Pending

Final Design 28

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KOP RAIL COALITION ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING April 25, 2019