2013 State Programs Meeting
National Transit Database Topics
Changes to:
Fixed-Guideway Data &
Rules for Splitting Rural/Urban
Overview
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New Surface Transportation Bill: MAP-21
New Fixed Guideway Rules
New Bus Rapid Transit Definition
Rules for Allocating Service
Fixed Guideway Segment Update
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Fixed Guideway Pre-MAP-21
One big happy category
• Railroads, Ferryboats, Trolleybus, Aerial Trams, Busways,
and HOV (even some HOT)
• All VRM and DRM used in 5307 Fixed Guideway Tier
• All VRM and DRM on sections that are more than 7 years
old was used in the Fixed Guideway Modernization
formula (a Section 5309 Program)
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Moving Ahead for Progress in the
21st Century Act (MAP-21)
• Went into effect October 1, 2012
• Authorizes programs through September 30, 2014
• 5309 Fixed Guideway Mod replaced by new 5337
“State of Good Repair” formula grants
• New fixed guideway definition that moves HOV lanes into
their own category with separate funding
• New definition of Bus Rapid Transit with full fixed
guideway treatment for BRT routes
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5337 – SGR Formula Grants
• Formula-based funding
for State of Good Repair
(SGR)
• Funding limited to fixed
guideway investments (essentially replaces 5309 Fixed
Guideway program but is a very different program)
• New formula comprises: (1) former Fixed Guideway formula;
(2) new service-based formula; (3) new formula for buses on
HOV lanes
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5337 Eligibility
• Meet UAFP criteria
– Urbanized Area over 200,000 in population
• Segments are 7 Federal Fiscal years old
– In service on 9-30-2007 for 2013 data
– Still in service on 9-30-2014
– No credit for average monthly DRM if segment taken
out of service
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New Fixed Guideway Rules
5337 formula Program now has two funding tiers:
• Fixed Guideway Tier – Rail, Ferryboats, Aerial Trams,
Trolleybuses, and Bus Rapid Transit
– guideway for exclusive use by transit vehicles
• High Intensity Motorbus Tier– HOV
– Bus service operated on HOV lanes
– “Grandfather policy” for HOV to HOT conversion remains in
effect, based on HOV lanes in NTD as of 1/11/2007
• Both tiers use Dedicated Route Miles (DRM) and
Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM)
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Fixed Guideway Rules (cont.)
• 5337 retains requirement for guideway to have been in
service for at least 7 years
– SGR Tier gets 97.15% of 5337 appropriation
– HIMB Tier gets 2.85% of appropriation
• 7 Years Old on Basis of First Day of Federal Fiscal Year
– FY14 funding begins October 1, 2014
– Must have begun operation by September 30, 2007
• 5307 Fixed Guideway Tier (30.2% of appropriation)
– Same rules, new definitions
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Fixed Guideway Eligibility
Lanes that are only exclusive for a portion of the day (or
week) are not classified as Fixed Guideway (except BRT) but
can qualify for 5337 High Intensity Motorbus tier
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Bus Rapid Transit – USC section 5302(a)(2)
New definition: ‘bus rapid transit system’
means a bus transit system
(A) in which the majority of each line operates
in a separated right-of-way dedicated
for public transportation use during peak periods; and
(B) that includes features that emulate the services provided by rail
fixed guideway public transportation systems, including—
(i) defined stations;
(ii) traffic signal priority for public transportation vehicles;
(iii) short headway bidirectional services for a substantial part of week days and
weekend days; and
(iv) any other features the Secretary may determine are necessary to… emulate the
services provided by rail fixed guideway...
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Las Vegas MAX: Example of typical BRT line
Branded vehicles run from 5:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Lanes are exclusively dedicated to public
transportation during peak periods
Stations are accessible, provide schedule
information, and protection from weather
Defined & Branded Station
Exclusive guideway
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Majority of BRT line must be Separated Right-of-Way
More than half of route must
be on exclusive guideway,
the rest can be in general
traffic (all is counted as FG)
overhead
bus-only
sign
Kansas City exclusive FG
1st Ave. NY exclusive FG
bus lane is shaded red
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Exclusive Busways & Ramps are also Fixed Guideway
But –
only exclusive
part of route
counts as FG
Miami-Dade Busway exclusive FG
Must be exclusive 24-7
(not “during peak periods”
as with BRT guideway)
Pittsburgh Bus Ramp FG
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Federal Funding Allocation Form (FFA-10)
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Federal Funding Allocation (FFA-10) Rules
Rules for allocation of data among multiple UZAs and non
urbanized areas (non-UZA)
– VRM (passenger car revenue miles for rail modes) is a direct
measurement of the actual vehicle revenue miles and is used as
the factor for proportional allocation of VRH (passenger car
revenue hours for rail modes), PMT, UPT, and OE among the
areas
– Other methodology – Use the e-file tab to describe the other
methodology and show your calculations
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New Federal Funding Allocation (FFA-10) Rules
• Under the revised rules, the transit agency
determines which UZA or non-UZA that each
mode primarily serves
• The transit agency may then:
– Allocate all the data statistics for that mode to the
UZAs or non-UZAs primarily served, or
– Allocate the data statistics proportionally to the UZAs
and non-UZAs served using a reasonable and
consistent methodology (describe in e-file)
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New Federal Funding Allocation Rules
• This rule applies to transit service that connects:
– Two or more large UZAs
– Two or more small UZAs
– Any combination of one or more large UZAs, small UZAs, or
non-UZAs, as long as no 5311 funds benefit the service
• Data may not be allocated to a UZA within the overall
service area that is not served by any route!
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New Federal Funding Allocation - Exceptions
Exceptions to the primarily served criterion involve 5311 funds
(operating or capital) that benefit the service:
1. You must report entirely to non-UZA (UZA 0) any transit
service that benefits from grants provided by FTA’s Section
5311
2. You must allocate service that connects non-UZAs and UZAs
(large or small) if the service benefits from both 5307 and
5311 operating assistance; you must use the UZA proportion
of operating expenses funded by 5307 program (including
local matching funds), to allocate the statistics to the UZAs
3. Service that receives 5307 capital assistance and 5311
operating assistance is allocated 100% to non-UZA (UZA 0)
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2013 segment submission process
• NTD S-20 form
• The 2015 apportionment will be based off of
RY2013 data
• Fields to determine 5337 eligibility
– Segment Type Hours prohibited
– Mode
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How is the S-20 data used?
• Directional Route Miles Transfer
automatically to other forms
– Service Form S-10:
• Fiscal Year End (FYE) DRM
– Federal Funding Allocation Statistics
Form FFA-10:
• 5307 Formula: all DRM
• 5337 Formula: DRM ≥ 7 years old
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Reporting Segments
• Agencies report segments to FTA using the
NTD S-20 Form
– Fixed Guideway Segments
– High Intensity Motorbus
• One form for each Mode and Type of Service
combination
• Only use for bus modes when a bus operates on
fixed guideway or high intensity bus segment
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Reporting segments for bus modes
• All information on rail S-20 form
• Added information on:
– Segment type
(NEW categories in 2012)
– Peak level of service
– Safe operation
– Hours per week prohibited
and enforced
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New segment type categories
New segment type categories for bus modes
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Exclusive, physical separation
Exclusive, visual separation
HOV, physical separation
HOV, visual separation
HO/T lane
Mixed traffic roadway used by a bus rapid transit
route
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Reporting segments for bus modes
24-7
Segment Type
168 hrs.
1-167 hrs.
0 hrs.
A. Exclus./Phys.
Fixed Guideway
HI Motorbus
n/a
B. Exclus./Vis.
Fixed Guideway
HI Motorbus
n/a
C. HOV/Phys.
HI Motorbus
HI Motorbus
n/a
D. HOV/Vis.
HI Motorbus
HI Motorbus
n/a
E. HO/T
HI Motorbus
HI Motorbus
n/a
F. Mixed traffic RB
n/a
n/a
Fixed Guideway
All segment types (A – F) for qualifying bus rapid transit (RB) routes are Fixed Guideway
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Urban Formula Program Eligibility
– Length of segment (0.25 mile criteria)
– Congested travel corridor
• Level of service “D” or worse
– Safe Operation
– Restricted use (and hours per week)
• Buses and vanpools, carpools
• Enforced
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Short Dist. Access Lanes < .25 Miles
• Eligible if they are running on:
– A bridge or in a tunnel or
– Connect with a transit terminal
• Otherwise ineligible
– Highway ramps,
– Meter bypasses, and
– Special turning facilities
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Peak Level of Service (LOS)
• Traffic engineering measure of congestion
– LOS ranges from A to F — F is worst
– Defined in Highway Capacity Manual
• Report LOS determined by local DOT
– Only levels D, E, and F eligible
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Bus Fixed Guideway Safe Operation
• Applies only to expressways with high-occupancy
vehicle (HOV) lanes
• Criteria
– Must have HOV separation (facility design) from
congested travel lanes
– Bus-only facilities qualify as safe operation
• What if not safely operated?
– Report as mixed traffic ROW on Service form
(S-10 since it is not fixed guideway)
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Bus Fixed Guideway Safe Operation
HOV lanes separated from general traffic lanes by:.
double solid lines.
fencing
pylons
concrete barrier
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Not Acceptable Separation for Bus
• By themselves
– Roadside or overhead signs
– Diamond marking in HOV lane
– Single line of conventional width between
restricted HOV and unrestricted, congested
(LOS “D”) lanes
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Using Internet Reporting
• Preloaded data
• Existing and new segments
• Adding, modifying and deleting data
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What is an Existing Segment?
• Operated by you in 2012 report year, or
• Operated and reported by another NTD reporter in
2012
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Reporting segments for bus modes
• Transit agencies should check the Segment Type
dropdown field to verify correct new categories
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Reporting segments for bus modes
• Verify Hours Prohibited and Enforced
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Modifying Non-editable Fields
• Requests (e-File tab) 60 days before report due
• Documentation — data field changes:
– Identify segment (segment code and name)
– Describe fully the requested changes including the existing and
requested values
– Detail the reason for each change
• If length is changed, must mail detailed maps depicting exact
measurement
• FTA approval needed before entered into calculations
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Adding New Segments
• Add segment button (select “new segment”)
• Documentation
– Detailed maps which clearly identify each segment, its
beginning and ending point
– Length to the nearest hundredth of a mile and other
supporting documentation of the measurement
– Proof of agency start date of revenue service — public
service announcement/press release, schedule,
timetable
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Deleting Segments
• Can only delete segment incorrectly added in
2013 report year
• If you stopped operations, enter out of revenue
service date
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BRT Mixed Traffic Segment
• Report qualifying Bus Rapid Transit (RB) lines with
mixed traffic directional route miles as segments
• Add these new mixed traffic segments to the S-20
form
• Qualifying RB
lines will be
considered
entirely fixed
guideway
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Points to Remember
• All agencies must report the segments, but only 1 agency can claim
each segment
• Report all FG segments regardless of funding eligibility:
– Segments also used by other agencies
– Segments used by multiple modes
– Segments in your report as both DO and PT
– Bus mode (all LOS)
• Use e-File tab to request modifications to
existing segments
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Reporting new bus segment types
• NTD Analysts are available to answer questions
and assist in completing your report
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Questions Later?
• NTD Help Desk (Charlottesville Ops Center)
ntdhelpdesk@dot.gov
888-252-0936
• NTD Staff emails
– Keith Gates, Keith.Gates@dot.gov
– Andy Lofton, Andy.Lofton.CTR@dot.gov
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