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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTransit Facility One-Pager_3.11.22The Iowa City Transit Operations and Maintenance Facility Project will replace a facility that is failing and unable to support future growth or full conversion to a zero-emission fleet. The existing facility is located on a former unregulated dump site and has significant ground settlement and air quality issues which prevent expansion. The existing facility needs significant repairs and is over capacity with some buses being stored inthe wash bays overnight. The replacement facility will be constructed to modern safety, accessibility, and sustainability standards and feature expanded capacity to support the 1.5 million and growing annual riders of Iowa City Transit. In 2020, the City invested $250,000 in a transit study to optimize and improve operations -- setting the stage for ridership growth. Zero Emission Transit for a Sustainable Future Iowa City's Climate Action Plan calls for replacing 55% of vehicle trips with sustainable transportation options by 2050 and the City's goal is to double transit ridership in the next 10 years. In 2021, the City replaced four diesel buses with battery electric buses and envisions a full transition to a zero-emission fleet in the future. The existing facility cannot support a full transition to no emission technology or an expanded fleet. The City's electricity supplier produced 83.6% of energy from renewable sources in 2020,with a goal of 100% in the next few years. This means the City's electric buses will be100% powered by clean energy and one of the most sustainable systems in the U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley Senator Joni ErnstU.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague Procter & Gamble Iowa Department of Transportation University of Iowa Iowa City Business Partnership (Chamber of Commerce) Iowa City Area Development Group Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOJC) Iowa's Building Trades Union City Share (25%): $5 million Project Description It is estimated the existing facility would require $1.9 million in building and safety repairs, asphalt overlay, and methane abatement over the next 5 years. Existing Facility Condition Project Cost + Timeline SiteAcquisition STIP & LongRange Plan EnvironmentalReview Summer 2022: Design & Engineering Spring 2023:Construction Community Support Letters of support received for the project: Planning Documents A new transit facility isprogrammed in: CONTACT: Darian Nagle-Gamm, Director of Transportation Services | 319-356-5156 | darian-nagle-gamm@iowa-city.org Ground subsidence up to 3' deep Auxiliary building required formethane monitoring Annual asphalt overlay requiredso buses can enter bay The existing transit facility was rated as poor to marginal condition by the Iowa DOT in a Transit Facility Condition Assessment conducted in 2018. FY21 - FY24 Iowa DOT STIP FY22 - FY25 MPOJC TIP MPOJC 2045 Long-Range Transportation Plan City capital planning documents Total Cost $20 Million Federal Request (75%): $15 million City Match (25%): $5 million Iowa City Transit Iowa City has the 17th highestridership per capita in the nation. Metro Population: 171.4KAnnual ridership: 1.5M Congressional District: IA-02