Metro - File #: 2016-0759

• File #: 2016-0759
• Type: Informational Report
• Status: Consent Calendar
• File created: 9/14/2016
• In control: Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
• On agenda: 10/27/2016
• Final action: 10/27/2016
• Title: CONSIDER: A. HOLDING a public hearing on the proposed TAP only fare payment for All Door Boarding on the Silver Line; and B. APPROVING TAP as the only valid fare payment option for All Door Boarding on the Silver Line (Line 910/950)
• Sponsors: Finance, Budget and Audit Committee
• Indexes: All Door Boarding, Audit, Budgeting, Fare Evasion, Farebox, Informational Report, Metro Divisions, Metro Rail A Line, Minorities, Payment, Public Hearing, Ticket vending machines, Title VI Requirements, Tokens

Date	Action By	Action	Result
10/27/2016	Board of Directors - Regular Board Meeting
10/19/2016	Finance, Budget and Audit Committee

Meeting_Body
REVISED
FINANCE, BUDGET & AUDIT COMMITTEE
PUBLIC HEARING - "TAP ONLY" BOARDING ON THE SILVER LINE
OCTOBER 19, 2016

Subject/Action
SUBJECT: TAP ONLY FARE PAYMENT FOR ALL DOOR BOARDING ON THE SILVER LINE
ACTION: APPROVE TAP ONLY FARE PAYMENT AS A REQUIREMENT FOR ALL DOOR BOARDING ON THE SILVER LINE


Heading
RECOMMENDATION

Title
CONSIDER:

A. HOLDING a public hearing on the proposed TAP only fare payment for All Door Boarding on the Silver Line; and

B. APPROVING TAP as the only valid fare payment option for All Door Boarding on the Silver Line (Line 910/950)

Issue
ISSUE
On March 17, 2016, the Board of Directors directed staff to study the feasibility of All-Door Boarding (ADB) on the Silver Line (Line 910/950), starting June 26, 2016. As part of the six month pilot project, All Door Boarding was implemented with the requirement that all passengers need to have a validated TAP card when riding the Silver Line. This requirement constitutes a fare change per Metro's Administrative Code (Section 2-50-015). In addition, any fare change, with the exception of those set by formula, requires a Title VI Equity Analysis and a Public Hearing pursuant to Section 2-50-025 of the Administrative Code, prior to being considered for approval by the Board to continue beyond the six month demonstration period. This report summarizes the findings from the Title VI Equity Analysis (Attachment A), and describes mitigation measures implemented to address any disparate or disproportionate impacts to minority and low income communities, respectively, as part of the ADB pilot being conducted on the Silver Line between June and December, 2016.

Discussion
DISCUSSION
Background
ADB is a strategy for improving speed and reliability of transit service through faster boarding and more efficient fare collection. The objective of this pilot is to reduce bus stop dwell times and variability, by allowing customers to validate their TAP cards on a mobile validator loca...