Fairfax Connector Riders Advisory Committee Board of Supervisors Transportation Committee February 4, 2014

1. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Department of Transportation
Fairfax Connector
Riders Advisory Committee
Board of Supervisors
Transportation Committee
February 4, 2014

2. County of Fairfax, Virginia Issue
the issue of establishment of a Transit Riders
Advisory Group to provide input on transit issues
to the Transportation Committee for discussion
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At the June
4, 2013,Board
Meeting, during the
approval for Fairfax
Connector’s Silver Line
bus service plan the
Board referred

3. County of Fairfax, Virginia Research
• Staff researched various Transit Riders Advisory
Groups
– WMATA: Riders Advisory Council (RAC)
– Arlington County (ART): Transit Advisory Committee (TAC)
– Charlotte, NC (CATS): Transit Services Advisory Committee
(TSAC)
• Reviewed by-
laws, guidelines, resolutions, procedures, roles,
and responsibilities
• Reviewed overall role, membership
composition, recruitment process, and meeting
frequency
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4. County of Fairfax, Virginia Research
• Reviewed Other Fairfax County Advisory
Committees
– Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)
– Disability Services Board (DSB)
• Attended meetings
– WMATA RAC
• Met with WMATA RAC Coordinator to seek insights on the
operation of the committee
• Legal review of potential bylaws
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5. County of Fairfax, Virginia Results
• Typical Purpose: A committee that can advise
the Board on transit issues from a riders
perspective
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– Service planning
– Communications and outreach
– Transit policies and
procedures
– Performance standards
– Emerging issues in public transportation
– Feedback on Connector Service

6. County of Fairfax, Virginia Results
• Typical Composition:
Varies
– Depends on
governance
– One member for each
district/jurisdiction that
is on the transit board
– All members are transit
riders of their local
system
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7. County of Fairfax, Virginia
• If the Board chooses to proceed with
establishing a transit riders committee:
– Recommend 10 members
– Recruitment can be coordinated by staff or handled by the
individual Board members
– Membership should be representative of the demographics of
Fairfax County
– Minority representation must be encouraged (Title VI)
– Proposed initial meeting frequency: quarterly
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Results

8. County of Fairfax, Virginia Proposed Next Steps
• Board feedback on establishing a committee
and role such a committee should play
• If the Board decides to proceed:
– Direct staff to prepare a formal recommendation on
establishment of a Riders Advisory Committee
• By-laws, composition, resolution for establishment
• goals and responsibilities of a committee
• schedule for establishing a committee
– Board review of and comment on proposed resolution
– Board approval of resolution
– Outreach/recruitment for potential committee members
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9. County of Fairfax, Virginia
Discussion
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