Costs in Small Public Transit Systems in Oregon
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JOSHUA CRAIN CE 458: PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JUNE 4, 2009 Costs in Small Public Transit Systems in Oregon
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Costs in Small Public Transit Systems in Oregon. Joshua Crain CE 458: Public Transportation Systems June 4, 2009. Objectives. What are the funding sources? How much does it cost to provide service? Is this any different from a large transit agency? Does scale really matter?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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JOSHUA CRAINCE 458 : PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEMSJUNE 4 , 2009
Costs in Small Public Transit Systems in
Oregon
Objectives
What are the funding sources?How much does it cost to provide service?Is this any different from a large transit
agency?Does scale really matter?
To examine several small transit systems in Oregon and learn:
How Are Small Transit Systems Different?
Serve smaller populations Lower population density Small cities or counties
Generally offer lower quality of service Less frequent service Smaller service area and fewer destinations Might be primarily para-transit or commuter
serviceHigher operations cost per trip
Fares may or may not cost more than a larger transit system
Study Systems
Rogue ValleyTransportation District Bend Area Transit Columbia County Rider
Study Systems
RVTD BAT CCR
Service Population 150,000 75,290 43,560
Service Area (mi2) 158 32 657
Population Density (persons/gross acre) 1.5 3.7 0.1
Annual Passenger Trips 1,000,860 299,614 66,819(estimated)
Annual Transit Trips per Capita 6.7 4.0 1.5
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet$0
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,000,000
$4,000,000
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$7,000,000 Annual Budget
Operating Costs
Capital Costs
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet$0
$50,000,000
$100,000,000
$150,000,000
$200,000,000
$250,000,000
$300,000,000
$350,000,000
$400,000,000
$450,000,000
$500,000,000 Annual Budget
Operating Costs
Capital Costs
Budget
Revenues
Operating Grants;
2873293; 45%
Capital Grants; 169698; 3%
Local Sources; 2050572;
32%
Farebox Revenue; 1143744;
18%
Other Revenue; 131194; 2%
RVTD Revenues
Operating Grants;
1307044; 41%
Capital Grants; 304630; 10%
Local Sources; 1402606;
44%
Farebox Revenue; 157780; 5%
Other Revenue$14,525
0.5%
BAT Revenues
Operating Grants; 495732;
51%
Local Sources;
194171; 20%
Farebox Revenue;
138512; 14%
Other Rev-enue;
137926; 14%
CCR RevenuesOperating
Grants; 60439790;
13%
Capital Grants; 60440000;
13%
Local Sources; 245074717; 54%
Farebox Revenue; 54117025;
12%
Other Revenue; 31776889; 7%
TriMet Revenues
Revenue – Grants
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Percent of Total Revenue from Grants
Operating GrantsCapital Grants
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Percent Costs Paidby Grants
OperationsCapital In-vestments
Revenue – Non-Grant Sources
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Percent of Non-Grant Revenue Sources
Local SourcesFarebox RevenueOther Revenue
RVTD BAT CCR0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
Average Service Speed (MPH)
RVTD BAT CCR0
10,00020,00030,00040,00050,00060,00070,00080,000
Revenue Service Hours
Revenues and Expensesby Mile and Operating Hours
RVTD BAT CCR0
200,000
400,000
600,000
800,000
1,000,000
1,200,000Revenue Service Miles
RVTD BAT CCR$0.00 $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00 $8.00
Operating Expensesper Mile
RVTD BAT CCR$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
Operating Expenses per Hour
Fare Structures
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet
Fare(single trip) $2.00 $1.00 $1.50
(Flex Route)$4.80
(to Portland) $2.30
Fare(month pass) $70.00 $30.00 N/A $106.80 $86.00
Trips to Month Pass Recovery 35.0 30.0 N/A 22.3 37.4
Average Fareper Passenger Trip $1.14 $0.53 $2.07 $0.59
Fare Revenue
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet
Annual Passenger Trips 1,000,860 299,614 66,819
(estimated) 91,186,336
Percent Farebox Revenue 18% 5% 14% 17%
Fare Revenueper Hour $16.77 $4.43 $8.06 $21.76
Fare Revenueper Mile $1.15 $0.43 $0.26 $1.64
Fare Revenueper Passenger Trip $1.14 $0.53 $2.07 $0.59
Agency Costsper Passenger Trip $6.48 $10.64 $16.37 $4.98
Local Costsper Passenger Trip $3.32 $5.26 $7.04 $3.63
Trip Costs and Transit Use
RVTD BAT CCR TriMet
Agency CostsPer Passenger Trip $6.48 $10.64 $16.37 $4.98
$4.00 $6.00 $8.00 $10.00 $12.00 $14.00 $16.00 $18.00 1
10
100TriMet
RVDT
BAT
CCR
R² = 0.821061823233649
Trips per Capita by Cost per Trip
Average Cost per Trip
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Conclusion
All public transportation systems are different. RVTD finances are more like TriMet than BAT despite
being a similar size transit agency.Smaller transit agencies rely less funding
from local sources, more on grants.Small does not necessarily mean low farebox
returns.Less use means higher costs per trip.
More transit use per capita allows for higher efficiency.
Perspectives
Despite a large percentage of grants, small transit systems still spend more local money per trip than TriMet.
It is really expensive to provide transit to small cities and counties.
Yes, scale really matters.
Questions
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