Wherever Your Path May Lead …. RTS Takes You There!

FPTA /CTD 2015 Annual Training and ExpoMarketing Network (FTMN)

Session 1 Transit Discount Programs

Service Area Population: 159,508 UZAService Area: 92 sq. milesEmployees: 297 Fleet Size: 128 busesFleet Age: 10 yearsCity Routes: 33 (86 buses)Campus Routes: 10 (18 buses)Later Gator: 5 (13 buses)ADA Service 22 vans

RTS contracts with MV Transportation

Serving Our Community

Serving Our Community

Service Period Total Service Hours

Passenger Trips

Passengers Per Hour

City/County 250,328 9,152,696 37

Campus 39,790 1,463,963 37

Later Gator 8,082 197,774 25

Special Service 2,503 44,027 18Total 300,703 10,858,460 36

FY 2014 Productivity

Employee Bus Pass ProgramBased on UF Student ProgramEmployer Purchase Option

Discount Pass Program For non-profits

ADA and Paratransit Program

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RTS Programs

Fare and Passes, $1,233,978 or 5%City,

$3,000,457 or 12.3%

FTA, $2,650,000 or 10.8%

FDOT, $2,478,267 or 10.1%

County, $914,301 or

3.7%

UF, $12,579,480

or 51.5%

SF, $959,056 or 3.9%

Other, $626,977 or 2.6%

FY2015 RTS Budget ($24,442,515)

Fare and Passes City FTA FDOTCounty UF SF Other

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Fares

RTS Fare ScheduleCash Fare

One Way OnlyAll-Day

PassMonthly

PassSemester

Pass

Adults $1.50 $3.00 $35.00 -

Senior Citizens 65+$0.75 $3.00 $17.50 -

Valid Photo ID Required

Students Grade K-12 $0.75 $3.00 $17.50 $60.00

No ID Required

Medicaid & Medicare Recipients$0.75 $3.00 $17.50 - Valid Photo ID & Medicaid/Medicare Card

Required

Veterans & Active Duty Military$0.75 $3.00 $17.50 -

Valid Veteran/Military Photo ID Required

University of Florida and Santa Fe College Students, Faculty & Staff

Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Gator 1 or SF ID

Shands, City of Gainesville & GRU Employees

Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo ID

Veterans Affairs, Florida Works, Job Corps, Oaks Mall, Skanska & Alachua County Employees*

Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo ID

UF Retirees Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo ID

ADA Certified Persons Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid ADA Photo ID *Contact employer for eligibility

Note: Passes only valid for Day/Month/Semester purchased and not valid for special services

RTS Employee Bus Pass Program

Employee Bus Pass ProgramAgency Employees Amount

City 1,324 $ 8,937.00

County 200 $ 1,350.00

GRU 862 $ 5,818.50

Florida Works 750 $ 5,062.50

Job Corps 200 $ 1,350.00

Oaks Mall 350 $ 2,362.50

SFC 1,020 $ 6,885.00

Shands 8,265 $ 55,788.75

Skanska 100 $ 675.00

UF employees and spouses 14,219 $ 95,978.25

UF retirees 2,282 $ 15,403.50

VA Hospital 2,630 $ 17,752.50

TOTAL 32,202 $217,363.50

Discount Pass ProgramProvides not-for-profit groups discount

pass options for their clientsGroups purchase passes with Buy-One-

Get-One (BOGO) match Purchase one (1) full fare passGet additional pass at no charge

FDOT funded program for 2013 – 2015$10,000 total funding each year 22 groups helped in 2013-149 groups participating in 2015

ADA Certified Rider Discount

RTS makes rides available and accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities.

ADA Certified individuals can ride any RTS fixed-route service free of charge by showing a valid ADA card.

RTS offers temporary ADA Certification during the application to:

Oncology patients Dialysis patients

History of UF-RTS Partnership1995 - Campus Development Agreement

Evaluate and mitigate impacts on public facilities

September 1997 - Demonstration ProjectUse of CDA, city, and county funds for 1 year Added 800,000 passenger trips

1998 - Transportation Access Fee BeganCharged each student $.19 per credit hour

2015 – Transportation Access Fee Charged each student $9.44 ($8.91 for RTS) per

credit hour

Results of UF-RTS Partnership

RTS Facts and Figures: Ridership increased 368% between FY 1997

(2.2 M) and FY 2015 (10.3 M)Increased fleet from 47 buses in 1997 to

128 in 2015RTS created 223 full-time jobs from 1997 to

2015 increasing the workforce to 297 people

RTS Fiscal Year Ridership (1996-2014)

Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour (2013)

RTS Facts and Figures: Transformation of City of Gainesville into a

“transit intensive community”  RTS has highest per capita trip rate in FloridaDevelopers realize that a successful project must

incorporate transit access into their designNew Transfer Station funded by private

development

Results of UF-RTS Partnership

Passenger Trips per Capita (2013)

Operating Expense per Passenger Trip (2013)

Santa Fe College (SF)-RTS Partnership

History of SF-RTS Partnership: 10 years SF expressed desire to

Improve transit service to campus Establish transportation fee similar to UF to fund

enhanced transit service.Governor Scott signed Bill 2150 May 26, 2011

Allowed SF to implement fee by student government referendum not to exceed $6/credit hour.

SF Student Government approved $3/fee.

SF-RTS Partnership

Facts and Figures FY 2015: SF-RTS meet annually to discuss service needs

and determine budget and credit hour fee. SF provides funding for 8 Routes

Routes 10, 23, 27 39, 43, 62, 76 and 77$856,624 SF funds for RTS operating costs.SF contribution includes grant revenue

reduction and supplemental expenses for AVL provision and fare box recovery capture.

RTS – Academic Partnerships

RTS and the City of Gainesville would be very different if 20 years ago UF had decided to exhaust existing resources instead of supporting and enhancing local transit.

The RTS-UF Partnership “primed the pump” for future economic growth, increased transportation options and encouraged sustainability initiatives.

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