Wherever Your Path May Lead …. RTS Takes You There!New City Commissioner Presentation

April, 2014

Transit Director (1)

Transit Program Coordinator (1)

Account Clerks (3)

TransitMaintenance Mgr. (1)

Transit Operations Mgr. (1)

Department Mktg/Comm Sup. (1)

Chief Transit Planner (1)

Mktg/Comm Spec. (1)

Planning Assistant (1)

Transit Planners (2)

Staff Specialist (2)

TOTAL EMPLOYEES289.5 FTE*

*does not include Senior Buyer or interns

Transit Operators(205)

Assistant TransitOperations Mgr.(1)

Transit Supervisors (8)Scheduler (1)

Safety and Security Supervisor (1)Customer Service Supervisor (1)

Trainer (1)Dispatchers (3)

Clerks (3)

Customer Serv.Support Spec. (2)

Assistant Transit Maintenance Manager (1)

Transit Fleet Supervisors (3)Transit Fleet Mechanic II (11)Transit Fleet Mechanic I (11)

Transit Facility Supervisor (1) Vehicle Service Attendants (11)

Parts Specialists (3)Maintenance Worker III (1)Maintenance Worker I (3)

Transit Services Coordinator

ADA (1)

Mktg/Comm Assistant (1)

Senior Buyer (1)

Technical Systems Analyst Sr. (.5)

Planning Intern (2)

Mktg/Comm Intern (1)

FY 14 RTS Organization Chart

33 City Routes

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10 Campus Routes

Five (5) Later Gator Routes

Service Area: 92 sq. milesService Area Population: 159,508 UZA290 employees Fleet Size: 126 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

• Saturday service represents 6% of total annual hours with approximately equivalent share of total ridership

• Sunday service represents 2% of total annual hours with approximately equivalent share of total ridership.

RTS Fiscal Year Ridership (1996-2014)

Passenger Trips per Capita (2013)

Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour (2013)

Operating Expense per Passenger Trip (2013)

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Fares

RTS Fare ScheduleCash Fare (One Way

Only)

All-Day Pass

Monthly Pass

Semester Pass

Adults $1.50 $3.00 $35.00 -

Senior Citizens 65+ $0.75 $3.00 $17.50 -

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 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 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

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

Marketing Program (Customer Service, Advertising, Website)

Employee Pass ProgramDiscount Pass Program (for non-profits)Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”Google Online Trip PlannerADA and Paratransit ProgramRTS Summer Training Program

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RTS Programs

Bus Advertising Bus WrapsExterior Interior Ads

Print AdvertisingSchedules

Revenue over $343,000 in FY14

New printerProduce exterior ads, signage, banners, etc.,

Estimated 30% savings doing in-house15

Marketing Program

Web Site

Social Media

Become a fan of RTS on Facebook to receive rider alerts and other updates

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 ProgramProgram to provide not-for-profit groups with

discount pass options for their clienteleGroups purchase passes with Buy-One-Get-

One match (purchase full fare pass and receive 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

Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”

New Mobile App & Desktop Version

Shown

Google Transit Online Trip Planner

ADA and Paratransit RTS Contracts with MV Transportation to provide

Paratransit Service and Demand Response Service. MV provides approximately 10,000 trips a month.

RTS leases MV 22 Cutaway Paratransit vans to provide service to Alachua County and the City of Gainesville.

Current ProjectsCompletedComprehensive Operational AnalysisNew Revenue Collection System (Fareboxes)Transit Development Plan (TDP)

On-Going Bus Stop ImprovementsSecurity Cameras at Rosa Park StationButler Plaza Transfer Station

New Fareboxes

Faster boardingSwipe card technologyIssues credit vouchers

for overpayment (>$0.25)Daily pass = 24 hour passMonthly pass = 31 days (Daily and Monthly passes valid for time shown after first use in farebox)

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Why the need?• Existing facility only housed 50-70 buses. RTS fleet

comprised of 126 buses• Federal Transit Administration after review of

facilities would not allow new bus purchase without facility to maintain them.

• Received $38 million in FTA Grants for design build

• Grand Opening on November 17, 2014• Administration moved November 20, 2014• Operations and Maintenance Staff moved

February 1, 2015

Corrine Brown Transit Facility

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Corrine Brown Transit Facility

RTS Challenges

Reduction in Revenues (Federal, State and City)

Funds for Capital Projects (Buses, amenities, equipment, etc.)Funds for Service EnhancementsFunds for Technology ApplicationsChanges in MedicaidService Expansion Demands

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