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CCTA Peer Analysis
June 2014
What’s New in this Peer Analysis
• Last group of peers was chosen in 2003• CCTA has “outgrown” that set of peers
– Used to be near the peer average but now at the top– Large increase in commuter service
• Commuter Bus mode introduced by NTD– Allows for separate analysis of commuter stats– Commuter routes now comprise more than 30% of
all of CCTA urban service
New Peer Groups
• Regular Local Bus service– 23 peer agencies representing 14 states– 11 of these were in the prior set of peers– All serve small cities with significant college
populations
• Commuter Bus service– 14 peer agencies representing 9 states– Operate between 3 and 14 peak buses (CCTA
operates 12 peak commuter buses)
Loca
l Bus
Pee
rsShort Name Agency City StateTransfort* Transfort Fort Collins CONorwalk Norwalk Transit District Norwalk CTWaterbury CTTransit Waterbury Waterbury CTPeoria Greater Peoria Mass Transit District Peoria ILSpringfield* Springfield Mass Transit District Springfield ILBloomington* Bloomington Public Transportation Corp. Bloomington INFort Wayne Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corp. Fort Wayne INSouth Bend South Bend Public Transportation Corp. South Bend INMerrimack* Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority Haverhill MALowell* Lowell Regional Transit Authority Lowell MAWorcester Worcester Regional Transit Authority Worcester MAPortland* Greater Portland Transit District Portland MEKalamazoo Kalamazoo Metro Transit System Kalamazoo MIDuluth Duluth Transit Authority Duluth MNSt. Cloud* St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission St. Cloud MNTompkins* Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Ithaca NYBroome* Broome County Dept of Public Transportation Vestal NYYoungstown* Western Reserve Transit Authority Youngstown OHReading Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority Reading PABlacksburg Blacksburg Transit Blacksburg VACharlottesville* Charlottesville Area Transit Charlottesville VAEverett Everett Transit Everett WACharleston Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Auth. Charleston WV
*In prior peer set
Tompkin
s
Black
sburg
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Charlotte
sville
CCTA
Portland
St. Clo
ud
Evere
tt
Norwalk
Duluth
Transf
ort
South B
end
Springfie
ld, I
L
Broom
e
Peer Ave
rage
Kalam
azoo
Charlest
on
Wate
rbury
Peoria
Youngstown
Fort W
ayne
Merri
mack
Lowell
Reading
Worc
ester
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
450,000
500,000
Service Area Population
93,656
182,332
Charlest
on
Peoria
Norwalk
Evere
tt
Merri
mack
Portland
Wate
rbury
Springfie
ld, I
L
South B
end
Reading
Lowell
Youngstown
Peer Ave
rage
St. Clo
ud
Charlotte
sville
CCTA
Broom
e
Duluth
Fort W
ayne
Tompkin
s
Transf
ort
Black
sburg
Kalam
azoo
Worc
ester
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
Service Area Student Population
15,97514,900
Portland
Transf
ort
Lowell
Black
sburg
Youngstown
St. Clo
ud
Wate
rbury
Charlotte
sville
CCTA
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Broom
e
South B
end
Peer Ave
rage
Fort W
ayne
Norwalk
Peoria
Merri
mack
Springfie
ld, I
L
Kalam
azoo
Evere
tt
Tompkin
s
Reading
Duluth
Worc
ester
Charlest
on0
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
Revenue Hours – Local Bus
102,291
92,383
Lowell
Portland
Youngstown
Springfie
ld, I
L
Norwalk
Fort W
ayne
Merri
mack
St. Clo
ud
South B
end
Transf
ort
Evere
tt
Broom
e
Wate
rbury
CCTA
Peer Ave
rage
Charlotte
sville
Charlest
on
Kalam
azoo
Peoria
Reading
Duluth
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Black
sburg
Worc
ester
Tompkin
s0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
3,500,000
4,000,000
4,500,000
Annual Ridership – Local Bus
2,566,267
2,530,488
ProductivityLocal Bus
Charlest
on
Lowell
Springfie
ld, I
L
Fort W
ayne
Peoria
Youngstown
South B
end
Evere
tt
Portland
Merri
mack
Duluth
St. Clo
ud
Norwalk
Kalam
azoo
Peer Ave
rage
Reading
Broom
e
Transf
ort
Wate
rbury
CCTA
Worc
ester
Tompkin
s
Charlotte
sville
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Black
sburg
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
4.50
5.00
Boardings per Vehicle Revenue Mile
1.95
2.37
Springfie
ld, I
L
Lowell
Norwalk
Charlest
on
Fort W
ayne
Merri
mack
Evere
tt
Portland
Youngstown
South B
end
Duluth
Reading
Broom
e
Peer Ave
rage
Kalam
azoo
St. Clo
ud
CCTA
Worc
ester
Wate
rbury
Peoria
Charlotte
sville
Transf
ort
Tompkin
s
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Black
sburg
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
45.0
50.0
Boardings per Vehicle Revenue Hour
25.127.4
Cost EfficiencyLocal Bus
Charlest
on
St. Clo
ud
Reading
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Black
sburg
Lowell
Kalam
azoo
Fort W
ayne
Charlotte
sville
South B
end
Transf
ort
Youngstown
Duluth
Peer Ave
rage
Wate
rbury
Tompkin
s
Portland
Springfie
ld, I
L
CCTA
Broom
e
Merri
mack
Norwalk
Peoria
Worc
ester
Evere
tt$0.00
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
Cost per Vehicle Revenue Mile
$7.28
$7.98
Black
sburg
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Charlotte
sville
St. Clo
ud
Reading
Charlest
on
Kalam
azoo
Wate
rbury
Norwalk
Transf
ort
Fort W
ayne
CCTA
Portland
Peer Ave
rage
Duluth
Lowell
Youngstown
South B
end
Tompkin
s
Merri
mack
Springfie
ld, I
L
Broom
e
Worc
ester
Evere
tt
Peoria$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
$120.00
$140.00
$160.00
$180.00
Cost per Vehicle Revenue Hour
$93.72$92.31
Black
sburg
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Charlotte
sville
Tompkin
s
St. Clo
ud
Reading
Transf
ort
Wate
rbury
Kalam
azoo
CCTA
Peer Ave
rage
Duluth
Worc
ester
Broom
e
Charlest
on
South B
end
Youngstown
Portland
Fort W
ayne
Norwalk
Merri
mack
Lowell
Peoria
Springfie
ld, I
L
Evere
tt$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.00
Cost per Passenger
$3.74
$3.37
Blacks
burg
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Tompk
ins
Charlo
ttesv
ille
Readin
g
St. Clou
d
Wat
erbu
ry
Kalam
azoo
CCTA
Trans
fort
Broom
e
Wor
cest
er
Duluth
Portla
nd
Peer A
vera
ge
Charle
ston
South
Ben
d
Young
stow
n
Norwalk
Fort W
ayne
Mer
rimac
k
Lowell
Peoria
Spring
field,
IL
Evere
tt $-
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
Operating Subsidy per Passenger Trip
$3.19
$2.55
FaresLocal Bus
Black
sburg
Charlotte
sville
Evere
tt
Lowell
Charlest
on
South B
end
Peoria
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
St. Clo
ud
Peer Ave
rage
Merri
mack
Youngstown
Fort W
ayne
Springfie
ld, I
L
Transf
ort
CCTA
Wate
rbury
Worc
ester
Portland
Norwalk
Tompkin
s
Duluth
Kalam
azoo
Reading
Broom
e$0.00
$0.50
$1.00
$1.50
$2.00
$2.50
Base Fare
$1.24 $1.25
Black
sburg
Charlotte
sville
Transf
ort
Merri
mack
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Lowell
South B
end
Evere
tt
Peer Ave
rage
Charlest
on
Duluth
Peoria
Youngstown
Portland
Tompkin
s
St. Clo
ud
Fort W
ayne
Wate
rbury
Reading
Worc
ester
CCTA
Kalam
azoo
Broom
e$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
$70
$80
Monthly Pass
$39.67
$50.00
Com
mut
er B
us P
eers
Short Name Agency City State
Yuba-Sutter Yuba-Sutter Transit Authority Marysville CA
Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Santa Cruz CA
Merrimack* Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority Haverhill MA
St. Cloud* St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission St. Cloud MN
Albany Capital District Transportation Authority Albany NY
Akron METRO Regional Transit Authority Akron OH
Laketran Laketran Grand River OH
Cascades Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council Bend OR
York York County Transportation Authority York PA
Skagit Skagit Transit Burlington WA
Olympia Intercity Transit Olympia WA
Ozaukee Ozaukee County Transit Services Port Washington WI
Waukesha City of Waukesha Transit Commission Waukesha WI
West Bend Washington County Transit West Bend WI
* Also Local Bus peer
Merri
mack
Oza
ukee
St. Clo
ud
Akron
West
Bend
Albany
Yuba-Sutte
r
Skagit
Laketra
n
Olym
piaYork
Peer Ave
rage
Wauke
sha
CCTA
Santa C
ruz
Cascades
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
Annual Revenue Trips – Commuter
9,290
13,260
St. Clo
ud
Merri
mack
Akron
York
Skagit
Oza
ukee
Cascades
West
Bend
Peer Ave
rage
Albany
Yuba-Sutte
r
CCTA
Wauke
sha
Laketra
n
Olym
pia
Santa C
ruz
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000
Annual Ridership – Commuter Bus
146,903170,161
ProductivityCommuter Bus
Cascades
St. Clo
udYork
CCTA
Akron
Skagit
Wauke
sha
Santa C
ruz
Peer Ave
rage
West
Bend
Laketra
n
Oza
ukee
Albany
Yuba-Sutte
r
Olym
pia
Merri
mack
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Boardings per Vehicle Revenue Trip
17.6
12.8
Cascades
St. Clo
udYork
Akron
Skagit
Wauke
sha
CCTA
Santa C
ruz
Peer Ave
rage
West
Bend
Laketra
n
Oza
ukee
Albany
Yuba-Sutte
r
Olym
pia
Merri
mack
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
Boardings per Vehicle Revenue Trip
17.615.9
CCTA figure excludes “revenue deadheads”
Cost EfficiencyCommuter Bus
Cascades
CCTAYork
Skagit
St. Clo
ud
Yuba-Sutte
r
Albany
Peer Ave
rage
Olym
pia
West
Bend
Santa C
ruz
Akron
Oza
ukee
Wauke
sha
Merri
mack
Laketra
n$0.00
$1.00
$2.00
$3.00
$4.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.00
$8.00
Cost per Vehicle Revenue Mile
$4.66
$2.87
Cascades
York
CCTA
St. Clo
ud
Skagit
Merri
mack
Olym
pia
Peer Ave
rage
West
Bend
Santa C
ruz
Albany
Akron
Yuba-Sutte
r
Wauke
sha
Oza
ukee
Laketra
n$0.00
$50.00
$100.00
$150.00
$200.00
$250.00
Cost per Vehicle Revenue Hour
$125.08
$88.17
Skagit
CCTA
Yuba-Sutte
r
Olym
pia
Merri
mack
Cascades
Albany
Santa C
ruz
Peer Ave
rage
Oza
ukee
St. Clo
ud
Laketra
n
West
Bend
Akron
York
Wauke
sha
$0.00
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
$14.00
Cost per Passenger
$9.67
$7.39
Yuba-Sutte
r
CCTA
Albany
Santa C
ruz
Merri
mack
Skagit
West
Bend
Peer Ave
rage
Laketra
n
Olym
pia
Oza
ukee
York
Cascades
St. Clo
ud
Akron
Wauke
sha
$-
$2.00
$4.00
$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
$12.00
Operating Subsidy Per Passenger Trip
$6.84
$4.32
Fares – Commuter Bus
• Base and pass fares tend to vary within agencies due to fare zones and different route lengths
• Typical figure is between $3.50 and $5.00 per trip, in line with CCTA
• Typical pass cost is between $110 and $135 per month, again in line with CCTA
Funding
Funding Sources
• All but one of the Local Bus peers (Transfort) received some State funding
• All but two of the Local Bus peers (Waterbury and Youngstown) received some Local funding
• The Peer Average for directly generated funds was 25% - the same as CCTA
Transf
ort
Charlest
on
Youngstown
Portland
Evere
tt
Charlotte
sville
Black
sburg
Fort W
ayne
CCTA
South B
end
Lowell
Broom
e
Peer Ave
rage
Tompkin
s
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Kalam
azoo
Merri
mack
Worc
ester
St. Clo
ud
Reading
Duluth
Peoria
Springfie
ld, I
L
Norwalk
Wate
rbury
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
State Funds as a Percentage of Operating Funds
34%
19%
Wate
rbury
Youngstown
Reading
St. Clo
ud
Black
sburg
Fort W
ayne
Norwalk
Tompkin
s
Duluth
Broom
e
Worc
ester
Springfie
ld, I
L
Peoria
Merri
mack
CCTA
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Peer Ave
rage
Lowell
South B
end
Kalam
azoo
Charlotte
sville
Portland
Transf
ort
Charlest
on
Evere
tt0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Local Funds as a Percentage of Operating Funds
21% 23%
Youngstown
Black
sburg
Fort W
ayne
CCTA
Portland
Broom
e
Tompkin
s
Transf
ort
Lowell
St. Clo
ud
Reading
Peer Ave
rage
Bloom
ingto
n, IN
Charlotte
sville
Merri
mack
Worc
ester
South B
end
Charlest
on
Duluth
Kalam
azoo
Peoria
Springfie
ld, I
L
Wate
rbury
Evere
tt
Norwalk
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
Local & State Funds as a Percentage of Operating Funds
40%
57%
ITS
AVL and Real-Time Information
• Local Bus Peers– 7 currently have this technology– 3 will implement within the next year– 2 others in process within the next two years– 11 have no immediate plans
• Commuter Bus Peers– 3 currently have this technology– 11 do not have it but several are considering it
Real-Time Software
• Bloomington, IN uses doublemap.com (as did South Bend in a trial that was discontinued due to cost)
• Duluth uses Trapeze• Intercity in Olympia uses One Bus Away• Transfort, Albany, and Worcester use Clever
Devices• Kalamazoo uses Avail Technologies• Blacksburg uses homegrown software