Okaloosa County BOCC — August 16, 2016 — Access EC Rider TDP - August Draft Report — reading text

Macatawa Area, MI $5 $4 Michiana Area, IN Mean $3 Operating Expense per Passenger Trip Bay County,FL $2 $1 Oper. Exp. per Passenger Trip (in 2009$) Lake County, FL $0 $0 $5 $10 $15 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fiscal Year  Operating Expense per Passenger Mile Operating expense per passenger mile measures the impact of trip length on the system’s performance. EC Rider’s operating expense per passenger mile experienced a recent slight decline, but there was an overall increase of 2.5% between 2009 and 2013. A peer comparison was excluded for operating expense per passenger mile because not all of the peer systems reported data for this performance measure. Figure A-22: EC Rider Trend for Operating Expense per Passenger Mile $1.80 $1.60 $1.40 $1.20 $1.00 $0.80 $0.60 $0.40 Operating Expense per Passenger Mile $0.20 $0.00 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fiscal Year Operating Expense per Revenue Mile Operating expense per revenue mile can indicate how efficiently a transit service is delivered. EC Rider’s operating expense per revenue peaked in 2010 and has decreased since. Taking into account inflation, this measure of service efficiency decreased overall by 3.2% between 2009 and 2013. In comparison to the peer systems, the operating expense per revenue mile for EC Rider is 38.1% below the peer group mean. ACCESS EC RIDER | Okaloosa County’s 10-Year Transit Development Plan A-15  Appendix A: Trend and Peer Analysis Figure A-23: EC Rider Trend and Peer Comparison for Operating Expense per Revenue Mile Okaloosa County Operating Expense per Revenue Mile Okaloosa County Transit, FL $3.50 Terrebonne Parish, LA $3.00 Macatawa Area, MI Mean $2.50 Michiana Area, IN $2.00 Bay County,FL $1.50 $1.00 Lake County, FL Operating Expense per Revenue Mile $0.50 $0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 Oper. Exp. per Revenue Mile (in 2009$) $0.00 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fiscal Year Operating Expense per Revenue Hour The operating expense per revenue hour measures the efficiency of transporting riders when, factoring in vehicle speed. In Okaloosa County, the operating expense per revenue hour increased 6.9% between 2009 and 2013. Taking inflation into consideration, the operating expense per revenue hour decreased overall by 1.7% during this five-year period. EC Rider’s operating expense per revenue mile is 50.4% below the peer group average, indicating that EC Rider’s service is operating less efficiency, on average, than its peer group. Figure A-24: EC Rider Trend and Peer Comparison for Operating Expense per Revenue Hour Okaloosa County Operating Expense per Revenue Hour $36 Okaloosa County Transit, FL $34 Terrebonne Parish, LA Macatawa Area, MI Mean $32 Michiana Area, IN $30 Bay County,FL $28 Operating Expense per Revenue Hour Lake County, FL Oper. Exp. per Revenue Hour (in 2009$) $26 0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0 120.0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fiscal Year ACCESS EC RIDER | Okaloosa County’s 10-Year Transit Development Plan A-16  Appendix A: Trend and Peer Analysis Average Fare The average fare is calculated by dividing the total passenger fare revenue collected by the total number of passengers. The average can be lowered by systems like EC Rider that offer free transfers. EC Rider’s average fare increased from $0.60 in 2009 to $0.68 in 2013, or 13.3% overall. This places EC Rider’s average fare slightly above the peer system mean of $0.60. Figure A-25: EC Rider Trend and Peer Comparison for Average Fare Okaloosa County Average Fare Okaloosa County Transit, FL 0.70 Terrebonne Parish, LA 0.68 Mean 0.66 Macatawa Area, MI 0.64 Michiana Area, IN 0.62 0.60 Bay County,FL 0.58 Lake County, FL 0.56 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 $0.00 $0.20 $0.40 $0.60 $0.80 $1.00 Fiscal Year Farebox Recovery Farebox recovery refers to the percent of the transit system’s total operating expenses that are funded with fares paid by passengers and is calculated by dividing the total fare revenue collected by the total operating expenses. EC Rider’s farebox recovery increased from 9.38% in 2009 to 10.81% in 2013, or 15.2% over the five-year period representing an improvement in financial efficiency. This is due to increases in fares in 2012 and subsequent increases in ridership in 2012 and 2013. The farebox recovery for EC Rider is approximately 3% below the peer group mean. ACCESS EC RIDER | Okaloosa County’s 10-Year Transit Development Plan A-17  Appendix A: Trend and Peer Analysis Figure A-26: EC Rider Trend and Peer Comparison for Farebox Recovery Okaloosa County Farebox Recovery (%) Okaloosa County Transit, FL 12% Terrebonne Parish, LA Mean 10% Macatawa Area, MI 8% 6% Michiana Area, IN 4% Bay County,FL 2% 0% Lake County, FL 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% Fiscal Year Revenue Miles per Vehicle Mile A higher ratio of revenue miles traveled to total vehicle mile generally indicates higher system productivity. For EC Rider, the revenue mile per vehicle mile remained relatively stable at 0.96 over the five-year period. Revenue miles per vehicle decreased by 6.5%, from 26,211 in 2009 to 24,520 in 2013. Revenue miles per vehicle mile for EC Rider is 3.4% above the peer group mean, which indicates a slightly better use of fixed- route bus vehicles than the peer group mean. Figure A-27: EC Rider Trend and Peer Comparison for Revenue Miles per Vehicle Mile Okaloosa County Revenue Miles per Vehicle Mile Okaloosa County Transit, FL 1.20 Terrebonne Parish, LA 1.00 Mean Macatawa Area, MI 0.80 Michiana Area, IN 0.60 0.40 Bay County,FL 0.20 Lake County, FL 0.00 0.80 0.85 0.90 0.95 1.00 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Fiscal Year Vehicle Miles per Gallon Vehicle miles per gallon, or the ratio between fuel consumed and distance traveled, is an indication of fuel efficiency and applies only to diesel and gasoline powered vehicles. For EC Rider, vehicle miles per gallon (or fuel efficiency) increased significantly during the five-year period, from 8.09 in 2009 to 10.24 in 2013, or ACCESS EC RIDER | Okaloosa County’s 10-Year Transit Development Plan A-18  Appendix A: Trend and Peer Analysis 40% overall. A peer comparison was excluded for vehicle miles per gallon because not all of the peer systems reported data for this performance measure. Figure A-28: EC Rider Trend for Vehicle Miles per Gallon Okaloosa County Vehicle Miles per Gallon 15 10 5 0