Table of Contents Table of Contents... 3 Glossary... 3 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) Transit Route abbreviations... 3 JAUNT Commuter Route

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1 Monthly Transit Ridership and Service Level Report January 2019

2 Table of Contents Table of Contents... 3 Glossary... 3 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) Transit Route abbreviations... 3 JAUNT Commuter Route (Fixed)... 3 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) System Map.4 Executive Summary... 5 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)... 6 Monthly Summary of Total Ridership... 6 Total Ridership per Route... 7 Passengers per Revenue Hour by Month... 9 Passengers per Revenue Mile by Month JAUNT Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin by Commuter Routes by Public Riders Passengers per Revenue Hour by Passenger Origin Passengers per Revenue Hour by Public Riders Rideshare Active Rideshare Registered Users by Locality Active Guaranteed Ride Home Registered Users by Locality Average Match Rate Amtrak Service

3 Glossary Fixed Route Service (FR): FR operate along a specific route according to a fixed or preset schedule. Each trip serves the same stops, origins and destinations, continuously, until service ends. Match Rate (Rideshare): Percentage of completed applications that are able to match with another commuter. This can only be calculated for new registrants each month, and doesn t have a total for all active users. No Service: This service typically occurs during federally recognized holidays, such as New Year's Day and Independence Day. No routes operate during these days. Previous Year: These sections refer to data for the same month in the previous year. Revenue Hours (RH): RHs are the hours of service where a bus is providing service to passengers. Revenue Mile (RM): RHs are the miles a bus travels on a route while providing service to passengers. Ridership: Ridership is the number of people using a public transportation service in a given time period. Year-to-Date (YTD): YTD numbers are the sum of values for a period beginning July 1st of the current fiscal year until the end of a specified month. Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) Transit Route abbreviations Abbreviation Route Full Name Abbreviation Route Full Name Free T UVA - Downtown Route 6 UVA Hospital & Downtown Route 1 East Market & PVCC Fashion Square & Route7 Downtown 5th Street Station & Route 2 Downtown Route 8 Barracks Road & Downtown Route 9 Greenbrier & Downtown Route 3 Southwood & Belmont Route 10 Pantops & Downtown UVA Hospital, Fry s Route 4 Fashion Square Mall, Rio Rd, Spring & Downtown Route 11 & Downtown Route 5 Barrack s Road & Walmart, UVA Hospital, Walmart Route 12 Downtown Please click on the route s name to see relevant map and schedule. A CAT Transit System Map is placed on Page.4 of this document as well. JAUNT Commuter Route (Fixed) Routes Bus Stops Albemarle County Crozet, Scottsville, and Earlysville Buckingham County Downtown Charlottesville, UVA, Martha Jefferson, Scottsville Fluvanna County Stops along Route 15 and Route 29 Nelson County Lovingston Express Route, Roseland Route, Wintergreen Employment Route 3 Glossary

4 Transit System Map 4 Transit System Map

5 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to provide monthly updates on existing transit options serving Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson Counties, and City of Charlottesville. This document includes transit ridership data provided by Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT), JAUNT, as well as Rideshare, organized by transit routes, passenger origin, type of service, day of week, and other attributes. To illustrate changes taken place in ridership, comparisons are made to the previous month, and the same month of the previous year. Transit Trends Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) In October, in comparison with October 2017: Total Ridership decreased by 4.31% Total Revenue Hours increased by 18.40% Total Revenue Miles decreased by 15.05% Passengers per Revenue Hour and per Revenue Mile decreased by 19.18% and 16.82% respectively Routes 2, 7, and 10 had increased ridership Routes 1,3,4,5,6,8,9, 11, 12 and Free Trolley had decreased ridership Routes funded by Albemarle County (Route 1,2,3,5,10,11) had an overall ridership decrease of 8.08% In Fiscal Year 2019, ridership in all months had decreased in comparison with same months in Fiscal Year, resulting in an overall decrease of 13.17% in total ridership JAUNT In October, in comparison with October 2017: Total Ridership only increased in Albemarle and Louisa and there was a decrease in ridership for the rest of the jurisdictions, resulting in a 3.09% decrease in total ridership Commuter Routes had an overall increase of 23.80% in total ridership. Albemarle ridership increased and Nelson, Fluvanna and Buckingham decreased. The highest increase was the Albemarle County route, by % 5 Executive Summary

6 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) Monthly Summary of Total Ridership Summary All Routes 2017 September, Change by Month Current YTD Total Previous YTD Total YTD Change Total Passengers 189, , , % 649, , % Total Revenue Hours 7,902 8,279 9, % 35,224 32, % Total Revenue Miles 73,354 74,861 84, % 320, , % Passengers/RH % % Passengers/RM % % 6 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

7 Total Ridership per Route Total Ridership per Route All Routes Route % of Ridership 2017 Change by Month Current YTD Total % of YTD Ridership Previous YTD Total YTD Change Free T 60, % 62, % 195, % 224, % Route 1 2, % 4, % 12, % 15, % Route 2* 5, % 5, % 20, % 18, % Route 3 8, % 9, % 32, % 37, % Route 4 9, % 9, % 34, % 39, % Route 5 18, % 19, % 71, % 77, % Route 6 6, % 6, % 22, % 26, % Route 7 48, % 48, % 176, % 186, % Route 8 8, % 8, % 30, % 32, % Route % 1, % 4, % 8, % Route 10 5, % 5, % 19, % 20, % Route 11 5, % 6, % 21, % 23, % Route 12 1, % 1, % 7, % 7, % Total 181, , % 649, , % *Route 2 did not begin operation until October Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

8 Total Ridership per Albemarle Funded Routes Total Ridership per Route Albemarle Funded Routes & University Rides Route % of Ridership 2017 Change Route 1 2, % 4, % Route 2* 5, % 5, % Route 3 8, % 9, % Route 5 18, % 19, % Route 10 5, % 5, % Route 11 5, % 6, % Albemarle Funded Routes Total** 45, % 49, % University Rides*** 44, % 51, % All Service 181, , % *Route 2 did not begin operation until October 2016 ** This sum does not include ridership numbers of Route 2 ***University Rides refer to the ride provided on a CAT route (including the Free Trolley) where the passenger has presented and scanned to the fare box a valid University of Virginia student, staff or health services identification badge in lieu of payment of fare. All University rides are provided fare free by CAT. 8 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

9 Passengers per Revenue Hour by Month Passengers per Revenue Hour by Month All Routes FY- FY-2017 Change Month Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Pass/RH January February March April May June July 143,501 8, ,890 8, % August 157,596 8, ,475 8, % September 166,850 8, ,855 7, % October 181,255 9, ,411 7, % November December Total 649,202 35, ,631 32, % 9 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

10 10 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

11 Passengers per Revenue Mile by Month Passengers per Revenue Mile by Month All Routes FY-2019 FY- Change Month Passengers Revenue Miles Pass/RM Passengers Revenue Miles Pass/RM Pass/RM January February March April May June July 143,501 82, ,890 76, % August 157,596 78, ,475 79, % September 166,850 74, ,855 73, % October 181,255 84, ,411 73, % November December Total 649, , , , % 11 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

12 12 Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT)

13 Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin Total Number of Passengers by Origin Passenger Origin 2017 September, % Change FY17 to FY18 YTD FY17 YTD FY18 % Change FY17 to FY18 Charlottesville 10,400 7,899 9, % 50,752 45, % Albemarle 12,610 11,778 13, % 62,373 60, % Nelson 1,793 1,272 1, % 8,626 8, % Fluvanna 1, % 4,580 3, % Louisa 1,620 1,431 1, % 7,810 7, % Buckingham 1, , % 6,329 4, % Total 28,669 23,900 27, % 140, , % 13 Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin

14 Total Ridership by Passenger Origin Charlottesville Albemarle Nelson Fluvanna Louisa Buckingham 2017 September, 14 Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin

15 by Commuter Routes Total Number of Passengers by Commuter Routes Commuter Routes 2017 September, % Change FY17 to FY18 YTD FY17 YTD FY18 % Change FY17 to FY18 Albemarle 1,041 2,008 2, % 4,843 8, % Nelson % 4,929 4, % Fluvanna % % Buckingham 1, , % 6,329 4, % Total 3,374 3,703 4, % 16,699 17, % by Public Riders Total Number of Passengers by Passenger Origin (Public Riders) Passenger Origin 2017 September, % Change FY17 to FY18 YTD FY17 YTD FY18 % Change FY17 to FY18 Charlottesville ADA 7,425 6,985 7, % 34,678 36, % Albemarle ADA 6,006 4,586 5, % 29,305 25, % Rural Albemarle 4,519 5,564 5, % 21,132 25, % Rural Nelson 1, , % 6,644 5, % Rural Fluvanna 1,499 1,213 1, % 6,671 6, % Rural Louisa % 2,991 2, % Rural Buckingham 1, , % 6,329 4, % Total 22,752 20,551 23, % 107, , % 15 Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin

16 Passengers per Revenue Hour by Passenger Origin Passengers per Revenue Hour by Passenger Origin October October 2017 Change Passenger Origin Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Pass/RH Charlottesville 9,556 2, ,400 2, Albemarle 13,029 4, ,610 4, Nelson 1, , Fluvanna , Louisa 1,861 1, , Buckingham 1, , Total 27,784 8, ,669 8, Passengers per Revenue Hour by Public Riders Passengers per Revenue Hours by Public Riders October October 2017 Change Passenger Origin Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Passengers Revenue Hours Pass/RH Pass/RH Charlottesville ADA 7,610 2, ,425 2, Albemarle ADA 5,446 1, ,006 2, Albemarle 5,931 2, ,519 1, Nelson 1, , Fluvanna 1, , Louisa Buckingham 1, , Total 23,245 7, ,752 6, Monthly Summary of Total Ridership by Passenger Origin

17 Rideshare Active Rideshare Registered Users by Locality User Origin Active Rideshare Registered Users by Locality of Origin 2017 September, Change Charlottesville Albemarle Nelson Fluvanna Louisa Buckingham Area Total (#/% of Total) 293/62.7% 321/62.6% 324/62.2% 19/-0.5% Total* Active Guaranteed Ride Home Registered Users by Locality Active Guaranteed Ride Home Registered Users by Locality of Origin User Origin 2017 September, Change Charlottesville Albemarle Nelson Fluvanna Louisa Buckingham Area Total (#/% of Total) 72/39.8% 74/40.4% 74/40.4% 2/0.6% Total Average Match Rate Average Match Rate 2017 September, Change Match Rate 75% 100% 75% 0% *Area total is the sum of the number of users from the jurisdictions listed on the table **Total is the sum of the number users from all the service areas of Rideshare 17 Rideshare

18 Amtrak service in Charlottesville, VA CVS Passengers using this station, (arrivals and departures, in thousands) Union Station 810 W Main St Charlottesville, VA Population served by this station Within 25 miles: 250,802 Within 50 miles: 729,664 5th congressional district Thomas Garrett (R) (202) garrett.house.gov Current Amtrak presence State Supported: 84,394 VA Service/Lynchburg: Daily service Long Distance: 56,828 Cardinal: 3 trains/wk Crescent: Daily service Direct service (no change of train) to 74 cities Quick recap, 2017 (arrivals and departures) Coach/ Business First/ Sleeper Total Trips by length, 2017 Passengers 137,397 3, ,222 Average trip 241 miles 525 miles 249 miles Average fare $ $ $ Average yield, per mi Station also handled 10,463 passengers to/from 3 cities on connecting Thruway bus service. Top city pairs by ridership, Washington, DC 114 mi 2. New York, NY 339 mi 3. Alexandria, VA 106 mi 4. Philadelphia, PA 249 mi 5. Atlanta, GA 522 mi 6. Baltimore, MD 154 mi 7. Chicago, IL* 807 mi 8. Manassas, VA 82 mi 9. Newark, NJ 329 mi 10. Lynchburg, VA 61 mi Legend Coach/business First/sleeper 0-99 mi 5.4% mi 42.6% mi 10.4% mi 31.8% mi 2.3% mi 3.2% mi 1.1% mi 0.2% mi 2.2% mi <0.1% mi 0.8% Top city pairs by revenue, New York, NY 339 mi 2. Washington, DC 114 mi 3. Philadelphia, PA 249 mi 4. Atlanta, GA 522 mi 5. Alexandria, VA 106 mi 6. Chicago, IL* 807 mi 7. Newark, NJ 329 mi 8. New Orleans, LA 1,040 mi 9. Baltimore, MD 154 mi 10. Trenton, NJ 281 mi Copyright Rail Passengers Association 1200 G St NW, Ste 240 Washington, DC (202) railpassengers.org * Chicago is Amtrak s east-west gateway. 0316