CyRide Presentation October 2, 2017
CyRide Overvie Peer Compariso Gover a ce Structure Operati g Fu di g Gro th Opportu ities/cha e ges Operatio a Co sideratio s Greatest Accomp ishme ts/cha e ges Questio s
In the Beginning Bega : September 1976 Type of Service: Door-To-Door A ua Rides: 86,000 Rides Per Capita: 2 Number of Vehic es: 6 Number of Emp oyees: 20 Area Served: Popu atio : 40,000 U iversity E ro me t : 21,831
CyRide Today Type of Service: Fixed Route ith ADA service Number of Routes: 13 + Moo ight Express A ua Rides: 6.7 mi io Rides Per Capita: >100 Number of Vehic es: 95 (varyi g sizes) Number of Emp oyees: Approx. 200 Area Served: Popu atio : 65,000 U iversity E ro me t 36,321 2/3 of stude ts ive off-campus
Operational Statistics Hours: Monday- Thursday 6:30 am to 12:30 am Friday 6:30 am to 2:30 am Saturday 8:00 am to 2:30 am Sunday 8:30 am 11:30 pm Operating Days: Everyday, except New Year s Day, 4 th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Fares: $1.25 full cash fare, k-12 student and senior/disabled reduced fares, variety of passes
Ridership Demographics - 94% of Rides Are Stude ts Rides/Stude t - 170 Rides Per Schoo Year 7000000 6500000 6000000 5500000 5000000 4500000 4000000 3500000 3000000 2500000 2000000 Ridership Last 20 Years
Year ISU Enrollment % Incr. CyRide Ridership % Incr. 2005-2006 25,741 4,173,208 2006-2007 25,462-1.1% 4,314,151 3.4% 2007-2008 26,160 2.7% 4,646,554 7.7% 2008-2009 26,856 2.7% 5,002,146 7.7% 2009-2010 27,945 4.1% 5,377,155 7.5% 2010-2011 28,682 2.6% 5,447,289 1.3% 2011-2012 29,887 4.2% 5,769,883 5.9% 2012-2013 31,040 3.9% 5,893,568 2.1% 2013-2014 33,241 7.1% 6,619,192 12.3% 2014-2015 34,732 4.5% 6,711,665 1.4% 2015-2016 36,001 3.7% 6,785,479 1.1% 2016-2017 36,660 1.8% 6,658,027-1.9% 2017-2018 36,321-0.9%
CyRide Phases - Rura to Urba (1982-2003): 1 to 3 Mi io Ride Leve Tra sit I te sive (2003-2012): 3 5.5 Mi io Ride Leve Stude t Fare Free Tra sit Cu ture (2013+): Ridership - Sustai ed Ridership Leve Bet ee 6.5 7.5 Mi io Rides Bus F eet 90 125 Buses Emp oyme t 175 225 Emp oyees Budget - $11 - $15 Mi io
Rides Per Capita (Popu atio ) - Ne York City: 200 Washi gto DC: 117 Ames: 103 Bosto : 95 Chicago: 73 De ver: 43 Des Moi es: 12 Reaso s for Success - Gover a ce Structure, Visio for Tra sit i Ames, Positive To a d Go Re atio ship
History of Gover a ce Structure Cha ge (1980) Stude ts as Cata yst I terest i Coordi ated/expa ded Service a d Wi i g ess to Pay Through Stude t Fees Study Committee City, Stude ts, ISU Represe tatives Recomme datio s Coordi ated/expa ded Services: More Access to Services i Commu ity Co ectio to Off-Campus ISU Bui di gs Campus Circu ator City Cha ges - City Code Modified for Tra sit Board of Trustees/ Age cy of the City Age cy Docume ts Fu di g Agreeme t Stude t Cha ges - Stude t Refere dum to Pay For a Portio of CyRide Costs Through Fees + Farebox
Age cy of the City - Ames Tra sit Age cy (CyRide) Separate Gover i g Board - Board of Tra sit Trustees Six Member Board: Stude t Gover me t Se ator Appoi tee of the Stude t Gover me t Preside t ISU Sr. Vice Preside t of U iversity Services Ames City Ma ager Ames City Cou ci Member - Appoi ted by the Mayor Ge era Pub ic - Se ected by the Mayor
Farebox - $296,000 (2%) Misc. - $235,500 (2%) Federal - $2,210,000 (19%) State - $780,000 (7%) Local Partners - $7,930,076 (69%) Local Partners State Federal Farebox Misc.
Loca Part er Fu di g Sp it Year City SG ISU 1982 34% 53% 13% 1990 34% 52% 14% 1995 32% 54% 14% 2000 35% 51% 14% 2003 24% 65% 11% 2010 27% 61% 12% 2015 24% 66% 10% 2017 23% 67% 10% 2018 23% 67% 10% $1,779,803 $5,122,646 $743,400 $.64/$1,000 $75.85 Ge. Fu d.
Gro th Opportu ities No -Stude ts I crease Perce tage From Curre t 6% Fare Free City ide K-12 Fare Free Fare Free Summers Ro back the Fare Structure Cha e ges Catchi g Up ith Gro th 3 12% Per Year Fu di g Buses Faci ity Deve opme t, Deve opme t, Deve opme t Hiri g/trai i g Drivers System Redesig CyRide 2.0
Accomp ishme ts Gover a ce Structure Led to Stude t Fare Free Led to Ridership Gro th Discretio ary Gra ts Commu ity Support Reside t Survey 90-95%, Stude t Satisfactio Cha e ges Sustai abi ity of Curre t Services With Lo er E ro me t 5% Max. Loca Share I crease/yr. Gro th I frastructure Co tro i g Gro th i to Tra sit Corridors Attracti g Sufficie t Numbers of Bus Drivers
Co siste cy/re iabi ity - Extra Service First T o Weeks of C ass GPS Vehic e Tracki g Load Cou ts - Dispatchers Mo itor # of Rides Per Trip Each Day a d i Rea Time Mobi e Dispatchers - Defi itio Dispatchers That Work from a Bus to Keep the System O -Time a d Address Situatio s that Occur Advice to a Regio a System - Commu icatio ith Stakeho ders Fi d Tra sit Champio s (Stude ts) i the Commu ity a d Work to So ve Cha e ges/fi d Opportu ities
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