Agenda - 10-20-2015 - 8a - Report on the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Assessment of Orange Public Transit (OPT)

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48 Chapter 2: Costs and Funding The resulting equation for Orange County services is: Equation with Grants Discounted ($49.28 Per Hour) x ($o.73 per Mile) x (-$2.25 per Passenger) = Cost Allocation Although the results of the equation below are not included in this report, it is useful to note the difference in cost per passenger without the CTP grants discounted. Equation without Grants Discounted ($49.2$ Per Hour) x ($o.73 per Mile) x ($0.53 per Passenger) = Cost Allocation This equation was applied to estimated miles, hours and ridership for the various OPT services, and compared to the funding associated with each service. OPT has not tracked miles or hours by contract or program in the past, so an estimate was developed by using the April 2014 vehicle utilization report and assigning each vehicle run in that six day sample to one predominating service or contract, recognizing that some trips from different programs may be mixed in. Table 2-3 presents a comparison of the estimated data to the known reported actual annual totals. While the estimated numbers for the total year are not exactly the same, the resulting information of miles, hours and ridership was deemed adequate for a first approximation cost allocation. Table 2-3:April 2015 Vehicle Utilization Report Estimates Service Service Total rvice Ty Miles Hours Passengers Reported FY14 Fixed Route 61,964 2,557 16,690 Estimated FY15 Fixed Route 65,936 3,177 13,936 Percent Change 6.0% 19.5% -19.8% Reported FY14 Demand Response 252,659 13,778 46,829 Estimated FY15 Demand Response 259,532 11,524 39,806 Percent Change � 2.6% -19.6° 1-17.6% Reported FY14 Total 314,623 16,335 63,519 Estimated FY15 Total 325,468 14,702 53,742 Percent Change ■ 3.3% -11.1% -18.2% KFH NCDOT Orange County 32 Transit Assessment Study