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57 <br /> Chapter 3:Service Supplied and Performance <br /> carrying higher numbers of passengers on the same trip. There may be different cost <br /> levels associated with using different size vehicles or providing a service that requires <br /> telephone reservationists and daily scheduling of individual trips. <br /> A system can collect this data over time and perform internal comparisons to identify <br /> trends with particular services, although there are often seasonal variations that require <br /> comparison to the same period of the previous year. Comparisons to peers or an industry <br /> standard can provide benchmarks that are useful in deciding whether a particular service <br /> needs review, is acceptable or exceeds expectations. In a very general sense, one would <br /> expect typical productivities to be: <br /> • Demand-response: 1.5 to 3.5 boardings per hour <br /> • Rural Route Deviation:3.5-6 boardings per hour <br /> • Rural commuter (Orange-Chapel Hill Connector): 4-io boardings per hour <br /> • Small town local fixed-route (Hillsborough Circulator): 4.5- io boardings per hour <br /> Table 3-4 presents OPT performance by service type based on the estimates of costs and <br /> ridership by service type found in the previous chapter. <br /> NCDOT Orange County 41 KFH <br /> Transit Assessment Study <br />