Agenda - 11-01-2022; 5-c - 2022 Orange County Transit Plan Update

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03 transit. 45K; by the size of the transit agency, the number of riders, PRODUCTIVITY: BOARDINGS/SERVICE HOUR and the nature of service provided (i.e., ridership oriented 50.00 7.00 or coverage oriented). Ridership-oriented service (i.e., 45.00 6.00 more passengers along concentrated,centralized routes) 4000 35.00 5.00 are inherently more productive than coverage-oriented Z 30.00 4.00 services where vehicles must travel longer distances to 25.00 serve fewer passengers. e°07 20.00 3.00 ° V 15.00 2.00 Productivity: Boardings Per Service Hour 1000 1.00 5.00 Chapel Hill Transit is the most productive provider,serving _ 39 riders per service hour (2018). GoTriangle served an 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 average of 11 riders per service hour (2018). This lower -Chapel Hill Transit -GoTriangle -Orange County Public Transit productivity reflects the provider's role in connecting Productivity:Boardings Per Service Hour Unlinked passenger trips per regional centers, using fewer buses on longer routes. vehicle revenue hour. Please note differences of scale between CHT/Go- OCPT's productivity is the lowest of the three providers Triangle and OCPT (6.5 riders per hour in 2018), reflecting its more rural service context and coverage-oriented service. Productivity: Cost Per Rider PRODUCTIVITY: YEARLY OPERATING EXPENSES / CHT's costs per rider increased by 36%between 2012 and BOARDINGS 2018 ($0.34 per boarding in 2012 and $0.46 per boarding $3.50 $1 $3.00 _ $166.00 .00 in 2018) but they still have the lowest cost per rider of $14.00 the three transit agencies serving Orange County. CHT's z $2.50 $12.00 higher productivity reflects shorter, higher-ridership a $2.°° $1000 routes (influenced by a fare-free system and parking ; $1.50 - $g.°° ° restrictions on UNC's campus). Between 2012 and 2018, x $100 $4.00 GoTriangle's cost per rider increased 250% from $1.22 $050 $2.00 to $2.81 and OCPT's cost per boarding spiked in 2016 $0.00 $0.00 2012 -Chapel Hill Transit 20,15-G Triangle 2016 20-17 Orange County PublicT Transit but stabilized to its 2013 level by 2018 (2012 data was unavailable for OCPT). Cost per rider is significantly higher for OCPT as compared to the other two services Productivity:Cost per Rider(NTD Reporting).Please note differences of scale between CHT/GoTriangle and OCPT. (ex. in 2016, OCPT's cost per rider was nearly$17; during the same period, costs per rider for CHT and GoTriangle were $0.48 and $2.70, respectively).The relatively higher costs per rider for OCPT reflects the system's coverage Weekday Productivity & Midday Frequency orientation in a largely suburban and rural county with 80 decentralized pockets of riders. 70 0 INDIRECT 60 Gas Prices z � I Gas prices directly affect the cost of travel.Very high gas 50 I a prices, generally indicating international high demand, cc 40 have historically led to nationwide reductions in personalco automotive travel and increased transit utilization. The ID 30 cost per gallon of gasoline has generally decreased in 20 I North Carolina since 2012 and average miles per gallon (MPG) have increased for both the typical passenger car a 10 fleet, including most sedans, coupes, and SUVs, and the light-duty truck fleet, including heavier vehicles that can ° 20 40 60 so Peak tow more than 4,000 pounds. Efficiency improvements in Midday Frequency only the U.S. passenger fleet and declines in fuel prices have .CHT 9OCPT •GoTriangle increased the use of personal vehicles for typical travel weekday productivity and midday frequency for all transit service in needs. Despite this systemic change in vehicle trends, Orange County