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Wherever Your Path May Lead ….
RTS Takes You There!
Gainesville 101: Fall 2014 Citizens Academy
October 15, 2014
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FY 14 RTS Organization Chart
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
289.5 FTE*
*does not include
Buyer II, or interns
Transit Director (1)
Transit Program
Coordinator (1)
Technical Systems Analyst Sr. (.5)
Staff Specialist (2)
Transit
Maintenance Mgr. (1)
Account Clerks (3)
Transit Services
Coordinator
ADA (1)
Assistant Transit Maintenance
Manager (1)
Transit Fleet Supervisors (3)
Transit Fleet Mechanic II (11)
Transit Fleet Mechanic I (11)
Vehicle Service Attendants (11)
Parts Specialists (3)
Maintenance Worker III (2)
Maintenance Worker I (3)
Chief Transit
Planner (1)
Transit Planners (2)
Planning Assistant (1)
Planning Intern (2)
Department
Mktg/Comm Sup. (1)
Buyer II (1)
Mktg/Comm Spec. (1)
Customer Serv.
Support Spec. (2)
Mktg/Comm
Assistant (1)
Mktg/Comm
Intern (1)
Transit Operations
Mgr. (1)
Assistant Transit
Operations Mgr.(1)
Transit Supervisors (11)
Trainer (1)
Dispatchers (3)
Clerks (3)
Maintenance Worker I (1)
Transit Operators
(205)
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Serving Our Community
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Service Area: 82 sq. miles
Service Area Population: 159,508 UZA
290 employees
Fleet Size: 123 buses
Fleet Age:
8 years
City Routes:
33 (87 buses)
Campus Routes:
9 (18 buses)
Later Gator:
5 (13 buses)
ADA Service
22 (vans)
RTS contracts with MV Transportation
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City Routes
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Campus Routes
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Later Gator Routes
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Serving Our Community
FY 2013 Productivity
Service Period
Weekday (City)
Number Total Service
of Routes
Hours
Passenger
Trips
Passengers
Per Hour
33
229,191
8,738,713
38.1
9
40,212
1,494,765
37.2
Saturday*
16
9,485
294,607
31.1
Sunday*
12
3,911
96,041
24.6
5
7,902
198,548
25.1
47
290,701
10,822,674
37.2
Campus
Later Gator (Wed – Sat)
Total
*does not include campus or later gator
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RTS Fiscal Year Ridership (1996-2013)
12,000,000
10,000,000
8,000,000
City Routes
6,000,000
Campus Routes
Total
4,000,000
2,000,000
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
0
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Passenger Trips per Capita (2012)
Broward County Transit
Escambia County Area Transit
RTS (Gainesville)
HART (Hillsbourgh County)
JTA (Jacksonville)
Citrus Connection (Lakeland)
LeeTran (Lee County)
LYNX (Orlando)
Miami Dade Transit
Palm Tran (Palm Beach)
PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast)
Sarasota County Area Transit
Space Coast Area Transit
Star Metro (Tallahassee)
0
20
40
60
80
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Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour (2012)
Broward County Transit
Escambia County Area Transit
RTS (Gainesville)
HART (Hillsborough)
JTA (Jacksonville)
Citrus Connection (Lakeland)
LeeTran (Lee County)
LYNX (Orlando)
Miami Dade Transit
Palm Tran (Palm Beach)
PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast)
Sarasota County Area Transit
Space Coast Area Transit
Star Metro (Tallahassee)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
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Operating Expense per Passenger Trip (2012)
Broward County Transit
Escambia County Area Transit
RTS (Gainesville)
HART (Hillsbourgh)
JTA (Jacksonville)
Citrus Connection (Lakeland)
LeeTran (Lee County)
LYNX (Orlando)
Miami Dade Transit
Palm Tran (Palm Beach)
PSTA (Pinellas Suncoast)
Sarasota County Area Transit
Space Coast Area Transit
Star Metro (Tallahassee)
$0.00 $1.00 $2.00 $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $6.00 $7.00
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Cash Fare
(One Way
Only)
All-Day
Pass
Monthly
Pass
Semester
Pass
Adults
$1.50
$3.00
$35.00
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Senior Citizens 65+
$0.75
$3.00
$17.50
-
$0.75
$3.00
$17.50
$60.00
$0.75
$3.00
$17.50
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$0.75
$3.00
$17.50
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RTS Fare Schedule
Fares
Students Grade K-12
No ID Required
Medicaid & Medicare Recipients
Valid Photo ID Required
Veterans & Active Duty Military
Valid Veteran/Military Photo ID
Required
University of Florida and Santa Fe
College Students, Faculty & Staff
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Gator 1 ID
Shands, City of Gainesville & GRU
Employees
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo
ID
Veterans Affairs, Florida Works, Job
Corps, Oaks Mall, Skanska & Alachua
County Employees*
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo
ID
UF Retirees
ADA Certified Persons
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo
ID
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid ADA Photo ID
*Contact employer for eligibility
Note: Passes only valid for Day/Month/Semester purchased and not valid for special services
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FY2014 RTS Budget ($23,436,565)
Other,
$655,956 or 3%
SF,
$987,317 or 4%
Fare and Passes,
$1,213,237 or 5%
City,
$2,763,348 or 12%
FTA,
$2,650,000 or 11%
FDOT,
$2,110,575 or 9%
UF,
$12,118,444 or
52%
Fare and Passes
County, $937,688
or 4%
City
FTA
FDOT
County
UF
SF
Other
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RTS Programs
 Marketing Program
Customer Service, Advertising and Website
 Alternative Fuel Program
 Employee Pass Program
 Discount Pass Program (for non-profits)
 Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”
 Google Online Trip Planner
 ADA and Paratransit Program
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Marketing Program
 Bus Advertising – Interior & Exterior
 Bus Wraps
 Exterior Ads
 Interior Ads
 Website Banners
 Print Advertising
 Schedules
 Revenue over
$ 388,000 in FY14
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Web Site
www.go-rts.com
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Google Transit RTS Online Trip Planner
Enter Travel Details to Access RTS Trip Planner
Go to
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Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”
http://ufl.transloc.com/
New Mobile App &
Desktop Version
Shown
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Marketing Program: Social Media
Become a fan of RTS on Facebook to
receive rider alerts and other updates
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Alternative Fuel Program
 Entire RTS fleet running
Biodiesel B20 Blend
 20 % Biodiesel
 80 % Petroleum Diesel
 5 Hybrid Buses
 Researching CNG Options
(Compressed Natural Gas)
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Employee Bus Pass Program
Agency
Employees
Amount
1,324
$ 8,937.00
County
200
$ 1,350.00
GRU
862
$ 5,818.50
Florida Works
750
$ 5,062.50
Job Corps
200
Oaks Mall
350
$ 2,362.50
SFC
1,020
$ 6,885.00
Shands
8,265
$ 55,788.75
City
Skanska
UF employees and spouses
100
$
$
1,350.00
675.00
14,219
$ 95,978.25
UF retirees
2,282
$ 15,403.50
VA Hospital
2,630
$ 17,752.50
32,202
$217,363.50
TOTAL
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Discount Pass Program
 Pilot program provides not-for-profit groups
with discount pass options for their clientele
 Groups purchase BOGO passes
 Buy-One-Get-One match
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Pay full price for 1st pass and
Get 2nd pass at no charge
 FDOT funded program for 2013 and 2014
 $10,000 total funding each year
 10 groups helped in 2013
 12 groups participating in 2014
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ADA and Paratransit
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RTS Contracts with MV Transportation to provide
Paratransit Service and Demand Response Service.
MV provides approximately 10,000 trips a month.
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RTS leases MV 22 Cutaway Paratransit vans to
provide service to Alachua County and the City of
Gainesville.
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Current Projects
 Facility Construction (completion late 2014)
 Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA)
 Transit Development Plan (TDP)
 Bus Stop Improvements
 New Fare Box Revenue Collection System
 Security Cameras at Rosa Park Station
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Facility Expansion
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Existing facility only houses 50-70 buses.
• RTS fleet now has 123 buses
Received $38 million in FTA Grants
• 150-bus facility (phase I) and additional
• 50-bus parking facility (phase II)
Construction 95% complete
• Fully functional by Jan. 2015
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New Facility Site
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New Fareboxes
 Faster boarding
 Swipe card technology
 Issues credit vouchers
for overpayment (>$0.25)
 Daily pass = 24 hour pass
 Monthly pass = 31 days
(Daily and Monthly passes valid for time
shown after first use in farebox)
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RTS Challenges
 Reduction in Revenues
(Federal, State and City)
 Identifying Future Funding:
 Capital Projects
(Buses, amenities, equipment, etc.)
 Service Enhancements
 Technology Applications
 Funds for Capital Projects
 Record High Ridership & Fuel Prices
 Service Expansion Demands
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 Proposed 8-year, 1 cent
sales tax on Nov. 4 ballot
 If passed by voters, eligible projects include
 Increased frequency on weekdays & weekends
 Extended hours of operation on routes
 New weekend service (Routes 2, 6, 24 & 62)
 Better accessibility at bus stops (ADA)
 More stop amenities like benches & shelters
 New buses to replace aging ones
 Senior transportation options
 New routes
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Join us to Celebrate 40 Years
Transit Service to Our Community
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Thank You!
Hop on Board or
Check out the RTS Web site
http://www.go-rts.com/
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