2013 State Programs Meeting National Transit Database Topics

1. 2013 State Programs MeetingNational Transit Database Topics Rural NTD Reporting & Findings

2. Outline • NTD data on rural transit • Growth in demand for transit service • 2010 Census and rural/small city transit • MAP-21 changes affecting state programs • NTD rewrite • Accessing NTD data

3. Section 5335 Requirements Each transit operator that benefits from 5307 or 5311 grants must submit an annual report containing information on capital investment, operations, and service provided with the funds received, including: • Total annual revenue • Sources of revenue • Total annual operating costs • Total annual capital costs • Fleet size and type, and related facilities • Revenue vehicle miles • Ridership “Cutaway” small bus

4. FY 2011 Rural Data 138 rural transit providers • 50 States & 4 US Territories • 1647 subrecipients (including 75 Indian tribes) • 84 Tribes (Tribal Transit Program) 222 urban providers of rural service • 143 providers receiving both 5307 and 5311 funds • 79 Intercity Bus providers

5. Rural Subrecipients

6. Tribal Program

7. Urban Reporters with Rural Service

8. Counties Served by 5311 Reporters • 76% (3,194) of US counties have transit service

9. Rural Transit Modes Reported DR – Demand Response, 61% MB – Motor Bus, 25.3% IB – Intercity Bus, 4.3% DT – Demand Taxi, 4.2% CB – Commuter Bus, 3.2% VP – Vanpool, 1.0% OT – Other, 0.8% FB– Ferryboat, 0.2%

10. Rural Transit Vehicles • 816 demand response only systems • 197 bus only systems • 217 systems with both

11. Financial Overview, 2011 • $1.3 billion in operating expenses • With 34.5% from Federal funding • $276 million in capital expenses • With 85.4% from Federal funding • $1.5 billion total expenses • With 43.4% from Federal funding • Compared to around 20% for urban systems

12. 5311 Funds Reported 11% avg. annual growth The SAFETEA-LU Years

13. 2011 Operating Funding Sources

14. 2011 Capital Funding Sources

15. 2011 FTA Operating Funding

16. 2011 FTA Capital Funding

17. Vehicle Types

18. Vehicles by Year Built • 1963 oldest vehicle (a ferryboat) • 1967 oldest bus • 1984 oldest automobile • 36% built after 2008 • 89% built after 2001

19. Fleet Size • 23,132 vehicles • 296 (22%) with just one or two vehicles • Largest has 435 vehicles • 2,274 Personal vehicles • 700 maintenance facilities

20. ADA Accessibility • 5 States reported 100% ADA • 59.6% States reported 80% or more ADA compliance • 93.9% of buses and cutaways were ADA compliant • 65.1% of vans and minivans were ADA compliant • 37.5% of non-ADA vehicles were vans, minivans, or autos

21. Rural Service • 143.0 million Unlinked Passenger Trips (UPT) • 1.4% of the National total • 2.7% of the National Non-Rail Total • 571.2 million Vehicle Revenue Miles (VRM) • 14.6% of the National Total • 20.0% of the National Non-Rail Total • 31.5 million Vehicle Revenue Hours (VRH)

22. Ridership – Top States * In millions

23. Ridership – Top 10 (By Subrecipient) * In millions

24. Safety • 10 reported fatalities • 261 reported injuries • Requiring immediate medical attention away from scene • 283 reported incidents • Event with 1 or more of the following • Injury • Fatality • $25,000 or more of property damage

25. Safety

26. Fatalities by Mode (Urban)

27. Rural vs. Urban Cost Effectiveness • Bus Operating $ per Vehicle Revenue Mile • Urban = $18.5B / 1.85B mi = $10.00/mile • Rural = $161M / 56.0M mi = $2.87/mile(using data on197 bus-only rural reporters) • Demand Response $ per ride (UPT) • Urban = $3.17B / 96.9M rides = $32.71/ride • Rural = $545M / 42.9M rides = $12.70/ride(using data on 816 DR-only rural reporters)

28. Rural Bus Operating Costs Average is $2.87

29. Rural DR Operating Costs Average is $12.70

30. Growth in rural transit • 3.5% annual growth (Rural only) • Data on rural service provided by urban reporters started in 2010 • Data on rural service started in 2007

31. Growth in Demand for Transit Service (1.3%) (2.1%)

32. Factors Affecting Urban Ridership

33. Michigan Light-duty VMT Study http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/98982/102950.pdf

34. 2010 Census Changes • 36 new urbanized areas >50K population • 27 new urbanized areas >200K population • Urban (5307) vs. Rural (5311) formula • Urban $/pop (200K to 1M pop) = $1.27/person • Rural $/pop = $1.91/person • Urban $/revenue mile = $0.26/VRM • Rural $/revenue mile = $0.02/VRM(Rural also gets $ for land area and low income) • From: http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/15032_15393.html

35. MAP-21 changes • Tribal grants • Formula grants, w/ small discretionary component • VRM and low-income population • Asset management requirements • Apply to rural as well as urban • Need plans & asset inventories • Safety oversight • Not just for rail systems • BRT & Fixed guideway funds • Rural not eligible (must be >200,000 population)

36. NTD Rewrite • Same data • Revised interface • Improved validation • Better documentation • New ideas for state oversight • Integrated with State Safety Oversight data collection • Upload data from spreadsheets • Option for subrecipients to report directly?

37. www.ntdprogram.gov

39. Rural Data In 2011 Moscow, Idaho, reported 3920 trips and 27,581 revenue miles, average speed was 47 mph

40. Time Series Data • Urban data • Data back to 1991 • By agency and mode

41. Monthly Data from Jan 2002 Katrina 7/29/2005

42. Annual Data Tables

43. Does it cost more for larger fleets to provide an hour of bus service?

44. Other Stuff on NTD Data Page • Annual National Transit Summary and Trends • Safety & Security data • Agency Profiles

46. FTA.dot.gov Apportionment Data • FY 2013 Apportionment tables:http://www.fta.dot.gov/grants/15105.html • Funding by state:http://www.fta.dot.gov/12853_88.html • NTD & Census data used in apportionment formulas:http://www.fta.dot.gov/12853_13935.html • NTD data used for the 5311(Rural) formulahttp://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/Copy_of_Section_5311_NTD_Data_for_the_Full_Year_Apportionment.xlsx Note: CR= Continuing Resolution (part-year funding)