Transportation Fund

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Transportation Fund

• City Council Budget Study Session
• May 11, 2011
• (content previously provided for the September
  21, 2010 Transportation Fund Study Session)

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2011-2015 Challenges

• Prop A C Local Return below historic levels
• Annual transit sales tax revenue compared to
  budgeted was (724,187) in FY 2008-09,
  (1,378,063) in FY 2009-10 and is anticipated to
  be (455,029) in FY 2010-11.
• Cost increases due to
• Service contracts and fuel costs
• New cost allocation program added 444,697 in FY
  2009-10, and 785,804 in FY2010-11.
• Service demand remains high on 6 of the 9 routes
• Eliminate less efficient service without
  abandoning core riders
• Maintain commitment to transit infrastructure
• Transit program is dependent on Federal grants
  that require local match for bus purchases and
  maintenance facility construction.
• Sustain core transit services within available
  financial resources

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Deficit Is ForecastIf Status Quo Is Maintained
5-year Gap 17.2M
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Fund Balancing Options
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Results of Fund Balancing Options

• Efficient Core Service Level For Beeline And
  Dial-A-Ride
• Beeline Bus Fleet With Average Age Of 7 Years
  (Bus Life 12 Years)
• Appropriate Maintenance Operations Facility For
  Beeline And Dial-A-Ride
• Potential To Sell Transit Services to Burbank as
  part of the Tri-city cost savings efforts.

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Transportation Fund
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Reference Slides
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Transit Network inGlendale Area
Weekday Weekday Weekday Weekday
Ridership Productivity Cost per Passenger Schedule Adherence
13,187 40.9 1.87 73.8

Saturday Saturday Saturday Saturday
Ridership Productivity Cost per Passenger Schedule Adherence
3,333 29.7 2.57 78.9

Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday
Ridership Productivity Cost per Passenger Schedule Adherence
1,299 26.2 2.91 82.0
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RTOI inGlendale Area

• Based on
• Low income
• 0-vehicle households
• youth
• elderly
• Residential density

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Proposed Fares
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Beeline 2008 Boardings per Revenue Hour
Route Weekday Weekday Saturday Saturday Sunday Sunday
B/RH Rank B/RH Rank B/RH Rank
1 30.5 8 26.5 6 18.2 3
2 35.9 6 29.6 2 21.1 2
3 41.8 4 28.5 3 -- --
4 67.2 1 51.8 1 39.7 1
5 45.0 2 27.6 5 -- --
6 41.9 3 27.7 4 -- --
7 41.6 5 15.4 7 -- --
11 33.4 7 -- -- -- --
12 15.9 9 -- -- -- --
13 13.4 10 -- -- -- --
Total 40.9 -- 29.7 -- 26.2 --
Local Routes 43.2 -- 29.7 -- 26.2 --
Express Routes 21.7 -- -- -- -- --
Source Ridecheck Data, November 2008
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Other Service Reduction Options
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Proposed Service Changes