Another Hack-job analysis for all you numberphiles out there!
(This is based on the APTA data I found a day or two ago)
What can be learned from this? UTA needs to push the Van Pool idea more, as it very nearly pays for itself.
FrontRunner is at a disadvantage in this table, because this is
fiscal year 2013, meaning these numbers are between Oct 2012 and 0ct 2013, so FrontRunner South wasn't open for a portion of this time.
Buses still cost so much more to run per passenger than I thought. In the Network Study, UTA claims that they can run a bus at $0.17-$0.37 per passenger mile, depending on if the bus is sitting-full or standing-full. Clearly the buses are rarely that full, as the actual cost is $1.07 more per mile than the conservative sitting-full estimate. Clearly the buses need work - I suggest UTA look to
what has been done in Huston.
Lastly, Para-transit continues to be a drag on the system. I understand that many people need para-transit service, but if the $4.5 million it takes to operate the service annually is taking $4.5 million away from other UTA services, I wonder if it should be re-evaluated. You know, 'the greater good' and all.
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