Timmins Transit Route Savings Report

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TransitReportfollowingCouncilResolutionNo12 77
PURPOSE
Thepurposeofthisreportistoprovideinformationrequestedbycouncilon TimminsTransit routes ridership suggestedsavingsandfleetoptions

EXPLANATION
InAprilof2012Councilrequestedareporttoaddressthefollowing detailedsummaryofroutesandtimeseachrouteruns averagepassengercountperrouteperrun routesstaffrecommendeliminating re routingorreducingrunsincludingbutnotlimitedto theroutesdiscussedatthe2011budgetdeliberations newroutesthatmayhavehigherpassengervolumesthatcouldreplacepoorlyused routes routesthatshouldonlyoperateatpeaktimes reviewpaststudiesonusingsmallerbusesortaxiservicetoreplacepoorlyusedroutes frequencyofservice offerhourlyserviceinsteadofhalfhourservicethatmightgenerate morefeasibleroutes
1 DETAILEDSUMMARYOFROUTES AVERAGEPASSENGERCOUNTPER RUNANDTIMESEACHROUTERUNS

FollowingisadetailedsummaryofTimminsTransitsroutes timesandservicearea Runsleave thetransitterminalonthehourorhalfhourdaily Ouroperatinghoursarefrom600amuntil midnightfromMondaytoSaturday OnSundayweoperatebetween830amand730pm Servicelevelsreflectpeakoperatingtimeswithlowerridershiproutesoperatinghourlyduringthe middleoftheday intheeveningsandonSunday
TransitReport2012 November2012
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ROUTE
ServiceArea
5
North of Algonquin MountjoySt Kaleidoscope Golden Manor O Gorman HSl
16
South Porcupine Porcupine
31
North of Algonquin Toke St Hospital Walford Brousseau Pine
32
Southof Algonquin PineStS MountjoyS ReaSt Commercial
36
37
Timmins Walmart HomeDepot Park Cedar Meadows Melrose
38
Melrose Cedar Meadows Mountjoy HomeDepot
Porc Community Square
Schumacher Gold Centre
1 2hour run
1 2hour run
1hourrun
1 2hour run
1 2hour run
1 hour run
1hourrun
1hourrun
WDWDWDWDWDWDWDWD SatSatSatSatSatSatSat 06000629AM 06300659AM 07000729AM 07300759AM 08000829AM 08300859AM 09000929AM 09300959AM 10001029AM 10301059AM 11001129AM 11301159AM 12001229PM 12301259PM 01000129PM 01300159PM 02000229PM 02300259PM 03000329PM 03300359PM 04000429PM 04300459PM 05000529PM 05300559PM 06000629PM 06300659PM 07000729PM 07300759PM
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ROUTE
ServiceArea
901W
901E
902N
North ofAlgonquin CedarSt McLean Dr Ross Hospital Toke St
902S
SouthofAlgonquin Pine St Mountjoy Rea Commercial Second
6
Timmins Square Walmartvia RiversideDr
7
Park Power Timmins Square
76
901W westboundfromPorcupinetoHome Depot 901E eastboundfrom HomeDepotto Porcupine servicetoPorcupine SouthPorcupine Melrose Mountjoy TimminsSquare Walmart Home Depot
1hourrun
1hourrun
1 2hourrun
1 2hourrun
1 2hour run
1 2hour run
WDWDWDWDWDWD SunSunSunSunSun SatSatSatSatSatSat 08300859AM 09000929AM 09300959AM 10001029AM 10301059AM 11001129AM 11301159AM 12001229PM 12301259PM 01000129PM 01300159PM 02000229PM 02300259PM 03000329PM 03300359PM 04000429PM 04300459PM 05000529PM 05300559PM 06000629PM 06300659PM 07000729PM 07300759PM 08000829PM 08300859PM 09000929PM 09300959PM 10001029PM 10301059PM 11001129PM 11301159PM
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TheGarivalfarecollectionsystemcollectsdataonridershipwithinputfromdriversandfaredata Thefareboxconfigurationfilecollectseventsandtoconservememoryrecordsthembythehour Allridershipiscollectedandsummarizedbythehour Hourlypassengercountshavebeen dividedtoreflecthalfhourruns
RIDERSHIPINFORMATION ROUTE5
Route5providesservicetoareasnorthofAlgonquinincluding MountjoySt Kaleidoscope the GoldenManor OGormanHighSchool
hourrun switchestohourlyservice between1000am 300 pm

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hourrun Hourlyservice
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ROUTE9
Route9providesservicetoSchumacherandGoldCentre
hourrun switchestohourlyservice between1000am 300 pm
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ROUTE16
Route16providesservicetoSchumacher SouthPorcupine Porcupine
1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses
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1hourrun
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ROUTE31
Route31providesservicetoTokeSt TimminsDistrictHospital WalfordResidence BrousseauAve PineSt
hourrun
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ROUTE32
Route32providesservicesouthofAlgonquinAve includingPineStS MountjoyStS ReaSt Commercial
hourrun Switchestohourlyservice between930am 230pm
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ROUTE36
Route36 theCommunityRun isaweekdayservicewithinSouthPorcupineandPorcupine
1hourrun
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ROUTE37
Route37providesserviceviaRiversideDrivetoHomeDepot TimminsSquare ParkAve Cedar Meadows Melrose theSportsplex HighSchools CollgeBoral
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ROUTE38
Route38providesserviceviaThriaultBlvdtotheSportsplex HighSchools Melrosearea CedarMeadows TimminsSquare HomeDepot
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ROUTE6
Route6 aneveningandSundayroute providesservicetotheTimminsSquare WalMartand HomeDepotviaRiversideDrive
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hourrun combined withRoute7 Noservicebetween 130pm 230pm
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ROUTE7
Route7 aneveningandSundayroute providesservicetothewestendofthecity including ParkAve PowerStandthe TimminsSquare
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hourrun combined withRoute6 Noservicebetween 130pm 230pm
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ROUTE901
Route901eastandwest eveningandSundayroutes provideservicetobothendsofthecity The901easttravelseastboundtoPorcupinewhereasthe901westtravelswestboundthrough MelrosetotheHome Depot Bothbusesstopatthetransitterminal
1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridership fromtwobuses 901E W
1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridership fromtwobuses 901E W
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1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfrom twobuses 901E W Noservicebetween200 300pm
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ROUTE902
Route902northandsouth eveningandSundayroutes provideservicetobothendsofthecity The902northservicesthehospital TokeStreetandMacLeanDrive the902southservices PineStreetSouth Wendy Southern Commercial
hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S
hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S

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hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S Noservicebetween200 300pm
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2 COSTSAVINGSUGGESTIONS
PublictransportationisanintegralservicetoacommunitythesizeofTimmins Passengers suchasseniors students employees peoplewithdisabilitiesandtheenvironmentallyconscious countontheservicesprovidedbyTimminsTransit Formostpassengersthisis theirprimary andoronlymeansoftransportation Followingarecostsavingsuggestions Theyareinorderof whatwefeel wouldbetheleastto mostimpacttotransitcustomers
DiscontinueRentalofSchumacherTerminal
TheCitycurrentlyrentsawaitingroomfromSchumacherBusLinesonFatherCostelloDrivein Schumacher Atonetimethis shelterwasverywellused changestobustravelpatternsover theyearshasreducedtheusagetoonlyafewpassengersaday
TRANSITWAITINGROOM Schumacher
Cost Revenue Savings
3 60000
3 60000
DiscontinueServiceonBoxingDay
TimminsTransitcurrentlyprovidesareducedserviceonBoxingDay operatingaSunday schedulefrom 830amto730pm
BOXINGDAY Sundayservice
AverageDaily Passenger Count StaffRequired Service Level 5drivers@ DT Costper hour Hoursof Service Cost Revenue
Loss ofGas Tax Funding
Savings
Estimates
917
ServicePerson@DT
100 00 6650
355 4
3550 00 265 99 3815 99 1737 00
60300
147599
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DiscontinueServiceonEasterMonday
TimminsTransitcurrentlyprovidesareducedserviceonEasterMonday operatingaSunday schedulefrom 830amto730pm
EASTERMONDAY Sundayservice
AverageDaily Passenger Count StaffRequired Service Level 5drivers@ DT Costper hour Hoursof Service Cost Revenue
Savings
Estimates
997
ServicePerson@DT
100 00 6650
355 4
3550 00 265 99 3815 99 1477 00
65500
1683 99
DiscontinueSouthPorcupineCommunityRun
TheSouthPorcupineCommunityRunoperatesMondaytoFridaybetween1015amand430 pm ThisrouteprovidesservicebetweenPorcupineandSouthPorcupinewithanaverage ridershipofthreepassengersperhour Thereisaseparateroute Route16 thattravels betweenTimminsandSouthPorcupine
SOUTHPORCUPINE COMMUNITYROUTE MondaytoFriday 1000amto430pm

AverageDaily Passenger Count Staff Required Service Level MondaytoFriday 65hoursaday Costper hour Hoursof Service Cost Revenue
Loss of Gas Tax Funding
Savings
Estimates
25
7500
16445 123337 50 10049 40 4191 00 109097 10
ReduceServiceHours intheEvenings
Ridershipdecreasessignificantlyafter930pm TimminsTransitcurrentlyprovidesserviceuntil midnight Acostsaving solutionmaybetoreducetheservicebeginningat1000pm
EVENINGSERVICE 10 00pm toMidnight

AverageDaily Passenger Count Staff Required Service Level MondaytoSaturday 4hours pernight 5 buses Costper hour Hoursof Service Cost Revenue
Savings
Estimates
53
7500
1216
91200 00 7 65189 10630 00 72918 11
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DiscontinueServiceonSunday
TimminsTransitcurrentlyprovidesareducedserviceonSunday operatingfrom830amto 730pm ThisservicewasintroducedwhenstoresopenedonSundaytoprovidetransportation forretailemployeesandtheirclients
SUNDAYCONVENTIONALSERVICE 830AMTO730pm
AverageDaily Passenger Count Staff Required Service Level 355hoursofbus service ServicePerson@ DT Costper hour Hoursof Service Cost Revenue
Savings
Estimates
7500 6650
17395 204
130 46250 1356539 144 02789 55775 03 23795 00 64457 86
709
Althoughthisisacostsavingsuggestion wehaveconcernswitheliminatingSundayservicedue topotentialramifications
3 SMALLERBUSES
MosttransitsystemsinCanadafavora standard buswithan18yearlifespan Thesevaryin lengthfrom35to60feet Dependingondemographics topographyandlocalpreferences they alsomayoperatesmallerversionsofthestandardbus Thesegenerallyareinthe29to35 foot rangebutareconstructedtobigbusstandards Athirdoptionavailableisthesmalllightdutybus builtonatruckchassis Thesearereferredtoas cutaways andaregenerallylessthan29feet andhavea5to7 yearlifespan TimminsTransitcurrentlyoperatesafleetofeighteenlowfloor40footbuses onelowfloor30 footbusandfivelightduty25 footbuses Eachtypeofvehiclehasadvantagesanddisadvantages Large standardorlowfloorbus 35to60feet 18yearlifespan Advantages Enjoysahighdegreeofcomfortand safetyforthepassenger Relativeeaseintrainingof maintenanceemployeesduetowide supportnetwork Builtwithheavydutycomponentsto bereliablefor18yearlifespan Abilitytocarrylargenumberof passengerstoaccommodaterush hourloadings
Disadvantages Intrusiveinresidentialareas Higherfuelcostswhencomparedto smallervehicle Perceptionofunproductivityifbusis notfullyloaded Weightcanprovedestructiveto substandardpaving Mostexpensivetopurchase
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Small standardorlowfloorbus 29to35feet 12yearlifespan Advantages Enjoysahighdegreeofcomfortand safetyforthepassenger Relativeeaseintrainingof maintenanceemployeesduetowide supportnetwork Builtwithheavydutycomponentsto bereliablefor12yearlifespan Partsinterchangeabilityispossible withlargerbuses Passengercomfortisequivalenttoa standardbus Itislessintrusiveinresidentialareas Disadvantage Procurementcostishigh comparedto alightdutyvehicle Relativelackofmanufacturersfrom whichtochoose Lessavailabilityofpartsfromfewer manufacturersresultinginmoredown time
Small lightdutybus lessthan29feet 5to7yearlifespan Advantages Itis smallandlessintrusivein residentialareas Relativelyfuelefficientdueto smallsizeandlowweight Leastexpensivetopurchase Disadvantages Sinceitisbasicallyatruckchassis theride tendstobeharsh Thestepsaresteep makingitdifficultfor passengers particularlyseniorcitizens to boardandalight Thewheelchairliftisoutintheopen which givestheusersconcernfortheirsafety Theyaremaintenanceintensiveandtendto beunreliablewhenusedtocarryheavyloads Theyrequireadditionalparts training and additionalcostsassociatedwithmaintaininga vehicleifitformsarelativelysmallpercentage ofthefleet
Thetablebelowsummarizeskeyinformation Typeofvehicle Standardlowfloor40foot 18yr Standardlowfloor30foot 12yr Lightdutysmall 57yr Purchase price 480000 390000 104440 Replacement Fuel KMLT costyear costKM 26667 32500 17406 2089 2239 407 045 039 023 Maintenance costkm 038 056 013
Data is basedon comparisonofeightstandard lowfloor40 footvehicles threestandard 30 footbuses andfive smalllight duty buseswithin the TimminsTransitfleet during theperiod of2007 2011 Data providedisfrom themaintenance departmentand manufacturers
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Thereremainplaceswhereasmallbuscanbeusedtoadvantage Thoseincluderoutes where fewerpassengersarecarriedoneachtrip Alightdutybusislesscostlytobuythanastandard bus andfuelingcostsaremarginallylowerduetoincreasedfueleconomy Ongoing maintenancecostsarehighbecausethelightdutybuslacksthedurabilityofastandard12 18 yearbus Whiletheinitialpurchasepriceofasmalllightdutybusisattractive anyperceivedsavings wouldbeconsumedbythecostsofkeepingthevehicleinservice Sincethesmalllightdutybus cancarry24passengersasopposedto42inastandardlowfloor40 footbusafleetcomposed entirelyofsmalllightdutybuseswouldneedtobetwicethe sizeofa standard fleetto accommodatethesamenumberofriders Actualoperatingcostswouldmorethandoubledue tothecorrespondingincreaseinthenumberofdriversandmechanicsaswellasanincreasein facilitysize Sincethesmalltransitvehicledoesnowappeartohavealimitedroleinourservicearea we believethatfuturepurchasesofthistypeofvehicleshouldbea standard typeofvehiclerather thanthe lightduty versionbecauseofpassengercomfort reliabilityandmaintenancecosts Standard40footbuseswilloperatewithoutdifficultyonmostofTimminsTransitsroutes We continuetobelievethatastandardizedfleetcomposedmostlyof40footbuseswillprovidethe mostefficient comfortableandconvenientservicetothemajorityofthepassengers
4 TAXISERVICE
Utilizingataxi servicetoreplacepoorlyusedrouteswouldconflictwiththetermsofthecollective agreement
RELEVANTPOLICY LEGISLATION TIMMINSVISION2020
CONSULTATION NA
FINANCIALANDHUMANRESOURCEIMPLICATIONS
PleasecheckmarkboxtotheleftifthisreporthasbeenreviewedbytheFinance Divisionandthefundingsourcehasbeenidentified Various
Pleaseindicatethefundingallocationbyaccountnumber
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Financialandhumanresourceimplicationsarehighlightedunderthe CostSavingsSuggestions sectionofthisreportandvarydependinguponwhatoptionsCouncilwishestoproceedwith

ROLLNUMBERAND ORREFERENCENUMBER NA CONCLUSIONANDRECOMMENDATION
Thisreportisforinformationonly
Preparedby
CatherineVerreault ManagerofTransitOperations
Reviewedby
MarkJensen BA MPL MCIP RPP DirectorofCommunity Development Services
CAORECOMMENDATIONS
X Yes
No
Comments
Date November21 2012 JoeTorlone ChiefAdministrativeOffice

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Community DevelopmentServices PublicDocument X Yes

Thepurposeofthisreportistoprovideinformationrequestedbycouncilon TimminsTransit routes ridership suggestedsavingsandfleetoptions

1 DETAILEDSUMMARYOFROUTES AVERAGEPASSENGERCOUNTPER RUNANDTIMESEACHROUTERUNS

Porc Community Square

Schumacher Gold Centre

TheGarivalfarecollectionsystemcollectsdataonridershipwithinputfromdriversandfaredata Thefareboxconfigurationfilecollectseventsandtoconservememoryrecordsthembythehour Allridershipiscollectedandsummarizedbythehour Hourlypassengercountshavebeen dividedtoreflecthalfhourruns

hourrun switchestohourlyservice between1000am 300 pm

hourrun switchestohourlyservice between1000am 300 pm

1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses

hourrun Switchestohourlyservice between930am 230pm

1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses

1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses

1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses

1hourrun Datacapturedincludes ridershipontwobuses

hourrun combined withRoute7 Noservicebetween 130pm 230pm

hourrun combined withRoute6 Noservicebetween 130pm 230pm

1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridership fromtwobuses 901E W

1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridership fromtwobuses 901E W

1hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfrom twobuses 901E W Noservicebetween200 300pm

hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S

hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S

hourrun Datacapturedincludesridershipfromtwobuses 902N S Noservicebetween200 300pm

3550 00 265 99 3815 99 1737 00

3550 00 265 99 3815 99 1477 00

SOUTHPORCUPINE COMMUNITYROUTE MondaytoFriday 1000amto430pm

16445 123337 50 10049 40 4191 00 109097 10

EVENINGSERVICE 10 00pm toMidnight

91200 00 7 65189 10630 00 72918 11

130 46250 1356539 144 02789 55775 03 23795 00 64457 86

Althoughthisisacostsavingsuggestion wehaveconcernswitheliminatingSundayservicedue topotentialramifications

Disadvantages Intrusiveinresidentialareas Higherfuelcostswhencomparedto smallervehicle Perceptionofunproductivityifbusis notfullyloaded Weightcanprovedestructiveto substandardpaving Mostexpensivetopurchase

RELEVANTPOLICY LEGISLATION TIMMINSVISION2020

PleasecheckmarkboxtotheleftifthisreporthasbeenreviewedbytheFinance Divisionandthefundingsourcehasbeenidentified Various

Financialandhumanresourceimplicationsarehighlightedunderthe CostSavingsSuggestions sectionofthisreportandvarydependinguponwhatoptionsCouncilwishestoproceedwith

Date November21 2012 JoeTorlone ChiefAdministrativeOffice

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