Wherever Your Path May Lead …. RTS Takes You There! FPTA /CTD 2015 Annual Training and Expo Marketing Network (FTMN) Session 1 Transit Discount Programs

Service Area Population: 159,508 UZA Service Area: 92 sq. miles Employees:297 Fleet Size: 128 buses Fleet Age: 10 years City Routes: 33 (86 buses) Campus Routes: 10 (18 buses) Later Gator: 5 (13 buses) ADA Service 22 vans RTS contracts with MV Transportation Serving Our Community

FY 2014 Productivity

Employee Bus Pass Program Based on UF Student Program Employer Purchase Option Discount Pass Program For non-profits ADA and Paratransit Program 4 RTS Programs

6 Fares RTS Fare Schedule Cash Fare One Way Only All-Day Pass Monthly Pass Semester Pass Adults$1.50$3.00$ Senior Citizens 65+ $0.75$3.00$ Valid Photo ID Required Students Grade K-12 $0.75$3.00$17.50$60.00 No ID Required Medicaid & Medicare Recipients $0.75$3.00$ Valid Photo ID & Medicaid/Medicare Card Required Veterans & Active Duty Military $0.75$3.00$ Valid Veteran/Military Photo ID Required University of Florida and Santa Fe College Students, Faculty & Staff Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Gator 1 or SF 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 Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Employee Photo ID ADA Certified Persons 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

RTS Employee Bus Pass Program

Employee Bus Pass Program AgencyEmployeesAmount City 1,324$ 8, County 200$ 1, GRU 862$ 5, Florida Works 750$ 5, Job Corps 200$ 1, Oaks Mall 350$ 2, SFC 1,020$ 6, Shands 8,265$ 55, Skanska 100$ UF employees and spouses14,219$ 95, UF retirees 2,282$ 15, VA Hospital 2,630$ 17, TOTAL32,202$217,363.50

Discount Pass Program Provides not-for-profit groups discount pass options for their clients Groups purchase passes with Buy-One- Get-One (BOGO) match Purchase one (1) full fare pass Get additional pass at no charge FDOT funded program for 2013 – 2015 $10,000 total funding each year 22 groups helped in groups participating in 2015

ADA Certified Rider Discount RTS makes rides available and accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. ADA Certified individuals can ride any RTS fixed-route service free of charge by showing a valid ADA card. RTS offers temporary ADA Certification during the application to: Oncology patients Dialysis patients

History of UF-RTS Partnership Campus Development Agreement Evaluate and mitigate impacts on public facilities September Demonstration Project Use of CDA, city, and county funds for 1 year Added 800,000 passenger trips Transportation Access Fee Began Charged each student $.19 per credit hour 2015 – Transportation Access Fee Charged each student $9.44 ($8.91 for RTS) per credit hour

Results of UF-RTS Partnership RTS Facts and Figures: Ridership increased 368% between FY 1997 (2.2 M) and FY 2015 (10.3 M) Increased fleet from 47 buses in 1997 to 128 in 2015 RTS created 223 full-time jobs from 1997 to 2015 increasing the workforce to 297 people

RTS Fiscal Year Ridership ( )

Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour (2013)

RTS Facts and Figures: Transformation of City of Gainesville into a “transit intensive community” RTS has highest per capita trip rate in Florida Developers realize that a successful project must incorporate transit access into their design New Transfer Station funded by private development Results of UF-RTS Partnership

Passenger Trips per Capita (2013)

Operating Expense per Passenger Trip (2013)

Santa Fe College (SF)-RTS Partnership History of SF-RTS Partnership: 10 years SF expressed desire to Improve transit service to campus Establish transportation fee similar to UF to fund enhanced transit service. Governor Scott signed Bill 2150 May 26, 2011 Allowed SF to implement fee by student government referendum not to exceed $6/credit hour. SF Student Government approved $3/fee.

SF-RTS Partnership Facts and Figures FY 2015: SF-RTS meet annually to discuss service needs and determine budget and credit hour fee. SF provides funding for 8 Routes Routes 10, 23, 27 39, 43, 62, 76 and 77 $856,624 SF funds for RTS operating costs. SF contribution includes grant revenue reduction and supplemental expenses for AVL provision and fare box recovery capture.

RTS – Academic Partnerships RTS and the City of Gainesville would be very different if 20 years ago UF had decided to exhaust existing resources instead of supporting and enhancing local transit. The RTS-UF Partnership “primed the pump” for future economic growth, increased transportation options and encouraged sustainability initiatives.

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