1. Wherever Your Path May Lead …. RTS Takes You There!
Citizen’s Academy
March 2016

2. First Two-Time Florida Public Transportation Association
System of the Year Award Winner (2008 & 2015)

3. FY 16 RTS Organization Chart
TOTAL EMPLOYEES
300.5 FTE*
Transit Director (1)
Transit Program
Coordinator (1)
Technical Systems
Analyst Sr. (.5)
Staff Specialist (2)
Account Clerks (3)
Grants Specialist (1)
Transit
Maintenance Mgr. (1)
Transit Services
Coordinator
ADA (1)
Chief Transit
Planner (1)
Department
Mktg/Comm Sup. (1)
Senior
Buyer (1)
Transit Operations
Mgr. (1)
Assistant Transit
Operations Mgr.(1)
Transit Supervisors (11)
Scheduler (1)
Safety and Security Supervisor (1)
Customer Service Supervisor (1)
Trainer (1)
Clerks (4)
Assistant Transit Maintenance
Manager (1)
Transit Fleet Supervisors (4)
Transit Fleet Mechanic II (12)
Transit Fleet Mechanic I (11)
Transit Facility Supervisor (1)
Vehicle Service Attendants (11)
Parts Specialists (3)
Maintenance Worker III (1)
Maintenance Worker I (3)
Mktg/Comm Spec. (1)
Transit Planners (2)
Customer Serv.
Support Spec. (2)
Planning Assistant (1)
Mktg/Comm
Assistant (1)
Planning Intern (2)
Mktg/Comm
Intern (1)
Transit Operators
(208)

4. 39 City Routes

5. 11 Campus Routes

6. Five (5) Later Gator Routes

7. Serving Our Community Service Area: 82 sq. miles
Service Area Population: 159,508 UZA
Fleet Size: buses
Fleet Age: years
City Routes: 39 (89 buses)
Campus Routes: 11 (18 buses)
Later Gator: 5 (13 buses)
ADA Service 22 vans RTS contracts with MV Transportation

8. Serving Our Community FY 2015 Productivity
Service Period
Total Service Hours
Passenger Trips
Passengers Per Hour
City/County
252,431
8,559,140 34
Campus
41,883
1,536,976 37
Later Gator
7,523
155,132 21
Special Service
2,701
42,186 16
Total
304,537
10,293,434
33.8
Saturday service represents 6% of total annual hours with approximately 4% share of total ridership
Sunday service represents 2% of total annual hours with approximately 1% share of total ridership.

9. RTS Ridership Over 10 million in each of the last 5 years
76% is made of collegiate students (UF & SF)
Consistently the TOP transit agency in FL
Passenger trips per capita (population)
Approximately 65
Passenger trips per revenue hour
Approximately 34
Operating expense per passenger trip
Approximately $2.09

10. Fares RTS Fare Schedule Cash Fare (One Way Only) All-Day Pass
Monthly Pass
Semester Pass
Adults
$1.50
$3.00
$35.00 -
Senior Citizens 65+
$0.75
$17.50
Students Grade K-12
$60.00
No ID Required
Medicaid & Medicare Recipients
Valid Photo ID Required
Veterans & Active Duty Military
Valid Veteran/Military Photo ID Required
University of Florida and Santa Fe College Students, Faculty & Staff
Unlimited Prepaid Access with Valid Gator 1 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*
UF Retirees
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
Fares

12. RTS Programs
Marketing Program (Customer Service, Advertising, Website, Social Media)
Employee Pass Program
Discount Pass Program (for non-profits)
Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”
Google Online Trip Planner
ADA and Paratransit Program
RTS Summer Training Program
Cross training opportunity in different departments
Each bus operator goes through a re-training program
Emphasis on safety and new guidelines

13. Marketing Program Bus Advertising Print Advertising Revenue over
Bus Wraps
Exterior
Interior Ads
Print Advertising
Schedules
Revenue over
$425,000 in FY15
In-house Print Shop
Produce exterior ads, signage, banners, etc., Estimated 30% savings doing in-house

14. Social Media
Web Site
Become a fan of RTS on Facebook to receive rider alerts and other updates

15. Bus Tracking System: “Gator Locator”
New Mobile App & Desktop Version Shown

16. Employee Bus Pass Program
Agency
Employees
Amount
City
1,324
$ 8,937.00
County
200
$ 1,350.00
GRU
862
$ 5,818.50
Florida Works
750
$ 5,062.50
Job Corps
$ 1,350.00
Oaks Mall
350
$ 2,362.50
SFC
1,020
$ 6,885.00
Shands
8,265
$ 55,788.75
Skanska
100 $
UF employees and spouses
14,219
$ 95,978.25
UF retirees
2,282
$ 15,403.50
VA Hospital
2,630
$ 17,752.50
TOTAL
32,202
$217,363.50

17. Discount Pass Program
Program to provide not-for-profit groups with discount pass options for their clientele
Groups purchase passes with Buy-One-Get-One match (purchase full fare pass and receive additional pass at no charge)
FDOT funded program for 2013 – 2015
$10,000 total funding each year
31 groups helped
14 groups participating in 2016

18. ADA and Paratransit
RTS Contracts with MV Transportation to provide Paratransit Service and Demand Response Service. MV provides approximately 4,500 trips a month.
RTS leases MV 22 Cutaway Paratransit vans to provide service to Alachua County and the City of Gainesville.

19. Corrine Brown Transit Facility
Why the need?
Existing facility only housed buses. RTS fleet comprised of 126 buses
Federal Transit Administration after review of facilities would not allow new bus purchase without facility to maintain them.
Received $38 million in FTA Grants for design build
Fully operational in early 2015
Received Silver LEED Certification for energy efficiency

20. Current Projects Completed Transit Development Plan (TDP)
Security Cameras at Rosa Parks Station
Alternative Fuel Report (CNG )
Butler Plaza Transfer Station
In-Progress
Bus Stop Improvements
Butler Plaza Security Cameras
Procurement of Scheduling Software
Upgrade to Real-Time Bus Location

21. RTS Challenges Reduction in Revenues (Federal, State and City)
Funds for Capital Projects
(Buses, amenities, equipment, etc.)
Funds for Service Enhancements
Funds for Technology Applications
Service Expansion Demands
Staffing for Operators and Mechanics
Lack of Capital Replacement Funds

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