Metropolitan Transit System Transit Serving Point Loma September
Metropolitan Transit System Transit Serving Point Loma September 23, 2008 0
§ A California public agency established in 1975 through SB 10 § Comprised of San Diego Transit, San Diego Trolley, MTS Contract Services & Chula Vista Transit. § Services include 3 Trolley lines, 82 fixed route bus lines, & Paratransit service. § Annual operating cost is approximately $204 million. Fare revenue Covers $80 million or 39% of annual operating cost. § Fleet includes 131 light-rail cars, 560 buses and 140 vans & minibuses. § Provides approximately 2. 4 million hours of service across 31 million miles each year. § Carries approximately 90 million passengers annually, or 275 thousand each weekday. 1
MTS Restructured System (2006) to: • Achieve Financial Sustainability – Optimize bus and trolley operations – Reduce or eliminate unproductive and duplicative services to “right size” system – Increase ridership (revenues) by making transit services more attractive and effective • Reconnect with our Markets – – Detailed analysis of what is working and what isn’t Identify markets that can and should be served Respond to current mobility needs of our markets Provide type and level of service our markets want and need 2
MTS Service Concept 3 Tiers of Service Urban Network Commuter Community Services Based Services Network of routes with high frequency and consistent span of service to support spontaneous use for wide range of travel needs. Customized services Direct service for one tailored to individual community needs. seat travel for Flexible routing and commute corridors with “critical mass”. schedule that may vary throughout day High frequency only and week. during peak hours. 3
Transit Serving Point Loma 4
Airport Service: Route 923 5
Airport Service: Route 992 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Daily Passengers 1, 09 0 1, 42 9 1, 59 5 1, 44 2 1, 20 3 1, 31 1 1, 42 9 1, 39 4 1, 65 4 Daily Trips 8 10 Passengers/T rip 10 9 10 10 9 13 10 9 15 10 9 13 10 6 11 10 6 12 10 5 13 99 13 17 Service every 15 minutes every day of the week 6
Challenges Facing MTS • Capacity increases required by recent ridership gains • Service expansion • Securing new & expanded sources of revenue & subsidy 7
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