RIVERSIDE TRANSIT AGENCY 1825 Third Street Riverside, CA 92507 July 23, 2009 TO: THRU: FROM: BOARD OF DIRECTORS Larry Rubio, Chief Executive Officer Tom Franklin, Chief Operating Officer SUBJECT: Ridership for Summary: Overall Results: System ridership for June increased 2.5% vs. last year for actual data or decreased -1.8% if normalized for the factors below. Actual 2008 2009 Change System 646,379 662,353 2.5% Directly Operated 517,710 522,522 0.9% Contract Operated 101,236 107,597 6.3% Dial-A-Ride 27,433 32,234 17.5% Recommendation: Normalization factors, compared to a year ago: Calendar: This year had one more weekday and one less Sunday than last year; Saturdays were the same. Weather: We had one weekday with rain and one hot Sunday this year, but they had no noticeable impact on ridership. Last year we had five weekdays, one Saturday, and one Sunday over 100 affecting ridership. Schedule: Directly Operated eliminated Route 17 service on Saturdays. Contract Operated eliminated Route 39 on weekdays and Route 36 and Route 206 on Saturdays. Other: None. Notes: The new service changes and fare structure went into effect on Sunday, June 28; we did not normalize route additions or deletions ridership for the month based on these few days. School tripper buses do not run during the summer vacation period between June 12 and mid-august. Receive and file. Item 6B 24
Entire System / / Directly Operated Route >>>> 522,522 18.67 1.33 0.93% 10.16% Contracted Fixed Route >>>> 107,597 7.75 0.43 6.28% 22.96% * Dial-A-Ride (Seniors & ADA) >>>> 32,234 2.10 0.10 17.50% 19.48% Entire System >>>> 662,353 11.60 10.07 2.47% 12.47% Fixed Routes >>>> 630,119 15.09 0.98 1.81% 12.17% Fixed Routes (excluding Commuter Links) >>>> 613,122 15.56 1.07 2.51% 11.83% Commuter Link >>>> 16,997 7.25 0.26-18.48% 25.72% Dial-A-Ride (Regular) >>>> 31,380 2.12 0.11 20.23% 21.59% Taxi (Overflow) >>>> 854 1.70 0.06-35.93% -18.17% Entire System >>>> 662,353 11.60 0.70 2.47% 12.47% (1) The is the difference between ridership from July 2008 through versus July 2007 through June 2008. * The Dial-A-Ride routes serve exclusively seniors and persons with disabilities. Item 6B 25
Directly Operated Routes Route Number Area Served / / 1 Corona/ Downtown Riverside/ Magnolia/ UCR 132,510 28.06 2.54 3.06% 12.53% 10 Downtown Riverside/ Lincoln/ Pierce and Sterling 20,447 12.52 1.05-8.83% 15.63% 12 Pierce and Sterling/ Stephens and Center 20,662 16.80 1.31 10.37% 14.62% 13 Chicago and Marlborough/ Galleria at Tyler 24,508 19.04 1.59-0.74% 12.14% 14 Galleria at Tyler/ Indiana/ Downtown Riverside 10,476 11.57 1.09-4.39% -8.47% 15 Downtown Riverside/ Galleria at Tyler 36,997 23.52 1.91 0.83% 5.61% 16 Downtown Riverside/ March Air Reserve Base 56,125 18.21 1.73 4.21% 10.15% 17 (2) Canyon Springs to Moreno Beach Dr 4,872 9.24 0.64 1.06% 5.66% 18 (3) Moreno Valley Mall/ Moreno Valley RCC 11,910 14.33 1.19 30.59% 21.42% 18A (4) Moreno Valley RCC/ Sunnymead Ranch 9,959 12.07 0.87-9.70% 13.35% 19 Moreno Valley Mall/ Perris 33,391 24.62 1.69 3.90% 7.80% 20 Magnolia Center/ Moreno Valley RCC 21,288 15.86 0.95 5.92% 4.13% 21 Country Village/ Galleria at Tyler 10,235 12.03 0.79-8.11% 1.52% 22 Downtown Riverside/ Lake Elsinore/ Perris 32,281 19.19 1.06 1.83% 11.22% 25 Downtown Riverside/ Loma Linda 14,640 16.88 1.45-3.33% 5.99% 27 Galleria at Tyler/ Hemet 34,785 16.73 0.74-4.75% 7.15% 29 Downtown Riverside/ Mira Loma/ Rubidoux 11,184 12.97 0.83-0.94% 15.22% 41 (5) Mead Valley / Perris 1,671 See Route 41 in Contracted Fixed Routes 49 Country Village/ Downtown Riverside 20,021 22.65 1.64-2.22% 5.03% 149 Corona/ Orange County/ Riverside 6,804 12.46 0.53-1.06% 12.52% 206 Corona/ Lake Elsinore/ Murrieta/ Temecula 5,543 12.15 0.39-23.76% 21.15% 206 Hopper No. Corona Metolink/ Temporary Parking Facility 2,213 8.80 1.21-25.81% NA (6) Directly Operated Route >>>> 522,522 18.67 1.33 0.93% 10.16% (1) The is the difference between ridership from July 2008 through versus July 2007 through June 2008. (2) Route 17 service was discontinued effective June 27, 2009 (3) Route 18 was renumbered to Route 11 June 28, 2009. (4) Route 18A was renumbered to Route 18 June 28, 2009. (5) The total passengers shown for Route 41 does not include passengers from the contracted fixed trips. (6) The 206 Hopper is a morning and evening service between a temporary parking facility and the North Main Corona Metrolink Station. Item 6B 26
Contracted Fixed Routes Route Number Area Served (1) / / FY2009 vs. FY2008 (2) 3 Arlington and La Sierra/ Corona/ Norco 6,604 6.64 0.46 23.53% 44.12% 7 Lake Elsinore 7,484 9.48 0.66 9.38% -9.36% 8 Lake Elsinore/ Wildomar 7,317 9.75 0.53-9.26% 13.21% 23 Temecula/ Murrieta/ Wildomar 7,941 7.23 0.49 5.88% 28.64% 24 Pechanga Resort/ Temecula 4,439 5.81 0.39-11.24% 14.57% 30 Perris 9,195 13.16 0.90 21.68% 16.13% 31 Banning/ Beaumont/ Hemet/ San Jacinto 6,950 11.05 0.58 11.27% 17.63% 32 Hemet/ San Jacinto 7,078 14.28 1.07 9.01% 20.18% 33 Hemet/ East Hemet 3,989 7.50 0.54 3.37% 73.61% 35 Banning/ Beaumont/ Moreno Valley Mall 2,069 6.27 0.21 27.64% 12.09% 36 (3) Banning/ Beaumont/ Calimesa/ Yucaipa 897 4.50 0.23-58.40% 5.71% 38/38E Norco/ Eastvale/ Mira Loma/ Ontario 1,979 3.60 0.21 31.23% 44.20% 40 Lake Elsinore/ Menifee/ Quail Valley/ Sun City 2,646 4.72 0.25-9.75% 2.45% 41 (4) Mead Valley/ Perris 3,268 8.13 0.44 31.22% 43.04% 42 Estudillo Express - San Jacinto/ Soboba Casino 4,919 7.50 0.48 279.26% 192.74% 50 Red Line- Downtown Riverside (Jury) 5,573 29.29 4.00 33.01% 12.52% 51 UCR Crest Cruiser 1,991 8.43 0.73 21.55% 40.60% 52 (5) Green Line- Downtown Riverside 300 1.11 0.13-78.99% -9.62% 55 Temecula Trolley- Green Line 76 7.16 0.52 N/A (6) N/A (6) 57 Temecula Trolley- Red Line 149 6.94 0.61 N/A (6) N/A (6) 61 Sun City - Temecula 1,853 4.22 0.23 27.71% 99.14% 74 Hemet/ Menifee/ Perris/ San Jacinto/ Sun City 4,611 7.73 0.40 7.16% 13.08% 79 French Valley/ Hemet/ Temecula/ Winchester 4,815 7.34 0.35 17.38% 27.97% 202 Murrieta/ Oceanside/ Temecula 2,725 5.03 0.17-35.97% 13.26% 204 Country Village/ Montclair/ Ontario/ Riverside 3,113 6.91 0.27-12.31% 7.97% 208 Temecula/ Murrieta/ Sun City/ Perris/ Moreno Valley/ Riverside 4,170 6.16 0.22-0.43% 33.57% 210 Banning/ Beaumont/ Moreno Valley/ Riverside 1,274 5.84 0.26-48.67% N/A (7) 212 Hemet San Jacinto/ Downtown Riverside 97 2.24 0.08 N/A (8) N/A (8) 217 Hemet San Jacinto/ Temecula/ Escondido 75 1.24 0.04 N/A (8) N/A (8) Contracted Fixed Route >>>> 107,597 7.75 0.43 6.28% 22.96% (1) Beginning FY09, Contracted Fixed Route s include ridership converted from Unclassified Revenue. (2) The is the difference between ridership from July 2008 through versus July 2007 through June 2008. (3) Route 36 service was discontinued effective June 27, 2009 (4) The total passengers shown for Route 41 does not include passengers from the directly operated trips. However, per, per,, and are based on the total passengers from contracted and directly operated trips. (5) Route 52 service was discontinued effective June 30, 2009 (6) The Temecula Green and Red Line Trolleys began service June 28, 2009 (7) Commuter Link Route 210 began service January 14, 2008. (8) Commuter Link Routes 212 and 217 began service June 29, 2009. Item 6B 27
Dial-A-Ride Services Service - Area Served Banning/ Beaumont - Banning/ Beaumont Calimesa - Calimesa/ Redlands/ Yucaipa Lake Elsinore - Lake Elsinore/ Canyon Lake/ Wildomar / Quail Valley Grand Terrace - Grand Terrace/ High Grove/ Loma Linda Hemet - Hemet/ Homeland/ Romoland/ San Jacinto/ Valle Vista/ Winchester Jurupa - Jurupa/ Glen Avon/ Mira Loma/ Pedley/ Rubidoux Moreno Valley - Moreno Valley Murrieta/ Temecula - Murrieta/ Temecula Corona/ Norco - Corona/ Norco Perris - Perris/ Mead Valley/ Nuevo Riverside - Riverside/ Wood Crest/ Arnold Heights/ Canyon Crest/Orange Crest Sun City - Sun City/ Menifee * Dial-A-Ride (Seniors & ADA) >>>> Dial-a-ride Taxi / / 21 26 47 1.95 0.06 291.67% 42.59% 9 33 42 2.17 0.08 110.00% 18.61% 1,011 121 1,132 1.56 0.07-2.41% 2.34% 627 7 634 1.58 0.07 20.53% 16.89% 6,263 125 6,388 2.80 0.15 23.06% 26.90% 983 18 1,001 1.77 0.09 21.92% 19.91% 5,000 80 5,080 2.29 0.12 27.61% 33.08% 3,076 92 3,168 1.75 0.09 15.20% 15.68% 2,863 64 2,927 2.46 0.13 24.98% 9.54% 3,204 139 3,343 1.94 0.09 17.84% 26.41% 7,146 113 7,259 1.98 0.10 15.24% 15.07% 1,177 36 1,213 1.75 0.09-18.81% 3.53% 31,380 854 32,234 2.10 0.10 17.50% 19.48% (1) The is the difference between ridership from July 2008 through versus July 2007 through June 2008. * There was a total of 78 peak vehicles used for all dial-a-ride services in excluding the Taxi Demonstration Program. Item 6B 28