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The Rapid Report Card

2008 - Second Quarter Report Card

Productivity – Fixed route ridership in this quarter (2,355,180) increased 12.0% (252,270) compared to the same quarter of FY 2007. This is above the minimum acceptable range of 5.0%.

Safety – There were 2.13 preventable accidents per 100,000 revenue miles in this quarter. This is 0.63 above the maximum acceptable ratio of 1.50 preventable accidents per 100,000 revenue miles.

Customer Service – There were 3.99 complaints per 100,000 passengers in this quarter. This is 1.01 below the maximum acceptable ratio of 5 complaints per 100,000 passengers. In addition there were 0.08 commendations per 100,000 passengers. There is no standard for this category.

On Time Performance – Fixed-route buses were 89.5% on-time in this quarter*. This is 0.50% below the minimum on-time performance standard of 90.0% and can be attributed to detours and bad weather.

Cost Effectiveness – Cost per passenger was $2.31 in this quarter. This is $0.50 below the maximum acceptable cost per passenger of $2.81.

In addition, there were 2.18 passengers per revenue mile in this quarter. This is 0.43 above the minimum acceptable ratio of 1.75 passengers per revenue mile.

*Note: February schedule adherence was not measured due to adverse weather conditions.

2nd Quarter 01/08 - 03/08 2nd Quarter 01/07 - 03/07 Change Stdrd Diff

Productivity
Total Fixed-Route Ridership

Total passengers carried on The Rapid fixed-route service.

2,355,180 2,102,910 252,270 5.00% 12.0% green
Safety
Accidents per 100,000 Revenue Miles

Total number of preventable accidents per 100,000 miles. "Preventable" is defined as any accident involving a vehicle that results in property damage and/or personal injury in which the employee failed to exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the accident.

2.13 1.27 0.86 1.50 0.63% red
Customer Service
Complaints per 100,000 Passengers

Registered complaints logged by customer service via phone, mail, walk-in or by email regarding the fixed-route system.
Late bus complaints due to the weather conditions are not included.

3.99 2.66 1.33 5.00% -1.01% green
Commendations per 100,000 Passengers

Registered commendations logged by customer service via phone, mail, walk-in or by email regarding the fixed-route system.

0.08 0.33 -0.25 none n/a  
On Time Performance
Percentage of On-Time Buses

This category is based on randomly sampled time points on randomly sampled runs. “On-time” is defined as departing from zero minutes before to five minutes after scheduled departure time. On-time sampling information is derived in conjunction with the Federal Transit Administration National Transit Database sampling procedures

89.5% 86.3% 3.20% 90.0% -0.50% yellow
Cost Effectiveness
Cost per Passenger (fixed route only)

Total fixed-route operating expenses divided by total passengers carried. Capital expenses are 100% Federally and State funded and therefore are not included in operating expense calculations.

$2.31 $2.51 -$0.20 $2.81 -$0.50 green
Passengers per Revenue Mile

The number of passengers carried per revenue mile. "Revenue mileage" does not include miles traveled to/from the beginning/end of a route.

2.18 2.05 0.13 1.75 0.43 green