Short Range Transit Plan 2008-2013 - Omnitrans

IBI GROUP
SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN REPORT
OMNITRANS COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENT
& SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN
It is important to note that consistent with the federal regulations, the actual additional “zonal” fare for both
ADA riders and their companions is twice the base fixed route fare, but the direct charge to ADA
passengers is subsidized $0.25 through Measure I (which provides a program of reduced fares and
enhanced service for seniors and disabled transit users in the Valley region, through SANBAG in
cooperation with transit service agencies). In addition, a “subscription pass” is available for riders,
primarily agency clients, who have subscription trips enrolled with Access. As of July 1, 2007,
subscription passes are no longer valid for non-subscription trips; the pass price was also reduced by
approximately 25%.
2.3.6 RIDER PROFILE
Access service currently has 7,295 ADA eligible registrants, or 0.544% of the total Omnitrans service area
population. 3,522 ADA registrants (or 48%) indicate they use a mobility aid (wheelchair or scooter). Fifty
two percent of ADA registrants are ambulatory. Seventy six percent (or 5,572 registrants) are registered
to travel with a personal care attendant (PCA).
While ambulatory registrants represent 52% of the ADA registrant population, they represent 71.9% of
trips taken (based on the past 13 months of Access trip data). Based on February 2007 Access trip data,
2.3% of trips included a PCA.
2.3.7 TRAVEL CHARACTERISTICS
Trip Distance/Analysis of Trip Origins and Destinations: Systemwide, Access has an average trip
length of 5.7 miles as calculated by total revenue miles divided by total ridership. It appears, however,
that trips in the East Valley are consistently longer than those in the West Valley.
Omnitrans staff has generated robust data plots/maps for Access trip origins and destinations. For
illustrative purposes, Figure 2-14 and Figure 2-15 present an example of these maps (for April 2006). For
larger versions of the two maps, see Appendix H.
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