DRAFT

PSTA budgeted $4.3 million in FY 2008/09 for demand-response service, which is approximately 7.7percent of the PSTA annual operating budget. Table 4-13 shows PSTA operational costs for fixed-routeand demand-response service for FY 1994/95 to FY 2008/09. As shown in that table, unit costs for bothservice types increased during the noted period.Table 4-14 and Figure 4-4 show the fixed-route, demand-response, and combined ridership for FY 1993/94through FY 2008/09. Although both service types experienced ridership growth during the given period, thefixed-route ridership increase is more significant than that of demand-response service. Combinedridership increased approximately 50.3 percent from FY 1993/94 to FY 2008/09.Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 4-22 Transit Development Plan