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The results of Table 4-22 and Figures 4-9 through 4-12 are summarized below.Vehicle miles per capita for PSTA are atop the peer group, at 26.0 percent above the peer group mean.Passenger trips per revenue mile for PSTA are 17.4 percent below the peer group mean.Passenger trips per revenue hour for PSTA are 11.6 percent less than the peer group average.PSTA’s revenue miles between failures are 16.1 percent above the peer group average.Efficiency MeasuresEfficiency measures include operating expense per passenger trip, operating expense per revenue mile,operating expense per revenue hour, and farebox recovery. Table 4-23 and Figures 4-13 through 16highlight the peer review results of efficiency measures.Table 4-22Peer Review Analysis (Efficiency Measures)Efficiency MeasurePSTAPeer GroupMinimumPeer GroupMaximumPeer GroupMeanPSTA % FromMeanOperating Expense/Passenger Trip $4.02 $2.71 $6.42 $4.44 -9.43%Operating Expense/Revenue Mile $5.42 $5.42 $7.24 $6.71 -19.26%Operating Expense/Revenue Hour $77.85 $77.85 $114.29 $91.74 -15.14%Farebox Recovery 22.44% 12.75% 28.03% 19.04% 17.85%Figure 4-13 Figure 4-14Operating Expense Per Passenger TripOperating Expense per Revenue MileBTCTABTCTAHARTHARTJTAPalmTr anMeanJTAPalmTr anMeanRCTARCTAMATAMATAGRTCGRTCPSTAPSTA1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 6.00 7.005.20 5.40 5.60 5.80 6.00 6.20 6.40 6.60 6.80 7.00 7.20 7.40Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.Pinellas Suncoast Transit AuthoritySeptember 2010 4-34 Transit Development Plan