CUTA FACT BOOK WORKSHOP

Lauren Rudko Calvin Chia Hello! Nice to meet you Manager of Research and Technical Services rudko@cutaactu.ca Extension 113 The Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) is a member based association that supports public transit as the core of integrated mobility across Canada. We do this by providing our members with the resources, networking, training, events, data, research, and advocacy needed to support their success in the industry. Learn more at: www.cutaactu.ca 416.365.9800 Calvin Chia Industry Data Analyst chia@cutaactu.ca Extension 112

1. Introduction to CUTA’s Fact Books 2. Data Terminology 3. Call for CUTA’s Stats Committee Members 4. Q&A 5. Open Discussion Workshop Overview

Over 100 Transit Systems Published Since 1980 About 98% of Canadian ridership covered Annual Fact Books Published Since 1980 Every year in the Fall Over 2,000 Points of Data Total success!

Published in English and French Covers conventional and specialized transit data Available in PDF and hard copy Used by researchers, policy makers, consulting firms, transit professionals, suppliers, and students Available to CUTA members only Annual Fact Books

What data is published in our Fleet and On-board Equipment Fact Book Canadian Transit Fact Book Specialized Transit Services Fact Book What data is published in our Fact Books? Conventional public transit Fleet statistics combined with operating data Presence of on-board equipment Conventional public transit Financial and operating statistics Key performance indicators Fleet statistics Specialized public transit Financial and operating statistics Key performance indicators Fleet statistics

DATA TERMINOLOGY Not everyone interprets data in the same way

Ridership and Boardings Ridership is the total number of linked trips. A linked trip is a single trip from origin to destination. Trips made using transfers are only counted once. Boardings is the total number of unlinked trips. An unlinked trip is a segment of a trip from onboarding to offboarding a transit vehicle.

Ridership VS Boardings Origin Ridership Perspective Although there are multiple segments of this trip, they are all linked via a transfer. The entire trip is considered 1 linked trip. Boardings Perspective This trip has two segments separated by transit mode onboardings and offboardings. The entire trip is considered as 2 unlinked trips. Transfer Therefore, the total ridership is 1 Therefore, the total number of boardings is 2 Destination

Revenue and Non-Revenue Operating Statistics Revenue operating statistics represent mileage during which passenger transportation is provided. *Mileage is considered revenue even if no passengers are on board, but passenger service is being offered. Non-Revenue operating statistics represent mileage where passenger transportation is NOT being provided. This includes deadhead time.

Revenue VS Non-Revenue A bus drives for 1 hour from one bus stop to the next and picks up 3 passengers The bus has accrued 1 revenue vehicle hour for driving 1 hour while offering passenger service A subway train drives 10 km from the end of its route back to the garage. The subway train has accrued 10 non-revenue vehicle kilometres for driving 10 kilometres without offering any passenger service For a training test, a light rail train is driven from one stop to the next which takes 1 hour to travel 45 km. The light rail train has accrued 1 non-revenue vehicle hour and 45 non-revenue vehicle kilometres for its trip which did not offer any passenger service

Regular and Auxiliary Service Regular Service Any local public transportation service that is available to anyone who pays a prescribed fare. *A community is considered local if the transportation service has exclusive rights to operate there. Auxiliary Service Any transportation service where routes and schedules are arranged to meet the needs of passengers who sign up in advance (usually arranged through charter or contractual agreement), AND/OR serves a non-local community.

Regular or Auxiliary? Does the transportation operation serve non-local communities? Auxiliary Service Yes No Does a standard fare structure apply to passengers? Auxiliary Service No Yes Regular Service

Service Area Population The number of permanent residents living in a region or municipality. Service Area Population The number of permanent residents living in proximity to public transportation. *A CUTA standard is 400 metres from a service route.

Service Area Population Permanent residents living in orange homes are living within access to public transit and are therefore counted as part of the service area population. Permanent residents living in all homes are counted as part of the municipal or regional population.

SPECIALIZED TRANSIT

Total and Active Registrants Total Registrants The number of individuals who are eligible for specialized transit services AND who have registered for passenger service. Active Registrants The number of individuals who are eligible for specialized transit services AND who have registered for passenger service AND have used the passenger service at least once during the reporting year.

Total and Active Registrants Green individuals are registered for passenger service and used it at least once during the reporting year: 16 Total Number of Individuals: 36 Orange individuals are registered for passenger service but have not used it during the reporting year: 15 Blue individuals are not registered for passenger service or are not eligible: 5 Total Number of Registrants: 31 Number of Active Registrants: 16 16 + 15 = 31 16 Sum of all individuals registered for passenger service Sum of all individuals registered for passenger service and who used it at least once during the reporting year

Dedicated and Non-Dedicated Dedicated Service A passenger service where vehicles are operated only for specialized transit. Non-Dedicated Service A passenger service where vehicles are not necessarily servicing just specialized transit service.

Trips Requested and Passenger Trips Trips Requested* Passenger Trips* The number of trips that were requested by passengers prior to travel. Trips that cannot be accommodated or are cancelled are still counted as requested trips. Passenger Trips* The number of trips taken by passengers from origin to destination. *Round trips are considered as 2 passenger trips and 2 trips requested.

Trips Requested/Passenger Trips Scenario 1 Hello, I’d like to schedule a trip for tomorrow at 5PM for my clinic appointment Sorry, but 5PM is outside our operating hours and so we cannot accommodate your trip request Although this trip could not be accommodated, it is still counted as 1 trip requested. Scenario 2 Hello, I’d like to schedule a trip to and from the clinic for myself and my attendant at 10:30 AM tomorrow. Certainly! We will send a driver to pick up you and your attendant at 10 AM. One round trip was requested which counts as 2 trips requested. Two passengers are on board for each trip and therefore the total number of passenger trips is 4 passenger trips