1. BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITIES – FOCUS 40
SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS AND NEEDS
Lynn is of limited value and should be replaced.
Fellsway was built in the 1960s and has significant deficiencies. Facility should likely be shut down.
North Cambridge has only minor issues
Everett was refurbished 5-6 years ago and is in relatively good condition
Charlestown is in good condition, but has only 12 bays, which is not adequate for buses maintained at the site.
Cabot Underwent upgrades and CNG compliance improvements in 2002 and is in best condition of all garages.
Albany needs major refurbishment. There are clearance issues getting buses into the bus bays.
Southampton is in good condition from a State of Good Repair standpoint.
Arborway was built as a temporary facility in 2003 and has outlived its useful life. Mostly due to design issues, it is nonfunctional, unproductive, and inefficient.
Quincy is the oldest facility and state of good repair is poor. Some of the 5 pit bays have been condemned. Cracks are occurring in brick walls, concrete flooring and supporting foundations. Quincy needs to be totally rebuilt or replaced.
Source: MBTA 2014 Blue Book and “MBTA Maintenance Facility Analysis: Walk Around Document,” December 2014, and MBTA document “Evaluation/Condition Assessment of MBTA Bus Maintenance Facilities,” recent but undated.

2. Warehouse & Logistics Business Case – Benefit of Increasing Bus Maintenance Productivity
FY16 Bus Operations Financial Update: MBTA wage rates for public agency bus operations are highest in U.S.
SEPTEMBER 2016 WAGE RATE UPDATE - DASH
Note: NYC (NICE) and Everett, WA (C.T.) excluded above despite $31.66/hr. and $29.34/hr. respective rates because not highest in own city
Source: John A. Dash & Associates – September 2016 data; MBTA Internal Data and Financials

3. Warehouse & Logistics Business Case – Benefit of Increasing Bus Maintenance Productivity
FY16 Bus Operations Financial Update: MBTA wage rates well above private operator rates in the Boston area
SEPTEMBER 2016 WAGE RATE UPDATE - DASH
Source: John A. Dash & Associates – September 2016 data; MBTA Internal Data and Financials

4. MBTA most expensive bus maintenance spend per hour vs urban peers
Warehouse & Logistics Business Case – Benefit of Increasing Bus Maintenance Productivity
MBTA most expensive bus maintenance spend per hour vs urban peers
Maintenance spend per vehicle mile (2013)
Maintenance spend per vehicle hour1 (2013)
Maintenance labor hours/bus (2013)
Total fleet size (2013)
MBTA
$3.85
$40.81
1,313
1054
NY MTA
$5.36
$37.96
1,644
3896
SF Muni
$3.08
$30.21
882
556
LA Metro
$2.60
$30.10
1,240
2540
WMATA
$2.47
$26.81
979
1774
SEPTA
$2.24
$23.69
1,097
1392
CTA
$1.94
$20.33
914
1940
MN Metro
$1.51
$19.67
801
912
Public transit systems
$1.88
$24.32
940
329
For the 7 large, urban transit peer comparisons above, the average fleet age was 10 years
“Public transit systems” average includes 71 public transit systems with
Average fleet age older than 10 years
Total fleet size over 100 buses
Largely public, but some private operators
1 Includes both revenue and deadhead hours
Source: National Transit Database. All numbers are for 2013 and include maintenance fuel expenditures, but not operating fuel expenditures

5. FY16 Actual MBTA Bus Costs:
DRAFT
MBTA bus operations cost (internally provisioned) in FY16 was $140 per revenue hour and does not include vehicle depreciation
FY16 Actual MBTA Bus Costs:
Operations
$203M
Maintenance, incl. Everett Bus Shop
$108M
Fuel
$18M
Total
$329M
Revenue Hours
2.34M
*Reflects FY16 actual revenue hours, not scheduled (2.43M); accounts for dropped trips and other deviations from scheduled revenue hours
Note: Totals may not sum due to rounding; MBTA internal cost per hour reflects pure cost only, and includes the cost of Everett heavy repair facility ($20M per year) and excludes the cost of non-revenue shops ($6M per year)
Source: MBTA Internal Data

6. INTERNALLY PROVISIONED CURRENT MBTA CONTRACT RATE
DRAFT
Current MBTA contract bus services, which also employ union drivers, are 40% less expensive than internally-provisioned bus service
INTERNALLY PROVISIONED
CURRENT MBTA CONTRACT RATE
Operator Affiliation
Carmen’s Union L589
Teamsters Local 25
Unscheduled Absence Rate
11.7% (Calendar YTD 2016, as of 9/30)
Note: MBTA internal cost per hour reflects pure cost only, and includes the cost of Everett heavy repair facility ($20M per year) and excludes the cost of non-revenue shops ($6M per year); cost per hour for private bus carrier includes vendor profit margin and vehicle costs
Source: MBTA Internal Data; Transit Profiles: Top 50 Agencies; National Transit Database; U.S. DOT; Office of Budget and Policy, Oct. 2014

7. BUS MAINT FACILITIES – FOCUS 40
Lynn is of limited value and should be replaced.
Buses: 89
Revenue Hours: 209K
Cost / revenue hr.: $141
Current Cost, incl. Everett & Admin. (FY16): $29M
Total cost (4 Garages):
Buses
371
Revenue Hrs.
770K
Current Cost, incl. Everett & Admin. (FY16)*
$111M
Cost per Revenue Hour
$144
Fellsway was built in the 1960s and has significant deficiencies. Facility should likely be shut down.
Buses: 76
Revenue Hours: 104K
Cost / revenue hr.: $154
Current Cost, incl. Everett & Admin. (FY16): $16M
Arborway was built as a temporary facility in 2003 and has outlived its useful life. Mostly due to design issues, it is nonfunctional, unproductive, and inefficient.
Buses: 120
Revenue Hours: 301K
Cost / revenue hr.: $140
Current Cost, incl. Everett & Admin. (FY16): $42M
Quincy is the oldest facility and state of good repair is poor. Some of the 5 pit bays have been condemned. Cracks are occurring in brick walls, concrete flooring and supporting foundations. Quincy needs to be totally rebuilt or replaced.
Buses: 86
Revenue Hours: 155K
Cost / revenue hr.: $150
Current Cost, incl. Everett & Admin. (FY16): $23M
Source: MBTA 2014 Blue Book and “MBTA Maintenance Facility Analysis: Walk Around Document,” December 2014, and MBTA document “Evaluation/Condition Assessment of MBTA Bus Maintenance Facilities,” recent but undated.
*FY16 administrative and Everett Bus costs apportioned to outlying garages based on garages’ proportion of total annual vehicle hours