Paratransit Monthly Performance Report for July 2022

Monthly Narrative

Ridership

In-house average weekday ridership for July was 2,613, up by 12.63% from last year. Supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 201, down by -12.30%. Combined in-house and supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 2,813, up by 10.39%.

Fiscal year-to-date in-house and supplemental provider total ridership is up by 4,968 boardings, up 7.31% as compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2022.

On-Time Performance

Handi-Van on-time performance measured from 10 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time was 95.00% for July. The Handi-Van on-time performance (all early to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time) was 96.25%. On-time performance for trips with a desired arrival time was 67.39% (drop-offs completed within a 45-minute window before the clients’ desired arrival time) and 91.44% for all drop-offs completed before the clients’ desired arrival time.

Comparative Trip Length Analysis

An analysis was done to compare Handi-Van trip times with comparable bus trip times. A comparable fixed-route trip time is the scheduled on-vehicle bus time as calculated by Google Transit for the same origin and destination plus 30 minutes to account for walking, waiting, and transferring required on the fixed-route system. During the month of July, Handi-Van operated 60,867 trips including 4,116 trips that were longer than one hour in trip time. The analysis found that 81.61% of the Handi-Van trips longer than an hour were completed in the same time or less than a comparable fixed-route trip.

Excessive Trip Times

An analysis of excessive trip times was performed on all monthly Handi-Van trips with travel times in excess of one hour. The analysis found that 212 or 0.35% of all trips were more than 15 minutes longer than comparable fixed-route trips.

Maintenance

Average vehicle availability was 81.11% for July, down by -7.16% from last year.

Call Center Performance

Over the month of July, reservationists answered 31,051 calls. Of those calls, 75.86% were answered within 5 minutes.



Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
July
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Benchmark
Total Monthly Ridership 72,926 67,958 100,377 7.31% 72,926 67,958 100,377 7.31% 1,197,533
Average Weekday Ridership 2,813 2,549 3,866 10.39% 2,813 2,549 3,866 10.39% 3,856
Unique Riders During the Month 4,788 4,603 5,816 4.02% 4,788 4,603 5,816 4.02% 5,810
Cost per Revenue Hour $112.59 $104.59 $87.13 7.65% $112.59 $104.59 $87.13 7.65% $87.76 <= $90
Cost per Passenger Trip $57.50 $55.63 $38.80 3.36% $57.50 $55.63 $38.80 3.36% $39.61 <= $39
Cost per Revenue Mile $7.69 $7.09 $5.71 8.40% $7.69 $7.09 $5.71 8.40% $5.87 <= $6.20
Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour 1.96 1.88 2.25 4.15% 1.96 1.88 2.25 4.15% 2.22 >= 2.2
Farebox Recovery 2.83% 3.02% 4.00% -0.19% 2.83% 3.02% 4.00% -0.19% 4.30% 8%
On-Time Arrivals (Within 0-30 Min Window) 79.51% 78.71% 75.86% 0.80% 79.51% 78.71% 75.86% 0.80% 75.93%
Early Arrivals (> 10 Minutes) 1.24% 1.36% 2.27% -0.12% 1.24% 1.36% 2.27% -0.12% 2.14% < 2%
Very Early Arrivals (> 30 Minutes) 0.04% 0.03% 0.14% 0.00% 0.04% 0.03% 0.14% 0.00% 0.12% < 1%
On-Time and Early Arrivals (Up to 10 Min Early) 95.00% 97.39% 88.33% -2.39% 95.00% 97.39% 88.33% -2.39% 87.99% >= 90%
On-Time and All Early Arrivals 96.25% 98.76% 90.60% -2.51% 96.25% 98.76% 90.60% -2.51% 90.13% >= 90%
Very Late Arrivals (>30 Minutes) 0.06% 0.06% 0.77% 0.00% 0.06% 0.06% 0.77% 0.00% 0.78% < 1%
On-Time Drop-Offs (Within 45 Mins) 67.39% 63.93% 59.57% 3.46% 67.39% 63.93% 59.57% 3.46% 60.91% > 90%
Comparative Trip Length Analysis 81.61% 85.97% 73.46% -4.36% 81.61% 85.97% 73.46% -4.36% 68.69% 50%
Excessive Trip Length 0.35% 0.18% 1.00% 0.16% 0.35% 0.18% 1.00% 0.16% 1.40% 1%
No Show / Late Cancellation Rate 6.30% 6.86% 6.45% -0.57% 6.30% 6.86% 6.45% -0.57% 6.92% < 5%
Advance Cancellation Rate 19.06% 19.52% 21.94% -0.46% 19.06% 19.52% 21.94% -0.46% 23.11% < 15%
Missed Trip Rate 0.12% 0.12% 0.18% 0.00% 0.12% 0.12% 0.18% 0.00% 0.27% < 0.5%
Complaints per 1,000 Trips 1.18 1.36 1.19 -13.11% 1.18 1.36 1.19 -13.11% 1.57 <= 1.25
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes 75.86% 93.21% 65.04% -17.35% 75.86% 93.21% 65.04% -17.35% 50.30% 95%
Vehicle Availability 81.11% 88.27% 89.60% -7.16% 81.11% 88.27% 89.60% -7.16% 86.16% >= 80%

Charts

Average Weekday Ridership. Ridership has trended upwards over Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 2813 in July 2022. Unique Riders During the Month. Unique Riders has trended upwards over the past fiscal year, ending at 4788 in July 2022.
Cost per Revenue Hour. Cost per Revenue Hour has slowly increased over Fiscal Year 2022, ending at $112.59 per hour in July 2022. Cost per Passenger Trip. Cost per Passenger Trip has held steady in the $50 to $60 range throughout Fiscal Year 2022, ending at $57.50 per trip in July 2022.
Passenger Trips Per Revenue Hour. Over Fiscal Year 2022, Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour has held at around 2, ending at 1.96 passengers per hour in July 2022. On-Time and Early Arrivals. On-Time rate has been steady, only slightly falling throughout fiscal year 2022, ending at 95.00% in July 2022.
Combined No-Show/Cancel At Door/Late Cancel Rate. No shows and late cancels have held steady between 6% to 8% through Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 6.30% in July 2022. Advance Cancellation Rate. Advanced Cancels have held around 20% though Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 19.06% in July 2022.
Missed Trip Rate. Missed trip rate has slowly increased over the first half of Fiscal Year 2022 up to around 0.2%, before falling to 0.12% in July 2022. Complaint Rate Per 1000 Trips. Complaint rate has hovered between 1.0 and 1.5 throughout Fiscal year 2022, ending at 1.18 complaints per 1000 trips in July 2022.
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes. Calls answered within 5 minutes has fallen over Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 75.86% in July 2022. Vehicle Availability Rate. Vehicle availability has held around 85% to 90% Through most of Fiscal Year 2022 through April, before beginning a sharp downwards trend, ending at 81.11% in July 2022.
Contractor Passenger Trips. Over the past fiscal year, Contractor passenger trips has trended upwards to a peak of nearly 6800 in March 2022 before falling down to 5021 in July 2022. Contractor Revenue Hours. Over the past fiscal year, contractor revenue hours has held between 1500 and 2000, before ending at 1586 in July 2022.
Contractor Cost Per Revenue Hour. Fiscal year 2022 has seen Contractor Cost per Revenue Hour hold in the $85 to $100 range, ending at $88.69 per hour in July 2022. Contractor Cost per Passenger. Over the past fiscal year, contractor cost per passenger has remained stable at just under $30 per passenger, ending at $28.02 per passenger in July 2022.
No Show Rate. No show rate has held steady between 0.5% and 1% thorugh Fiscal year 2022, ending at 0.77% in July 2022. Late Cancel Rate. Late Cancel rate has held at around 3% through Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 2.70% in July 2022.
Cancel at Door Rate. Cancel at Door rate has held at around 3% though Fiscal Year 2022, ending at 2.82% in July 2022.