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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-06-22 92-328 ORDERDate 6-22-92 Item No. B2 228 MERT m nn.:t Bus f h easa Item/Subject: ftrecTri Responsible Department: Commentary: As part of the tmesall xeviav cd Ctty revames, tM issue of itnraaeing Tennant ten fares hea b Pa cai5si artl di:acuassi. Sraeal oPtims have Ivens xz✓i1cpai with :lie City Cwon il, and haat acts the mttersls opinion deve acu d macr budget t1a worlmlaps. Lute attaches oirhr has 1� propertied. $.6. 11v Mier mxM a txsase the atmtlaei hue fare fry Gv present $.60 fa 5.65. $.50txr$.6u tole first uruaasee since 1987 Wren the fare was :accessed Econ $.Som $.60 per 000 it fa eatimf Ba that the ret revawe incaaaee ccvld be {+rs m+vf��ly $8,000 to Tlv City of Bsngoe. Nor, tiv dusa]m[t tfclmt puce for 5 ticl>;ta world iervause fr® $2.50 t4 $2.75 reflecting tFa $.05 Lrcrvasre t c]am: on the stautlard fare. Oepmment-I' HmJ—. Managers Comments: A CYy Mvwgn Assrciated Information: Chd¢, N carcLmt Budget Approval: Finance Dirc[ra, Legal Approval: CIIysoti,nor Introduced For � Ferrule L First Reading Page— of Referral 92 328 A modb Coweibr Bragg, Jae 22, 1993 CITY OF BANGOR mnE.) (®rbtr,--- .......__, d .tee. cm Sed ocT t By W My Cnedl of W aty of Ba .. ORDERED, MT tM atardazd faze for Hie City of Fan9or eua Sexvlce 1» irexeaeai Exam $.60 per trip m $.65 per trip effs w Salt' 1, 1992; ercl EE N FOItmffi2 o t 'II WT t � richt price pe ima9aed £xw $2.50 W $2.75 for (5) five ticlmis. 92-328 DR DER Title, Increasing the Face charged for In City Council June 22,1992: „ 4amit. Bus, Rides Failed Passage Vote 3 Yee 5 No voting No Beldaecl, HlBnehette,....................................... Cohen, PeCoalcel, Coal Voting Yea Rragg,8oucy: stone Absent Sauter Assigned to 4tvM< r owridman 92 328r. �: Nmihecs of the City council Fivn: 3bbett W. Fa[rat, DixaYnz of #liuttiatrat Re: Alteaauve Fevenme swsscas - 11m ®,s Cate: Jere 41 1992 At the budget vvrl s p on �y rd9ht, staff was pvapare to discuss fare Lrcaase cptions ming T sus as p t of an evemll discussion of alternative reumum soucee. rue to time wnstea =s, we were unable to discuss this issue, but Umre is infoaation we would like to share with Tlie Q ncil for background purposes and for a later discussion. a last fare fncrmse occuaed in July, 1980 wdwn prices won Econ 50 cents W 60 cents. At the sem tive, discount tixRetB wete imreaeee ftan 40 cents to 50 cents. Hare have bum no price 5ncrmses since Umt time. Fox re£� purposes, tlm curt below illustvatas rid¢ p levels and Eus xevenu� for Bmunsra. portion of Ua service only. year -t Ite Estlydtaf n 90 PY 91 M2 !10 me.) F292 112 ,hos.) Eideahip Impel 354,989 351,191 269,642 323,570 Er+enuee $121,943 $119,748 $ 84,304. $101,164 Joe McNeil, Has Bupeavieor, mel Ede Osboae, Transit Planner, have auulyz Vase numbers and Um projected decrease in both revesas ani rie¢ hip arcl have offered Ua fcllcwfng cpL c s regarding the siwauau. 1. -7Re a mm,. With facer people working, ties are fuer people riding 19a E s causing a cor'respcmdi drop in revenues. Aloe, with limitei riders may be selecting ot>b. aaT rnati e traxafnrtation nmdcs or relying on relativee m friends. _ 2. Discount Pares. colds would inpact pry rily Ua reueae area. Meet of the no ml ridership has the mor ty to rich lbe Sus U=w h variety of distant programs. Althw h beea£icial to ricers, this negatively nPact reumne collecuora. 3. Mt Noce Pm. Se d e on this ran is split beteen 1/2 hear service (early nmrrdrg and late afternoon uming) and hourly a Ioe aovumg U=xjh late aftearon. Mae hourly service does not make tlirect mnnstim d ntcwn, resulting in rigs aitie 10-20 n Ions to n comuections. lids may cause sem loss of riemship. 4. El' E Fioliday Service. In last year's budget process, service m 5 holidays was eliminated which now means that no holiday service is available, which imps xemaea aM ritlership. 5. S v Sales. We beliere that the Cpportmity to sip an Su iay las taken away r3dershfp frau cur other sus days of service. la nts who might iave ritBan a ars miivtlay through Saturday for shopping pnposes may now ciaoae to shop on Buntl y when The Em is not cperatL . 92 328 6, -2- F= your mreideratim, va flava pxepw inforwticn regarding a range of £axe imr ,m and the =Pact on revatree and rldexship.. 5 Ct 10 amt 15 Cent Fare Inc me Ilsxa9ne Ircxmae Fare .60 .65 .70 .75 Incroms i I�vnme (I�t) o $8,812 $12,205 $19,729 I t Stipa 0 $7,525 $10,239 $17,284 @>yer the increased faze pwoposal, there xould be lona of ridership, breed uizm the ext 1m of other trmmit pxwtdera who the raised farms erd lased vpon transit ridership v is usmi mtiwmlly. Any decision to 5mc a faros could be in conluection with a xavfav of ottr areas vdgxe changes or xv{nvuarenTamight be cons i. Please alb mm a l that there has been no increase in a out 5.}atrs. xltlwgh tt timing fe rot good, we wanted to bring ttse optima to }our attention for dismssim arch rwmiderum. We will be prapsred to reviea this concept with you ,rare fully at an upmdng budget w hop Stxvld you hmm any questions in the meantime, please do out hesitate to contact II[. I4cNeil, Mr. Osborne or me du. tly. fw/jdr ¢n city Manager Joe McPhail rYb Csbame