HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-06-22 92-328 ORDERDate 6-22-92 Item No. B2 228
MERT m nn.:t Bus f h easa
Item/Subject:
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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
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A modb Coweibr Bragg, Jae 22, 1993
CITY OF BANGOR
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By W My Cnedl of W aty of Ba ..
ORDERED,
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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
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�: 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 .
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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