VALLEY METRO FACT SHEET JULY 2010 - JUNE 2011 101 N. First Ave, Suite 1100 Phoenix, AZ 85003 (602) 262-7433 Issue 6 ValleyMetro.org

VALLEY METRO BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Valley Metro regional transit system serves a population of nearly four million residents in Maricopa Vice Mayor Ron Aames, Chair City of Peoria County with , , services, carpool and programs, and other alternative Vice Mayor Scott Somers, Vice Chair modes to help with trip reduction and air quality efforts. City of Mesa Valley Metro Regional Public Transportation Authority (RPTA) is responsible for planning, developing Councilmember Trinity Donovan, Treasurer City of Chandler and operating regional bus and Dial-a-Ride services, promoting ways to improve air quality, and man- Councilmember Jim McDonald aging the transit funds for the Regional Transportation Plan. (dba METRO light rail) is City of Avondale responsible for planning, building and operating the current and future high-capacity transit system in the Councilmember Eric Orsborn region. Twenty miles of light rail are in operation today serving the cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa. .6-ũ.$ũ4!*#8# Mayor Lana Mook Both agencies are overseen by one Chief Executive Officer and individual Boards of Directors comprised City of El Mirage of elected officials from member cities, towns and the county. Vice Mayor Jenn Daniels Town of Gilbert History Mayor Elaine Scruggs In 1993, the name Valley Metro was adopted as the identity for the regional transit system in the City of Glendale Phoenix metropolitan area. Under the Valley Metro brand, local governments govern the Valleywide Councilmember Joe Pizzillo transit system that citizens use today. City of Goodyear Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox Valley Metro Rail was formed in 2002 as a nonprofit, public corporation by the cities of Phoenix, Tempe, Maricopa County Mesa and Glendale; city of Chandler joined in 2007. The 20-mile starter line opened in December 2008. Mayor Greg Stanton Thirty-seven additional miles are in development across the member cities. City of Phoenix Councilmember Robert Littlefield City of Scottsdale Regional Funding Mayor Sharon Wolcott Maricopa County voters approved Proposition 400 in 2004 extending the 1985 county-wide transpor- City of Surprise tation sales tax. Transit receives one-third of the half-cent tax, which is used for regional bus services Councilmember Shana Ellis and high-capacity transit services such as light rail, and streetcar. The half-cent sales City of Tempe tax, along with federal matching funds and other funding sources, was projected to provide $7.7 billion Vice Mayor Kathie Farr in public transportation improvements through 2026. As a result of the historic recession, sales revenue City of Tolleson has dropped an estimated $1.1 billion creating challenges in the expansion of the regional transit system. Councilmember Rui Pereira .6-ũ.$ũ(!*#- 41%

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VALLEY METRO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Stephen R. Banta OPERATIONS STATISTICS — JULY 1, 2010 TO JUNE 30, 2011

DEMOGRAPHICS FINANCIAL DATA(3) Maricopa County population(1) 3,817,117 Percent of operating cost covered by passenger fares: Maricopa County area (1) 9,224 sq. miles Bus 22% People living within ¼ mile of a bus route(1) 1,937,887 Rail 33% Bus service area (¼ mile)(1) 521 sq. miles Dial-a-Ride 7% Percent of population living within ¼ mile of a bus route(1) 51% Vanpool 100% Operating cost per passenger Bus $ 3.77 (2) SERVICE CHARACTERISTICS Rail $ 2.42 A majority of the transit service is operated by Phoenix, Tempe and the RPTA. Dial-a-Ride $ 37.72 Number of bus routes 57 local Vanpool $ 2.98 18 Express and 4 RAPID Operating cost per mile Bus $ 7.08 2 LINK Rail $ 12.90 18 Circulators Operating cost per hour Dial-a-Ride $ 66.26 2 Rural Routes Operating revenue per passenger Number of Dial-a-Ride systems 8 (average fare paid) Bus $ 0.84

Annual revenue miles of service Bus 29,219,988 Rail $ 0.80 Rail 2,405,140 Dial-a-Ride $ 2.55 Vanpool 5,264,634 Vanpool $ 3.00 Annual revenue hours of service Dial-a-Ride 442,524 Number of vehicles Bus 915 CAPITAL FACILITIES Rail 50 Transit centers 15 Dial-a-Ride 222 Publicly-owned park-and-rides 30 Vanpool 370 Joint use park-and-rides 26 Average age of vehicles Bus 8.83 years Bus stops 7,465 Rail 2.50 years Publicly and privately owned maintenance facilities 11 Dial-a-Ride 3.51 years TOTAL 7,547 Vanpool 3.18 years Wheelchair accessible vehicles Bus 915 (100%) Rail 50 (100%) TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT SERVICES Affected by Maricopa County Trip Reduction Program Dial-a-Ride 222 (100%) Employers 1,139 Vanpool 2 (<1.0%) Employees 573,002 (2) FINANCIAL INFORMATION School sites 131 Annual Operating Revenues Students 102,478 Bus fares $ 45,541,545 Rail fares $ 10,238,280 Alternative Modes by Commuters Dial-a-Ride fares $ 2,039,203 (employees only; one day/week or more) Vanpool fares $ 3,165,415 Carpool 10.5% Federal, state and local funds $ 210,212,678 Telework 1.94% TOTAL $ 271,197,221 Compressed work week 3.2%

Annual Operating Expense Training Bus service $ 206,831,642 Employers trained 528 Rail service $ 31,020,111 Employer contacts 12,274 Dial-a-Ride service $ 30,205,889 Employees reached 14,260 Vanpool service $ 3,139,579 SharetheRide online activity active users 7,793 TOTAL $ 271,197,221 Successful matches 4,294

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ANNUAL RIDERSHIP DATA PROGRAMMED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES(4) Passenger Boardings Facilities Bus 54,814,001 (1.88 per mile) Passenger facilities $ 15,365,655 Rail 12,793,529 Rail $ 42,990,490 Dial-a-Ride 800,883 (.12 per mile) TOTAL $ 58,356,145 Vanpool 1,054,315 Bike-on-bus 1,506,001

(1) 2010 U.S. Census (2) Information based on fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, which applies to both service characteristics and financial information Services and projects funded by the Proposition 400 Regional Transportation Funds were approved by (3) Financial data for bus included fixed route, shuttle and Express/RAPID service Marciopa County voters in November 2004. (4) Programmed capital expenditures according to the MAG 2011 Transportation Improvement Program RPT1675/4-1-2012