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Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County

Fiscal Years 2012-2015 Performance Audit

Task 3: Transit Operations

January 2017

Contents SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1

1.1 TRANSIT PERFORMANCE AUDIT BACKGROUND .................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 TRANSIT PERFORMANCE AUDIT OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.2.1 METRO’S AUDIT PERIOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS WILL ENHANCE SERVICE ................................................................................... 2 1.2.2 CHALLENGES WERE EVIDENT IN PERFORMANCE TRENDS........................................................................................................ 3 1.2.3 METRO’S MANAGEMENT RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO INCREASE RIDERSHIP ............................................................................. 3 1.2.4 METRO’S MANAGEMENT IS TAKING STEPS TO INCREASE SERVICE AND CONTROL COSTS ............................................................ 4 1.3 METRO’S TRANSPORTATION FUNCTIONS .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 7

SECTION 2. TRANSIT PERFORMANCE OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 8

2.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 SYSTEM‐WIDE AND MODAL PERFORMANCE TRENDS ............................................................................................................ 8 2.2.1 TOTAL OPERATING COSTS AND COST EFFICIENCY INDICATORS .............................................................................................. 10 2.2.2 REVENUE‐BASED PERFORMANCE INDICATORS DEMONSTRATED MIXED TRENDS ...................................................................... 10 2.2.3 SERVICE QUALITY ........................................................................................................................................................ 10

SECTION 3. BUS OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 12

3.1 BUS SERVICE .............................................................................................................................................................. 12 3.2 CONSULTANT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 12

SECTION 4. RAIL OPERATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 14

4.1 RAIL SERVICE .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 4.2 CONSULTANT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 14

SECTION 5. PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 16

5.1 PARATRANSIT SERVICE ................................................................................................................................................. 16 5.2 CONSULTANT ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................................................... 16

SECTION 6. RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 17

6.1 RECOMMENDATION 1: AUGMENT THE RESULTS OF THE REVIEW OF METRO’S TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS WITH AN EVALUATION OF METRO’S GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ............................................................................................................................ 18

6.2 RECOMMENDATION 2: IMPROVE FARE RECOVERY RATIO .................................................................................................... 18 6.3 RECOMMENDATION 3: IMPROVE RAIL ON‐TIME PERFORMANCE .......................................................................................... 18 6.4 RECOMMENDATION 4: INCREASE THE NUMBER OF HOV LANES ........................................................................................... 19 6.5 RECOMMENDATION 5: EVALUATE RIDERSHIP TRENDS AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO TARGET NEW TRANSIT MARKETS ............. 19 6.6 RECOMMENDATION 6: ENHANCE RIDERSHIP WITH AN UPDATED MARKETING CAMPAIGN, ALIGNING TO POPULATION TARGETS ....... 20 6.7 RECOMMENDATION 7: TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY THE UPCOMING SUPER BOWL .......................... 20 6.8 RECOMMENDATION 8: FORMALIZE A PLAN TO SHOW THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSIT ........................................................... 20 6.9 RECOMMENDATION 9: WORK WITH THE CITY AND SOCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF VAGRANCY,

LOITERING, AND PANHANDLING ON AND AROUND METRO TRANSIT FACILITIES ...................................................................... 21 6.10 RECOMMENDATION 10: MAKE THE AREA AROUND THE DOWNTOWN RAIL LINE A TRANSIT‐ONLY CORRIDOR ............................... 21

SECTION 7. SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................................... 22

APPENDIX A: OPERATING DATA BY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR ............................................................. 23

APPENDIX B: PERFORMANCE DATA BY MODE ............................................................................................... 24

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Section 4

4.1

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Section 5

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