Program Description

Continue to develop, manage and maintain the Metropolitan Area mass transit system for all citizens, specifically for people with limited economic resources and people with disabilities.

Objectives

• Evaluate new service routes to cover areas without service and to meet the demand for transportation in the Metropolitan Area.

• Implement the Stop-by-Voice Project. This project places speaker systemts at buses that announce what the next stop will be. As the fleet is renewed, the system will be incorporated into all Authority buses.

• Implement the Information Monitor Project. This project will allow the Authority view which buses are in service and post messages to customers about bus related daily events. Each Authority terminal must have a monitor to show the status of each bus.

• Through education programs, promotions and marketing campaigns increase the use of the mass transit system by 8%.

• Have 232 active units by the beginning of 2011-12. 180 must be in service on regular routes during high demand times and 52 in preventive maintenance.

• Add 57 special units, equiped to provide services to people with disabilities.

• Operate the Communications Center and incorporate the Global Positioning System (GPS) to monitor the real schedule of each bus and the Call and Ride Program.

Statistical Data	2010	2011	2012
"Call and Travel" disabled Passengers	116,522	118,500	124,425
Buses in service	174	160	190
Buses purchased	40	0	0
Mileage in service	6,339,947	5,731,965	6,763,719
Monthly users	1,139,957	1,082,515	1,169,116
Regular route passengers	13,679,484	12,990,180	14,029,394

The statistical data was provided by the Agency during the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 budget formulation process.

Customers

Metropolitan Area residents and visitors, and people with disabilities

Human Resources

Authorized and Proposed Positions	2009	2010	2011	2012
Managerial,Technical, Administrative, and Office Staff	327	292	267	266
Maintenance and General Services Staff	957	927	882	816
Total, Positions	1,284	1,219	1,149	1,082

The adopted consolidated budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 is $84,167,000. The funding includes: $40,026,000 from the Joint Resolution-General Fund, $5,000,000 from Special Appropriations-General Fund, $24,614,000 in Federal Funds, $8,600,000 from Internal Sources, $5,700,000 from Other Income and $227,000 from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).

Operational Expenses reflect a $19,132,000 reduction in comparison to Fiscal Year 2010-2011. This is due to a reduction in the ARRA appropriation.

Joint Resolution of the General Fund reflects an increase of $11,251,000 to cover operational expenses and maintain the operation of a reliable, safe and modern mass transit system. In addition, a special allocation has been included to match the federal funds for paying mechanics and other shop personnel salaries, and to pay for materials, deliveries and parts.

Some of the contributing Federal Grants are: Federal Transit Capital Investment and Federal Transit Urbanized Grant Urbanized Area.

The Authority's Revenues from Internal Sources comes from the collection of mass transit passenger fares. This funding will be used for: payroll and operational expenses, the payment of public service facilities and professional services.

Other Income is generated by Act. No. 39 of July 19, 1997, known as the Diesel Oil and Gas Oil Tariff Law, which provides the Authority with four cents per gallon in taxes on fuel. This funding is used for operations, other expenses and bus maintenance.

For the continuity of permanent improvement projects, $10,880,000 in Federal Funds will be assigned. Among the most important projects is the Mid-life Overhaul for 57 buses.

For Fiscal Year 2011-2012, an ARRA appropriation is estimated at $227,000 to complete the acquisition of hybrid buses.