Providing General Public Transportation to the Citizens of Manhattan.

Providing General Public Transportationto the

Citizens of Manhattan

What Is aTa Bus?

General public transportationDemand-Response Service

Twenty-four hour notice

How is aTa Funded?

What is 49 U.S.C.A. § 5311?

A Federal and State financial commitment to public transportation

Pays for:80% of the cost of new vehicles50% of operating costs10% of administrative costs

What is 49 U.S.C.A. § 5311?

Record FY2010 operating fundsFederal : $146,737.00State: $58,694.80Admin: $14,673.70

Leveraging Federal Dollars

§5311 Requires a local commitment to public transportation

Requires 20% local matching for new vehiclesRequires 50% local matching for operating

costsRequires 20% local matching for admin costs

What does Manhattan Get for Its Money?

Is an important economic development tool

Every $1.00 invested in public transportation generates $6.00 dollars or more in economic returns

In 2008, every SSAB dollar brought in $3.47 in federal funding

What does Manhattan Get for its Money?

Public transportation is 91 times safer than car travel

Improves air quality Reduces energy consumption Reduces parking problems Saves money Eases traffic congestion

“Dollars and Sense: The Economic Case for Public Transportation in America”

Investing in aTa Bus

City dollars are used to leverage Federal and State dollars into Manhattan’s economy

Will reduce Manhattan’s carbon footprint

Helps many citizens to live independently

What is Happening at aTa Bus?

#1 reason people ride the bus is to go to work

What is Happening at aTa Bus?

No longer just “senior” or “disabled” transit Expanded hours of operation (7:00 – 5:00) Routes to Ogden Demand for service at Fort Riley Bringing more people and their money to

Manhattan

Why do people ride the bus?

aTa Ridership—by the Numbers

The demand for service has increased by 65.26% in the just the last two years!!

In 2008 aTa Bus served a record 685 unique individuals

aTa Bus anticipates serving 747 unique individuals by the end 2009

aTa Ridership—by the Numbers

In 2008, aTa Bus provided 30,969 rides

Today, aTa Bus is providing 145.54 rides/day (that’s 36,385 rides per year!)

Where Rides Go To / Come From?

Where Do aTa Riders Go in Manhattan?

The Future of aTa Bus….

Fixed Routes are the most cost effective way to deliver public transportation

Fixed Routes will reduce the cost per ride

Fixed Routes will significantly increase

capacity

Other Fixed Route Services

Next Steps….

KDOT has approved $60,000 to fund the “Transit Plan” update

The City of Manhattan will contribute $15,000 to fund the update

The update will begin later this year

Next Steps….

Riley County aTa has been approved for $520,000 in Stimulus funding5-20 passenger buses w/ lifts ($325,000)$135,000 State of the art Dispatching

equipment, including mobile data terminals, software and radio equipment

$60,000 for bus stops and shelters for Manhattan and Ogden

This Year’s Budget Request . . .

For 2010, aTa Bus is requesting $90,000aTa Bus plans to implement two citywide fixed

routesFrom 2007 to today, aTa Bus has grown from 90.4

to 145.5 rides per day Fixed routes are…The most cost effective way to deliver public

transportationThe most efficient way to meet growing demand for

public transportation

What does Manhattan Get for Its Money?

aTa Bus meets Manhattanites basic human needs

aTa Bus is independence aTa Bus is dignity and autonomy aTa Bus is a means of self-reliance

. . . for Manhattan taxpayers

Questions . . .

…..Providing independence

Fostering Manhattan’s Economy…..