Paratransit Monthly Performance Report for April 2023

Monthly Narrative

Ridership

In-house average weekday ridership for April was 2,780, up by 3.99% from last year. Supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 287, up by 16.12%. Combined in-house and supplemental providers average weekday ridership was 3,067, up by 5.02%.

Fiscal year-to-date in-house and supplemental provider total ridership is up by 104,373 boardings, up 15.47% as compared to the same time period in fiscal year 2022.

On-Time Performance

Handi-Van on-time performance measured from 10 minutes prior to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time was 91.03% for April. The Handi-Van on-time performance (all early to scheduled pickup time to 30 minutes after scheduled pickup time) was 91.80%. On-time performance for trips with a desired arrival time was 48.64% (drop-offs completed within a 45-minute window before the clients’ desired arrival time) and 81.71% for all drop-offs completed before the clients’ desired arrival time.

Comparative Trip Length Analysis

An analysis was done to compare Handi-Van trip times with comparable bus trip times. A comparable fixed-route trip time is the scheduled on-vehicle bus time as calculated by Google Transit for the same origin and destination plus 30 minutes to account for walking, waiting, and transferring required on the fixed-route system. During the month of April, Handi-Van operated 64,435 trips including 6,508 trips that were longer than one hour in trip time. The analysis found that 73.65% of the Handi-Van trips longer than an hour were completed in the same time or less than a comparable fixed-route trip.

Excessive Trip Times

An analysis of excessive trip times was performed on all monthly Handi-Van trips with travel times in excess of one hour. The analysis found that 604 or 0.94% of all trips were more than 15 minutes longer than comparable fixed-route trips.

Maintenance

Average vehicle availability was 70.73% for April, down by -18.04% from last year.

Call Center Performance

Over the month of April, reservationists answered 35,944 calls. Of those calls, 96.23% were answered within 5 minutes.



Performance Metrics

Key Performance Indicators (KPI)
April
FY2023
April
FY2022
April
FY2019
Pre-COVID
% Change
FY 22 to 23
10 Month
FY2023
10 Month
FY2022
10 Month
FY2019
Pre-COVID
% Change
FY 22 to 23
12 Month
FY2019
Pre-COVID
Benchmark
Total Monthly Ridership 78,282 75,401 103,547 3.82% 778,942 674,569 994,880 15.47% 1,197,533
Average Weekday Ridership 3,067 2,920 3,927 5.02% 2,981 2,590 3,860 15.09% 3,856
Unique Riders During the Month 5,161 4,906 5,945 5.20% 5,031 4,568 5,802 10.12% 5,810
Cost per Revenue Hour $112.70 $102.55 $90.16 9.90% $108.03 $105.26 $87.32 2.63% $87.76 <= $90
Cost per Passenger Trip $54.73 $50.66 $40.26 8.04% $53.26 $55.65 $39.55 -4.28% $39.61 <= $39
Cost per Revenue Mile $7.73 $6.98 $5.79 10.82% $7.39 $7.10 $5.84 4.20% $5.87 <= $6.20
Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour 2.06 2.02 2.24 1.72% 2.03 1.89 2.21 7.23% 2.22 >= 2.2
Farebox Recovery 3.12% 3.46% 4.09% -0.34% 3.51% 2.99% 4.32% 0.52% 4.30% 8%
On-Time Arrivals (Within 0-30 Min Window) 78.77% 78.59% 76.33% 0.19% 78.21% 78.45% 75.94% -0.24% 75.93%
Early Arrivals (> 10 Minutes) 0.77% 1.22% 1.94% -0.44% 1.02% 1.35% 2.15% -0.33% 2.14% < 2%
Very Early Arrivals (> 30 Minutes) 0.01% 0.04% 0.12% -0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.12% -0.02% 0.12% < 1%
On-Time and Early Arrivals (Up to 10 Min Early) 91.03% 93.57% 87.72% -2.54% 91.17% 95.58% 88.18% -4.41% 87.99% >= 90%
On-Time and All Early Arrivals 91.80% 94.78% 89.66% -2.99% 92.18% 96.93% 90.33% -4.74% 90.13% >= 90%
Very Late Arrivals (>30 Minutes) 0.41% 0.17% 0.82% 0.23% 0.69% 0.08% 0.75% 0.61% 0.78% < 1%
On-Time Drop-Offs (Within 45 Mins) 48.64% 65.59% 62.37% -16.95% 64.02% 66.17% 60.76% -2.15% 60.91% > 90%
Comparative Trip Length Analysis 73.65% 77.78% 67.93% -4.13% 74.12% 81.66% 68.75% -7.54% 68.69% 50%
Excessive Trip Length 0.94% 0.47% 1.53% 0.47% 0.79% 0.31% 1.37% 0.48% 1.40% 1%
No Show / Late Cancellation Rate 4.38% 3.73% 4.30% 0.64% 4.09% 4.16% 4.44% -0.08% 4.44% < 5%
Advance Cancellation Rate 20.88% 18.74% 21.28% 2.14% 20.05% 19.75% 23.21% 0.30% 23.11% < 15%
Missed Trip Rate 0.20% 0.23% 0.28% -0.03% 0.29% 0.14% 0.26% 0.15% 0.27% < 0.5%
Complaints per 1,000 Trips 2.21 1.65 2.09 33.65% 2.11 1.19 1.53 77.62% 1.57 <= 1.25
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes 96.23% 87.23% 37.09% 9.00% 75.92% 94.98% 51.92% -19.06% 50.30% 93%
Vehicle Availability 70.73% 88.77% 79.85% -18.04% 72.34% 88.29% 86.83% -15.95% 86.16% >= 80%

Charts

Average Weekday Ridership. Ridership has trended upwards over Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 3067 in April 2023. Unique Riders During the Month. Unique Riders has trended upwards over the past fiscal year, ending at 5161 in April 2023.
Cost per Revenue Hour. Cost per Revenue Hour has fluctuated between $100 and $115 per hour over the past two fiscal years, ending at $112.70 per hour in April 2023. Cost per Passenger Trip. Cost per Passenger Trip has held steady in the $50 to $60 range throughout Fiscal Year 2022 and 2023, ending at $54.73 per trip in April 2023.
Passenger Trips Per Revenue Hour. Over Fiscal Year 2023, Passenger Trips per Revenue Hour has hovered around 2, slowly rising over time, up to 2.06 in April 2023. On-Time and Early Arrivals. On-Time rate has been trending downwards throughout fiscal year 2022 and 2023 from a high of 97% down to 91.03% in April 2023.
Combined No-Show/Cancel At Door/Late Cancel Rate. No shows and late cancels have held steady between 3% and 5% through Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 4.38% in April 2023. Advance Cancellation Rate. Advanced Cancels have held around 20% though Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 20.88% in April 2023.
Missed Trip Rate. Missed trip rate has slowly trended upwards since Fiscal year 2022 with occasional spikes, ending at 0.20% in April 2023. Complaint Rate Per 1000 Trips. Complaint rate has hovered between 1.0 and 1.5 throughout Fiscal year 2022, but began rising significantly through Fiscal year 2023, reaching a peak of over 3 in December 2022, before ending at 2.21 in April 2023.
Calls Answered Within 5 Minutes. Calls answered within 5 minutes has held steady around 90% through Fiscal Year 2022 and the beginning of Fiscal Year 2023, falling sharply to 36% in September 2022 before rebounding in January 2023, ending at 96.23% in April 2023. Vehicle Availability Rate. Vehicle availability has held around 85% to 90% Through most of Fiscal Year 2022 through April, before beginning a sharp downwards trend, ending at 70.73% in April 2023.
Contractor Passenger Trips. Over the past two fiscal years, Contractor passenger trips has trended upwards, ending at 6808 in April 2023. Contractor Revenue Hours. Contractor revenue hours have slowly trended upwards through Fiscal year 2023, ending at 2437.78 in April 2023.
Contractor Cost Per Revenue Hour. Fiscal year 2022 has seen Contractor Cost per Revenue Hour hold in the $80 to $100 range, ending at $80.45 per hour in April 2023. Contractor Cost per Passenger. Over the past fiscal year, contractor cost per passenger has remained stable at just under $30 per passenger, ending at $28.81 per passenger in April 2023.
No Show Rate. No show rate has held steady between 0.5% and 1% through Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 0.78% in April 2023. Late Cancel Rate. Late Cancel rate has held at around 3% through Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 3.19% in April 2023.
Cancel at Door Rate. Cancel at Door rate has held at around 0.5% though Fiscal Year 2023, ending at 0.38% in April 2023.