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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 5, 1993
AGENDA ITEM: MiNNESOTA VALLEY TRANSIT AGENDA SECTION:
AUTHORITY UPDATE DEPARTMENT HEADS
REPORTS
PREPAR�D BY: SHEILA KLASSEN AGEN
COUNCILMEMBER �� � �,�
ATTACHMENTS: MEMO, ROUTE INF�RMATION APP VED BY: �� ,�.'
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See attached information.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
None.
COUNCIt ACTION:
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October 1, 1993
To: Mayor McMenomy
Counciimembers Staats, Wiilcox, Wippermann
From: Councilmember Klassen �'
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Re: MVTA service to Dakota County Technical College
I am very pleased to announce that beginning September 27, 1993, the MVTA will
imp{ement bus service to Dakota County Technical College. Having transit service
has long been a goal for the college in order to better accommodate the number of
students who do not have their own source of transportation. This service can also
serve students that may have cars, but would prefer to use public transportation.
These new routes also demonstrate the respons�ve nature of our agency to provide
increased transit service to our area as the need is recognized. Working with the
DCTC, MVTA staff was able to identify where the potential riders are and how best to
route the service. Realizing the "proof is in the pudding", the college will be
aggressively marketing thase routes to their students. The service has been set up on
a demonstration basis for up to 18 months and will be funded with existing monies.
� Attached is the MVTA staff memo to tF►e MVTA board and a copy of the routes. This
item passed with a unanimous vote of the MVTA board at its September monthly
meeting. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have regarding this item.
Agenda Item VII
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FROM: Beverley Milier
SUBJECT: Service to Dakota County Technical College
DATE: September 14, 1993
Summary
Dakota County Technical Coilege (DCTC) is seeking transit service to#he Coliege. DCTC
is located approximately 2 miles from downtown Rosemount or the terminus of MVTA
route 42E and 77C. The college has provided MVTA with figures showing a large number
of students from our member cities in attendance.
Discussion
For some time, DCTC has sought regular route bus service to the callege. MVTA has asked
for and now received, client data supporting their request for service. Information was
compiled acxording to city and zip code for attending students by program. This
informatian was then plotted on a map to determine routing and how new service may be
integrated with existing service. The number of patential users is relatively high,
approxima#ely 3,230 students reside in Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount and
Minneapolis. These are the persons that would most likely use the proposed service. The
mode split, or the number of persons needed from these cities to make their commute to
the college using this proposed service is 2.1%,(of the trips originating in Apple Valley,
Bumsville, Eagan, Rosemount and Minneapolis) which is considered high based on
experience with transit service at other area communtty colleges. To attain this level of
ridership, marketing the new service will be of primary importance. On-going
caoperation and support from the college will be cannot be overstated.
To reach a subsidy of $4.00 per passenger, there would need to be a total of 68
passengers (23 passengers pe� farge bus and 11 per small bus). (Large Bus 23
passengers @4 trips = 92 passengers Ca� $1.60 = $14720. $509.25 - $147.20 =
$362.05. $362.05/92 passengers = $3.94 subsidy per passenger. Small Bus
11 passengers �4 trips = 44 passengers @ $1:60 = $7`�►•��• $�4�•�6 - $�0.40 =
$174.16/44 passengers = $3.95 subsidy per passenger). With this passenger
count, there would be a net annual cost of $137,270. However the MTC rate of $159.14
pe� revenue hour will drop in 1994 due to the elimination of capital cost in their hourly
rate. As a result, our cost to provide service to the college (using the same trip and
passenger data) would be reduced to $108,958 and the subsidy per passenger would be
approximately $2.73 assuming ridership is maintained or increases.
The MVTA Standards For Implementing New Service were used to evaluate the proposed
service, and the request met the guidelines. Some of the strengths bore out in the
evaluation were: the proposed service compliments and e�hances service by offering
reverse commute and intra city t�avel, operates in cooperation with other service,
ability to transfer to other routes, and has major travel generators within 1/4 mile of
the proposed route which maximize the potential for ridership.
The DCTC offers students an opportunity to make a better life #or themselves and their
families. The college views transportation as a major challenge to mee#ing students goal
of self-sufficiency. Whether reliable transportation makes a difference and contributes
toward their success, can best be demonstrated by implementing the service.
If subsidies can be maintained at regional performance standards, service will have
proven itself viable which is the goal of a demonstration project.
Recommendation
Approve the expendituce of funds to expand service to the Dakota County Vocation Coilege
beginning September 27, 1993 for up to eighteen {18) months as a demonstratio�
project.
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