Morrisville Public Transportation Study

Methods & Models of Service Delivery

Partner with Existing Service Provider Morrisville may partner with an existing service provider to operate public transportation in the town. Under this model, Morrisville would be responsible for hiring a town liaison to work with the provider, represent the Town’s interest, and administer the public transportation funds. Partnering with an existing service provider means that day-to-day aspects such as fare collection, schedule design, and maintenance are managed by an established public transportation provider. Capital expenses including vehicles

and shelters could be owned by the Town or contracted with the existing service provider. Under this model, the existing service provider takes responsibility for ensuring that services are compliant with state and federal regulations. GoRaleigh, GoTriangle, and GoCary are three services that are already operating in the region. GoTriangle operates an in-house service model, while GoRaleigh and GoCary operate a turnkey service model. Examples

GoRaleigh – The City of Raleigh operates GoRaleigh service in the City of Raleigh, NC, and serves a population of 347,729. The annual budget for Raleigh was $919 million in 2018, with approximately $37 million provided for public

Service area population: 347,729 Annual municipal budget: $919,110,205 Annual provider budget: $19,260,395 Annual third party contract cost: $17,739,605

Cost/revenue hour: $82.50 Cost/passenger trip: $3.10

transportation. Of the $37 million, $19 million was used for administration and provision of fixed-route service and $18 million was for a 3rd-party contractor providing demand-response taxi service. GoRaleigh costs $82.50 per revenue hour or $3.10 per passenger trip to operate.

GoTriangle – Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

Service area population: 1,402,824 Annual organization budget: $93,290,725 Annual provider budget: $36,428,163 Annual third party contract cost: $3,247,036

operates GoTriangle service in Durham, Orange, and Wake Counties of NC and serves a population of 1.4 million. GoTriangle had an amended annual budget of approximately $93 million in 2018, $36 million went to administration and provision of public transportation service, $9 million went

Cost/revenue hour: $119.00 Cost/passenger trip: $7.43

towards capital expense, and $48 million went to operating reserves. GoTriangle contracts service on a limited basis. GoTriangle costs $119.00 per revenue hour or $7.43 per passenger trip to operate.

GoCary – The Town of Cary, NC operates GoCary service in Wake County and serves a population of 159,170. The

Service area population: 159,170 Annual municipal budget: $347,000,000 Annual provider budget: $401,935 Annual third party contract cost: $4,541,961

adopted annual budget for the Town of Cary is $347 million for 2019, with approximately $5 million provided for public transportation. Cary contracts a 3rd-party provider for all

Cost/revenue hour: $84.99 Cost/passenger trip: $23.22

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