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DASH Transit Briefing to the Alexandria Transportation Commission

May 8, 2013

Alexandria Transit Company History

• 1981 - 1982 - Feasibility Study
• 1983 - Evaluated and modified study

recommendations, developed detailed local bus plan, prepared bus procurement specifications, and determined

• rganizational placement of bus system
• March 11, 1984 - System implemented

with 17 buses operating on 4 routes

ATC Organizational Structure

• ATC Board of Directors elected annually by the Alexandria City

Council acting in its capacity of sole stockholders to the Corporation

• The Board of Directors approves an annual Transit Development

Program and budget, fare and fiscal policies, route structure and service levels

• The General Manager, Sandy Modell, is the chief executive and
• perating officer of the company and the principal staff advisor to

the Board on transit matters

• Transit Management of Alexandria (TMA) is the subsidiary

corporation owned by First Transit, which employs the operations, maintenance, and administration staff

• Management company, First Transit, Inc., manages TMA and the
• verall system, under policy direction of the Board of Directors
• Organizational structure similar to three systems in Virginia and

about 50 nationally.

Benefits of ATC Structure

• City Council is not burdened with day-to-day
• perational issues or oversight of the transit system
• The transit system can leverage the City’s assets as

needed, while operating as a business

• Employees of the transit system are assured long-

term stability and competitive compensation package

• Additional transit-specific expertise and resources

are readily available through the management company

ATC Stockholders

(City Council)

ATC Board of Directors

First Transit, Inc.

Management Services (GM & AGM)

Transit Management of Alexandria

Subsidiary of First Transit Employer for Transit System Employees

Old Town Transit Shop

Alexandria Transit Company Organizational Chart

Director of Maintenance Mechanics Parts Department Service Workers Bus Cleaners Bus Operators Training Division Road Supervisors/Dispatchers Safety and Loss Control Charter Services Administration Human Resources Finance Payroll, A/P/AR Procurement Planning & Development Marketing Customer Service Information Technology Transportation Maintenance Old Town Transit Shop

Transit Management of Alexandria Organizational Chart

Transit Management of Alexandria Subsidiary of First Transit

DASH System Goals

• Designed to support specific community
• bjectives
• Safe, reliable, convenient, comfortable,

and courteous

• Efficient in the use of resources, whatever

their source

DASH Key Operating Statistics

1985 2000 2012

Ridership

923,405 2,521,925 3,854,945

Buses

17 47 72

Miles Operated

522,705 1,194,507 1,618,986

Passengers/mile

1.8 2.3 2.6

Passengers/hour

24.6 30.3 30.5

DASH Annual Ridership

500,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 2,500,000 3,000,000 3,500,000 4,000,000 1996 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012

Present Challenges

• Increased travel times and traffic congestion

which negatively impact on-time service reliability

• Making transit attractive to choice riders by

increasing convenience, safety, service, and reliability of transit

• Attracting and retaining qualified employees
• Rising fuel costs impact total operating expenses