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T o l e d o A r e a R e g i o n a l T r a n s i t A u t h o r i t y Public Hearing to obtain public input on Winter 2019 Proposed Service Changes December 30, 2018

Rules of Conduct n The purpose of this meeting is to provide specific details about Winter Assignment changes and to obtain public input n Please silence your cell phones n Since most routes have a schedule and/or route adjustments, please refrain from asking questions until the end of the presentations

TARTA Financial Constraints

Revenue and Expenses

Revenue

Since 2009 Percent Change since 2009 Property tax -30% Miles of service -3% TARPS Ridership +62%

Local funding n Funded by 2.5 mills property tax n Have been at this level since 1987

Local funding per capita 160.00 140.00 120.00 100.00 80.00 60.00 40.00 20.00 Cleveland Columbus Akron Dayton Cincinnati Canton Youngstown Toledo Source: 2014 Audited Financial Statements, 2010 Census

Local funding structure City Transit funding model Cleveland sales tax (1%) Columbus sales tax (.5%) Cincinnati earnings tax (.3%) Dayton sales tax (.5%) Akron sales tax (.5%) Toledo property tax (2.5 mills) Canton sales tax (.25%) Youngstown sales tax (.25%) Lake Co. sales tax (.25%) Portage Co. sales tax (.25%)

State transit funding Per Capita Transit Funding Illinois $ 200.59 Pennsylvania $ 128.83 Michigan $ 26.78 Ohio $ 0.63 Source: AASHTO Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation (2018)

$100.00 $150.00 $200.00 $250.00 $300.00 $50.00 $- State funding per capita Massachusetts New York Alaska Illinois Maryland Connecticut Delaware Pennsylvania Minnesota California Rhode Island New Jersey Virginia Michigan Source: AASHTO Survey of State Funding for Public Transportation (2018) Wisconsin Florida Vermont Washington Indiana Oregon North Carolina North Dakota Tennessee Wyoming Iowa Kansas Nebraska New Mexico Colorado Oklahoma West Virginia South Carolina Arkansas South Dakota Texas Louisiana New Hampshire Maine Montana Ohio Mississippi Kentucky Georgia Idaho Missouri

Special Service Adjustments

Muddy & Walleye Shuttles n Limited to weekend games only n Effective at the start of 2019 Mud-Hens season (April)

2019 Schedule Adjustments

Average Daily Ridership 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 Weekday Saturday Sunday Holiday

Holidays n All holiday service will be discontinued n New Year’s Day n Memorial Day n Independence Day n Labor Day n Thanksgiving Day n Christmas Day n Effective January 1, 2019

Sundays n All Sunday service will be discontinued n Effective December 30, 2018

Ohio Transit Systems City Sunday / Holiday Service Cleveland Yes Columbus Yes Cincinnati Yes Dayton Yes Akron Yes Toledo Yes Canton No Youngstown No Lake Co. No Portage Co. No

Saturdays n Discontinue 7:30AM and 7:30PM lineups n First lineup 9:00AM n Last lineup 6:00PM n Adjusted TARPS and Call-A-Ride hours n TARPS hours tied to fixed route n 1 & 8 Call-A-Ride Saturday hours 9:30AM – 4:00PM

Weekdays n Discontinue 6:00AM and 10:30PM lineups n First lineup 6:30AM n Last lineup 9:00PM n Adjusted TARPS and Call-A-Ride hours n TARPS hours tied to fixed route n 1 Call-A-Ride Weekday hours 6:30AM – 8:30PM n 8 Call-A-Ride Weekday hours 6:30AM – 7:00PM

Route 6 n Discontinue Route n Mitigation/Alternative: n 1 Call-A-Ride

Route 29X n Discontinue 5:15PM Outbound trip

Route 39/M n Discontinue 4:15PM 39 outbound trip n Discontinue 5:00PM 39M inbound trip

2019 Routing Adjustments

Route 47 Express Route 43– Renamed/Rerouted/Schedule adjustments to… Experimental Route 47 Maumee-Arrowhead/Work Express n Limited express trips during peak hours n Destinations/Timepoints: n Downtown n University of Toledo Medical Campus n Maumee Assembly & Stamping n Arrowhead Park n Kroger

Public Comments Deadline for any written comments, questions or concerns is due by Thursday, October 18, 2018. Mail: TARTA (Attention: Jim Gee), 1127 W. Central Ave, Toledo, Ohio. 43610 Re Proposed Service Changes or E-Mail: info@tarta.com

Public Comments Questions? Comments?

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