MONTHLY RIDERSHIP AND FINANCIAL

PERFORMANCE UPDATE

October 17, 2013

RELATED TO AGENDA ITEM W2

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HighlightsFY 2014 YTD compared to FY 2013 YTD

• Ridership increased by 2.7%• Customer revenues increased by 3.8%• Auxiliary and Non-Transportation

revenues increased by 1.5%• Operating expenses increased by 3.7%• System service level increased by 3.7%

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Revenue (August 2013)Unaudited – In Thousands (000s)

1 Fare revenue 3,459 3,518 (59) (2%)2 Auxiliary revenues 1,460 1,547 (87) (6%)3 Non-transportation revenues 308 261 47 18%4 Federal operating 21 1 20 - 5 State operating - - - - 6 Local operating 5,800 8,793 (2,993) (34%)

Total Revenue Total Revenue 11,048 14,120 (3,072) (22%)

Revenue

Revenue CategoryDollar

Variance F/(U)

Percent Variance

FY 2014 Actual YTD August 2013

FY 2014 Budget YTD August 2013

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Expenses (August 2013)Unaudited – In Thousands (000s)

7 Salaries and wages 1,285 1,188 (97) (8%)8 Employee benefits 841 810 (31) (4%)9 Professional services 2,273 2,715 442 16%

10 Materials and supplies 1,113 1,792 679 38%11 Utilities 306 307 1 0%12 Casualty and liability 517 572 55 10%13 Purchased Transportation 7,384 7,094 (290) (4%)14 Other expenses 242 (40) (282) 705%15 Debt related expenses 192 203 11 5%

Total Expenses Total Expenses 14,153 14,641 488 3%

Transit Summary Net Surplus / (Deficit) (3,105) (521) (2,584) 497%

Expenses

Expenditure CategoryFY 2014

Actual YTD August 2013

FY 2014 Budget YTD August 2013

Dollar Variance

F/(U)

Percent Variance

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Recovery Ratios (Aug. 2013)

37.4% 36.9%

26.9% 26.4%

Recovery RatioFY 2014

Actual YTD August 2013

FY 2014 Budget YTD August 2013

Farebox Recovery Ratio

Operating Recovery Ratio

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Revenue Miles (Sept. 2013)

BREEZE service levels increased by 1.5% YTD due to implementation of the Mobility Plan in August 2012. The July 2013 BREEZE revenue miles were greater than July 2012 by 3.4%, while August and September revenue miles are comparable to prior year.

FLEX service in Encinitas/Solana Beach began in June 2012, and the ridership base had not reached current levels until October 2012.

COASTER provided approximately 10 and 16 additional round trips in July 2013 and September 2013, respectively.

Mode Measurement FY 2014 September

Change from

September FY 2013

FY 2014 (YTD)

Change from FY

2013 (YTD)

System Revenue Miles 617,474 3.9% 1,915,397 3.7%BREEZE Revenue Miles 440,983 1.5% 1,371,494 1.7%FLEX Revenue Miles 6,519 8.3% 20,796 16.3%LIFT Revenue Miles 104,684 15.9% 319,843 14.6%SPRINTER Revenue Miles 42,142 1.0% 130,507 0.6%COASTER Revenue Miles 23,146 5.9% 72,757 2.4%

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Ridership (Sept. 2013)Mode FY 2014

SeptemberChange from FY

2013 September

FY 2014 September

(YTD)

Change from FY13 September

(YTD)

SYSTEM 1,097,194 2.6% 3,190,427 2.7%Weekday 910,294 6.7% 2,651,438 3.6%Saturday 82,349 -27.6% 287,152 0.1%Sunday/Holiday 104,551 1.5% 251,837 -3.1%

System-wide Average Weekday Boardings:

• FY 2014 YTD, 41,340• September 2013, 45,515

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Ridership (Sept. 2013)Mode FY 2014

SeptemberChange from FY

2013 September

FY 2014 September

(YTD)

Change from FY13 September

(YTD)

BREEZE 712,815 2.2% 2,022,155 2.2%Weekday 588,548 3.3% 1,679,431 2.3%Saturday 53,963 -22.3% 179,413 2.3%Sunday/Holiday 70,304 21.1% 163,311 1.2%

FLEX 2,022 30.5% 5,895 72.5%

BREEZE and FLEX Average Weekday Boardings:

• FY 2014 YTD, 26,125 (BREEZE) and 92 (FLEX)• September 2013, 29,427 (BREEZE) and 101 (FLEX)

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Ridership (Sept. 2013)Mode FY 2014

SeptemberChange from FY

2013 September

FY 2014 September

(YTD)

Change from FY13 September

(YTD)

LIFT 13,399 17.3% 39,143 9.7%Weekday 11,051 8.2% 34,371 6.0%Saturday 604 -10.3% 2,051 19.6%Sunday/Holiday 1,744 224.8% 2,721 87.1%

LIFT Average Weekday Boardings:

• FY 2014 YTD, 538• September 2013, 553

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Ridership (Sept. 2013)Mode FY 2014

SeptemberChange from FY

2013 September

FY 2014 September

(YTD)

Change from FY13 September

(YTD)SPRINTER 232,251 1.3% 625,091 -1.9%

Weekday 194,195 4.4% 518,646 -1.0%Saturday 17,819 -17.9% 55,874 -2.3%Sunday/Holiday 20,237 -5.7% 50,571 -10.1%

SPRINTER Average Weekday Boardings:

• FY 2014 YTD, 8,153• September 2013, 9,710

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Ridership (Sept. 2013)Mode FY 2014

SeptemberChange from FY

2013 September

FY 2014 September

(YTD)

Change from FY13 September

(YTD)

COASTER 136,707 5.0% 498,143 10.4%Weekday 114,478 34.3% 413,095 15.3%Saturday 9,963 -54.6% 49,814 -5.2%

Sunday/Holiday 12,266 -46.6% 35,234 -13.4%

COASTER Average Weekday Boardings:

• FY 2014 YTD, 6,432• September 2013, 5,724

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Performance MetricsNCTD YTD performance

evaluation as of Aug. 31, 2013:

Increase System Ridership by 4% 2,093,233 2,036,894 2.8% Below goal by 1.2%

Limit Cost per Revenue Mile to PY $9.91 $10.31 * $0.41 Meeting goal

Increase revenues by 3% $5,227,426 $5,074,554 3.0% Meeting goal

*FY 2013 annual cost per revenue mile of $10.44 decreased by 1.2% (2013 San Diego County Transportation CPI)

FY 2014 Actual YTD Aug 2013

FY 2013 Actual YTD Aug 2012

Results CommentsGoal Description

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