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3.4 Peer Review Analysis

Possible peers were assessed and subsequently scored through an objective assessment of ten core standard variables including: » Geography » Urban area population » Total revenue miles operated » Total operating budget » Population density » Service area type » State capital » Percent of population with college degree » Population growth rate » Percent poverty The peers were first selected based on geographic location (southeastern states), including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Fixed-route systems operating in these states were added to the pool of possible peers and were analyzed based on the eight remaining criteria described previously. A potential peer received 1.0 points when one of the eight criteria was within 1 standard deviation of KWT’s performance value and 0.5 points for each criterion that fell within 2 standard deviations of KWT’s value.

In addition to the previously outlined methodology, KWT also considered information about the services and characteristics of other Florida transit agencies that fall within a similar Tier Group category as defined by the Florida Public Transportation Association. This involved considering a total of five urban agencies and two agencies that were similar in size and scope. The final selection of peer agencies, determined through these methods, is listed in Table 3-8 and used for the analysis in the peer system review. Table 3-8: Selected Peer Systems for Key West Transit Peer Review Analysis System Location SunTran City of Ocala, FL The Sunshine Bus Company St. Johns County, FL Annapolis Transit City of Annapolis, MD Coconut Creek Community Shuttle City of Coconut Creek, FL Ride Solution Palatka, FL Corvallis Transit City of Corvallis, OR Northwestern CT Transit District Torrington, CT

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