Key West Transit Development Plan FY2025-2034

3.4 Peer Review Analysis

Effectiveness Measures Effectiveness measures have shown a general decrease since 2019, largely attributed to the pandemic, although there were several fluctuations between 2021 and 2023. Revenue miles per capita consistently declined from 2019 to 2023. Passenger trips per capita saw a notable decrease from 2019 to 2020, followed by fluctuations until 2023. This downward trend in revenue miles per capita, passenger trips per capita, and passenger trips per revenue hour suggests reduced utilization of the service. Similarly, passenger trips per revenue mile and per revenue hour experienced a steady decrease from 2019 to 2023. Efficiency Measures The efficiency measures for KWT show a consistent increase in operating expenses over the five-year period, except for the farebox recovery ratio, which declined. While operating expense per revenue hour saw some minor fluctuations, it generally remained stable from 2019 to 2023. The rise in operating expense per capita, per revenue mile, and per revenue hour, coupled with a declining farebox recovery ratio, suggests that KWT’s operating costs are outpacing the growth in ridership. Although the desired trends for these measures vary, they typically aim for stability and growth. However, these targets aren’t consistently achieved across all indicators.

3.4 Peer Review Analysis The peer analysis, like the trend analysis, was conducted using data from the NTD. Selected performance measures are categorized in three areas: General Characteristics, Effectiveness and Efficiency. Each of these are provided throughout this section and in tabular format to compare service indicators relative to various industry peers. For each selected indicator and measure, the tables provide the value for KWT, the minimum value among the peer group, the maximum value among the peer group, the peer group mean, and the percentage away from the mean for KWT’s value. 3.4.1 Peer System Selection Methodology A fixed-route peer review analysis was performed using the 2022 NTD data available in the FTIS database, the most recent data available for all reported systems. The method used to conduct the peer selection was based on the established standard methodology documented in the Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) Report 141, “a methodology for performance measures and peer comparison in the public transportation industry.” This methodology helps transit agencies to identify the strengths and weaknesses of other organizations, set goals or performance targets, and identify best practices to improve performance. This process accesses the National Transit Database (NTD) through the Florida Transit Information System (FTIS) web portal.

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