Funding Implications
>$500k Annually in Dead-head • Increasing service to the area would also increase costs for dead-head • Doubling peak service, would likely double the cost of dead-head How could we potentially decrease those recurring costs • An East Brandon light maintenance facility could reduce the annual dead-head costs • Potential additional savings of >$100k annually in paratransit dead-head • Create a park-and-ride facility in conjunction with light maintenance • Would decrease the costs for increasing the level of service in the area and make further service expansion less cost prohibitive. Design and Operational Considerations • Fueling and potentially CNG (Planning level costs $20-$25m for Light Maintenance Facility) – Natural Gas available in zip code 33511 • Number of maintenance bays to make site viable (>5) • Park-and-ride capacity to create a viable mobility hub (cars, bikes, etc.) • Increase vehicle capacity with articulated buses to increase passengers per trip and reduce
total number of vehicles (this is important for facility design) • Consider coach buses to increase seating capacity
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