Metropolitan Transit System
Transit Serving Point Loma
September 23, 2008
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 A California public agency established in 1975 through SB10
 Comprised of San Diego Transit, San Diego Trolley, MTS Contract
Services & Chula Vista Transit.
 Services include 3 Trolley lines, 82 fixed route bus lines, & Paratransit
service.
 Annual operating cost is approximately $204 million. Fare revenue
Covers $80 million or 39% of annual operating cost.
 Fleet includes 131 light-rail cars, 560 buses and 140 vans & minibuses.
 Provides approximately 2.4 million hours of service across 31 million
miles each year.
 Carries approximately 90 million passengers annually, or 275
thousand each weekday.
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MTS Restructured System (2006) to:
• Achieve Financial Sustainability
– Optimize bus and trolley operations
– Reduce or eliminate unproductive and duplicative services to
“right size” system
– Increase ridership (revenues) by making transit services more
attractive and effective
• Reconnect with our Markets
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Detailed analysis of what is working and what isn’t
Identify markets that can and should be served
Respond to current mobility needs of our markets
Provide type and level of service our markets want and need
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MTS Service Concept
3 Tiers of Service
Urban Network
Commuter
Community
Services
Services
Based Services
Network of routes
with high frequency
and consistent span
of service to support
spontaneous use for
wide range of travel
needs.
Customized services
Direct service for one tailored to individual
community needs.
seat travel for
Flexible routing and
commute corridors
with “critical mass”. schedule that may
vary throughout day
High frequency only
and week.
during peak hours.
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Transit Serving Point Loma
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Airport Service: Route 923
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Daily Passengers
Daily Trips
Passengers/Trip
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
1,090
1,429
1,595
1,442
1,203
1,311
1,429
1,394
1,654
108
109
109
109
109
106
106
105
99
10
13
15
13
11
12
13
13
17
20
Passengers per Trip
Airport Service:
Route 992
15
10
5
0
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Service every
15 minutes
every day of
the week
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Challenges Facing MTS
• Capacity increases required by recent ridership gains
• Service expansion
• Securing new & expanded sources of revenue &
subsidy
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Metropolitan Transit System
Transit Serving Point Loma
September 23, 2008
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