1. Starting and Growing Vanpool Programs: From Financing to Vehicle Procurement

5. Why Vanpool? 2009 APTA Public Transportation Fact Book

7. Ridership Surge in 2008 Data Source: VPSI and American Public Transportation Association (APTA)

8. Vanpooling: The Safest Mode of Public Transportation “ Transit Safety and Security Statistics and Analysis Annual Report” by Mode for Reported Fatalities: 1990-2007” Source: National Transit Database and Bureau of Transportation Statistics, USDOT Fatalities per 100 Million Vehicle-Miles

9. The Most Efficient Mode of Public Transportation at Reducing CO 2 Emissions per Public Subsidy Dollar Data Sources: Transit Modes: based on Passenger-Miles, Fuel and Electricity Consumption, Uses of Capital Funds, Operating Expenses and Fare Revenues in the Federal Transit Administration’s 2007 National Transit Database. Figures are national averages weighted by Passenger-Miles. Emission factors for fuels from U.S. Department of Energy. Emissions factors for electricity from eGRID sub-region data, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

11. In the foreground… This is what it looks like to the consumer…

12. … let’s see what is in the background

16. CMAQ Eligible Funding (FHWA)

17. Impact of Capital Assistance on Fleet Growth 259 Pre-Subsidy Growth Rate: 9% per year (Compounded) 372 Subsidized Growth Rate: 24% per year (Compounded) 1,508

21. FTA Capital Cost of Contracting A recipient may request FTA participation in a higher percentage of the contract than is shown in the table, but must provide appropriate written cost information and documentation to justify the higher percentage to FTA. 1 Service Contract: Contractor provides Maintenance and transit/vanpool service, grantee provides vehicle 40% 2 Service Contract: Contractor provides transit/vanpool service only, grantee provides vehicles and maintenance 0% 3 Vehicle Maintenance Contract: Contractor provides maintenance, grantee provides vehicles and transit/vanpool service 100% 4 Vehicle Lease Contract: Contractor provides vehicles, grantee provides maintenance and transit/vanpool service 100% 5 Maintenance/Lease Contract: Contractor provides vehicles and maintenance, grantee provides transit/vanpool service 100% 6 Turnkey Contract: Contractor provides vehicles, maintenance and transit/vanpool service 50% 7 Vehicle/Service Contract: Contractor provides vehicles and transit/vanpool service, grantee provides maintenance 10%

23. FTA Capital Cost of Contracting $1,500 shared by 12 riders = $125/mo $900 shared by 12 riders = $75/mo

24. FTA Capital Cost of Contracting S. 1795 & H.R. 1571 - “The Private Investment in Commuter Vanpooling Act ” $1,500 shared by 12 riders = $125/mo $900 shared by 12 riders = $75/mo

31. Florida DOT Rural Vanpool (continued) Unsubsidized Monthly Rate $1,737 ÷ 12 = $145/mo Monthly Rate ( § 5311 Applied ) $695 ÷ 12 = $58 per month Capital Expenses Non-Operating Expenses Operating Expenses

32. Florida DOT Rural Vanpool (continued) Up to thirty-eight (38) vanpools placed in service during first twenty-one months of contract Proposed Funding CY10-11 Federal FTA §5311 Capital $ 391,680 22% Private Capital Investment $ 1,124,800 63% Fare Revenue $ 264,550 15% TOTAL $ 1,781,230

34. Questions? Chris Simmons VPSI Inc. Government Affairs Executive Tel: (248) 597-3500 Email: [email_address]