Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on Approving a Proposal from Spare Labs, Inc in the Amount of $21,500 to Evaluate Current Transit Service and Make Service Model Recommendations
Summary
MEETING DATE: April 15, 2020
DEPARTMENT: Housing and Community Development
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development Mgr.
Akia Pichon, Transit Administrator
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Spare Labs has submitted a contract proposal in the amount of $21,500 to complete a transit study with the following deliverables:
• Estimate trip volume (i.e. total number of expected trips in a zone)
• Define how that trip volume is distributed
o Assign trip types (work, rec, medical)
o Distribute trips spatially (i.e. where trips should start and end)
o Distribute trips temporally (i.e. time of day when trips should occur)
o Generate random origin-destination (O-D) pairs from these distributions
• 3. Run O-D pairs through Realize simulation tools, evaluating different on-demand
transit possibilities in the area.
• 4. Collate results, perform in-depth contextual analysis, and make recommendations as part of a final report and presentation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• Program model and trip information has not been evaluated since inception of program.
• Transit usage has stabilized and is growing at a predictable rate so may be reliably analyzed
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• The cost of the contract would come from MUTD funds, with no match requirement.