Section 11 Overview
Financial Analysis of the Costs to Implement the Preferred Alternative to Improve Senior Transportation in Cuyahoga County
Projected costs are broken into categories, as follows:• Costs incurred in the initial implementation period, prior to the initiation of actual senior transportation services.
• On-going administrative costs incurred by the STO.
• On-going administrative, operations, and maintenance costs incurred by the DSP in each CTA.
• Capital costs for both start-up and to support on-going operations.

To meet all projected demand (e.g., provide 1.26 million annual trips), new funding ranging from $2.8 million in Year 2 to $10.5 million after full implementation in all five CTAs in Year 4 must be found to augment existing funding sources

Based on review of the financial forecasts by the Senior Transportation Working Group, a service model wherein the STO would increase service by 50 percent over current levels was adopted. In this scenario, the level of trips provided by the regional providers would total about 573,750 passenger trips per year (45.6 of total projected demand). New funding ranging from $1.25 million in Year 2 to $3.46 million after full implementation in all five CTAs in Year 4 must be found to augment existing funding sources.

All 168 existing vehicles owned by public entities and nonprofit organizations were assumed to be included in the strategic plan’s implementation phase. Additionally, the 11 vehicles operated by various hospitals were also included, for a total existing fleet of 179 vehicles.

A fifty percent increase over current service levels can be accomplished with this fleet, reflecting the benefits and expanded productivity associated with centralized fleet management. The fleet can be sustained (e.g., regular replacements) with an annual investment of $1.28 million dollars.

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Section 12 Overview
Potential Sources of Revenues to Support Senior Transportation
The following existing funding sources were identified in the analysis.• United Way (allocated to start expenses only in our analysis)
• GCRTA in-kind contributions (amount not identified nor included in revenue totals; awaiting GCRTA’s in-house analysis)
• Purchase of service revenues
• User membership fees
• New revenues

Using the scenario of increase the quantity of senior transportation to levels 50 percent over the current non-ADA senior paratransit, it was projected that a deficit in operations that ranges from ranging from $1.25 million in Year 2 to $3.46 million would be incurred after full implementation in all five CTAs in Year 4. This gap must be closed if the services are to operate at this level. The study identifies several scenarios where this gap can be closed and identified all sources of Federal and state revenues that can be used to support senior transportation in Ohio.

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