Claire Averett provided the following presentation at the Governor's Transportation Summit on November 5, 2013.

1. Reliable Mass Transportation
Importance to Employers and Employees

2. Facts About UTA Riders
• 42 million yearly boardings
• Ridership expected to grow
• UTA riders save 29,000 trips in I-15 corridor
each day
• Equivalent of nearly 2 freeway lanes and related
emissions
• 75% of UTA riders have access to a vehicle but
choose transit
(Former Utah Lt. Gov. Greg Bell, Front lines 2015, October 3, 2013)

3. Facts About Riders in General
• Ridership is increasing
▫ From 1995 through 2012, public transportation
ridership increased by 34% - a growth rate
higher than the 17% increase in US population
• Households that use public transportation can
save more than $9,700/year
• Households near public transit drive an average of
4,400 fewer miles and reduce gasoline usage by
223 gallons per year
• 2009 – National average of those who use transit
as primary means of travel = 5%
(American Public Transportation Association, APTA)

4. Trip Purpose
Work 59.2%
School 10.6%
Social 6.8%
Shopping 6.5%
Medical 2.7%
Personal 5.1%
Other 5.7%
(APTA, Profile of Public Transportation
Passengers, 2007)

5. Days Ridden per Week
Seven 16.2%
Six 12.7%
Five 35.5%
Four 8.1%
Three 7.8%
Two 6.6%
One 5.1%
Less 6.2%
(APTA, Profile of Public Transportation
Passengers, 2007)

6. Local Companies Support Mass Transit
• 130 Eco Pass company partners, excluding
schools
• 25,000 Eco Passes available through partner
companies
• Some companies give ECO Pass as a benefit
• Some companies charge part or all of cost
(Utah Transit Authority)

7. Sampling of UTA/ECO Pass Partners
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Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Bonneville International – KSL TV and Radio
Deseret Book
Deseret Digital Media
Deseret Management Corporation
Deseret News
Fidelity Investments
Envision Utah
Jacobs Engineering
Flying J
Various Ken Garff Dealerships
Kirton and McConkie
(Utah Transit Authority)

8. Sampling Con’t
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LDS Church
Salt Lake City
Sandy City
Rocky Mountain Power
SkyWest
USTAR
Wells Fargo
Various Utah State departments
Various Federal Government department
(Utah Transit Authority)

9. Facts About Deseret Management
Corporation (DMC)
• Companies
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Beneficial Life Insurance Company
Bonneville International – KSL TV and Radio
Deseret Book
Deseret Digital Media
Deseret Management Corporation
Deseret News
Temple Square Hospitality
• Location – Between Main Street and 400 West,
North Temple and 100 South

10. Facts About DMC Companies’ Ridership
• Ridership from a low of 17% to high of 100%
• What makes the difference?
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Accessibility to transit from home
Type of work – office workers
Work schedules
Whether or not the employee pays for the pass
Whether or not a parking benefit is available
• Most DMC companies offer an ECO Pass or
parking, not both
(Utah Transit Authority)

11. Benefit of Mass Transit to DMC
• Ease of movement around downtown SLC
between our companies
• Free fare in downtown area
• Reduced pressure on limited availability of
parking
• ECO Pass is an inexpensive benefit, highly
valued by employees
• Responsible thing to do

12. Benefit of Mass Transit to DMC Employees
• Pay raise of $2,500 - $10,000 per year due to
savings on gasoline and car expenses.(The benefits of Public
Transportation: An Overview, op.cit., p.7)
City
1 New York
12 Denver
20 Las Vegas
Monthly
Savings
$1,240
$864
$764
Annual
Savings
$14,879
$10,368
$9,162
*Based on gasoline prices as reported by AAA on 10/9/13
(APTA)

13. Benefit of Mass Transit to DMC Employees
• Great employee benefit -whether DMC pays or
employee pays
• If employee pays for ECO Pass, break even
occurs after six round trips/month (Utah Business, Oct 7, 2013)
• Employee can work while commuting
• Employee can pay for pass through payroll
deduction and is done pre-tax