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Table 3-2 Selected Performance Review Measures Financial Measures Total Operating Expense — Total cost of operating the fixed route service, including administration, maintenance and operation expenses. Total Maintenance Expense — A subset of operating expenses that includes vehicle and non -vehicle maintenance expenses. Operating Expense per Capita — Operating expenses divided by the service area population. Operating Expense per Passenger Trip — Operating expenses divided by total per passenger trips. Operating Expense per Revenue Hour — Operating expenses divided by total revenue hours. Maintenance Expense per Vehicle Mile — Maintenance expenses divided by total vehicle miles. The fixed -route peer review analysis was conducted to compare GoLine's performance with other similar transit systems in the United States. The Florida Transit Information System (FTIS) online program, which was jointly developed by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the Lehman Center for Transportation Research (LCTR) at Florida International University (FIU), was utilized to select potential peer systems using the methodology outlined in TCRP Report 141 — A Methodology for Performance Measurement and Peer Comparison in the Public Transportation Industry. TCRP Report 141 was developed by Kittleson & Associates, Inc. with assistance from the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR), Texas Transportation Institute (TTI), LCTR at FIU, and Nakanishi Research & Consulting. The peer selection methodology was programed into the FTIS online program along with corresponding 2006 American Community Survey (ACS) data when they were released. It has since been updated with 2010 ACS data. Within the FTIS software, there is a tool that allows for the selection of peers on an agency -wide basis or on a specific mode basis. The methodology used by the tool calculates a likeness score for each measure and then averages the likeness scores across all variables. Some of the variables include: • Urban Population • Population Density • Population Growth Rate • Vehicle Miles • Operating Budget • Percent Low Income • Percent College Students • Service Area Type (8 different types specified in the report) • Geographic Distance Between Potential Peers 3-4 IL lkUM Stanley Consultants-'