PowerPoint Presentation
Way To Go!Click Here to Enter
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The Problem
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How to Get an A
Building a Bus Route Checklist
Make it Happen Checklist
End of Project Evaluation Checklist
Click on a picture
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Building a Bus Route ChecklistInterview neighbors and friends in
the countyUse your interview data to mark the mapRead Tips on
Creating a Bus RouteDesign a bus routeParticipate in a debate, or
design a brochure to defend your bus route to others
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Building a Bus Route Checklist (Continued)Write about what you
learned during this activity.Complete the Survey Monkey Survey
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Extra Credit-Make it HappenMake a budget for your bus route
Write a proposal to be submitted to the county commissioners
Write a grant that would aid in purchase of buses and/or
vans
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End of Project Evaluation ChecklistIndividually, write what you
learnedFill out the confidential group participation
formParticipate in a class evaluation of the learning process.
Return to Bus Project Choices
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Designing the Route
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Toot Bus Route
Before starting, its a good idea to learn the existing bus
routes. Many of the places the Beasley family want to go are
located on the Toot Route.
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https://maps.yahoo.com/place/?lat=38.26190641637658&lon=-77.96379089355469&bb=38.27962867862951%2C-77.9983377456665%2C38.24424723945238%2C-77.92932987213135&addr=Unionville%2C%20VA
http://www.bing.com/maps/?where1=Unionville%2C%20Virginia
https://www.google.com/maps/@38.2598545,-77.9683307,15z
http://www.mapquest.com/?le=t&q=Unionville%2C+Virginia&vs=
http://www.google.com/mapmaker
Return to Designing the Route Page
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The bus needs to drive by places where there are lots of people
who need transportation. How do I find out who else needs
transportation and where they live?
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It would really help my family if there was a bus close to my
house. So do I stick with my best friends to make my group, or
should I choose people in my neighborhood?
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This is going to be expensive. How will we pay for this?
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I wonder if other classes in the county are doing this project.
Wouldnt it be cool if I could chat with them and see what they are
planning?
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Chat Room Only 8th graders in Orange County Schools allowed.Ask
your teacher to send a list of students in your class who are
interested in joining the Way to Go Orange chat room along with
their email addresses to: [email protected]
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Before you begin the route creation process it is essential to
have a complete understanding of the existing route structure and
demographic make-up of the service area for your new route.
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Return to Bus Project Choices
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Click on a picture to enter
Forms
Which Bus?
Writing a Grant
Ask an Expert
The Budget
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Start Up Budget (click here for help)ItemCost EachNumber Needed
TotalBusesBus Stop SignsBus Stop SheltersTotal Start Up Cost
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Click Here For HelpOperatingCostsBus
#AnnualMilesPerBusPartsCostPerMileParts Cost Per
YearMaint.LaborperHourMaintLaborHoursPerBusPerYearFuelMPGFuelCostPerGalTotalCostPerBusPerYear
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Replacement CostsBus #Estimated Cost of New BusYears before
needed purchaseAmount needed to save per year
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Bus Operators SalaryBus #Number of OperatorsAmount per hourHours
per yearTotal Salary per Year
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Total Cost to Run, Maintain and Replace Buses for RouteBus
#Total Cost to Maintain for 1 YearTotal Cost to save for
replacementTotal Salary Cost for OperatorsTotals
Return to Budget Home Page
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http://www.gltconline.com/Resources/Public_PDFs/gltc%20-%20large%20v%20small%20bus%201_30.pdf
The data indicate that a small bus will cost less that a large
bus. Costs include capital and operating figures.
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http://www.gltconline.com/Resources/Public_PDFs/gltc%20-%20large%20v%20small%20bus%201_30.pdf
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Gregg Zody, AICPCounty of OrangeDirector of Planning and
Zoning128 West Main StreetOrange, Virginia 22960540.672.4347
(Office)540.672.0164 (Fax)
Mr. Zody indicated that he would be willing to do any or all of
the following:Visit a class to present an information session-
yesPhone interview(s)- yes Small group visit(s) to his office-
yes
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Capital funding is used for infrastructure items such as buses,
garages, and light rail lines, while operating funding is used for
things such as operator salaries and fuel.
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Although the federal government has recently attempted to divert
some capital funding to operating funding, transit systems around
the country are still at risk of buying buses and rail lines they
cannot afford to operate.
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All new vehicles and newly acquired, used or leased vehicles
must be accessible to persons with disability, including those
using
wheelchairshttp://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/MI-26-7280.07.1_FINAL_REPORT.pdf
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http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/MI-26-7280.07.1_FINAL_REPORT.pdf
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Transportation GrantsOptional Activity
Federal Grants
Virginia Grants
Help
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Stephanie Straub [email protected]
Stephanie is responsible for obtaining grants for Orange
CountyShe expressed a willingness to give a presentation to
interested schools.
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Federal Transportation
Grantshttps://search.usa.gov/search?query=grants&op=GO&affiliate=usdot
The federal government's primary arena for public transit
investment is the New Starts Program, which is administered by the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA). The New Starts Program
provides federal funding of new rapid transit projects of any mode
type that meet certain criteria and follow the guidelines.
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Of the program criteria, arguably the most important is the
local financial commitment to the project. New Starts funding
typically provides a maximum of 60% of the capital funding needed
to complete the project - the rest must come from other sources. In
addition, the FTA will not fund projects unless it is confident
that the local transit agency will be able to afford to operate the
project when it is completed.
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In addition to the local financial commitment a project must
secure an acceptable project justification rating. The project
justification rating is derived from a combination of the
environmental benefits, operating efficiencies, mobility
improvements, cost effectiveness, potential of economic
development, and land use aspects of the project.
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Before a given project can be considered for New Starts funding,
an alternatives analysis must be conducted. An alternatives
analysis exhaustively studies a wide variety of proposal to improve
transit in a particular study area and how each proposal would
score on the list of criteria described above.
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It is very important to emphasize that project evaluation is an
on-going process. FTA evaluation and rating occurs annually in
support of budget recommendations presented in theAnnual Report
onFunding Recommendationsand when projects request FTA approval to
enter into preliminary engineering or final design. Consequently,
as proposed New Starts projects proceed through the project
development process, information concerning costs, benefits, and
impacts is refined and the ratings updated to reflect new
information.
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https://www.transit.dot.gov/funding/grant-programs/capital-investments/about-program
For more information about New Starts Funding go to the
following website:
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Guiding Principles of Alternatives AnalysisPlanning provides a
foundation for effective decision making. Alternatives analysis
studies best support local decision making by adhering to the
following key principles: Early and ongoing participation by a wide
range of stakeholders. Alternatives analysis is a local process,
but can benefit from the participation of Federal and state
resource and funding agencies.
A clear understanding of the problem in need of solving. The AA
should not be about developing solutions in search of a
problem.
Alternatives should be designed and optimized to address
identified transportation problems and other local goals and
objectives.
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The alternatives should share consistent land use, fare, and
other assumptions so that their relative costs, benefits and
impacts rather than those of their underlying policy assumptions -
are well understood.
Analysis and evaluation of alternatives at a level of detail
necessary to support the decision-at-hand. The AA should produce
reliable information that illuminates the trade-offs between
alternatives. Selection of an LPA based upon full disclosure and
understanding of the estimated
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Virginia State Transit Funding: Major Features Total state
transit funding for FY 2008 was $229 million for a per capita
figure of $29.47. The Commonwealth Transportation Trust Fund
provides most state funding for transit in Virginia. Various taxes
and fees, including general sales tax, gasoline, and motor vehicle
taxes are used to support the fund. About 14.7 percent of the fund
was allocated to transit in FY 2008. Nine localities in the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area are supported by the regional
motor fuels tax. Two transportation commissions administer the
programs supported by this tax.
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http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+58.1-638
58.1-638. Disposition of state sales and use tax revenue;To
finance up to 80% of the cost of the development and implementation
of projects where the purpose of such project is to enhance the
provision and use of public transportation services.
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The Commonwealth Mass Transit Fund shall not be allocated with
out requiring a local match from the recipient.
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The SurveyThe 10 Commandments For Writing Outstanding Survey
Questions
In the dark days of survey creation, survey question writing was
confusing.
Then came forth the 10 commandments for writing good survey
questions to guide everyone from elite researchers to entry level
interns in all things survey question writing.
Bind them to thy mind, let them flow through thy survey.
1. Thou shalt avoid loaded or leading wordsSubtle wording
differences can produce great differences in
results.http://www.qualtrics.com/blog/good-survey-questions/
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Could, should, and might all sound about the same, but may
produce a 20% difference in agreement to a question (the supreme
court could /should/ might change the limits on free speech in
light of terrorist activities).
Strong words, such as prohibit may represent control or action
and influence your results.
If thou desire is clean data, this commandment must be adhered
to.
2. Thou shalt honor the ordering of questionsQuestions placed
out of order or out of context should almost always be avoided.
In general, a funnel approach is advised. Broad and general
questions at the beginning of the questionnaire as a warm-up. Then
more specific questions, followed by more general easy to answer
questions (like demographics) at the end of the questionnaire.
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3. Thou shalt avoid non-specific questionsBuild questions that
are clearly understood.
Do you like orange juice? This is very uncleardo I like what
about orange juice? Taste, texture, nutritional content, vitamin C,
cancer prevention properties, the current price, concentrate, or
fresh squeezed?
Be specific in what you want to know.
Issues of meaning and frequency are particularly difficult to
specify: Do you watch TV regularly? (What is regularly? Does it
matter what I watch? Is a DVD the same as TV?).
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4. Thy question wording shall not be confusing or
unfamiliarAsking about caloric content, bits, bytes and other
industry specific jargon and acronyms is confusing.
Thy audience must understand thy language level so that thy
survey response rates may be high and data clean.
5. Thou shalt not force respondents to answerRespondents may not
want, or may not be able to provide the information requested.
Privacy is an important issue to most people.
Questions about income, occupation, finances, family life,
personal hygiene and personal, political or religious beliefs can
be too intrusive and rejected by the respondent.
Incentives and assurances of confidentiality will help in
addition to adding a prefer not to answer option.
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6. Thou shalt not adulterate your survey with non-exhaustive
listingsDo you have all of the options covered?
If you are unsure, conduct a pretest using Other (please
specify) as an option.
When building multiple choice survey questions, make sure to
cover at least 90% of the respondent answers so thy data shall be
clean.
7. Thou shalt use unbalanced listings skillfullyUnbalanced
scales may be appropriate for some situations and biased in
others.
Biased example: When measuring alcohol consumption patterns, one
study used a quantity scale that made the heavy drinker appear in
the middle of the scale with the polar ends reflecting no
consumption and an impossible amount to consume. This is a sin.
Appropriate example: We expect all hotels to offer good care and
may use a scale of excellent, very good, good, and fair. We do not
expect poor care.
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8. Thou shalt abolish double barreled questionsWhat is the
fastest and most economical Internet service for you?
The fastest is certainly not the most economical.
Thou shalt never ask two questions simultaneously.
9. Honor thy dichotomous questionsWhen building a survey,
answers should always be independent.
The question Do you think basketball players as being
independent agents or as employees of their team? is not
dichotomous. Many believe that basketball players are both.
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10. Thou shalt use long questions wiselyMultiple choice
questions are the longest and most complex. Free text answers are
the shortest and easiest to answer. When you increase the length of
questions and surveys, you decrease the chance of receiving a
completed response.Written BySam Lloyd
http://www.qualtrics.com/blog/good-survey-questions/
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Survey Question GoalsFind out what people in Orange County are
thinking about public transportationFind out who needs public
transportation in Orange CountyFind out where they live (major
crossroad)Find out where they need to goFind out if someone is
already working on the problem
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Interviewing is an SOL requirement, but when you are finished
with that you could find out more information by conducting a
survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/
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Make a Scatter Plot
Maphttp://www.altova.com/download-database-conversion.html?gclid=COGbnYDijb4CFRFnOgod-wcAMg
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Example of a Public Transportation ProposalA Proposal for Public
Transit This Business Plan Produced for: The Municipality of the
District of Lunenburg, and The Towns of Lunenburg, Bridgewater, and
Mahone Bay August, 2007
http://www.coastalaction.org/downloads/CPT/CPT_Proposal.pdf
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Data About Orange County (needed to write
proposal)http://orangecountyva.gov/DocumentCenter/View/783
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Choose One Activity toHelp Sell Your Bus Route
Participate in a debate
Design a Pamphlet
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http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design-tips/how-to-design-a-brochure-123267http://blog.printplace.com/3-color-palette-pointers-for-effective-brochure-design/
Design a Pamphlet or Brochure
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