The Asset Module contains three forms:

1. Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10)
2. Transit Way Mileage form (A-20)
3. Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30).

The Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10) collects data on passenger stations and maintenance facilities.

This form is required for all transit agencies. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

The Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) collects mileage data on all fixed route and fixed schedule modes.

This form is required for all transit agencies with fixed route and fixed schedule modes. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode. The form is not applicable to ferryboat (FB), demand response (DR), jitney (JT), publico (PB), and vanpool (VP) modes.

The Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) collects data on the revenue vehicle inventory at the end of the fiscal year and identifies the characteristics of the vehicles in the fleet.

This form is required for all transit agencies. Transit agencies complete separate forms for directly operated (DO) and for purchased transportation (PT) services by mode.

Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10)

The purpose of the Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10) is to collect data on the number of passenger stations, both accessible and non-accessible, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the number of elevators and escalators within passenger stations, and the number of maintenance facilities by size and ownership categories.

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds

All transit agencies must complete this form. Complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).

What Has Changed from Prior Year

There are no changes for the 2006 report year.

At the end of the fiscal year, the transit agency takes an inventory of passenger stations and maintenance facilities used for directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services.

Passenger Stations

The passenger station information is only reported for fixed route, fixed schedule services (rail modes, bus (MB), trolleybus (TB), ferryboat (FB), aerial tramway (TR)). All passenger stations are reported, even though the NTD reporter may not own them. The key reporting criterion is that the passenger stations are served by the public transportation services contained in the NTD Annual report.

Station Criteria

The most important step is to determine what is considered a passenger station. The intent is to capture significant structures in separate rights-of-way (ROW). This usually means a platform area for rail modes and something more than a street stop or street side passenger shelter for non-rail modes.

The following rules apply:

• All rail passenger facilities (except light rail (LR) and cable car (CC)) are stations.
• All light rail (LR) and cable car (CC) passenger facilities in a separate right-of-way (ROW) that have platforms are stations.
• All bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB) passenger facilities in a separate right-of-way (ROW) that have an enclosed structure (building) for passengers for such items as ticketing, information, restrooms, concessions, and telephones are stations.
• Stops on street or in medians for cable car (CC), light rail (LR), bus (MB), and trolleybus (TB) are not stations if at most they have shelters, canopies, lighting, signage or ramps for accessibility requirements, (i.e., no separate, enclosed buildings).
• All transportation, transit or transfer centers, park-and-ride facilities and transit malls, if they have an enclosed structure (building) for passengers for such items as ticketing, information, restrooms, concessions, and telephones are stations.

Multi-Modal Stations

Another consideration is to determine what is considered a multi-modal station. Multi-modal stations serve any of the following:

• Other transit modes whether by your transit agency or another transit agency
• Amtrak (non-transit services)
• Airports
• Intercity bus (non-transit services such as Greyhound and Trailways)
• Water transportation (non-transit services).

ADA Accessibility

The last consideration is whether the station meets the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessibility requirements. To meet other Federal requirements, your transit agency probably has made this assessment.

Maintenance Facilities

Maintenance facilities are reported by:

• Type – general purpose or heavy maintenance
• Ownership – owned or leased
• Size – the number of revenue vehicles that can be serviced.

Type

Maintenance facilities are the garages and buildings where routine maintenance and minor repairs are performed (general purpose maintenance facility) and, in larger transit agencies, where major repairs and engine and other major unit rebuilds are performed (heavy maintenance facility). General purpose maintenance facilities generally also serve as operating garages where vehicles are dispatched daily for revenue service.

In some transit agencies, the same facility is used for both general purpose and heavy maintenance. This joint general purpose / heavy maintenance facility is reported as a general purpose maintenance facility.

Ownership

Maintenance facility ownership is reported based on type of service (TOS) — directly operated (DO) or purchased transportation (PT).

For directly operated (DO) service, the interest is in whether the facility is publicly owned, either by the transit agency itself or by another public entity, such as a city highway department maintenance facility, or whether the facility is leased from a private entity.

For purchased transportation (PT) service, the interest is in whether there is public involvement in the maintenance facility either as a public facility owned or leased by the buyer of the purchased transportation service (PT), or whether the purchased transportation (PT) provider owns its own facility or leases one from a private entity.

Maintenance facilities are not reported if maintenance services are performed at any other facility. For example, a transit agency has a purchased transportation (PT) agreement with a taxicab company for demand response (DR) service. The taxicab vehicles are taken to the local gasoline service station for routine repairs, oil changes, etc. The local gasoline service station is not reported.

Size

The size of the facility is based on how many revenue vehicles can be serviced. It is a measure of capacity of the facility, not the number of revenue vehicles currently operated.

Shared Facilities

Some transit agencies operate more than one mode from a facility or use the facility for both directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services. The most common arrangement is the operation of bus (MB) and demand response (DR) vehicles from a single facility. If facilities are shared by more than one mode or type of service (TOS), they are prorated among the modes and types of service (TOS).

This form is tailored to meet the different reporting requirements for:

• Scheduled versus non-scheduled services. The fixed schedule services form for rail modes, bus (MB), trolleybus (TB), ferryboat (FB), and aerial tramway (TR) collects information about passenger stations. The non-scheduled services form for demand response (DR), vanpool (VP), jitney (JT), and publico (PB) does not collect passenger station information.
• Type of service (TOS). The forms for directly operated (DO) or purchased transportation (PT) have different ownership types for maintenance facilities.

Complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).

Passenger Stations

Report the number of transit passenger stations distinguishing between Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible stations and non-Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible stations, and in total, which are multi-modal stations. Report the number of stations that serve transit passengers, regardless of ownership.

For rail modes, report the station in each mode and type of service (TOS) that it is used. This may result in the “double counting” of some stations since they might be served by two rail modes (e.g., directly operated (DO) heavy rail (HR), directly operated (DO) light rail (LR)) or two types of service (TOS) (e.g., directly operated (DO) commuter rail (CR), purchased transportation (PT) commuter rail (CR)).

Many rail stations also should be counted as multi-modal stations since they are served by two or more rail modes (e.g., heavy rail (HR) and light rail (LR)) or by a non-rail mode, typically bus (MB). When the station is served by multiple rail modes, count the station as multi-modal on each form. For transit rail modes and bus (MB) mode at the same station, count the station only under the rail modes.

For non-rail modes, report the station in each mode and type of service (TOS) that it is used. This may result in the “double counting” of some stations, in most cases because they are served by two types of bus (MB) service — directly operated (DO) bus and purchased transportation (PT) bus.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible Stations

Accessible stations do not have physical barriers that would prevent or restrict access by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs. To meet other Federal requirements, your transit agency probably has identified accessible stations.

Non-Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible Stations

Non-accessible stations do not provide easy access, (i.e., do not meet accessibility requirements with regards to physical barriers, signage and other aids to enable individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs), to use public transit.

Multi-Modal Passenger Stations

Report the total number of passenger stations serving multiple modes. Modes include other transit modes, AMTRAK, airports, water transportation, and intercity bus.

If a rail passenger station also has bus (MB) services, report it as a multi-modal passenger station if it has more than three bus bays or one bay with capacity for more than three buses.

Escalators and Elevators

Report the number of escalators and elevators within the passenger stations. These are used to transfer passengers between levels in a station or parking facility or between each other. Elevators and escalators exclude moving sidewalks.

Do not include non-passenger escalators and elevators used only for freight, or by transit staff, or as a back-up if passenger escalators and elevators break down.

Maintenance Facilities

Report the type of maintenance facility based on the type of work performed — for general maintenance or for heavy maintenance. If there is only one facility that is used for both general and heavy maintenance, report the facility under general purpose.

Report maintenance facility ownership by category. The categories are different for directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services. The form is tailored to reflect the data required for each type of service (TOS).

For directly operated (DO) modes, there are three categories of ownership:

1. Owned facilities
2. Facilities leased from another public agency
3. Facilities leased from a private entity.

For purchased transportation (PT) modes, there are four categories of ownership:

1. Owned by service provider — facility owned by seller of purchased transportation (PT) service (public entity or private operator)
2. Owned by public agency for service provider — facility owned by public agency buying purchased transportation (PT) (reporter)
3. Leased by public agency for service provider — facility leased by public agency buying purchased transportation (PT) service (reporter) from a third party
4. Leased by service provider — facility leased by seller of purchased transportation (PT) service (public entity or private operator) from a third party.

Do not report maintenance facilities if maintenance services are performed at any other facility. For example, a transit agency has a purchased transportation (PT) agreement with a taxicab company for demand response (DR) service. The taxicab vehicles are taken to the local gasoline service station for routine repairs, oil changes, etc. The local gasoline service station is not reported.

General Purpose Maintenance Facilities

Report general purpose maintenance facilities by:

• Ownership – owned or leased
• Size – the number of revenue vehicles that can be serviced.

Size is divided into three categories based on the number of revenue vehicles that can be serviced:

1. Under 200 vehicles
2. 200 – 300 vehicles
3. More than 300 vehicles.

Facility size is determined by design capacity, not the number of vehicles assigned to the facility.

For purchased transportation (PT) service, these are the facilities owned or leased by the buyer for the seller, or the facilities owned or leased by the seller for inspection, service and minor repair of the revenue vehicles used under the purchased transportation (PT) agreement.

If the same facility serves more than one mode or type of service (TOS), prorate the facility’s use by mode or type or service (TOS) to one decimal place. See the example below.

Heavy Maintenance Facilities

Report heavy maintenance facilities by ownership category. There is no distinction for size of facility.

For purchased transportation (PT) service, these are the facilities owned or leased by the buyer for the seller, or the facilities owned or leased by the seller for major repairs, engine and other major unit rebuilds of the revenue vehicles used under the purchased transportation (PT) agreement.

If the same facility serves more than one mode or type of service (TOS), prorate the facility’s use by mode or type of service (TOS) to one decimal place. Do not include service vehicles when prorating maintenance facilities. See the example below.

Transit Way Mileage form (A-20)

The purpose of the Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) is to collect data for rail modes on system track and its construction, and for non-rail modes, on lane mileage (bus (MB), trolleybus (TB)) or line mileage (aerial tramway (TR)) for fixed guideway (FG).

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds

All transit agencies operating fixed route, fixed schedule service must complete this form. Complete one form for all rail modes and one form for all non-rail modes.

This form is not applicable to demand response (DR), jitney (JT), publico (PB), vanpool (VP) and ferryboat (FB) modes.

What Has Changed from Prior Year

There are no changes for the 2006 report year.

At the end of the fiscal year, the transit agency takes an inventory of fixed guideway (FG) facilities with fixed route, fixed schedule services for rail and non-rail modes.

The following areas are necessary to understand how to report:

• Guideway classification
• Rail and non-rail modes
• Guideway construction
• Bus guideway safe operation
• Multiple modes or types of service (TOS) operating on a fixed guideway (FG) facility.

Guideway Classification

The traditional definition of fixed guideway (FG) is a separate right-of-way (ROW) for the exclusive use of public transportation vehicles. By this definition, all rail modes operate exclusively, (i.e., 24 hours per day and seven days per week), on fixed guideway (FG).

The concept of fixed guideway (FG) also has been extended to non-rail modes. An aerial tramway (TR) operates over its own exclusive air space that is similar to and is considered its own fixed guideway (FG). By Federal statute, the right-of-way (ROW) used by ferryboats (FB) also is considered exclusive fixed guideway (FG). However, although ferryboat (FB) is a fixed route, fixed schedule mode, lane miles of waterway are not considered an asset under NTD reporting. Ferryboat (FB) is a fixed guideway (FG) mode whose directional route miles (DRM) are reported in the Service and Federal Funding Allocation Statistics Modules.

The remaining two fixed route modes — bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB) — sometimes operate on their own fixed guideways (FG), but often operate with other vehicles. For bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB) fixed guideway (FG) is determined by the type of right-of-way (ROW) in which the mode operates. The type is determined by the time of day during which the facility is operated (exclusive use of a facility for transit operations — for all, some or none), not the facility’s physical construction. Exclusive right-of-way (ROW) is operated at all times — 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Controlled access right-of-way (ROW) is only operated sometimes — less than 24 hours per day or not all days of the week. Mixed traffic right-of-way (ROW) has no time restrictions. Only exclusive and controlled access rights-of-way (ROW) are fixed guideway (FG). Trolleybus (TB) right-of-way (ROW) is a fixed guideway (FG) mode only for funding and whose directional route miles (DRM) are reported on the Federal Funding Allocation Statistics form (FFA-10).

Mode Classification

Fixed guideway (FG) is reported by rail and non-rail modes. The modes for which this form applies are:

All fixed guideway (FG) is reported for rail modes and for aerial tramway (TR). However, only exclusive right-of-way (ROW) and controlled access right-of-way (ROW) are reported for bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB) since mixed traffic right-of-way (ROW) is not considered fixed guideway (FG) in the Asset Module.

Guideway Construction

For rail modes, the form collects data on how the facility is constructed:

• At grade
• Elevated
• Open cut or subway.

For bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB) (non-rail) modes, data on how the facility is constructed is collected at the segment level on the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20), in the segment type field:

• Priority lane on multilane highway
• Exclusive lane parallel to a multilane highway, physically separated from general traffic lanes
• Stand alone high occupancy (HOV) roadway, no lanes open to general traffic
• Exclusive access / egress lane to or from these lanes to a terminal facility.

The following exhibit summarizes the data collection for right-of-way (ROW) operation and construction of fixed guideway (FG) on the Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) and the Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20). As described above, all rail modes operate as exclusive right-of-way (ROW) (24 hours per day, seven days per week).

Bus Guideway Safe Operation

Safe operation is a requirement that applies only to bus (MB) fixed guideway (FG) facilities. It only applies to priority lanes (e.g., on freeways / expressways / high speed facilities) used by both bus (MB) mode and other high occupancy vehicles (HOV); (i.e., vanpools and carpools) to ensure safe travel. If the priority lanes do not meet the safe operation requirements, they are not classified as fixed guideway (FG) for NTD reporting. Priority lanes restricted to only bus (MB) mode always qualify under NTD reporting as safely operated.

Priority lanes that are used by both bus (MB) and other high occupancy vehicles (HOV) meet the safe operation requirement if there is safe separation between free flowing high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and the congested, unrestricted lanes. Safe separation can be provided in two ways:

1. Physical barriers such as cones, concrete dividers, medians
2. Pavement markings such as a double solid wide line, a single solid wide line, a single broken wide line, or a diagonally striped area between lanes.

See below for graphic illustrations of safe operation designs.

Sometimes high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes are identified by roadside or overhead signs, or by a diamond symbol in the lane. By themselves, roadside or overhead signs or diamond symbols do not meet the NTD requirements for safe operation. Priority lanes only meet the NTD requirements if one of the two ways discussed above — physical barriers or specific pavement markings — is provided. (Information on signage can be found in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, December 2001, Section 3B.23, Preferential Lane Longitudinal Markings.)

Multiple Modes or Types of Service on a Fixed Guideway Facility

Transit agencies must report all fixed guideway (FG) facilities on which a mode was operated either directly or through a purchased transportation (PT) agreement. It is possible that different modes or types of service (TOS) operated on the same facility or a portion (segment) of the facility. The following rules apply in these situations:

• Report all segments for each mode, even if more than one mode operates over some or all of the same segments.
• If directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) service of the same mode operates on some or all of the same segments report these segments on both the directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) forms.
• If your report included multiple sellers of service of the same mode that operate on common segments, report the segments only once on the purchased transportation (PT) form.
• If the seller files a separate report, then the seller reports all segments over which it operates, even if the buyer of service operates over some or all of the same segments and includes them in their report.

The form is tailored for rail modes and non-rail modes. The rail form is a more detailed description of the type of guideway construction.

Rail Modes

Report the miles of track for all rail modes. If the track is at grade with cross traffic or at grade with mixed and cross traffic, report the number of crossings.

• Miles of Track: Length of track to nearest 1/10 of mile per segment of right-of-way (ROW). Miles of track are measured without regard to whether or not rail traffic can flow in only one direction on the track. All track is counted, including yard track and sidings.
• Number of Crossings: The number of locations at which other traffic may traverse the right-of-way (ROW) for rail modes operating at grade.

The following graphics illustrate the reporting of miles of track.

One track mile — service in two directions. How many Miles of Track?

A one-mile segment of track allows trains to operate in both directions. This is reported as one mile of track.

One track mile — service in two directions. How many Miles of Track?

This example illustrates a one-mile segment with inbound and outbound parallel tracks. This is reported as two miles of track.

Track Construction

For selected rail modes — automated guideway (AG), inclined plane (IP), cable car (CC) and monorail (MO) — track miles and crossings should be reported as follows:

• Automated guideway (AG) and monorail (MO) — report only total track miles as elevated on structure. There are no track crossings.
• Inclined plane (IP) — report only total track miles as at grade, exclusive right-of-way (ROW). There are no track crossings.
• Cable car (CC) — report only total track miles and total number of crossings under at grade, mixed and cross traffic.

However, for the other rail modes — commuter rail (CR), heavy rail (HR), light rail (LR) and Alaska railroad (AR) — the required data are reported based on the physical construction of the rail segment. Track construction is summarized for at grade, elevated, open cut and subway segments.

At grade (surface level) rail is divided into three categories based on traffic restrictions for non-rail traffic.

1. At grade, exclusive right-of-way (ROW) restricts all non-rail traffic from entering the right-of-way (ROW)
2. At grade, with cross traffic restricts all non-rail traffic from entering the right-of-way (ROW) except to cross at grade level crossings
3. At grade, mixed and cross traffic has no restrictions; non-rail traffic moving in the same direction or cross directions may pass.

Elevated guideway is exclusive right-of-way (ROW) above surface level categorized in two ways:

1. Elevated on structure (e.g., bridges, overpasses)
2. Elevated on fill (solid ground such as dirt, concrete).

The last two classifications are below surface level:

1. Open cut is an excavated opening without a cover constructed over it
2. Subway tunnel / tube has a cover over the opening in the ground or is an underground tunnel / tube.

Non-Rail Modes

For bus (MB) and trolleybus (TB), report lane miles. Lane miles are reported for exclusive right-of-way (ROW) and controlled access right-of-way (ROW) only. For aerial tramways (TR) report total aerial tramway (TR) line miles. No reporting is required for ferryboats (FB).

The example below describes how to determine lane miles on a high occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility.

Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30)

The purpose of the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) is to detail the characteristics of all vehicles in the revenue vehicle inventory at the end of the fiscal year.

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds

All transit agencies must complete this form. Complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).

What Has Changed from Prior Year

A new fuel type code has been added for hybrid vehicles.

At the end of the fiscal year, the transit agency takes an inventory of all revenue vehicles (i.e., those used to transport passengers) used to provide public transportation. For commuter rail (CR), both passenger cars and the locomotives used to pull them are included in the inventory.

This inventory identifies the vehicles in total fleet. The inventory includes all revenue vehicles:

• Vehicles in operation, (i.e., providing revenue service)
• Spare vehicles
• New vehicles purchased and delivered (but not yet put into revenue service)
• Vehicles out for long term repair
• Vehicles in storage
• Vehicles in a Federal Transit Administration (FTA) approved emergency contingency plan
• Vehicles awaiting sale.

The inventory includes only revenue vehicles at the fiscal year end (FYE). Vehicles in total fleet do not include vehicles that were in use part of the year but were sold or scrapped, and therefore, do not appear on the transit agency books at the fiscal year end (FYE).

The NTD reporting requirements focus on the public transportation use of the revenue vehicles and not on how they were funded or their ownership. All revenue vehicles are reported, whether purchased with Federal, state, local or directly generated funds, or by a seller of transportation service.

Vehicles Operating in Multiple Modes

Revenue vehicles used in more than one mode or type of service (TOS) should be reported in each mode by type of service (TOS). If this is the case, use the Drop-Down menu for supports another mode to select the other mode.

Purchased Transportation

For purchased transportation (PT) modes, the vehicle data cover only the revenue vehicles that the seller uses under the purchased transportation agreement.

Non-Dedicated Vehicles

When the seller of purchased transportation (PT) service uses non-dedicated vehicles under the agreement (i.e., the vehicles are not used exclusively for the services under contract), the data are reported for a representative subset (or sample) of the vehicles. The subset includes the number of vehicles operated in annual maximum service (VOMS) and spare vehicles.

For example, a purchased transportation (PT) agreement is for 20 vehicles for annual maximum service and two spare vehicles; however, the seller may actually use 50 different vehicles at various times throughout the reporting year to satisfy the agreement. The reported data would be for 22 vehicles that represent the type, age, manufacturer, and other relevant information regarding vehicles predominantly used and that are still part of the vehicle inventory at the fiscal year end (FYE).

There are reduced reporting requirements for non-dedicated vehicles (including taxi cabs). The following data items are not required for non-dedicated vehicles:

• Year of manufacture
• Year of rebuild
• Manufacturer code
• Model number
• Emergency contingency vehicles
• Vehicle length
• Standing capacity
• Total miles on active vehicles during the period
• Average lifetime mileage per active vehicle.

Thus, when non-dedicated vehicles are used to provide purchased transportation (PT) service, the following data are reported for the representative vehicles:

• Number of vehicles in total fleet
• Vehicle type code
• Ownership code
• Funding source
• Number of active vehicles in fleet
• Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible (lift-equipped) vehicles in fleet
• Number of Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible (low floor, with ramp) vehicles in fleet
• Fuel type code
• Seating capacity.

Grouping Vehicles by Like Characteristics (Sub-Fleet)

Group all dedicated transit revenue vehicles in the transit agency’s total fleet at the end of the fiscal year, by mode and type of service (TOS), according to identical characteristics for the following:

• Vehicle type
• Ownership
• Funding source
• Year of manufacture
• Year of rebuild
• Manufacturer
• Model number
• Fuel type
• Vehicle length
• Seating capacity
• Standing capacity.

One row of data is reported for each group of vehicles.

Except for mileage data, Internet Reporting pre-fills the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) from the prior year NTD.

Edit the pre-filled data if necessary and enter the required data for each group of vehicles. Use the Add Vehicle Fleet button at the bottom of the form to enter data for a new group of vehicles. Use the Delete Vehicle Fleet Check-Off box at the end of a row of pre-filled data to delete the row of data for a group of vehicles.

Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet

Report the number of vehicles in the total fleet at fiscal year end (FYE) for the group of vehicles. Total vehicles include both active vehicles and inactive vehicles.

Vehicles in Total Fleet: All revenue vehicles held at the end of the fiscal year, including those in storage, emergency contingency and awaiting sale.

Active vehicles are the vehicles available to operate in revenue service. Typically these are the vehicles available for annual maximum service reported on the Service form (S-10). Thus, it includes spare vehicles and vehicles temporarily out of service for routine maintenance and minor repairs.

Inactive vehicles are either not readily available to be used in revenue service, (i.e. vehicles in storage, emergency contingency vehicles, and vehicles out of service for an extended period of time for major repairs); or, the vehicles have been pulled from the active fleet and are awaiting sale.

Dedicated Fleet

Dedicated fleet is applicable only to purchased transportation (PT) services. Use the Drop-Down menu to indicate that the fleet is dedicated: “Yes”, i.e., the vehicles are used exclusively, for the service, otherwise, select “No”.

Vehicle Type

Select the vehicle type from the Drop-Down menu.

Ownership

The emphasis of the ownership categories is now to determine whether public or private entities are involved in the ownership or leasing of revenue vehicles.

The three common ownership types are:

1.       Owned outright by a

• Public agency (OOPA)
• Private entity (OOPE).

2.       True lease by a

• Public agency (TLPA)
• Private entity (TLPE).

3.       Lease under a lease purchase agreement

• Public agency (LPPA)
• Private entity (LPPE).

There is one type not as commonly used: Leased or borrowed from related parties by

• Public agency (LRPA)
• Private entity (LRPE).

The categories are based on whether the revenue vehicle is owned outright by a public agency or by a private entity, (i.e., the vehicle is an asset); or, whether the vehicle is still under lease at the end of the fiscal year. The differences for the leasing types are described below. Owned outright also includes safe harbor leasing agreements where only the tax title is sold.

Under a true lease, the public agency or private entity does not acquire the capital appreciation of the vehicle with each lease payment. Typically, at the end of the lease, the vehicle belongs to the leasing company and the public agency or private entity has to enter into a new lease agreement, usually for a new vehicle. However, some leases have the option where the vehicle can be bought at the end of the lease. If the vehicle is bought, then the vehicle ownership becomes owned outright.

With a lease under lease purchase agreement the public agency or private entity acquires the capital appreciation of the vehicles with each lease payment, and when all payments are made, it owns the vehicles. When the lease is over, the vehicle ownership becomes owned outright.

With public transit agencies, sometimes the vehicles are owned by another public entity and either leased to the transit agency or provided at no cost under a leased or borrowed from related parties arrangement. This may be due to legal ownership restrictions whereby the transit agency cannot own the title to the vehicles or simply as an economic consideration where one agency buys all the vehicles and leases the vehicles back to the participating agencies. Often, these agreements are at below market value. The vehicle is not a capital asset of the reporting agency and is reported as leased.

From the Drop-Down menu, select the type of vehicle ownership. Describe other (OR) ownership using the Add Form Notes link.

Funding Source

The funding source used to purchase or lease vehicles is categorized by three considerations:

1. Were public funds used?
2. If public funds were used, were Federal funds used?
3. If Federal funds were used, were Urbanized Area Formula Program (UA) funds used?

If vehicles were purchased using funds from the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UA) as well as funds from other Federal programs and non-Federal sources, report the funding source as Urbanized Area Formula Program (UA) funds.

If vehicles were purchased using non-Federal funds from both other public and private sources, report the funding source as non-Federal public agency funds (NFPA).

If vehicles were not purchased using any funds from Federal and non-Federal public sources, report the funding source as non-Federal private entity funds (NFPE).

From the Drop-Down menu, select the source of funding used to purchase or lease the vehicles.

Year of Manufacture

Report the year of manufacture for the vehicles. This is when the vehicles were originally constructed.

Year of Rebuild

Report the year of rebuild for the vehicles, if applicable. This is for work done to vehicles to increase their useful lives so that they will last longer or to enhance their reliability.

Manufacturer

Report the original manufacturer of the vehicle. Use the manufacturer of the vehicle body (final vehicle manufacturer) as the manufacturer (e.g., enter a vehicle with an Escort chassis, but manufactured by National Coach Corp., as NCC). Use the manufacturer name of the current corporation that manufactures the particular model. For vehicles manufactured by Flexible Corporation, use the choice FLX – Flexible Corporation. If the manufacturer is not listed, select ZZZ – Other Manufacturers.

From the Drop-Down menu, select the manufacturer of the vehicle.

Model Number

Report the model number of the vehicle as used by the manufacturer. For heavy rail (HR) cars, if the model number is not available, use the most recent edition of Roster of North American Rapid Transit Cars, 1993 from the American Public Transportation Association, www.apta.com. Do not use any spaces, dashes, or other punctuation in the identification of the model number. You are not required to report vehicle model numbers for automobiles and vans used in revenue service, such as those used for demand response (DR) and vanpool (VP) services.

Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet

Report the number of active vehicles in fleet, which are vehicles used in revenue service during the year and still active at fiscal year end (FYE). These include spares and vehicles that are in for scheduled preventive maintenance and minor repairs. Active vehicles do not include emergency contingency vehicles.

Accessible Vehicles

Report active vehicles that meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requirements for accessibility in two categories:

1. Lift-equipped vehicles
2. Ramp / low floor vehicles.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible Vehicles with Lifts

Report the active number of vehicles in the fleet that are accessible using wheelchair lifts and meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessibility requirements.

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible Vehicles with Ramps

Report the active number of vehicles in the fleet that are accessible using ramps or have low floors and meet Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessibility requirements. Low floor buses (MB) are a type of ramp-equipped vehicle. Low floor buses (MB) do not have stairs inside the front or rear doors. They are equipped usually with a front door accessible ramp and a kneeling feature that permits easier access for persons with mobility aids or who have difficulty climbing steps or who may use a wheelchair.

Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles

Report the active number of vehicles in an approved Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Emergency Contingency Plan. These are vehicles that normally the agency would dispose of at the end of their useful life. However, FTA allows the transit agency to keep the vehicles in an inactive fleet to be used in the event of energy and other local emergencies causing increased transit demand, and thus requiring more vehicles than are available in the active fleet. Substantial changes to an Emergency Contingency Plan require re-approval by FTA (10 percent or more of the vehicles).

Fuel Type

Report the type of fuel used to move the revenue vehicles in revenue service.

A new category of fuel type is now included for hybrid vehicles. Since it is difficult to measure the secondary power if it is generated as part of the vehicle design, report only the primary fuel source, such as gasoline (HG) or diesel (HD) that is used to produce electrical power to help propel the vehicle. If the “hybrid” vehicle uses batteries charged externally, then report the vehicle as a dual fuel for fuel type, with fuel consumed in each category on the Energy Consumption form (R-30), for example, kilowatt hours to charge batteries and gallons of diesel.

If a vehicle uses more than one type of fuel or a mixture of fuels, report the fuel type as dual fuel (DU). Using the Add Form Notes link, describe other type of fuel. For dual fuel type, all fuels are from sources external to the vehicle.

The trolleybus (TB) mode and vehicle type are defined as drawing electrical power from overhead lines. Buses (MB) that have been designed to look like a trolleybus (TB), but that do not use this electric power source, are reported as bus (MB) mode.

From the Drop-Down menu, select the type of fuel used for propulsion of the vehicles.

Vehicle Length

Report the total length of the vehicles in feet (e.g. 30, 35, 40, 44, 60).

Seating Capacity

Report the seating capacity of the vehicle. This is the actual number of seats on-board the vehicle and generally is cited in the specification used in manufacturing the vehicle.

Standing Capacity

Report the standing capacity of the vehicle. This is the number of standees allowed by transit agency policy. If local policy prohibits standing, report zero. If there is no local policy on the maximum number of standees, report the manufacturers rated standing capacity.

Total Miles on Active Vehicles and Average Lifetime Mileage per Active Vehicle

Two statistics are reported:

1. Total miles on active vehicles during period
2. Average lifetime mileage per active vehicle.

Total Miles on Active Vehicles during Period

Report the total miles accumulated by revenue vehicles in the active fleet during the fiscal year.

Total miles on active vehicles during the period are only for mileage put on active vehicles during the current fiscal year that are in the revenue fleet at fiscal year end (FYE). This is all mileage put on the vehicles including the actual vehicle miles reported on the Service form (S-10) and other miles operated during the reporting period such as mileage accumulated in operator training when the vehicle is not in revenue service, and mileage accumulated moving vehicles between and within maintenance facilities / garages. For vehicles with working odometers / hubodometers, the total miles operated is the sum of the differences in odometer / hubodometer readings from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of the fiscal year.

Average Lifetime Mileage per Active Vehicle

Report the average mileage on the vehicles at the end of the fiscal year.

Average lifetime mileage per active vehicle is average mileage, since the date of manufacture, on active vehicles that are in the revenue fleet at fiscal year end (FYE). To derive the average lifetime mileage per active vehicle, divide the cumulative mileage on the active vehicles at the end of the fiscal year by the number of active vehicles at the end of the fiscal year. Cumulative mileage is obtained by summing the odometer / hubodometer readings, from the date of manufacture through fiscal year end (FYE), for all active vehicles.

If vehicles have damaged or defective odometers / hubodometers estimate total vehicle mileage from available records. Derive mileage from schedules, adjusting for missed trips and additional trips (extra service not on the schedule). For non-scheduled services, use trip logs to derive mileage. See the example below.

Supports Another Mode

Use the Drop-Down menu to indicate that all of the active vehicles are used to support another mode of service. Select only one mode.

If only some of the active vehicles are used for other modes, report the grouped characteristics on two lines (rows).

For example, one grouping of vehicles has twenty vehicles with the same characteristics, except five of the vehicles are used for both bus (MB) and demand response (DR) mode. The vehicles should be reported on two lines — one with fifteen vehicles and the other with five vehicles.

A fleet group shared between modes should be indicated on both Revenue Vehicle Inventory forms (A-30) for each mode for which it is used.

Delete Vehicle Fleet

Click on the delete vehicle fleet Check-Off box to remove a line (or row) of information. The delete vehicle fleet feature is useful for vehicles that are no longer in the revenue vehicle inventory in the current report year, but were preloaded in Internet Reporting from the prior report year.