Asset Module
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 A-10 form 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 A-20 form 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 that operate on fixed guideway. Transit agencies
complete separate forms for DO and for PT services by mode. The form is not
applicable to ferryboat (FB), demand response (DR), jitney (JT), publico (PB),
and vanpool (VP) modes.
The A-30 form 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 DO and for PT services by mode.
The purpose of the A-10 form 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.
All transit agencies must complete this form. You should
complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).
There are no changes for the 2008 report year.
The reported data represents the inventory of passenger
stations and maintenance facilities used for directly operated (DO) and purchased transportation (PT) services at
the end of the fiscal year.
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
One reporting consideration is the definition of a passenger station. The intent of the definition
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:
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All rail passenger facilities (except light rail (LR) and cable
car (CC)) are stations.
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All LR and CC passenger facilities in a separate ROW that have
platforms are stations.
·
All MB and TB passenger facilities in a separate 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 CC, LR, MB, and 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 are stations if they have an enclosed structure
(building) for passengers for such items as ticketing, information, restrooms,
concessions, and telephones.
Multi-Modal Stations
Another reporting consideration is the definition of a multi-modal station. A station is defined as
multi-modal if it serves one of your transit agency’s modes and serves at least
one 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 reporting 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 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 repairs are performed (general purpose maintenance
facility) and, in larger transit agencies, where engine and other major
unit rebuilds are performed (heavy maintenance facility). General
purpose maintenance facilities generally also serve as operating garages where
vehicles are stored and dispatched daily for revenue service.
In some transit agencies, the same facility is used for both
general purpose and heavy maintenance. You should report joint general purpose
/ heavy maintenance facility as a general purpose maintenance facility.
Ownership
Maintenance facility ownership is reported based on the type of service
(TOS) —DO or PT.
For 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 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 PT service, or whether the PT provider owns its
own facility or leases one from a private entity.
Besides the facilities defined above, you should not report
any other facilities where maintenance services are performed. For example, a
transit agency has a PT agreement with a taxicab company for DR service. The
taxicab vehicles are taken to the local gasoline service station for routine
repairs and servicing. You should not report the local gasoline service station
as a maintenance facility.
Size
The size of the facility is based on how many revenue vehicles can be serviced and stored. It is
a measure of capacity of the facility, not the number of revenue vehicles
currently operated from the facility.
Shared Facilities
Some transit agencies operate more than one mode
from a facility or use the facility for both DO and PT services. The most
common arrangement is the operation of bus (MB) and DR vehicles from a single
facility. If a facility is shared by more than one mode or TOS, you should
prorate among the modes and TOS so that, in total, only one facility is
reported (e.g., 0.9 for MD/DO and 0.1 for DR/DO).
This form is tailored to meet the different reporting
requirements for:
·
Scheduled versus non-scheduled services. The fixed schedule
services form for rail modes, MB, TB, FB, and TR collects information about
passenger stations. The non-scheduled services form for DR, VP, JT, and PB does
not collect passenger station information.
·
TOS. The forms for DO or PT have different ownership types for
maintenance facilities.
Complete one form for each mode and TOS.
You should report the number of
transit passenger stations, distinguishing between Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessible
stations and non-ADA accessible stations,, and total
number of multi-modal stations. You should report the
number of stations that serve transit passengers, regardless of ownership.
For rail modes, you should report the station in each rail mode
and 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., DO heavy rail
(HR), DO light rail (LR)) or two TOS (e.g., DO commuter rail (CR), purchased
transportation (PT) 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 LR) or by a non-rail mode, typically MB. When the station is served by
multiple rail modes, you should report the station as multi-modal on each form.
However, the “double-counting” rule does not apply when a
station is served by rail modes and MB mode at the same station. You should
only report the station only under the rail modes.
For non-rail modes, you should report the station in each
mode and 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 MB service —DO
bus and 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-ADA 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
You should 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 MB services, you should
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
You should 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.
You should 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.
You should 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, you should report the facility under general purpose.
You should report maintenance facility ownership by
category. The categories are different for DO and PT services. The form is
tailored to reflect the data required for each TOS.
For 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 PT modes, there are four categories of ownership:
1.
Owned by service provider — facility owned by seller of PT service (public
entity or private operator)
2.
Owned by public agency for service provider — facility owned by public
agency buying PT (reporter)
3.
Leased by public agency for service provider — facility leased by public
agency buying PT service (reporter) from a third party
4.
Leased by service provider — facility leased by seller of PT service
(public entity or private operator) from a third party.
You should not report maintenance facilities if
maintenance services are performed at any other facility. For example, a
transit agency has a PT agreement with a taxicab company for DR service. The
taxicab vehicles are taken to the local gasoline service station for routine
repairs and servicing. You should not report the local gasoline service as a
maintenance facility.
General Purpose Maintenance Facilities
You should 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.
You should report the facility size based on design
capacity, not the number of vehicles assigned to the facility.
For 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 repair of the revenue vehicles used under the PT
agreement.
If the same facility serves more than one mode or TOS, you
should prorate the facility’s use by mode or TOS to one decimal place. See the
example below.
Heavy Maintenance Facilities
You should report heavy maintenance facilities by ownership
category. There is no distinction for the size of the facility.
For 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
engine and other major unit rebuilds of the revenue vehicles used under the PT
agreement.
If the same facility serves more than one mode or TOS, you
should prorate the facility’s use by mode or TOS to one decimal place. Do not
include service vehicles when prorating maintenance
facilities. See the example below.
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Example 15 — Reporting
Maintenance Facilities |
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Example: Coaster Transit Agency uses one of its
general purpose maintenance facilities for servicing both MB and DR vehicles
for DO services, and for DR PT service. How should maintenance facilities be
reported? |
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Solution: You should prorate the facility based on
usage. One way to estimate usage is to prorate the number of vehicles
available in annual maximum service for each mode and TOS. You should report
facilities prorated to each mode and TOS. |
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Mode Vehicles Prorated
Facilities
Serviced Ratio Reported
MB/DO 240 .8 .8 Line
08, column a Owned / public agency
DR/DO 30 .1 .1 Line
08, column a Owned / public agency
DR/PT 20 .1 .1 Line
08, column d Owned / public agency for service provider
Total 290 1.0 Serving
200-300 vehicles |
You should complete one form for each mode
and type of service (TOS).
Form Level Help: You should click on the Help
tab at the top of the screen for form level help.
Form Notes: A form note can be attached to any form.
You should use the Add Form Note link for relevant information to a
specific field, to the entire form or to multiple forms. You should click on
the Add Form Note link at the top of the screen and enter your note on
the Notes screen. You can review and / or edit a form note from
the Notes tab. You should not use the Form Notes feature to
answer issues generated from this form. From the Issues tab you should
use the Add Comments link next to the specific issue.
Saving or Closing the Form: You should click on the Save
button at the bottom of the screen to save the form. You should click on the Close
button at the bottom of the screen to close the form without saving.
Passenger Stations
This section does not apply to demand response (DR), jitney
(JT), publico (PB), and vanpool (VP) modes.
Line 01, column a: Americas with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) Accessible Passenger Stations — Number of Facilities.
·
Enter the number of transit passenger stations that do not restrict access
to individuals with disabilities under Americas
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) requirements.
For transit rail
modes, report the station in each mode and TOS that it is used.
For transit rail modes and MB mode at the same station,
count the station only under the rail mode.
For transit non-rail modes, report the station in each mode and
TOS that it is used.
Line 02, column a: ADA Non-Accessible Passenger Stations —
Number of Facilities.
·
Enter the number of transit passenger stations that do not meet ADA accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities.
For transit rail modes, report the station in each mode
and TOS that it is used.
For transit rail modes and MB mode at the same station,
count the station only under the rail mode.
For transit non-rail modes, report the station in each
mode and TOS that it is used.
Line 03, column a: Total Stations — Number of Facilities.
This is an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field
displays the total number of ADA accessible and non-ADA accessible passenger
stations.
Line 04, column a: Number of Multi-Modal Stations — Number
of Facilities.
·
Of the total number of transit passenger stations, enter the
number of those serving multiple transit modes, AMTRAK, airports or intercity
bus.
If the primary mode is rail and the passenger station
has more than three bus bays or one bay with capacity for three buses, report
it as a multi-modal passenger station.
Line 05, column a: Escalators — Number of Facilities.
·
Enter the number of escalators
in passenger stations whose primary purpose is to transfer passengers between
levels in a station or parking facility or between each other, exclude moving
sidewalks.
Line 06, column a: Elevators — Number of Facilities.
·
Enter the number of elevators
in passenger stations whose primary purpose is to transfer passengers between
levels in a station or parking facility or between each other, excluding moving
sidewalks.
Maintenance Facilities - Directly Operated Service
Line 07: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving
under 200 Vehicles
·
Column a: Owned
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
transit agency and that are designed to service up to 200 revenue vehicles.
·
Column b: Leased from Another Public Agency.
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the
transit agency leases from another public agency and that are designed to
service up to 200 revenue vehicles. If you are a private company filing an NTD
Annual report as directly operated (DO) service, select this category if you
are using any public agency facility for maintenance whether it is leased or
owned by the buyer for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Column c: Leased from a Private Entity. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any private facility for maintenance whether it is leased by the buyer
or by yourself for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from a private entity and that are designed to service up to 200
revenue vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service up to 200 revenue vehicles.
Line 08: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving
200-300 Vehicles
·
Column a: Owned.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
transit agency and that are designed to service 200 to 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column b: Leased from another Public Agency. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any public agency facility for maintenance whether it is leased or
owned by the buyer for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from another public agency and that are designed to service 200
to 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column c: Leased from a Private Entity. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any private facility for maintenance whether it is leased by the buyer
or by yourself for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from a private entity and that are designed to service 200 to 300
revenue vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service 200 to 300 revenue vehicles.
Line 09: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving more
than 300 Vehicles
·
Column a: Owned. Enter the number of maintenance facilities that
are owned by the transit agency and that are designed to service more than 300
revenue vehicles.
·
Column b: Leased from another Public Agency. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any public agency facility for maintenance whether it is leased or
owned by the buyer for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from another public agency and that are designed to service more
than 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column c: Leased from a Private Entity. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any private facility for maintenance whether it is leased by the
buyer or by yourself for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from a private entity and that are designed to service more than
300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service more than 300 revenue
vehicles.
Line 10: Heavy Maintenance Facilities
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Column a: Owned. Enter the number of heavy maintenance
facilities that are owned by the transit agency.
·
Column b: Leased from another Public Agency. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any public agency facility for maintenance whether it is leased or
owned by the buyer for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from another public agency.
·
Column c: Leased from a Private Entity. If you are a private
company filing an NTD Annual report as DO service, select this category if you
are using any private facility for maintenance whether it is leased by the buyer
or by yourself for your use under the PT agreement.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that the transit
agency leases from a private entity.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of heavy maintenance
facilities.
Line 11: Total Maintenance Facilities
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Column a: Owned. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general purpose and
heavy maintenance facilities that are owned by the transit agency.
·
Column b: Leased from another Public Agency. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general
purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that the transit agency leases from
another public agency.
·
Column c: Leased from a Private Entity. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general
purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that the transit agency leases from a
private entity.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general purpose and
heavy maintenance facilities.
Maintenance Facilities - Purchased Transportation service
Line 07: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving
under 200 Vehicles
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Column a: Owned by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
service provider and that are designed to service up to 200 revenue vehicles.
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Column d: Owned by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service up to
200 revenue vehicles.
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Column e: Leased by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service up to
200 revenue vehicles.
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Column f: Leased by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
service provider and that are designed to service up to 200 revenue vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field display the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service up to 200 revenue vehicles.
Line 08: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving
200-300 Vehicles
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Column a: Owned by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
service provider and that are designed to service 200 to 300 revenue vehicles.
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Column d: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Owned by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service 200 to
300 revenue vehicles.
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Column e: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Leased by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service 200 to
300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column f: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Leased by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
service provider and that are designed to service 200 to 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field display the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service 200 to 300 revenue
vehicles.
Line 09: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving more
than 300 Vehicles
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Column a: Owned by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
service provider and that are designed to service more than 300 revenue
vehicles.
·
Column d: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Owned by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are owned by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service more
than 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column e: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Leased by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
public agency for the service provider and that are designed to service more
than 300 revenue vehicles.
·
Column f: General Purpose Maintenance Facilities Serving 200-300
Vehicles — Leased by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of maintenance facilities that are leased by the
service provider and that are designed to service more than 300 revenue
vehicles.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field display the total number of general purpose
maintenance facilities that are designed to service more than 300 revenue
vehicles.
Line 10: Heavy Maintenance Facilities
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Column a: Owned by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that are owned
by the service provider.
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Column d: Owned by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that are owned
by the public agency for the service provider.
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Column e: Leased by Public Agency for Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that are leased
by the public agency for the service provider.
·
Column f: Leased by Service Provider.
·
Enter the number of heavy maintenance facilities that are leased
by the service provider.
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Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of heavy maintenance
facilities.
Line 11: Total Maintenance Facilities
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Column a: Owned by Service Provider. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general
purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that are owned by the service
provider.
·
Column d: Owned by Public Agency for Service Provider. This is an
auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field displays the
total number of general purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that are owned
by the public agency for the service provider.
·
Column e: Leased by Public Agency for Service Provider. This is
an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field displays the
total number of general purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that are
leased by the public agency for the service provider.
·
Column f: Leased by Service Provider. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of general
purpose and heavy maintenance facilities that are leased by the service
provider.
·
Column g: Total. This is an auto-calculated field and
cannot be edited. This field displays total number of general purpose and heavy
maintenance facilities.
The purpose of the A-20 form 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).
All transit agencies operating fixed route, fixed schedule
service that operate on fixed guideway, must complete this form. You should
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.
There are no changes for the 2008 report year.
The reported data represents the inventory of fixed guideway (FG) facilities with fixed route, fixed schedule services for rail
and non-rail modes at the end of the fiscal year.
You need to understand the following concepts to use report
on this form:
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Guideway classification
·
Bus guideway safe operation
·
Multiple modes
or types of service (TOS) operating on a FG
facility.
The traditional definition of 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 FG.
For rail modes, you report miles of track by how the
facility is constructed as follows:
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At grade
·
Exclusive right-of-way
·
With cross traffic
·
Mixed and cross traffic.
·
Elevated
·
On structure
·
On fill.
·
Open cut or subway.
The concept of FG also has been extended to non-rail modes.
TR operates over its own exclusive air space that is similar to and is considered
its own FG.
By Federal statute, the ROW used by FB also is considered
exclusive FG. However, although FB is a fixed route, fixed schedule mode, you
are not required to report lane
miles of waterway on this form.
The remaining two fixed route modes — MB and TB — sometimes
operate on their own FGs, but often operate with other vehicles. For MB and TB,
you report lane miles by two types of ROW that involve the exclusive use of the
ROW for transit operations:
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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) is
third type of ROW in which there is no exclusive use of the ROW for transit
operations. You do not report lane miles for mixed traffic ROW on this form.
Safe operation is a requirement that applies only to MB FG
facilities. It only applies to priority lanes (e.g., on freeways / expressways
/ high speed facilities) used by both 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 FG for NTD
reporting. Priority lanes restricted to only MB mode always qualify under NTD
reporting as safely operated.
Priority lanes that are used by both MB and other HOV meet
the safe operation requirement if there is safe separation between free flowing
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.
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Safe Operation — HOV lanes separated from general traffic lanes by double
solid lines
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Safe Operation — HOV lanes separated from general traffic
lanes by pylons.
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Safe Operation — HOV lanes separated by fencing.
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Safe Operation — HOV lanes separated from general traffic
lanes by concrete barrier.
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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.)
You must report all FG facilities on which a mode was
operated either directly or through a PT agreement. It is possible that
different modes or TOS operated on the same facility or a portion (segment) of
the facility. The following rules apply in these situations:
·
You should 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 you should report
these segments on both the DO and PT forms.
·
If your report includes multiple sellers
of service of the same mode that operate on common segments, you should report
the segments only once on the 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
its report.
The form is tailored for rail modes and non-rail modes.
You should 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, you should report the number of crossings.
·
Miles of Track: Length of track to nearest tenth of a mile per
segment of 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 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—AG, IP, CC and MO — you should
report track miles and crossings as follows:
·
AG and MO — you should report only total track miles as elevated on
structure. There are no track crossings.
·
IP — you should report only total track miles as at grade,
exclusive ROW. There are no track crossings.
·
CC — you should report only total track miles and total number of
crossings under at grade, mixed and cross traffic.
However, for the other rail modes —CR, HR, LR and AR — you
should report the required data 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 ROW restricts all non-rail traffic from entering the
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 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 is covered and operates through an underground
tunnel/tube.
For MB and TB, you should report lane miles for exclusive
ROW and controlled access ROW only. For TR you should report total TR line
miles.
The example below describes how to determine lane miles on a
HOV facility.
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Example 16 — Calculating Lane
Miles |
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Example 1: There is a high occupancy vehicle (HOV)
facility ten miles long with one traffic lane running northbound and one
traffic lane running southbound.
Solution: 10 miles for the northbound lane + 10 miles
for the southbound lane = 20 lane miles. |
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Example 2: There is a reversible HOV facility ten
miles long with one traffic lane (operated north bound in the morning and
south bound in the evening)
Solution: There is only one lane = 10 lane miles. |
The following graphic illustrates the reporting of lane miles.
Completing the Transit Way Mileage form (A-20)
You should complete one form for all rail modes and one for
non-rail modes.
Form Level Help: You should click on the Help tab
at the top of the screen for form level help.
Form Note: A form note can be attached to any form.
You should use the Add Form Note link for relevant information to a
specific field, to the entire form or to multiple forms. You should click on
the Add Form Note link at the top of the screen and enter your note on
the Notes screen. You can review and / or edit a form note from
the Notes tab. You should not use the Form Notes feature to
answer issues generated from this form. From the Issues tab You should
use the Add Comments link next to the specific issue.
Saving or Closing the Form: You should click on the Save
button at the bottom of the screen to save the form. You should lick on the Close
button at the bottom of the screen to close the form without saving.
Rail Modes
Miles of Track by mode and type of service (TOS)
Line 01: At Grade: Exclusive Right-of-Way (ROW).
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
on at grade, exclusive rail right-of-way (ROW), including yard and side track.
Count all tracks regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for commuter rail (CR), heavy rail (HR), light rail
(LR), Alaska railroad (AR) and inclined plane (IP) modes.
Line 02: At Grade: With Cross Traffic.
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
on at grade, with cross traffic rail ROW, including yard and side track. Count
all tracks regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR, LR and AR modes.
Line 03: At Grade: Mixed and Cross Traffic.
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
on at grade, mixed and cross traffic rail ROW, including yard and side track.
Count all tracks regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR, LR, AR and cable car (CC) modes.
Line 04: Elevated on Structure.
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
on rail transitway elevated on structure, including yard and side track. Count
all tracks regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR, LR, AR, automated guideway (AG) and
monorail (MO) modes.
Line 05: Elevated on Fill.
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
on rail transitway elevated on fill, including yard and side track. Count all
tracks regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR and LR modes.
Line 06: Open Cut. Enter the number of track miles, to the
nearest tenth of a mile, in open
cut rail transitway, including yard and side track. Count all tracks
regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR, LR and AR modes.
Line 07: Subway.
·
Enter the number of track miles, to the nearest tenth of a mile,
of subway, tunnel or tube. Count all tracks
regardless of direction or number of parallel tracks.
·
Applicable for CR, HR, LR and AR modes.
Line 08: Total Miles. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total miles of track.
Crossings by mode and TOS
Line 09: At Grade Crossings: With Cross Traffic.
·
Enter the number of rail ROW traffic crossings.
Line 10: At Grade Crossings: Mixed and Cross Traffic.
·
Enter the number of rail ROW traffic crossings.
Line 11: Total Crossings. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total traffic crossings.
Non-Rail modes
Lane Miles by mode and TOS
Line 12: Exclusive ROW.
·
Enter the number of lane
miles to the nearest tenth of a mile, on roadway or other transit ROW
reserved at all times of the day over which transit vehicles travel. Count all
lanes / lines regardless of direction or number of parallel lanes / lines.
·
Applicable for MB, TB and TR modes.
Line 13: Controlled Access ROW.
·
Enter the number of lane miles to the nearest tenth of a mile, on
roadway or other transit ROW reserved for a portion of the day over which
transit vehicles travel. Count all lanes regardless of direction or number of
parallel lanes.
·
Applicable for MB and TB modes.
Line 08: Total Miles. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total lane miles.
The purpose of the A-30 form is to detail the
characteristics of all vehicles in the revenue vehicle inventory at the end of
the fiscal year.
All transit agencies must complete this form. You should
complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).
A new vehicle type, Over-the-road bus (BR), has been added
to the vehicle type menu selection.
If you select type ZZZ Other for manufacturer, a description
box is generated and you are required to describe the manufacturer not
available in the Manufacturer Code drop-down menus.
The reported data represents the inventory of all revenue vehicles (i.e., those used to transport
passengers) used to provide public transportation at the end of the
fiscal year. For commuter rail (CR), both passenger cars and the locomotives
used to pull or push them are included in the inventory.
This inventory identifies the vehicles in total fleet. You should include
all revenue vehicles in the inventory:
·
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 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 purchased
transportation service.
The key considerations in the approach are:
·
Vehicles operating in multiple modes
·
Purchase transportation vehicles
·
Non-dedicated vehicles
·
Grouping Vehicles by Like Characteristics (Sub-Fleet).
You should report revenue vehicles used in more than one mode
or type of service (TOS) in each mode by type of
service (TOS). If this is the case, you should use the Supports Another Mode
drop-down menu to select the other mode.
For purchased transportation (PT) modes, the vehicle
data cover only the revenue vehicles that the seller
uses under the purchased transportation agreement.
When the seller of PT service uses non-dedicated vehicles under the agreement
(i.e., the vehicles are not used exclusively for the services under contract),
you should report data for a representative subset (or sample) of the vehicles.
The subset should be large enough to include the number of vehicles operated in annual
maximum service (VOMS) and spare vehicles.
For example, a PT agreement is for 20 vehicles for annual
maximum service and two spare vehicles. However, the seller used 50 different
vehicles at various times throughout the reporting year to satisfy the agreement.
You should report data for 22 vehicles that represent the type, age, and
manufacturer of the vehicles predominantly used and that are still part of the
vehicle inventory at the FYE.
There are reduced reporting requirements for non-dedicated
vehicles (including taxi cabs). 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 ADA accessible (low floor, with
ramp) vehicles in fleet
·
Fuel type code
·
Seating capacity.
You should group all dedicated transit revenue vehicles in
the transit agency’s total fleet at the end of the fiscal year, by mode and
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.
You report data for each group of vehicles on one row.
Except for mileage data, Internet Reporting pre-fills the
Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) from the prior year NTD.
You should edit the pre-filled data as necessary and enter
the required data for each group of vehicles. You should use the Add Vehicle
Fleet button at the bottom of the form to enter data for a new group of
vehicles. You should use the Delete Vehicle Fleet check box at the end
of a row of pre-filled data to delete the row of data for a group of vehicles.
You should 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 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. Active vehicles include spare
vehicles and vehicles temporarily out of service for routine maintenance and
minor repairs. Often the number of active vehicles equals or is very close to
the number of vehicles available for
annual maximum service reported on the Service form (S-10).
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).
Inactive vehicles also include vehicles that have been pulled from the active
fleet and are awaiting sale.
Dedicated fleet is applicable only to PT services. You
should use the Dedicated Fleet drop-down menu to indicate that the fleet
is dedicated: “Yes”, i.e., the vehicles are used exclusively, for the service,
otherwise, select “No”.
You should select the vehicle type from the Vehicle Type drop-down
menu.
Ownership
The
ownership categories are based on how 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)
·
by a Private entity (OOPE).
2.
True lease
·
by a Public agency (TLPA)
·
by a Private entity (TLPE).
3.
Lease under a lease purchase agreement
·
by a Public agency (LPPA)
·
by a Private entity (LPPE).
There is one type not as commonly used: Leased or borrowed from related
parties by:
·
Public agency (LRPA)
·
Private entity (LRPE).
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 Ownership drop-down menu, you should select
the type of vehicle ownership. If you select other (OR) ownership, you must
describe the 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, you should 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, you should 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, you should report the funding source as
non-Federal private entity funds (NFPE).
You should use the Funding Source drop-down menu to select
the source of funding used to purchase or lease the vehicles.
You should report the year of manufacture for the vehicles. This is when
the vehicles were originally built.
If applicable, you should report the year of rebuild for the vehicles, This is for work
done to vehicles to increase their useful lives so that they will operate
longer at an acceptable level of reliability.
You
should report the original manufacturer of the vehicle. The manufacturer of the
vehicle body (final vehicle manufacturer) is defined as the manufacturer (e.g.,
National Coach Corporation (NCC) is the manufacturer of a vehicle with an
Escort chassis, but manufactured by NCC). For vehicles manufactured by Flexible
Corporation, use the choice FLX – Flexible Corporation.
You should select the manufacturer of the vehicle from the Manufacturer
Codes drop-down menu, by using the manufacturer name of the current
corporation that manufactures the particular model. If the manufacturer is not
listed, you should select ZZZ – Other Manufacturers. When you select type ZZZ Other for
manufacturer, a description box is generated and you are required to describe
the manufacturer.
You should report the model number of the vehicle as used by the
manufacturer. You should not use any spaces, dashes, or other punctuation when
you enter 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. If the model number is not available
for heavy rail (HR) cars, you should use the most recent edition of Roster
of North American Rapid Transit Cars from the American Public Transportation
Association, www.apta.com.
You should 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.
You should report active vehicles that meet ADA requirements for accessibility in two categories:
1.
Lift-equipped vehicles
2.
Ramp / low floor vehicles.
ADA Accessible Vehicles with Lifts
You should report the active number of vehicles in the fleet
that are accessible using wheelchair lifts and meet ADA accessibility
requirements.
ADA Accessible Vehicles with Ramps
You should 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)
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.
You should report the active number of vehicles in an
approved Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Emergency Contingency Plan. These
are vehicles that FTA normally requires your agency to dispose of when they are
replaced by vehicles funded through FTA. However, FTA can permit your transit
agency to keep the vehicles in an inactive fleet to be used in the event of
energy and other local emergencies that requires more vehicles than are
available in the active fleet.
Your agency must request FTA approval of its Emergency
Contingency Plan for keeping replaced vehicles in an inactive fleet. If your
agency makes substantial changes to an Emergency Contingency Plan (10 percent
or more of the vehicles), it must request re-approval of the plan by FTA
Fuel Type
You should report the type of fuel used to move the revenue
vehicles in revenue service. You should use the Fuel Type drop-down menu
to select the type of fuel used for propulsion of the vehicles.
If a vehicle uses more than one type of fuel or a mixture of
fuels, you should report the fuel type as dual fuel (DU) and click the Add
Form Notes link to describe the types of fuel. You should report the fuel
type as dual fuel only if all fuels are from sources external to the vehicle.
There are special reporting rules hybrid vehicles — vehicles that use tow or more
sources of power:
·
Internally generated electric power. You should report only the
primary fuel source, such as gasoline (HG) or diesel (HD) that is used to
propel the vehicle. NTD uses this reporting approach because it is difficult to
measure the electric power that is generated and used to propel the vehicle.
·
Externally-charged electric batteries. You should report the
vehicle as a dual fuel (DU) if the “hybrid” vehicle uses batteries charged
externally. You should click the Add Form Notes link to describe the
types of fuel used which would include electric batteries charged externally. ,
then, with fuel consumed in each category on the Energy Consumption form
(R-30), for example, kilowatt hours to charge batteries and gallons of diesel.
You should select EP- Electric propulsion for the
trolleybus (TB) mode and vehicle type. A TB is defined as a vehicle that draws
its electrical power from overhead lines.
Some transit systems operate buses that are designed
externally to look like trolleybuses. However, these “replica trolleybuses” are
designed as motor buses and do not draw their electrical power from overhead
lines. If your agency operates replica trolleybuses, you should report these
buses as MB mode.
You should report the total length of the vehicles in feet
(e.g. 30, 35, 40, 44, 60).
You should 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.
You should report the standing capacity of the vehicle. This is the
number of standees allowed by transit agency policy. If local policy prohibits
standing, you should report zero. If there is no local policy on the maximum
number of standees, you should report the manufacturers rated standing capacity.
Two statistics are reported:
1.
Total miles on active vehicles during period
2.
Average lifetime mileage per active vehicle.
You should 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 operated by the active vehicles during the current fiscal year that are
in the revenue fleet at fiscal year end (FYE). The total miles operated
includes: 1) the actual vehicle miles reported on the Service form (S-10) and:
2) 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, you
should calculate the total miles by subtracting the odometer / hubodometer
readings from the beginning of the fiscal year from those at the end of the
fiscal year. If vehicles have damaged or defective odometers / hubodometers you
should estimate total vehicle mileage from available records. You can start
with mileage from schedules, subtract mileage for missed trips and add mileage
for extra service that was operated and was not on the schedule. For
non-scheduled services, you can use trip logs to estimate mileage.
You should 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 FYE. You should calculate the average lifetime mileage per
active vehicle by dividing 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.
For vehicles with working odometers / hubodometers, you
should calculate cumulative mileage by summing the odometer / hubodometer
readings, from the date of manufacture through FYE, for all active vehicles. If
vehicles have damaged or defective odometers / hubodometers you should estimate
total vehicle mileage from available records.
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Example 17 — Reporting Total
Mileage During Period and Average Lifetime Mileage per Active Vehicle |
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Example of Working Odometers /Hubometers: A transit
agency operates MB service with a fleet of 8 vehicles. The odometer /
hubodometer readings for each vehicle and the vehicle status at 2008 FYE are
shown below. All buses have the same vehicle type, fuel type, ownership code,
funding source, year of manufacture, manufacturer code, model number and
capacity (seating and standing). How does the transit agency report on the
A-30? |
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Vehicle Number |
Odometer Reading at 2007 Fiscal Year End (FYE) |
Odometer Reading at 2008 Fiscal Year End (FYE) |
Mileage During 2008 Fiscal Year End (FYE) |
Status at 2008 Fiscal Year End (FYE) |
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1 35,005 72,188 37,183 In
revenue operation
2 47,410 98,442 51,032 In
revenue operation
3 20,115 25,776 5,661 Performing
major overhaul
4 140,020 190,290 50,270 In
revenue operation
5 38,732 68,333 29,601 Performing
major overhaul
6 150,043 155,747 5,704 Emergency
contingency vehicle
7 40,555 79,676 39,121 In
revenue operation
8 30,080 60,045 29,965 Spare
used in revenue operation |
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If odometer readings are not available or not reliable,
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.
Solution:
Determine active vehicles at 2008 FYE:
1.
Vehicles 1, 2, 4, 7 and 8 are active vehicles at FYE (includes
vehicles currently in revenue operation and temporarily out of service for
routine preventive maintenance).
Vehicles 3, 5 and 6 are not
part of the active fleet.
2.
Calculate and report average lifetime mileage per active vehicle and total
mileage on active vehicles during the period:
Average lifetime mileage
per active vehicle (column s): (72,188 + 98,442 + 190,290 + 79,676 + 60,045)
/ 5 vehicles = 100,042 miles
Total mileage on active
vehicles during period (column r): (37,183 + 51,032 + 50,270 + 39,121 +
29,965) = 207,571 miles |
You should use the Supports Another Mode drop-down
menu to indicate that all of the active vehicles are used to support another mode
of service. You should select only one mode. You should report a fleet group
shared between modes on both A-30 forms for each mode for which it is used.
If only some of the active vehicles are used for other
modes, you should 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 MB and DR mode.
You should report the vehicles on two lines — one with fifteen vehicles and the
other with five vehicles.
You should click on the Delete Vehicle Fleet check
box to remove a line (or row) of information. You generally remove this
information for vehicles that were preloaded in Internet Reporting from the
prior report year, but are no longer in the revenue vehicle inventory in the
current report year.
Completing the Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30)
You should complete one form for each mode and type of service (TOS).
Form Level Help: You should click on the Help
tab at the top of the screen for form level help.
Form Notes: A form note can be attached to any form.
You should use the Add Form Note link for relevant information to a
specific field, to the entire form or to multiple forms. You should click on
the Add Form Note link at the top of the screen and enter your note on
the Notes screen. You can review and / or edit a form note from
the Notes tab. You should not use the Form Notes feature to
answer issues generated from this form. From the Issues tab you should
use the Add Comments link next to the specific issue.
Saving or Closing the Form: You should click on the Save
button at the bottom of the screen to save the form. You should click on the Close
button at the bottom of the screen to close the form without saving.
Vehicle Fleet Data
Each line represents one vehicle fleet. You should group
vehicles by vehicle type, ownership, funding
source, year of manufacture, year of rebuild, manufacturer, model number, fuel type, vehicle length, seating capacity and standing capacity. You should edit pre-filled
information or enter data using the Add Vehicle Fleet button.
Column a: Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the number of revenue vehicles in the total fleet on the transit
agency’s property at fiscal year end (FYE). Include vehicles in storage, emergency contingency vehicles and
vehicles awaiting sale.
Column b: Dedicated Fleet. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Use the drop-down menu to indicate that the fleet is dedicated,
(i.e., used exclusively), for the service. This is applicable only to purchased transportation (PT)
services.
Column c: Vehicle Type. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Select only one item for vehicle type from the drop-down menu.
Column d: Ownership. This field is pre-filled, unless
Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Complete the information based on whether the revenue vehicle is
owned outright (i.e., the vehicle is an asset) or whether the vehicle is under
a lease at the end of the fiscal year. Select only one item for ownership from
the drop-down menu.
Column e: Funding Source. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary. Select only one item for funding source from the drop-down menu.
·
If vehicles were purchased using funds from the Urbanized Area Formula Program (UAF)
as well as funds from other Federal programs and non-Federal sources, report
the funding source as Urbanized Area Formula Program funds (UA).
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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.
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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.
Column f: Year of Manufacture. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the original year of manufacture of the vehicle.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated
applies only to PT TOS.
Column g: Year of Rebuild. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the year of rebuild for the vehicles, if applicable. This
is for work done to vehicles to operate longer at an acceptable level of
reliability. Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to purchased transportation PT TOS.
Column h: Manufacturer. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary. Select only one item for the original manufacturer of the vehicle
from the drop-down menu.
·
See detailed list included with Manufacturer discussion. Select
ZZZ-Other Manufacturers for a manufacturer not listed in the menu. Enter the
description of the manufacturer in the field that appears after selecting ZZZ.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to purchased transportation PT TOS.
Column i: Model Number. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the model number of the vehicle as used by the
manufacturer.
·
Do not use any spaces, dashes, or other punctuation in the
identification of the model number.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to PT TOS.
·
For heavy rail cars, use the most recent edition of
Roster of North American Rapid Transit Cars.
·
You are not required to report vehicle model numbers for
automobiles and vans used in revenue service, such as those used for DR and VP
services.
Column j: Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the number of active vehicles available for revenue service, including spares
and vehicles in for scheduled preventive maintenance and minor repairs. Do not
include emergency contingency vehicles.
Column k: Number of ADA Accessible Vehicles with Lifts. This
field is pre-filled, unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review
for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Of the active vehicles, enter the number that are accessible
using wheelchair lifts and meet Americans
with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) accessibility requirements.
Column l: Number of ADA Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low
Floor. This field is pre-filled, unless Add Vehicle Fleet is
selected. Review for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Of the active vehicles, enter the number that are accessible
using ramps or have low floors and meet ADA accessibility requirements. Low
floor buses are a type of ramp-equipped vehicle. Low floor buses 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.
Column m: Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles. This
field is pre-filled, unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review
for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Enter the number of inactive vehicles stored and maintained under an
FTA approved emergency contingency plan.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to PT TOS.
Column n: Fuel Type. This field is pre-filled, unless
Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as necessary.
Select only one item for the fuel used to propel revenue vehicles from the drop-down
menu.
·
If a vehicle uses more than one type of fuel or a mixture of
fuels, select dual fuel (DU). For dual fuel type, all fuels are from sources
external to the vehicle.
·
For hybrid vehicles report only the primary fuel
source, such as gasoline or diesel 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.
·
Using the Add Form Notes link, describe other type of
fuel.
Column o: Vehicle Length. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Enter the length of the vehicle in feet to the nearest whole
foot.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to purchased transportation PT TOS.
Column p: Seating Capacity. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the number of seats on the vehicle.
Column q: Standing Capacity. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Enter the number of standing passengers that can be accommodated
aboard the vehicle during a normal full load (non-crush) in accordance with
established loading policy, or, in the absence of a policy, the manufacturer’s
rated standing capacity figure. If local policy prohibits standees, enter zero.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to PT TOS.
Column r: Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period.
This field is pre-filled, unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review
for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Enter the total number of miles that active vehicles have
accumulated during the report year. Include only vehicles that are active at
the end of the fiscal year.
·
Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies
only to PT TOS.
Column s: Average Lifetime Miles per Active Vehicle. This
field is pre-filled, unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review
for accuracy, edit as necessary.
·
Enter the average lifetime mileage
per active vehicle. This is the average mileage since the date of
manufacture, on active vehicles that are in the revenue fleet at fiscal year
end (FYE). Not required for non-dedicated vehicles. Non-dedicated applies only
to PT TOS.
Column t: Supports Another Mode. This field is pre-filled,
unless Add Vehicle Fleet is selected. Review for accuracy, edit as
necessary.
·
Use the drop-down menu to indicate that all of the active
vehicles are used to support another mode of service. Select a mode from the
menu. 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.
Column u: Delete Vehicle Fleet. Click on the Delete
Vehicle Fleet check-box to remove a line of information.
Totals
Column a: Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of revenue
vehicles in the fleet.
Column j: Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet. This is an auto-calculated
field and cannot be edited. This field displays the total number of active
revenue vehicles in fleet.
Column k: Number of ADA Accessible Vehicles with Lifts. This
is an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field displays
the total number of active revenue vehicles that are lift-equipped and meet Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 (ADA) accessibility requirements.
Column l: Number of ADA Accessible Vehicles with Ramps / Low
Floor. This is an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field
displays the total number of active revenue vehicles that are low floor /
ramp-equipped and meet ADA accessibility requirements.
Column m: Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles. This is
an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field displays the
total number of inactive vehicles stored and maintained under an FTA Emergency
Contingency Plan.
Column r: Total Miles on Active Vehicles During the Period.
This is an auto-calculated field and cannot be edited. This field
displays the total number of miles that active vehicles have accumulated during
the report year.
