Data Used to Compile Graphics

Funds Applied to Transit 1996 — 2005

Year

 Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Funding (Millions)

1996

7,564.6

$4,059.9

1997

7,954.2

$4,742.0

1998

8,115.1

$4,420.8

1999

8,523.2

$4,586.2

2000

8,719.9

$5,267.5

2001

9,007.8

$6,585.7

2002

9,016.7

$6,218.9

2003

8,876.0

$6,688.0

2004

8,937.1

$6,954.4

2005

9,175.1

$6,855.0

% Change

21.3%

68.8%

Vehicle Revenue Miles (Millions) by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other

Total

1996

1,577.3

221.4

307.9

527.8

36.7

32.9

46.6

2,750.6

1997

1,605.7

229.6

350.1

539.7

39.8

40.0

48.4

2,853.3

1998

1,652.5

238.3

388.6

549.2

42.3

53.3

46.4

2,970.6

1999

1,719.3

243.4

418.2

561.2

47.1

59.9

62.3

3,111.4

2000

1,763.7

247.9

452.4

578.2

51.4

61.7

47.0

3,202.3

2001

1,821.2

253.1

490.3

591.1

53.2

65.5

44.6

3,319.0

2002

1,863.8

259.1

525.2

603.5

60.0

70.6

44.6

3,426.8

2003

1,881.3

261.9

544.3

611.9

63.5

72.1

40.8

3,476.0

2004

1,884.5

268.8

561.4

624.6

66.6

78.4

63.6

3,547.9

2005

1,884.5

277.3

589.2

628.5

68.0

94.4

60.1

3,602.0

% Change

19.5%

25.2%

91.4%

19.1%

85.3%

186.9%

29.0%

31.0%

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Million) by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other

Total

1996

4,505.6

352.2

54.5

2,156.9

258.7

7.9

228.7

7,564.5

1997

4,602.0

357.2

60.0

2,429.5

259.4

9.3

236.8

7,954.2

1998

4,753.7

380.6

66.1

2,392.8

272.9

10.5

238.4

8,115.0

1999

4,991.9

395.7

68.6

2,521.4

288.6

12.0

244.9

8,523.1

2000

5,040.2

412.8

73.2

2,632.2

316.2

11.8

233.6

8,720.0

2001

5,215.1

418.1

76.7

2,728.3

333.9

11.9

223.7

9,007.7

2002

5,267.5

414.1

78.8

2,688.0

336.5

12.2

219.6

9,016.7

2003

5,146.5

409.7

81.8

2666.8

337.7

13.5

220.1

8,876.1

2004

5,094.4

413.9

83.0

2,747.6

349.9

14.9

233.3

8,937.0

2005

5,225.9

422.9

86.6

2,808.4

380.5

17.2

233.5

9,175.0

% Change

16.0%

20.1%

58.9%

30.2%

47.1%

117.7%

2.1%

21.3%

Distribution of Vehicle Revenue Miles
Mode

1996 Vehicle Revenue Miles

%

2005Vehicle Revenue Miles

%

Bus

1,577.3

57.3%

1,884.5

52.3%

Commuter Rail

221.4

8.0%

277.3

7.7%

Demand Response

307.9

11.2%

589.2

16.4%

Heavy Rail

527.8

19.2%

628.5

17.4%

Light Rail

36.7

1.3%

68.0

1.9%

Vanpool

32.9

1.2%

94.4

2.6%

Other

46.6

1.7%

60.1

1.7%

Total

2,750.6

 

3,602.0

 

Distribution of Unlinked Passenger Trips

Mode

1996 Unlinked Passenger Trips

%

2005 Unlinked Passenger Trips

%

Bus

4,505.6

59.6%

5,225.9

57.0%

Commuter Rail

352.2

4.7%

422.9

4.6%

Demand Response

54.5

0.7%

86.6

0.9%

Heavy Rail

2,156.9

28.5%

2,808.4

30.6%

Light Rail

258.7

3.4%

380.5

4.1%

Vanpool

7.9

0.1%

17.2

0.2%

Other

228.7

3.0%

233.5

2.5%

Total

7,564.5

 

9,175.0

 

Relative Impact of the Data by UZA Size Group 2005

Item

UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

UZAs with More

than 200,000

and Less than

1 Million Population

UZAs with More

than 1 Million Population

Uses of Capital — Non-Revenue Vehicle

0.016

0.051

0.933

Passenger Fares

0.018

0.047

0.935

Unlinked Trips

0.024

0.073

0.903

Operating Expense

0.033

0.091

0.876

Uses of Capital — Revenue Vehicle

0.036

0.087

0.877

Vehicle Revenue Hours

0.062

0.143

0.796

Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service

0.076

0.154

0.770

 Total Operating Expense (Millions) 1996 — 2005

Year

Total Operating Expense

(Millions)

1996

$16,301.9

1997

$16,962.0

1998

$17,580.0

1999

$18,781.2

2000

$20,008.7

2001

$21,528.8

2002

$22,905.1

2003

$24,185.2

2004

$25,426.8

2005

$27,237.8

% Change

67.1%

Operating Expense by Function and Object Class Function 2005

 

Operating Expense
(Millions)

%

Vehicle Operations

$14,570.0

53.5%

Vehicle Maintenance

$5,360.8

19.7%

Non-Vehicle Maintenance

$2,954.9

10.8%

General Administration

$4,352.0

16.0%

Total

$27,237.8

 

 Total Operating Expense (Millions) by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

(Millions)

Commuter Rail

(Millions)

Demand Response (Millions)

Heavy Rail (Millions)

Light Rail (Millions)

Vanpool (Millions)

Other (Millions)

Total

(Millions)

1996

$8,995.3

$2,294.0

$750.1

$3,401.9

$440.3

$17.8

$402.5

$16,301.9

1997

$9,421.9

$2,274.7

$872.5

$3,473.7

$471.4

$22.7

$426.4

$16,936.3

1998

$9,712.9

$2,355.2

$995.2

$3,529.6

$493.0

$28.4

$465.5

$17,579.8

1999

$10,342.1

$2,569.5

$1,103.8

$3,693.4

$536.2

$31.6

$504.6

$18,781.2

2000

$11,026.4

$2,679.0

$1,225.4

$3,930.8

$596.6

$32.2

$518.3

$20,008.7

2001

$11,814.0

$2,852.0

$1,409.9

$4,180.1

$676.5

$34.2

$562.2

$21,528.9

2002

$12,585.7

$2,994.7

$1,635.7

$4,267.5

$778.3

$38.6

$604.6

$22,905.1

2003

$13,315.8

$3,172.7

$1,778.7

$4,446.2

$815.2

$45.8

$610.8

$24,185.2

2004

$13,789.5

$3,436.4

$1,902.0

$4,734.2

$887.4

$57.1

$620.3

$25,426.9

2005

$14,665.8

$3,657.1

$2,071.2

$5,144.8

$978.1

$66.0

$654.8

$27,237.8

% Change

63.0%

59.4%

176.1%

51.2%

122.1%

270.8%

62.7%

67.1%

Object Class — Directly Operated Service 2005

 

Operating Expense

(Millions)

Salaries

$11,174.8

Fringe Benefits

$7,484.7

Services

$1,411.3

Materials and Supplies

$2,650.1

Utilities

$930.7

Other

-$84.5

Total — Directly Operated

$23,567.1

Purchased Transportation (*)

$3,670.7

Total

$27,237.8

(*) Does not include purchased transportation detailed by object class.

Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other

1996

$2.0

$6.5

$13.8

$1.6

$1.7

$2.3

$1.8

1997

$2.0

$6.4

$14.5

$1.4

$1.8

$2.4

$1.8

1998

$2.0

$6.2

$15.1

$1.5

$1.8

$2.7

$2.0

1999

$2.1

$6.5

$16.1

$1.5

$1.9

$2.6

$2.1

2000

$2.2

$6.5

$16.7

$1.5

$1.9

$2.7

$2.2

2001

$2.3

$6.8

$18.4

$1.5

$2.0

$2.9

$2.5

2002

$2.4

$7.2

$20.8

$1.6

$2.3

$3.2

$2.8

2003

$2.6

$7.7

$21.7

$1.7

$2.4

$3.4

$2.8

2004

$2.7

$8.3

$22.9

$1.7

$2.5

$3.6

$2.7

2005

$2.8

$8.6

$23.9

$1.8

$2.6

$3.8

$2.8

% Change

40.6%

32.8%

73.8%

16.1%

51.0%

70.3%

59.3%

Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

Commuter

Rail

Demand Response

Heavy

Rail

Light

Rail

Vanpool

Other

1996

$73.3

$342.4

$35.1

$133.4

$176.1

$19.6

$96.0

1997

$75.6

$334.5

$36.7

$133.1

$181.3

$21.2

$84.8

1998

$75.6

$325.4

$37.5

$131.7

$181.0

$20.3

$98.5

1999

$69.5

$302.3

$33.3

$123.5

$168.4

$19.3

$88.5

2000

$79.8

$308.1

$40.0

$139.1

$177.6

$16.2

$112.9

2001

$82.8

$355.7

$41.6

$144.4

$192.3

$21.6

$130.5

2002

$86.2

$365.2

$45.7

$143.2

$199.6

$21.4

$128.6

2003

$89.9

$383.8

$47.5

$149.5

$201.8

$20.7

$137.5

2004

$93.2

$403.1

$48.9

$154.3

$206.1

$27.4

$81.7

2005

$98.7

$416.5

$51.7

$164.1

$214.3

$26.6

$125.3

% Change

34.8%

21.6%

47.5%

23.0%

21.7%

35.9%

30.5%

Unlinked Passenger Trip per Vehicle Revenue Hour by Mode 1996 — 2005

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other

1996

36.7

52.6

2.5

84.6

103.5

8.6

54.6

1997

36.9

52.5

3.7

93.1

99.8

8.7

47.1

1998

37.0

52.6

2.5

89.3

100.2

7.5

50.5

1999

33.5

46.6

2.1

84.3

90.6

7.4

42.9

2000

36.5

47.5

2.4

93.1

94.1

5.9

50.9

2001

36.5

52.1

2.3

94.3

94.9

7.5

52.0

2002

36.1

50.5

2.2

90.2

86.3

6.8

46.7

2003

34.7

49.6

2.2

89.7

83.6

6.1

49.6

2004

34.5

48.5

2.1

89.6

81.3

7.1

30.7

2005

35.2

48.2

2.2

89.6

83.4

7.0

44.7

% Change

-4.1%

-8.3%

-12.0%

5.9%

-19.4%

-19.6%

-18.1%

Distribution of Fatalities (Excluding Suicides) 2005

 

Number of Fatalities

%

Passengers

31

20.9%

Revenue Facility Occupants

18

12.2%

Employees

5

3.4%

Other Workers

1

0.7%

Trespassers

24

16.2%

Other

69

46.6%

Total

148

 

(*) Does not include Commuter Rail

 

 

ADA Lift– or Ramp– Equipped Buses Total 1996 — 2005

Year

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

1996

57,369

38,316

66.8%

1997

58,975

40,932

69.4%

1998

60,830

46,278

76.1%

1999

63,618

51,213

80.5%

2000

65,324

54,585

83.6%

2001

67,379

58,785

87.2%

2002

68,418

64,407

91.4%

2003

68,596

65,375

95.3%

2004

68,789

67,454

98.1%

2005

69,504

67,049

96.5%

Federal Operating Assistance as a Percent of Operating Funds 1996 — 2005

Year

Federal Operating Assistance

Total Operating Funding (Millions)

Federal Operating
Assistance (%)

1996

$553.6

$17,623.5

3.1%

1997

$604.5

$17,931.4

3.4%

1998

$741.3

$18,614.3

4.0%

1999

$860.3

$20,030.4

4.3%

2000

$984.4

$21,370.0

4.6%

2001

$1,117.3

$22,989.4

4.9%

2002

$1,302.2

$24,192.2

5.4%

2003

$1,596.1

$25,375.6

6.3%

2004

$2,024.2

$26,869.6

7.5%

2005

$2,243.1

$28,761.0

7.8%

% Change

305.2%

63.2%

 

ADA Lift– or Ramp– Equipped Buses 1996 — 2005

 

“A” Type Buses

“B” Type Buses

Year

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

1996

45,587

29,073

63.8%

4,233

3,081

72.8%

1997

45,502

29,684

65.2%

5,136

4,143

80.7%

1998

46,188

33,512

72.6%

5,929

5,150

86.9%

1999(*)

46,891

36,029

76.8%

6,613

5,959

90.1%

2000(*)

47,017

37,581

79.9%

7,455

6,926

92.9%

2001(*)

47,925

40,501

84.5%

7,830

7,337

93.7%

2002

47,764

44,035

92.2%

8,693

8,550

98.4%

2003

46,608

43,780

93.9%

9,346

9,127

97.7%

2004

45,919

44,739

97.4%

10,031

10,031

100.0%

2005

45,524

43,479

95.5%

10,631

10,499

98.8%

% Change

-0.1%

49.6%

 

151.1%

240.8%

 

(*) Does not include preventative maintenance and associated capital costs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“C” Type Buses

Articulated Buses

Year

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

1996

5,998

5,269

87.8%

1,551

893

57.6%

1997

6,853

6,194

90.4%

1,484

911

61.4%

1998

7,147

6,545

91.6%

1,566

1,071

68.4%

1999

8,265

7,722

93.4%

1,849

1,503

81.3%

2000

8,850

8,366

94.5%

2,002

1,712

85.5%

2001

9,622

9,176

95.4%

2,002

1,771

88.5%

2002

9,822

9,743

99.2%

2,139

2,079

97.2%

2003

10,084

10,002

99.2%

2,558

2,466

96.4%

2004

10,248

10,098

98.5%

2,591

2,586

99.8%

2005

11,118

10,846

97.6%

2,231

2,225

99.7%

% Change

85.4%

105.8%

 

43.8%

149.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip by UZA 1996 — 2005

 UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

Year

Federal Operating Assistance (Millions)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip

1996

$88.3

236.1

$0.37

1997

$81.3

268.6

$0.30

1998

$95.2

248.3

$0.38

1999

$110.6

253.9

$0.44

2000

$132.2

254.6

$0.52

2001

$158.6

269.7

$0.59

2002

$132.5

206.6

$0.64

2003

$167.5

210.5

$0.80

2004

$181.8

209.6

$0.87

2005

$203.4

224.5

$0.91

% Change

130.4%

-4.9%

142.3%

 

 UZAs with More than 200,000 and Less than 1 Million Population

Year

Federal Operating Assistance (*) (Millions)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance per  Unlinked Passenger Trip

1996

$110.5

640.1

$0.17

1997

$105.2

683.9

$0.15

1998

$152.1

694.0

$0.22

1999

$194.6

722.8

$0.27

2000

$233.5

747.1

$0.31

2001

$243.9

747.7

$0.33

2002

$259.5

671.3

$0.39

2003

$316.7

656.8

$0.48

2004

$353.9

642.7

$0.55

2005

$391.6

665.7

$0.59

% Change

254.4%

4.0%

240.8%

 

UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Federal Operating Assistance (*) (Millions)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance per  Unlinked Passenger Trip

1996

$354.8

6,688.4

$0.05

1997

$418.0

7,029.8

$0.06

1998

$494.0

7,172.8

$0.07

1999

$555.1

7,544.9

$0.07

2000

$618.7

7,718.3

$0.08

2001

$714.8

7,990.5

$0.09

2002

$910.3

8,139.8

$0.11

2003

$1,111.9

8,008.8

$0.14

2004

$1,488.5

8,084.8

$0.18

2005

$1,648.1

8,284.9

$0.20

% Change

364.5%

23.9%

300.0%

Recovery Ratio 1996 — 2005

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Total Operating Expense (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1996

$6,964.8

$17,653.6

39.5%

1997

$7,126.7

$17,931.4

39.7%

1998

$7,276.5

$18,614.3

39.1%

1999

$7,437.6

$20,030.4

37.1%

2000

$7,771.8

$21,369.9

36.4%

2001

$8,115.2

$22,989.4

35.3%

2002

$8,148.8

$24,191.2

33.7%

2003

$8,452.2

$25,375.6

33.3%

2004

$9,086.3

$26,869.6

33.8%

2005

$9,635.0

$28,761.0

33.5%

% Change

38.3%

76.4%

 

Total Federal Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip by UZA Size 1996 — 2005

Year

UZAs Over

1 Million

UZAs with More than 200,000 and Less than 1 Million

UZAs Under 200,000

Total

1996

$0.09

$0.25

$0.40

$0.11

1997

$0.09

$0.24

$0.42

$0.11

1998

$0.10

$0.25

$0.43

$0.12

1999

$0.09

$0.24

$0.44

$0.11

2000

$0.08

$0.23

$0.44

$0.10

2001

$0.05

$0.17

$0.37

$0.07

2002

$0.06

$0.15

$0.30

$0.08

2003

$0.07

$0.22

$0.38

$0.09

2004

$0.08

$0.27

$0.43

$0.10

2005

$0.08

$0.31

$0.52

$0.11

% Change

$0.09

$0.33

$0.57

$0.12

Recovery Ratio by UZA 1996 – 2005

 UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1996

$6,482.5

$15,604.0

41.5%

1997

$6,588.7

$15,700.2

42.0%

1998

$6,706.0

$16,242.3

41.3%

1999

$6,905.8

$17,496.7

39.5%

2000

$7,205.5

$18,605.3

38.7%

2001

$7,465.0

$19,918.6

37.5%

2002

$7,584.0

$21,347.0

35.5%

2003

$7,895.9

$22,330.1

35.4%

2004

$8,496.2

$23,682.5

35.9%

2005

$9,005.8

$25,327.9

35.6%

% Change

38.9%

62.3%

 

 

 UZAs with More than 200,000 and Less than 1 Million
 Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses

(Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1996

$358.2

$1,477.3

24.2%

1997

$404.4

$1,629.4

24.8%

1998

$415.5

$1,715.7

24.2%

1999

$385.5

$1,837.7

21.0%

2000

$413.3

$2,032.0

20.3%

2001

$456.1

$2,208.9

20.6%

2002

$413.0

$2,125.6

19.4%

2003

$418.3

$2,291.9

18.3%

2004

$436.7

$2,391.4

18.3%

2005

$456.9

$2,535.2

18.0%

% Change

27.6%

71.6%

 

 

 UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1996

$123.9

$572.3

21.6%

1997

$133.7

$601.8

22.2%

1998

$146.0

$656.3

22.2%

1999

$146.3

$696.0

21.0%

2000

$153.0

$732.6

20.9%

2001

$194.1

$861.9

22.5%

2002

$151.8

$718.6

21.1%

2003

$138.0

$753.5

18.3%

2004

$153.4

$795.7

19.3%

2005

$172.3

$897.8

19.2%

% Change

39.1%

56.9%

 

Subsidy per Passenger 1996 — 2005

Year

Subsidy

(Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1996

$10,688.8

7,564.6

$1.29

1997

$10,804.7

7,954.2

$1.24

1998

$11,337.8

8,115.1

$1.26

1999

$12,592.8

8,523.2

$1.33

2000

$13,598.1

8,719.9

$1.56

2001

$14,874.2

9,007.8

$1.65

2002

$16,042.4

9,017.8

$1.78

2003

$16,923.4

8,876.1

$1.91

2004

$17,783.3

8,937.1

$1.99

2005

$19,126.0

9,175.1

$2.08

% Change

78.9%

21.3%

61.8%

Subsidy per Passenger by UZA 1996 — 2005

 UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Subsidy

(Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1996

$9,121.5

6,688.0

$1.24

1997

$9,111.5

7,030.0

$1.17

1998

$9,536.3

7,172.8

$1.19

1999

$10,590.9

7,544.9

$1.24

2000

$11,399.8

7,718.3

$1.48

2001

$12,453.6

7,990.5

$1.56

2002

$13,763.0

8,139.8

$1.69

2003

$14,434.2

8,008.8

$1.80

2004

$15,186.3

8,084.8