Appendix

Key Characteristics and Uses of Capital by Transit Agencies

The exhibits in this appendix provide data on operations, performance, infrastructure, and uses of capital for the 15 largest bus and demand response transit agencies and for all transit agencies operating heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, trolleybus, ferryboat, and automated guideway systems.

The top 15 bus and demand response agencies are selected based on the number of vehicles operated in maximum service.

For each mode, four exhibits are presented:

1.       Key operating characteristics: Basic information on each system’s operations including operating expense, vehicle revenue miles, vehicle revenue hours, unlinked passenger trips and passenger miles. The data is broken down by two categories: directly operated by public agency (DO) and purchased transportation (PT).

2.       Key performance indicators: Measures of cost, service effectiveness and efficiency.

3.       Key infrastructure characteristics: Infrastructure characteristics such as directional route miles, vehicles operated and available in maximum service, average fleet age, and in the case of rail modes, miles of track and directional route miles.

4.       Uses of capital: Capital investment information by category of use (revenue vehicles, stations, maintenance facilities, administration buildings, guideway, systems, fare revenue collection equipment and other capital).

Key Bus Operating Characteristics 2005

State

Agency

Type of Service

Operating Expense (000)

Fare Revenues Earned (000)

Vehicle Revenue Miles (000)

Vehicle Revenue Hours (000)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Average Weekday Unlinked Passenger Trips (000)

Passenger Miles (000)

CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

DO

$228,934.8

$43,406.1

20,862.5

1,786.6

64,409.0

209.7

197,697.1

CA

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

PT

$1,202.3

$129.0

247.6

13.5

191.8

0.8

2,409.2

 

 

Total

$230,137.1

$43,535.1

21,110.1

1,800.1

64,600.7

210.5

200,106.3

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

DO

$748,783.2

$225,640.1

85,918.8

7,018.9

364,787.4

1,141.1

1,368,304.4

CA

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

PT

$27,121.1

$7,387.6

6,135.7

463.7

12,481.1

39.6

39,000.0

 

 

Total

$775,904.4

$233,027.7

92,054.5

7,482.7

377,268.4

1,180.7

1,407,304.4

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

DO

$165,760.7

$40,544.7

21,918.9

1,395.6

51,803.0

180.2

255,799.5

CO

Denver Regional Transportation District

PT

$73,572.4

$8,561.7

18,146.1

1,243.9

22,879.8

72.5

120,654.2

 

 

Total

$239,333.1

$49,106.4

40,065.0

2,639.5

74,682.8

252.7

376,453.7

DC

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

DO

$420,249.3

$101,691.0

38,459.0

3,423.0

153,392.0

518.7

453,290.3

FL

Miami-Dade Transit

DO

$260,756.9

$73,220.1

34,222.5

2,732.0

76,753.0

239.2

324,237.4

IL

Chicago Transit Authority

DO

$724,053.7

$247,645.5

66,811.5

6,748.1

303,244.2

969.2

781,977.8

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

DO

$264,427.1

$56,905.7

27,216.5

2,656.3

132,689.8

438.5

247,054.0

MA

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

PT

$5,696.2

$2,542.7

2,008.0

109.9

1,691.6

6.3

14,514.5

 

 

Total

$270,123.3

$59,448.4

29,224.5

2,766.3

134,381.4

444.8

261,568.5

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

DO

$198,452.8

$57,797.3

19,685.5

1,771.2

74,859.4

249.0

250,520.7

MD

Maryland Transit Administration

PT

$30,010.9

$10,375.3

3,807.1

150.5

2,946.3

11.6

86,487.8

 

 

Total

$228,463.7

$68,172.6

23,492.6

1,921.7

77,805.8

260.5

337,008.5

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

DO

$577,243.1

$238,586.9

66,999.0

4,551.9

143,772.0

490.6

937,967.7

NJ

New Jersey Transit Corporation

PT

$49,087.9

$11,281.7

8,730.0

632.7

12,374.6

42.1

49,802.0

 

 

Total

$626,331.0

$249,868.7

75,729.0

5,184.6

156,146.6

532.7

987,769.7

NY

MTA New York City Transit

DO

$1,798,313.3

$761,838.2

101,269.6

12,870.4

952,418.0

2,987.3

1,951,117.1

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

DO

$431,961.8

$147,335.3

39,606.4

3,825.6

187,943.3

606.3

553,137.9

PA

Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

PT

$320.1

$20.0

89.7

4.6

17.0

0.1

90.7

 

 

Total

$432,281.9

$147,355.3

39,696.1

3,830.2

187,960.3

606.4

553,228.6

PA

Port Authority of Allegheny County

DO

$233,998.4

$54,981.3

27,583.7

2,129.5

59,106.9

201.0

255,286.9

TX

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas

DO

$223,912.6

$38,504.1

33,150.3