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Funds Applied to Transit 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Funding (Millions)

1997

7,954

$4,987

1998

8,115

$4,604

1999

8,523

$4,705

2000

8,720

$5,267

2001

9,008

$6,435

2002

9,017

$5,965

2003

8,876

$6,249

2004

8,937

$6,315

2005

9,175

$6,009

2006

9,379

$6,834

% Change

17.9%

37%

Vehicle Revenue Miles (Millions) by Mode 1997 - 2006

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

Total

1997

1,606

230

350

540

40

40

48

2,853

1998

1,653

238

389

549

42

53

46

2,971

1999

1,719

243

418

561

47

60

62

3,111

2000

1,764

248

452

578

51

62

47

3,202

2001

1,821

253

490

591

53

66

45

3,319

2002

1,864

259

525

604

60

71

45

3,427

2003

1,881

262

544

612

64

72

41

3,476

2004

1,885

269

561

625

67

78

64

3,548

2005

1,885

277

589

629

68

94

60

3,602

2006

1,910

287

607

634

73

110

50

3,671

% Change

18.9%

25.0%

73.4%

17.4%

83.4%

175.8%

2.2%

28.6%

 

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Million) by Mode 1997 - 2006

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

Total

1997

4,602

357

60

2,429

259

9

237

7,954

1998

4,754

381

66

2,393

273

10

238

8,115

1999

4,992

396

69

2,521

289

12

245

8,523

2000

5,040

413

73

2,632

316

12

234

8,720

2001

5,215

418

77

2,728

334

12

224

9,008

2002

5,268

414

79

2,688

337

12

220

9,017

2003

5,147

410

82

2,667

338

13

220

8,876

2004

5,094

414

83

2,748

350

15

233

8,937

2005

5,226

423

87

2,808

381

17

234

9,175

2006

5,274

441

88

2,927

407

20

222

9,379

% Change

14.1%

23.1%

57.8%

38.1%

52.6%

181.9%

-1.6%

22.3%

Distribution of Vehicle Revenue Miles
Mode

1997 Vehicle Revenue Miles

%

2006 Vehicle Revenue Miles

%

Bus

1,606

66.9%

1,910

52.0%

Commuter Rail

230

10.1%

287

7.8%

Demand Response

350

21.3%

607

16.5%

Heavy Rail

540

22.2%

634

17.3%

Light Rail

40

2.6%

73

2.0%

Vanpool

40

3.9%

110

3.0%

Other

48

1.7%

50

1.3%

Total

2,853

 

3,671

 

Distribution of Unlinked Passenger Trips

Mode

1997 Unlinked Passenger Trips

%

2006 Unlinked Passenger Trips

%

Bus

4,602

57.9%

5,274

56.2%

Commuter Rail

357

4.5%

441

4.7%

Demand Response

60

0.8%

88

0.9%

Heavy Rail

2,429

30.5%

2,927

31.2%

Light Rail

259

3.3%

407

4.3%

Vanpool

9

0.1%

20

0.2%

Other

237

3.0%

222

2.4%

Total

7,954

 

9,379

 

Relative Impact of the Data by UZA Size Group 2006

Item

UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

UZAs Equal to or More

than 200,000

and Less than

1 Million Population

UZAs with More

than 1 Million Population

Uses of Capital — Non-Revenue Vehicle

1%

7%

92%

Passenger Fares

2%

5%

93%

Unlinked Trips

3%

7%

90%

Operating Expense

3%

9%

87%

Uses of Capital — Revenue Vehicle

3%

9%

88%

Vehicle Revenue Hours

6%

14%

79%

Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service

8%

15%

77%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses (Millions) 1997 — 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Total Operating Expense

(Millions)

1997

$17,840

1998

$18,307

1999

$19,267

2000

$20,009

2001

$21,037

2002

$21,971

2003

$22,597

2004

$23,088

2005

$23,878

2006

$24,562

% Change

37.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Expenses by Function and
Object Class Function 2006

 

Operating Expense (Actual Dollars) (Millions of Dollars)

%

Vehicle Operations

$15,627

53.8%

Vehicle Maintenance

$5,724

19.7%

Non-Vehicle Maintenance

$2,994

10.3%

General Administration

$4,680

16.1%

Total

$29,024.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Operating Expenses (Millions) by Mode 1997 – 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

Total

1997

$9,422

$2,275

$873

$3,474

$471

$23

$427

$17,840

1998

$9,713

$2,355

$995

$3,5330

$493

$28

$467

$18,307

1999

$10,146

$2,570

$1,097

$3,693

$536

$32

$505

$19,267

2000

$11,026

$2,679

$1,225

$3,931

$597

$32

$518

$20,009

2001

$11,813

$2,852

$1,410

$4,180

$676

$34

$562

$21,037

2002

$12,613

$2,995

$1,636

$4,267

$778

$39

$605

$21,971

2003

$13,316

$3,173

$1,779

$4,446

$815

$46

$611

$22,597

2004

$13,790

$3,436

$1,902

$4,734

$887

$57

$620

$23,088

2005

$14,666

$3,657

$2,071

$5,145

$978

$66

$655

$23,878

2006

$15,796

$3,765

$2,286

$5,287

$1,070

$77

$743

$24,562

% Change

68%

66%

162%

52%

127%

238%

74%

38%

 

Object Class — Directly Operated Service 2006

 

Operating Expense (Actual Dollars) (Millions of Dollars)

%

Salaries

$11,726

47.0%

Fringe Benefits

$7,795

31.3%

Services

$1,530

6.1%

Materials and Supplies

$3,097

12.4%

Utilities

$989

4.0%

Other

-$205

-0.8%

Total — Directly Operated

$24,932

 

Purchased Transportation (*)

$4,093

 

Total

$29,025

 

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

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Expenses per Unlinked Passenger Trip by Mode 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

1997

$2.2

$6.7

$10.4

$1.5

$1.9

$2.4

$1.8

1998

$2.1

$6.4

$15.7

$1.5

$1.9

$2.7

$2.0

1999

$2.1

$6.7

$16.5

$1.5

$1.9

$2.6

$2.1

2000

$2.2

$6.5

$16.7

$1.5

$1.9

$2.7

$2.2

2001

$2.2

$6.7

$18.4

$1.5

$2.0

$2.9

$2.5

2002

$2.3

$6.9

$19.9

$1.5

$2.2

$3.2

$2.8

2003

$2.4

$7.2

$20.3

$1.6

$2.3

$3.4

$2.8

2004

$2.5

$7.5

$20.8

$1.6

$2.3

$3.6

$2.7

2005

$2.5

$7.6

$20.9

$1.6

$2.3

$3.8

$2.8

2006

$2.5

$7.2

$21.9

$1.5

$2.2

$3.8

$2.8

% Change

17.7%

7.8%

110.7%

1.7%

16.5%

25.3%

51.9%

Operating Expenses per Vehicle Revenue Hour by Mode 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Bus

Commuter

Rail

Demand Response

Heavy

Rail

Light

Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

1997

$79.5

$351.8

$38.6

$140.0

$190.7

$22.3

$89.2

1997

$78.8

$338.8

$39.1

$137.1

$188.5

$21.1

$102.6

1998

$71.3

$310.1

$34.2

$126.7

$172.8

$19.8

$90.7

1999

$79.8

$308.1

$40.0

$139.1

$177.6

$16.2

$112.9

2000

$80.9

$347.5

$40.6

$141.1

$187.9

$21.1

$127.6

2001

$82.7

$350.3

$43.8

$137.4

$191.4

$20.6

$123.4

2002

$84.0

$358.6

$44.4

$139.7

$188.6

$19.4

$128.5

2003

$84.6

$366.0

$44.4

$140.1

$187.1

$23.4

$74.2

2004

$86.5

$365.1

$45.3

$143.9

$187.9

$23.3

$109.9

2006

$88.2

$348.1

$46.5

$141.5

$182.8

$22.6

$131.8

% Change

10.9%

-1.1%

20.5%

1.1%

-4.1%

1.2%

47.8%


Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Hour by Mode 1997 - 2006

Year

Bus

Commuter Rail

Demand Response

Heavy Rail

Light Rail

Vanpool

Other Modes

1997

35.9

52.5

2.7

92.2

100

7.7

46.1

1998

36.0

52.6

1.5

88.3

99.2

6.5

49.4

1999

36.4

53.6

1.4

91.1

93.1

6.6

45.1

2000

35.5

47.5

1.4

92.1

93.1

4.9

49.9

2001

35.5

52.1

1.3

93.3

93.9

6.5

51.0

2002

35.1

50.7

1.2

89.1

85.1

5.6

45.8

2003

33.7

49.6

1.2

88.7

82.6

5.1

48.6

2004

33.5

48.5

1.1

88.6

80.3

6.1

29.7

2005

34.2

48.2

1.2

88.6

82.4

6.0

43.7

2006

33.8

48.2

1.1

91.6

81.1

6.1

45.5

% Change

-6.0%

-8.4%

-58.5%

-0.7%

-19%

-21%

-1.3%

 
Distribution of Fatalities 2006

 

Number of Fatalities

%

Passengers

18

11.1%

Revenue Facility Occupants

2

1.2%

Employees

8

4.9%

Other Workers

1

0.6%

Trespassers

12

7.4%

Other

109

67.3%

Suicides

12

7.4%

Total

162

 

(*) Does not include Commuter Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADA Lift– or Ramp– Equipped Buses Total 1997 - 2006

Year

Buses

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped

ADA-Lift or Ramp-Equipped (%)

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%

2006

70,227

68,880

98.1%


Federal Operating Assistance as a Percent of Operating Funds 1997 – 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Federal Operating Assistance

Total Operating Funding (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance (*)(%)

1997

$636

$18,859

3.4%

1998

$772

$19,384

4.0%

1999

$883

$20,548

4.3%

2000

$984

$21,370

4.6%

2001

$1,092

$22,464

4.9%

2002

$1,249

$23,205

5.4%

2003

$1,491

$23,709

6.3%

2004

$1,838

$24,398

7.5%

2005

$1,966

$25,214

7.8%

2006

$2,135

$25,902

8.2%

% Change

235.9%

37.3%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
ADA Lift– or Ramp– Equipped Buses 1997 - 2006

 

“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 (%)

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%

2006

45,403

44,385

97.7%

10,993

10,891

99.1%

% Change

-0.0%

49.5%

 

114.0%

262.8%

 

 

 

“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 (%)

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%

2006

11,537

11,315

98.1%

2,294

2,289

99.8%

% Change

68.3%

82.7%

 

54.6%

151.3%

 

 

Federal Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip by UZA 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

 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

1997

$111

683.9

$0.16

1998

$158

694.0

$0.23

1999

$200

722.8

$0.28

2000

$234

747.1

$0.31

2001

$238

747.7

$0.32

2002

$249

671.3

$0.37

2003

$296

656.8

$0.45

2004

$321

642.7

$0.50

2005

$343

665.7

$0.52

2006

$338

696.5

$0.49

% Change

205.6%

1.8%

200.1%

 UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

Year

Federal Operating Assistance (Millions)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip

1997

$86

268.6

$0.32

1998

$99

248.3

$0.40

1999

$113

253.9

$0.45

2000

$132

254.6

$0.52

2001

$155

269.7

$0.57

2002

$127

206.6

$0.61

2003

$156

210.5

$0.74

2004

$165

209.6

$0.79

2005

$178

224.5

$0.79

2006

$205

236.9

$0.87

% Change

140.1%

-11.8%

172.3%

UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Federal Operating Assistance (Millions)

Unlinked Passenger Trips (Millions)

Federal Operating Assistance per  Unlinked Passenger Trip

1997

$440

7,030

$0.06

1998

$514

7,173

$0.07

1999

$569

7,545

$0.08

2000

$619

7,718

$0.08

2001

$698

7,990

$0.09

2002

$873

8,140

$0.11

2003

$1,039

8,009

$0.13

2004

$1,352

8,085

$0.17

2005

$1,445

8,285

$0.17

2006

$1,592

8,446

$0.19

% Change

262.1%

20.1%

201.4%

 
Recovery Ratio 1997 — 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Total Operating Expense (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1997

$7,127

$17,931

39.7%

1998

$7,277

$18,614

39.1%

1999

$7,438

$20,030

37.1%

2000

$7,772

$21,370

36.4%

2001

$8,115

$22,989

35.3%

2002

$8,149

$24,191

33.7%

2003

$8,452

$25,376

33.3%

2004

$9,086

$26,870

33.8%

2005

$9,635

$28,761

33.5%

2006

$10,353

$30,608

33.8%

% Change

45.3%

70.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Operating Assistance per Unlinked Passenger Trip by UZA Size 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

Year

UZAs Over

1 Million

UZAs Equal to or More

than 200,000

and Less than

1 Million Population

UZAs Under 200,000

Total

1997

$0.06

$0.16

$0.32

$0.08

1998

$0.07

$0.23

$0.40

$0.09

1999

$0.08

$0.28

$0.45

$0.10

2000

$0.08

$0.31

$0.52

$0.11

2001

$0.09

$0.32

$0.57

$0.12

2002

$0.11

$0.37

$0.61

$0.14

2003

$0.13

$0.45

$0.74

$0.18

2004

$0.17

$0.50

$0.79

$0.23

2005

$0.17

$0.52

$0.79

$0.24

2006

$0.19

$0.49

$0.87

$0.23

% Change

201.4%

200.1%

172.3%

200.6%

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

Recovery Ratio by UZA 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

 UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1997

$6,930

$16,513

42.0%

1997

$6,983

$16,914

41.3%

1998

$7,084

$17,949

39.5%

1999

$7,205

$18,605

38.7%

2000

$7,294

$19,463

37.5%

2001

$7,275

$20,477

35.5%

2002

$7,377

$20,863

35.4%

2003

$7,715

$21,504

35.9%

2004

$7,895

$22,204

35.6%

2006

$8,182

$22,727

36.0%

% Change

18.1%

37.6%

 

UZAs Equal to or More than 200,000 and Less than 1 Million Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses

(Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1997

$425

$1,714

24.8%

1997

$433

$1,787

24.2%

1998

$395

$1,885

21.0%

1999

$413

$2,032

20.3%

2000

$446

$2,158

20.6%

2001

$396

$2,039

19.4%

2002

$391

$2,141

18.3%

2003

$397

$2,171

18.3%

2004

$401

$2,222

18.0%

2006

$418

$2,331

17.9%

% Change

-1.8%

36.0%


Recovery Ratio by UZA 1997 - 2006 (continued)

 UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Operating Expenses (Millions)

Recovery Ratio (%)

1997

$141

$633

22.2%

1997

$152

$683

22.2%

1998

$150

$714

21.0%

1999

$153

$733

20.9%

2000

$190

$842

22.5%

2001

$146

$689

21.1%

2002

$129

$704

18.3%

2003

$139

$723

19.3%

2004

$151

$787

19.2%

2006

$162

$843

19.2%

% Change

15.1%

33.2%

 

Subsidy per Passenger 1997 - 2006

Year

Subsidy

(Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1997

$11,364

$8,366

$1.36

1998

$11,807

$8,451

$1.40

1999

$12,918

$8,744

$1.48

2000

$13,598

$8,720

$1.56

2001

$14,534

$8,802

$1.65

2002

$15,388

$8,650

$1.78

2003

$15,812

$8,293

$1.91

2004

$16,148

$8,115

$1.99

2005

$16,767

$8,043

$2.08

2006

$17,141

$7,937

$2.16

% Change

50.8%

-5.1%

59.0%

Subsidy per Passenger by UZA 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

 UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Subsidy

(Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1997

$9,583

7,030

$1.36

1998

$9,931

7,173

$1.38

1999

$10,865

7,545

$1.44

2000

$11,400

7,718

$1.48

2001

$12,169

7,990

$1.52

2002

$13,202

8,140

$1.62

2003

$13,486

8,009

$1.68

2004

$13,789

8,085

$1.71

2005

$14,309

8,285

$1.73

2006

$14,546

8,446

$1.72

% Change

51.8%

20.1%

26.3%

 UZAs Equal to or More than 200,000and Less than 1 Million Population

Year

Subsidy

(Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1997

$1,288

684

$1.88

1998

$1,354

694

$1.95

1999

$1,490

723

$2.06

2000

$1,619

747

$2.17

2001

$1,713

748

$2.29

2002

$1,643

671

$2.45

2003

$1,751

657

$2.67

2004

$1,775

643

$2.76

2005

$1,822

666

$2.74

2006

$1,914

696

$2.75

% Change

48.5%

1.8%

45.9%

 

Subsidy per Passenger by UZA 1997 - 2006 (Continued)

 UZAs with Less than 200,000 Population

Year

Subsidy (Millions)

Passengers (Millions)

Subsidy per Passenger

1997

$492

240

$2.05

1998

$531

248

$2.14

1999

$564

256

$2.21

2000

$580

255

$2.28

2001

$653

270

$2.42

2002

$544

207

$2.63

2003

$575

211

$2.73

2004

$583

210

$2.78

2005

$636

224

$2.83

2006

$681

237

$2.88

% Change

38.4%

-1.3%

40.2%

Funding Sources by Urbanized Area Size 1997 - 2006 (Constant 2000 Dollars)

 UZAs with More than 1 Million Population

Year

Fare Revenues (Millions)

Other

(Millions)

Federal Assistance (Millions)

State

Assistance (Millions)

Local

Assistance (Millions)

Total

(Millions)

1997

$6,930

$2,537

$440

$3,317

$3,290

$16,513

1998

$6,983

$2,570

$514

$3,473

$3,372

$16,914

1999

$7,084

$3,551

$569

$3,422

$3,322

$17,949

2000

$7,205

$2,916

$619

$3,838

$4,027

$18,605

2001

$7,294

$2,672

$698

$4,392

$4,406

$19,463

2002

$7,275

$3,131

$873

$5,275

$3,923

$20,477

2003

$7,377