2001 URBAN TRANSPORT DATA: 230 US METROPOLITAN AREAS
 Public Transport Operating Costs per Passenger Mile by
Metropolitan Area: 2001: Compared to Auto Costs
(Excludes Capital Costs and Debt Service: Note Below)

OPERATING COST PER PASSENGER MILE (EXCLUDES CAPITAL COSTS AND DEBT SERVICE)  
Alphabetical Listing          
             
Rank Metropolitan Area Operating Costs (2001) Passenger Miles Cost per Passenger Mile Inclusion of Capital Costs Would Result in Higher Relative Costs due to Rail System Compared to Full Cost of Driving
34 Abilene $895 1,934,657 $0.463   115.5%
149 Albany $35,530 42,575,172 $0.835   288.9%
48 Albany, GA $1,401 2,680,001 $0.523   143.5%
143 Albuquerque $21,193 26,107,650 $0.812   278.2%
67 Alexandria, LA $1,666 2,910,463 $0.573   166.8%
94 Allentown $9,882 15,605,646 $0.633   195.0%
200 Altoona $2,838 2,337,484 $1.214   465.8%
212 Amarillo $1,773 1,217,862 $1.456   578.5%
132 Anchorage $11,719 14,983,880 $0.782   264.4%
158 Appleton $6,139 6,961,654 $0.882   310.9%
102 Asheville $2,403 3,622,260 $0.663   209.1%
106 Athens, FA $2,111 3,052,768 $0.691   222.1%
12 Atlanta $333,540 870,293,675 $0.383 YES 78.6%
214 Auburn $141 88,995 $1.579   636.0%
100 Augusta $2,650 4,051,516 $0.654   204.8%
99 Austin $69,270 106,167,220 $0.652   204.0%
28 Bakersfield $13,768 30,662,286 $0.449   109.2%
31 Bangor $875 1,912,871 $0.457   113.1%
56 Baton Rouge $11,371 20,795,269 $0.547   154.8%
52 Beaumont $3,552 6,716,911 $0.529   146.4%
162 Bellingham $7,492 8,374,090 $0.895   316.9%
217 Benton Harbor $174 104,865 $1.659   673.1%
198 Billings $2,378 1,985,333 $1.198   458.1%
125 Biloxi $2,679 3,532,154 $0.758   253.4%
35 Binghampton $5,754 12,368,419 $0.465   116.8%
176 Birmingham $12,475 12,975,673 $0.961   348.0%
181 Bloomington, IL $2,497 2,570,371 $0.971   352.7%
41 Bloomington, IN $2,949 5,985,288 $0.493   129.6%
160 Boise $4,394 4,954,340 $0.887   313.2%
20 Boston $763,944 1,866,154,235 $0.409 YES 90.7%
2 Brownsville $3,627 13,857,372 $0.262   21.9%
167 Buffalo $69,958 76,581,527 $0.914 YES 325.7%
145 Burlington, VT $3,945 4,796,372 $0.822   283.2%
227 Canton $10,378 4,019,740 $2.582   1102.9%
193 Cedar Rapids $4,774 4,207,395 $1.135   428.7%
32 Champaign-Urbana $12,532 27,391,802 $0.458   113.2%
130 Charleston $7,084 9,122,881 $0.776   261.8%
57 Charleston, SC $8,896 16,204,520 $0.549   155.8%
55 Charlotte $36,579 67,149,479 $0.545   153.8%
173 Charlottesville $3,248 3,456,109 $0.940   337.9%
134 Chattanooga $8,387 10,684,650 $0.785   265.7%
190 Cheyenne $444 414,087 $1.073   400.1%
16 Chicago $1,417,103 3,654,662,503 $0.388 YES 80.7%
38 Chico $1,454 3,040,586 $0.478   122.9%
24 Cincinnati $76,793 174,494,159 $0.440   105.1%
46 Clarksville $1,660 3,191,738 $0.520   142.4%
144 Cleveland $244,387 297,810,344 $0.821 YES 282.4%
215 College Station $1,279 800,856 $1.597   644.1%
70 Colorado Springs $7,397 12,879,235 $0.574   167.6%
146 Columbia $4,813 5,847,866 $0.823   283.5%
185 Columbia, MO $1,921 1,861,956 $1.032   380.8%
165 Columbus $67,437 74,238,509 $0.908   323.3%
120 Columbus, GA $2,719 3,661,552 $0.743   246.1%
18 Corpus Christi $11,949 30,105,054 $0.397   84.9%
85 Dallas-Fort Worth $270,101 441,767,781 $0.611 YES 184.9%
226 Danville $652 257,248 $2.536   1081.6%
172 Davenport-Moline $11,765 12,580,877 $0.935   335.8%
156 Dayton $45,101 52,675,090 $0.856   299.0%
42 Daytona Beach $8,150 16,442,216 $0.496   131.0%
191 Decatur $2,702 2,383,041 $1.134   428.2%
71 Denver $222,619 386,470,151 $0.576 YES 168.4%
133 Des Moines $10,418 13,311,962 $0.783   264.7%
163 Detroit $273,729 305,392,621 $0.896   317.6%
170 Duluth $8,610 9,340,403 $0.922   329.5%
121 Eau Claire $2,702 3,616,962 $0.747   248.1%
11 El Paso $25,233 66,125,755 $0.382   77.8%
202 Elmira $3,701 2,917,577 $1.269   491.1%
159 Erie $6,890 7,781,940 $0.885   312.5%
107 Eugene $21,407 30,954,161 $0.692   222.2%
182 Evansville $3,981 3,934,266 $1.012   371.5%
186 Fargo $2,377 2,257,633 $1.053   390.5%
17 Fayetteville $837 2,132,233 $0.392   82.9%
168 Fayetteville $2,819 3,071,002 $0.918   327.7%
3 Florence $1,042 3,560,250 $0.293   36.3%
142 Fort Collins $4,349 5,360,560 $0.811   278.0%
93 Fort Myers $8,011 12,774,171 $0.627   192.2%
199 Fort Wayne $5,476 4,512,758 $1.213   465.4%
45 Fresno $23,802 46,208,116 $0.515   140.0%
69 Gainesville 8,458.9 14,759,000 $0.573   167.1%
58 Glens Falls $770 1,393,197 $0.553   157.7%
96 Grand Forks $1,154 1,815,616 $0.636   196.2%
206 Grand Junction $1,994 1,494,125 $1.334   521.8%
180 Grand Rapids $17,847 18,373,790