|
Cost per Passenger Mile: 1996 |
| Rank |
Transit Agency |
Mode |
Cost per Passenger
Mile |
Variance |
| 1 |
NJ-NJTC/Academy |
Motor Bus |
$0.119 |
0.0% |
| 2 |
NJ-NJTC/Suburban |
Motor Bus |
$0.143 |
20.7% |
| 3 |
NJ-NJTC/Hudson Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.159 |
33.9% |
| 4 |
Atlanta-MARTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.185 |
55.9% |
| 5 |
NJ/NY-Rockland |
Motor Bus |
$0.195 |
64.4% |
| 6 |
St. Louis-Bi-State |
Light Rail |
$0.198 |
66.6% |
| 7 |
Boston-MBTA |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.202 |
70.5% |
| 8 |
VA-VRE |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.204 |
71.8% |
| 9 |
NW IN-NICTD |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.219 |
84.8% |
| 10 |
LA-Foothill Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.221 |
86.3% |
| 11 |
Chicago-RTA-Metra |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.242 |
104.1% |
| 12 |
NY-MTA-Metro North RR |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.246 |
107.4% |
| 13 |
LA-Santa Monica |
Motor Bus |
$0.264 |
123.0% |
| 14 |
NY-MTA-NYCTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.266 |
123.9% |
| 15 |
El Paso-Sun Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.269 |
126.7% |
| 16 |
NY-MTA-Long Island RR |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.274 |
130.8% |
| 17 |
LA-SCRRA |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.293 |
147.4% |
| 18 |
NJ Transit (Contract) |
Motor Bus |
$0.295 |
148.4% |
| 19 |
Ft. Lauderdale-TCRA |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.302 |
154.2% |
| 20 |
Honolulu-DTS |
Motor Bus |
$0.311 |
161.9% |
| 21 |
SF-CalTrain |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.315 |
165.5% |
| 22 |
SF-Golden Gate |
Motor Bus |
$0.326 |
175.1% |
| 23 |
Chicago-RTA-CTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.329 |
177.2% |
| 24 |
New Jersey Transit |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.329 |
177.3% |
| 25 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.334 |
181.5% |
| 26 |
Washington-WMATA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.348 |
193.6% |
| 27 |
Memphis-MATA |
Motor Bus |
$0.349 |
194.5% |
| 28 |
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.354 |
198.4% |
| 29 |
San Diego Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.357 |
201.2% |
| 30 |
Cleveland-RTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.362 |
205.3% |
| 31 |
Tucson-Sun Tran |
Motor Bus |
$0.374 |
215.5% |
| 32 |
Newport News-Pentran |
Motor Bus |
$0.375 |
216.1% |
| 33 |
Philadelphia-Penn DOT |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.379 |
219.8% |
| 34 |
Sacramento-RT |
Light Rail |
$0.380 |
220.0% |
| 35 |
Portland-Tri-Met |
Light Rail |
$0.385 |
224.2% |
| 36 |
San Diego-NCTD |
Motor Bus |
$0.391 |
229.6% |
| 37 |
San Diego-SANDAG |
Motor Bus |
$0.392 |
230.6% |
| 38 |
NY-Westchester |
Motor Bus |
$0.395 |
232.8% |
| 39 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Bct |
Motor Bus |
$0.397 |
234.6% |
| 40 |
Orlando-LYNX |
Motor Bus |
$0.397 |
235.1% |
| 41 |
Miami-MDTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.406 |
241.9% |
| 42 |
Seattle-Snohomish-Commun. |
Motor Bus |
$0.406 |
242.0% |
| 43 |
Boston-MBTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.407 |
243.5% |
| 44 |
New Orleans-RTA |
Light Rail |
$0.408 |
244.1% |
| 45 |
San Antonio-VIA |
Motor Bus |
$0.410 |
245.8% |
| 46 |
Phoenix PTD |
Motor Bus |
$0.418 |
252.7% |
| 47 |
LA-LACMTA-Metro |
Light Rail |
$0.419 |
252.9% |
| 48 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.420 |
254.0% |
| 49 |
San Bernardino-OMNITRANS |
Motor Bus |
$0.430 |
262.8% |
| 50 |
Cincinnati-SORTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.435 |
266.5% |
| 51 |
New Jersey Transit |
Light Rail |
$0.437 |
268.7% |
| 52 |
Indianapolis-Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.444 |
274.1% |
| 53 |
Seattle-Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.454 |
282.4% |
| 54 |
New Orleans-RTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.458 |
286.4% |
| 55 |
Cleveland-RTA |
Light Rail |
$0.467 |
294.1% |
| 56 |
Nashville-MTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.471 |
297.2% |
| 57 |
Springfield-PVTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.472 |
298.1% |
| 58 |
Flint-MTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.479 |
303.9% |
| 59 |
Denver-RTD |
Motor Bus |
$0.480 |
304.7% |
| 60 |
SF-SamTrans |
Motor Bus |
$0.488 |
311.2% |
| 61 |
Norfolk-TRT |
Motor Bus |
$0.489 |
312.5% |
| 62 |
Providence-RIPTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.494 |
316.3% |
| 63 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
Light Rail |
$0.494 |
316.6% |
| 64 |
LA-LACMTA-Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.497 |
318.8% |
| 65 |
Charlotte-CTS |
Motor Bus |
$0.499 |
320.3% |
| 66 |
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA |
Light Rail |
$0.500 |
321.4% |
| 67 |
Miami-MDTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.500 |
321.6% |
| 68 |
Jacksonville-JTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.503 |
324.1% |
| 69 |
Portland-Tri-Met |
Motor Bus |
$0.509 |
328.8% |
| 70 |
Tacoma-Pierce Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.511 |
330.4% |
| 71 |
LA-OCTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.515 |
333.8% |
| 72 |
San Francisco-Muni |
Light Rail |
$0.515 |
333.8% |
| 73 |
New Jersey Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.517 |
335.7% |
| 74 |
Salt Lake City-UTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.517 |
336.1% |
| 75 |
Detroit-SMART |
Motor Bus |
$0.521 |
339.4% |
| 76 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO |
Motor Bus |
$0.522 |
339.8% |
| 77 |
Chicago-RTA-Pace |
Motor Bus |
$0.523 |
341.2% |
| 78 |
NY-MTA-Long Island Bus |
Motor Bus |
$0.525 |
342.5% |
| 79 |
LA-Long Beach Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.527 |
344.3% |
| 80 |
Milwaukee-County |
Motor Bus |
$0.530 |
346.5% |
| 81 |
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.530 |
347.1% |
| 82 |
Albany-CDTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.532 |
348.2% |
| 83 |
Austin-Capital Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.534 |
350.2% |
| 84 |
Boston-MBTA |
Light Rail |
$0.536 |
351.6% |
| 85 |
Houston-Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.542 |
357.1% |
| 86 |
Richmond-GRTC |
Motor Bus |
$0.544 |
358.2% |
| 87 |
NY-Hauppage-Suffolk
Trans |
Motor Bus |
$0.546 |
360.4% |
| 88 |
Denver-RTD |
Light Rail |
$0.558 |
370.5% |
| 89 |
Louisville-TARC |
Motor Bus |
$0.562 |
374.2% |
| 90 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-The T |
Motor Bus |
$0.572 |
382.0% |
| 91 |
SF-Oakland-AC Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.577 |
386.2% |
| 92 |
Sacramento-RT |
Motor Bus |
$0.579 |
388.2% |
| 93 |
Boston-MBTA |
Trolley
Bus |
$0.586 |
393.7% |
| 94 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-DART |
Motor Bus |
$0.588 |
395.4% |
| 95 |
Hartford-CT Transit |
Motor Bus |
$0.588 |
395.9% |
| 96 |
LA-City of Los Angeles |
Motor Bus |
$0.594 |
400.8% |
| 97 |
Boston-MBTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.611 |
415.1% |
| 98 |
Columbus-COTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.618 |
421.1% |
| 99 |
Pittsburgh-PAT |
Motor Bus |
$0.619 |
422.2% |
| 100 |
Madison-MMT |
Motor Bus |
$0.623 |
425.6% |
| 101 |
Tampa-Hartline |
Motor Bus |
$0.626 |
428.0% |
| 102 |
San Francisco-Muni |
Motor Bus |
$0.628 |
429.1% |
| 103 |
Washington-Maryland-Ride-On |
Motor Bus |
$0.630 |
430.7% |
| 104 |
St. Louis-Bi-State |
Motor Bus |
$0.639 |
438.5% |
| 105 |
San Francisco-Muni |
Trolley
Bus |
$0.649 |
446.9% |
| 106 |
NY-New York City DOT |
Motor Bus |
$0.650 |
447.9% |
| 107 |
Omaha-TA |
Motor Bus |
$0.653 |
450.7% |
| 108 |
St. Petersburg-PSTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.654 |
451.7% |
| 109 |
Pittsburgh-PAT |
Light Rail |
$0.657 |
453.8% |
| 110 |
Chicago-RTA-CTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.661 |
456.8% |
| 111 |
San Diego-NCTD |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.664 |
459.8% |
| 112 |
Albuquerque-Sun Tran |
Motor Bus |
$0.677 |
470.5% |
| 113 |
Atlanta-MARTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.678 |
471.5% |
| 114 |
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA |
Heavy Rail |
$0.687 |
479.5% |
| 115 |
Washington-WMATA |
Motor Bus |
$0.703 |
492.5% |
| 116 |
Rochester-RTS |
Motor Bus |
$0.710 |
498.7% |
| 117 |
Spokane-STA |
Motor Bus |
$0.717 |
504.8% |
| 118 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
Trolley
Bus |
$0.737 |
521.2% |
| 119 |
Cleveland-RTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.741 |
524.3% |
| 120 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.746 |
528.6% |
| 121 |
Syracuse-RTA-Centro |
Motor Bus |
$0.756 |
537.0% |
| 122 |
Kansas City-KCATA |
Motor Bus |
$0.764 |
544.2% |
| 123 |
Detroit-D-DOT |
Motor Bus |
$0.770 |
549.3% |
| 124 |
Buffalo-NFTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.786 |
562.4% |
| 125 |
San Jose-SCCTD |
Motor Bus |
$0.791 |
566.5% |
| 126 |
NY-MTA-NYCTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.794 |
569.0% |
| 127 |
Toledo-TARTA |
Motor Bus |
$0.796 |
570.7% |
| 128 |
San Jose-SCCTD |
Light Rail |
$0.884 |
645.6% |
| 129 |
Buffalo-NFTA |
Light Rail |
$0.890 |
650.4% |
| 130 |
Seattle-Metro |
Trolley
Bus |
$0.915 |
671.2% |
| 131 |
Hartford-Conn DOT |
Commuter
Rail |
$0.967 |
715.4% |
| 132 |
Akron-Metro |
Motor Bus |
$0.994 |
738.0% |
| 133 |
Dayton-RTA |
Motor Bus |
$1.090 |
818.6% |
| 134 |
West Palm Beach-CoTran |
Motor Bus |
$1.096 |
824.2% |
| 135 |
Dayton-RTA |
Trolley
Bus |
$1.232 |
938.8% |
| 136 |
Seattle-Metro |
Light Rail |
$2.389 |
1914.3% |
| 137 |
Memphis-MATA |
Light Rail |
$2.394 |
1918.0% |
| 138 |
LA-LACMTA-Metro |
Heavy Rail |
$2.628 |
2115.6% |
| 139 |
Dallas-DART |
Light Rail |
$5.582 |
4605.5% |
