US Public Transport:
Operating Cost per Passenger Mile
By Public Transport Authority: 1997
|
Rank |
Public Transport Agency |
Cost per Passenger Mile |
|
1 |
NJ-NJTC/Academy |
$0.119 |
|
2 |
NJ-NJTC/Suburban |
$0.152 |
|
3 |
NJ-NJTC/Hudson Transit |
$0.158 |
|
4 |
San Diego- The Trolley |
$0.191 |
|
5 |
NJ/NY-Rockland |
$0.200 |
|
6 |
Des Moines-Metro |
$0.233 |
|
7 |
NW IN-NICTD |
$0.236 |
|
8 |
Chicago-RTA-Metra |
$0.239 |
|
9 |
San Francisco-BART |
$0.266 |
|
10 |
LA-Foothill Transit |
$0.269 |
|
11 |
VA-VRE |
$0.270 |
|
12 |
LA-Santa Monica |
$0.271 |
|
13 |
SF-CalTrain |
$0.275 |
|
14 |
NY-MTA-Metro North RR |
$0.277 |
|
15 |
Philadelphia-PATCO |
$0.279 |
|
16 |
NY-MTA-Long Island RR |
$0.284 |
|
17 |
LA-SCRRA |
$0.289 |
|
18 |
Prince William-PRTC |
$0.291 |
|
19 |
Ft. Lauderdale-TCRA |
$0.296 |
|
20 |
Honolulu-DTS |
$0.297 |
|
21 |
NJ Transit (Contract) |
$0.308 |
|
22 |
Atlanta-MARTA |
$0.312 |
|
23 |
SF-Golden Gate |
$0.316 |
|
24 |
San Diego-SANDAG |
$0.319 |
|
25 |
Bremerton-Kitsap Transit |
$0.329 |
|
26 |
Philadelphia-Penn DOT |
$0.332 |
|
27 |
Las Vegas - ATC\VanCom |
$0.336 |
|
28 |
El Paso-Sun Metro |
$0.338 |
|
29 |
San Bernardino-OMNITRANS |
$0.340 |
|
30 |
NY-MTA-NYCTA |
$0.346 |
|
31 |
San Diego Transit |
$0.366 |
|
32 |
Champaign-Urbana-MTD |
$0.368 |
|
33 |
NY-Westchester-Liberty |
$0.371 |
|
34 |
Corpus Christi-The B |
$0.372 |
|
35 |
Orlando-LYNX |
$0.378 |
|
36 |
Cincinnati-SORTA |
$0.378 |
|
37 |
Tucson-Sun Tran |
$0.382 |
|
38 |
San Antonio-VIA |
$0.389 |
|
39 |
Memphis-MATA |
$0.393 |
|
40 |
New Jersey Transit |
$0.396 |
|
41 |
Seattle-Snohomish-Commun. |
$0.396 |
|
42 |
Santa Barbara-MTD |
$0.397 |
|
43 |
Ft. Lauderdale-Bct |
$0.404 |
|
44 |
Boston-MBTA |
$0.407 |
|
45 |
Washington-WMATA |
$0.408 |
|
46 |
NYCDOT-Bus Tours |
$0.412 |
|
47 |
Newport News-Pentran |
$0.412 |
|
48 |
Seattle-Metro |
$0.424 |
|
49 |
San Diego-NCTD |
$0.426 |
|
50 |
Jacksonville-JTA |
$0.430 |
|
51 |
Riverside-RTA |
$0.438 |
|
52 |
LA-OCTA |
$0.441 |
|
53 |
Norfolk-TRT |
$0.442 |
|
54 |
Phoenix PTD |
$0.443 |
|
55 |
San Joaquin-Smart |
$0.445 |
|
56 |
San Juan-MBA |
$0.453 |
|
57 |
Baltimore-Maryland-MTA |
$0.456 |
|
58 |
Eugene-LTD |
$0.461 |
|
59 |
Tacoma-Pierce Transit |
$0.466 |
|
60 |
St. Louis-Bi-State |
$0.474 |
|
61 |
Port Authority-PATH |
$0.475 |
|
62 |
Louisville-TARC |
$0.476 |
|
63 |
Chicago-RTA-CTA |
$0.487 |
|
64 |
LA-LACMTA-Metro |
$0.487 |
|
65 |
Portland-Tri-Met |
$0.488 |
|
66 |
Fresno-FAX |
$0.488 |
|
67 |
Houston-Metro |
$0.489 |
|
68 |
Chicago-RTA-Pace |
$0.490 |
|
69 |
Vancouver-C-Tran |
$0.490 |
|
70 |
Tulsa-MTA |
$0.495 |
|
71 |
LA-Torrance |
$0.495 |
|
72 |
Sacramento-RT |
$0.497 |
|
73 |
Philadelphia-SEPTA |
$0.498 |
|
74 |
Charlotte-CTS |
$0.500 |
|
75 |
Flint-MTA |
$0.503 |
|
76 |
New Orleans-RTA |
$0.504 |
|
77 |
Monterey-MST |
$0.504 |
|
78 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-MCTO |
$0.504 |
|
79 |
Milwaukee-County |
$0.509 |
|
80 |
NY-MTA-Long Island Bus |
$0.511 |
|
81 |
Denver-RTD |
$0.513 |
|
82 |
Indianapolis-Metro |
$0.515 |
|
83 |
Springfield Transit |
$0.516 |
|
84 |
SF-SamTrans |
$0.516 |
|
85 |
Albany-CDTA |
$0.516 |
|
86 |
Miami-MDTA |
$0.517 |
|
87 |
Little Rock-CAT |
$0.518 |
|
88 |
Austin-Capital Metro |
$0.519 |
|
89 |
Santa Cruz-METRO |
$0.535 |
|
90 |
Bakersfield-GET |
$0.546 |
|
91 |
LA-Long Beach Transit |
$0.546 |
|
92 |
Cincinnati-TANK |
$0.555 |
|
93 |
Nashville-MTA |
$0.559 |
|
94 |
Allentown-Lanta |
$0.567 |
|
95 |
Salt Lake City-UTA |
$0.578 |
|
96 |
NY-Hauppage-Suffolk Trans |
$0.580 |
|
97 |
NYCDOT-Queens |
$0.589 |
|
98 |
Richmond-GRTC |
$0.591 |
|
99 |
NY-MTA-Staten Island |
$0.595 |
|
100 |
Madison-MMT |
$0.597 |
|
101 |
CT-Carey Transportation |
$0.610 |
|
102 |
Tampa-Hartline |
$0.619 |
|
103 |
Cleveland-RTA |
$0.620 |
|
104 |
NYCDOT-Liberty |
$0.626 |
|
105 |
Oklahoma City-COTPA |
$0.630 |
|
106 |
Pittsburgh-PAT |
$0.646 |
|
107 |
Fort Worth-The T |
$0.650 |
|
108 |
Detroit-SMART |
$0.651 |
|
109 |
Omaha-TA |
$0.654 |
|
110 |
Hartford-CT Transit |
$0.656 |
|
111 |
Detroit-D-DOT |
$0.662 |
|
112 |
Columbus-COTA |
$0.665 |
|
113 |
Maryland-Ride-On |
$0.672 |
|
114 |
Delaware-DTC |
$0.672 |
|
115 |
St. Petersburg-PSTA |
$0.677 |
|
116 |
Grand Rapids-GRATA |
$0.678 |
|
117 |
Providence-RIPTA |
$0.683 |
|
118 |
Dayton-RTA |
$0.685 |
|
119 |
New Haven-CT Transit |
$0.692 |
|
120 |
City of Los Angeles |
$0.695 |
|
121 |
Syracuse-RTA-Centro |
$0.699 |
|
122 |
New Bedford-SERTA |
$0.699 |
|
123 |
NYCDOT-GTJC |
$0.716 |
|
124 |
Contra Costa-Connection |
$0.726 |
|
125 |
San Jose-SCCTD |
$0.727 |
|
126 |
Albuquerque-Sun Tran |
$0.741 |
|
127 |
Oakland-AC Transit |
$0.753 |
|
128 |
Spokane-STA |
$0.760 |
|
129 |
San Francisco-Muni |
$0.763 |
|
130 |
Kansas City-KCATA |
$0.766 |
|
131 |
Toledo-TARTA |
$0.767 |
|
132 |
Rochester-RTS |
$0.780 |
|
133 |
Buffalo-NFTA |
$0.802 |
|
134 |
Dallas-DART |
$0.804 |
|
135 |
Akron-Metro |
$0.887 |
|
136 |
Duluth-DTA |
$0.895 |
|
137 |
Olympia-IT |
$0.928 |
|
138 |
Hartford-Conn DOT |
$1.005 |
|
139 |
Ann Arbor-AATA |
$1.044 |
|
140 |
West Palm-CoTran |
$1.180 |
Note: Includes all heavy rail (metro), commuter rail and trolley bus operators, light rail operators with more than 10 vehicles, and all motor bus operators with more than 50 buses in active service.
Source: Calculated from National Transit Database.
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