Comparison of Performance Measures for the 30 Largest Motorbus/Trolleybus Transit Agencies in the United States 2009
Source: 2009 and 2006 National Transit Database of the Federal Transit Administration
2009 Boardings in Millions Motorbus and Trolley Bus New York Transit
842.6 386.0
Los Angeles Chicago
318.7 186.2
Philadelphia New Jersey
170.7
San Francisco
167.3
Washington DC
136.9
New York Bus
120.0 111.1
King County Boston
104.1 91.8
Baltimore Honolulu
77.3
Denver
77.2
Miami
75.6
Houston
72.8
Atlanta
72.7
Portland
68.0
Minneapolis
66.4
Las Vegas
66.1
Orange
64.4
Oakland
60.5
Pittsburgh
58.5
San Diego
50.9
Phoenix
50.6
Milwaukee
46.8
San Antonio
43.3
Dallas
42.5
Detroit
38.6
Austin
38.4
Cleveland
38.2 0
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900
Average Annual Percent Change in Boardings Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2006 to 2009 New York Bus
7.0%
Baltimore
5.0%
San Diego
4.5%
Austin
3.8%
Las Vegas
3.5%
Honolulu
3.3%
King County
2.8%
Chicago
2.3%
Atlanta
1.9%
New Jersey
1.7%
Philadelphia
1.7%
San Francisco
1.6%
Denver
1.4%
Detroit
1.4%
San Antonio
1.4%
Phoenix
1.2%
Portland
1.1%
Minneapolis
1.0%
Washington DC
1.0%
AVERAGE
0.3%
-0.8%
Milwaukee
-0.8%
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
-1.2%
Boston
-1.4%
Orange
-1.7%
Miami
-2.5%
New York Transit
-3.0%
Oakland
-3.2% -5.8%
Houston Dallas
-8.2% -11.3% -15%
Cleveland -10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 San Francisco
$147.66
New York City Transit
$146.50
Oakland
$142.51
Baltimore
$137.57
Boston
$133.45
Pittsburgh
$126.63
New Jersey
$124.88
New York Bus Company
$123.29
King County
$122.46
Philadelphia
$121.01
Detroit
$116.46
Miami
$116.44
Washington D.C.
$116.15
Portland
$114.03
Los Angeles
$113.12
Average
$111.31
Chicago
$110.01
Honolulu
$108.23
Minneapolis
$106.76
Cleveland
$105.91
Dallas
$105.28
Houston
$103.72
Milwaukee
$102.63
Orange
$102.55
Austin
$96.61
Denver
$96.47
Las Vegas
$88.30
Atlanta
$87.34
Phoenix
$84.91
San Antonio
$71.76
San Diego
$66.71 $0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2009 9.6%
Las Vegas New York Bus Company
9.1%
Boston
8.5%
Baltimore
7.7%
Miami
7.0%
Denver
6.7%
San Francisco
6.4%
Pittsburgh
6.1%
Houston
6.1%
Cleveland
5.7%
New York City Transit
5.7%
Milwaukee
5.3%
Honolulu
5.1%
NJ Transit
5.0%
Philadelphia
4.9%
Average
4.0%
Los Angeles
4.0%
King County
3.8%
Oakland
3.7%
Dallas
3.6%
Portland
3.5%
Phoenix
3.2%
Minneapolis
3.2%
Orange
2.8%
Austin
2.1%
Atlanta
1.9%
San Antonio
1.7% 0.5%
Washington D.C.
Chicago
-3.0%
Detroit
-5.2%
San Diego
-6.0% -8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 New York Bus Company
$1.55
Oakland
$1.54
Boston
$1.48
Dallas
$1.34
Cleveland
$1.26
New York City Transit
$1.25
Washington D.C.
$1.24
San Francisco
$1.20
Chicago
$1.06
Philadelphia
$1.01
Pittsburgh
$1.00
Milwaukee
$0.97
Average
$0.94
Portland
$0.91
Minneapolis
$0.88
King County
$0.88
Miami
$0.86
Orange
$0.85
Detroit
$0.82
Phoenix
$0.80
Denver
$0.77
New Jersey
$0.77
Baltimore
$0.74
Atlanta
$0.72
San Diego
$0.72
Las Vegas
$0.69
Houston
$0.68
Austin
$0.67
San Antonio
$0.66
Los Angeles
$0.62
Honolulu $0.00
$0.41 $0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
$1.80
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2009 New York MTA Bus
10.7%
Las Vegas
9.0%
Miami
8.4%
Boston
7.8%
San Francisco
7.8%
Baltimore
7.6%
Cleveland
7.3%
Denver
7.0%
New York City Transit
6.0%
Honolulu
5.9%
Milwaukee
5.7%
Houston
5.7%
Philadelphia
5.6%
Los Angeles
5.3%
Minneapolis
5.2%
San Diego
5.1%
Pittsburgh
5.1%
Average
4.9%
Dallas
4.7%
NJ Transit
4.7%
Phoenix
4.5%
Portland
4.3%
King County
3.7%
Oakland
3.5%
Orange
2.8%
Austin
2.7%
San Antonio
1.8%
Atlanta
1.7%
Washington
-4%
0.6%
-2.2%
Detroit
-2.2%
Chicago -2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Boardings Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 65.40
San Francisco 53.92
New York City Transit
50.70
Honolulu
46.70
Los Angeles
44.55
Chicago
42.70
Baltimore
41.88
Las Vegas
41.31
Philadelphia
39.49
Boston
35.24
Milwaukee Average
34.22
Portland
33.67 32.26
Austin King County
31.22
Atlanta
30.80
Orange
30.60
Washington D.C.
30.24
Minneapolis
29.81
San Diego
29.43
New York Bus Company
29.18
Oakland
29.16
Detroit
28.99
Pittsburgh
28.50
Phoenix
28.35 27.44
San Antonio New Jersey
26.30
Miami
26.30 25.21
Denver
24.29
Cleveland
23.49
Houston
19.32
Dallas 0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Average Annual Percentage Change in Boardings Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2009 San Diego
6.2%
Pittsburgh
4.9%
Baltimore
4.1%
Las Vegas
2.6%
Denver
2.2% 2.0%
Honolulu
1.9%
Austin Boston
1.5%
Milwaukee
1.5%
Miami
1.2%
King County
1.1%
New York Bus Company
1.0% 0.8%
Chicago
0.6%
San Francisco New Jersey
0.2%
Portland
0.2%
-0.3%
Detroit
-0.3%
Philadelphia
-0.4%
Minneapolis Average
-0.6% -1.0%
Los Angeles
-2.2%
Washington DC Orange
-2.4%
San Antonio
-2.8%
New York City Transit
-3.7%
Atlanta
-4.0%
Phoenix
-4.4%
Oakland
-4.7%
Houston
-6.1%
Cleveland
-7.9%
Dallas
-8.5% -10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
Passenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 18.84
Honolulu 15.11
New York City Transit
14.94
San Francisco
14.32
Los Angeles Baltimore
12.81 11.54
Philadelphia King County
11.15
Detroit
11.01
Austin
10.77
Chicago
10.64
Las Vegas
10.58
Miami
10.55 10.34
New Jersey
10.09
Average
9.74
Houston
9.56
Portland Minneapolis
9.37 9.20
Atlanta New York Bus Company
8.88
San Diego
8.84
Orange
8.75
Pittsburgh
8.36
Boston
8.32
Denver
8.25
Washington D.C.
8.02
Milwaukee
8.00
Phoenix
7.75
San Antonio
7.74
Oakland
7.41 6.61
Cleveland Dallas
5.41 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Average Annual Percent Change in Passenger Mile per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2009 Austin
12.3%
Miami
10.0%
Honolulu
8.4%
San Diego
6.3%
Boston
5.5%
Pittsburgh
5.4%
Milwaukee
5.2% 3.3%
Baltimore
2.4%
Los Angeles San Francisco
2.0%
Average
1.8%
Philadelphia
1.7%
Minneapolis
1.3%
NJ Transit
1.2% 0.6%
Portland Denver
0.3%
-0.4%
Detroit
-0.6%
King County
-0.9%
Chicago
-1.1%
New York City Transit
-2.5%
San Antonio Atlanta
-2.7% -3.0%
Houston
-3.0%
Washington DC Orange
-3.4%
Las Vegas
-3.6% -4.3%
Oakland
-4.3%
Phoenix Cleveland
-7.9%
Dallas
-9.7%
New York Bus Company
-16.9% -20%
-15%
-10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
Operating Cost Per Boarding Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 $5.45
Dallas $4.89
Oakland
$4.75
New Jersey Pittsburgh
$4.44
Miami
$4.43
Houston
$4.42 $4.36
Cleveland
$4.23
New York MTA Bus
$4.02
Detroit
$3.92
King County Washington
$3.84
Denver
$3.83 $3.58
Minneapolis
$3.45
Average Portland
$3.39
Boston
$3.38
Orange
$3.35 $3.22
Baltimore Phoenix
$3.00
Austin
$2.99
Philadelphia
$2.93
Milwaukee
$2.91 $2.84
Atlanta New York
$2.72 $2.62
San Antonio
$2.53
San Diego
$2.47
Chicago
$2.42
Los Angeles
$2.26
San Francisco Honolulu
$2.13
Las Vegas
$2.11 $0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Boarding, 2006 to 2009 Cleveland
17.9%
Dallas
16.3%
Houston
15.0%
New York
10.5%
Oakland
9.7%
Phoenix
8.7%
New York MTA Bus
7.9%
Atlanta
6.8%
Boston
6.6%
Las Vegas
6.5%
San Francisco
5.7%
Miami
5.6%
Orange
5.6%
Average
5.3%
Philadelphia
5.3%
Los Angeles
5.1%
San Antonio
4.9%
New Jersey
4.7%
Denver
4.2%
Milwaukee
3.7%
Minneapolis
3.6%
Portland
3.3%
Baltimore
3.2%
Honolulu
3.0%
Washington
2.9%
King County
2.6%
Pittsburgh Austin
1.1% 0.2%
San Diego
-2.0%
Chicago
-3.7% -4.9% -10%
-5%
Detroit 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009 New York Bus Company
$1.55
Oakland
$1.54
Boston
$1.48 $1.34
Dallas
$1.26
Cleveland New York City Transit
$1.25
Washington D.C.
$1.24 $1.20
San Francisco $1.06
Chicago Philadelphia
$1.01
Pittsburgh
$1.00
Milwaukee
$0.97 $0.94
Average
$0.91
Portland Minneapolis
$0.88
King County
$0.88
Miami
$0.86
Orange
$0.85 $0.82
Detroit
$0.80
Phoenix Denver
$0.77
New Jersey
$0.77 $0.74
Baltimore Atlanta
$0.72
San Diego
$0.72 $0.69
Las Vegas Houston
$0.68
Austin
$0.67
San Antonio
$0.66 $0.62
Los Angeles $0.41
Honolulu $0.00
$0.20
$0.40
$0.60
$0.80
$1.00
$1.20
$1.40
$1.60
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile, 2006 to 2009 55.9%
New York Bus Company Dallas
20.3%
Cleveland
19.9% 14.2%
Las Vegas Phoenix
10.1% 9.6%
Houston Oakland
9.0%
New York City Transit
7.2%
Orange
6.9%
Denver
6.7%
Average
6.3%
San Francisco
5.4%
Atlanta
4.8%
San Antonio
4.7%
King County
4.4%
Washington D.C.
4.0%
Baltimore
3.8%
Minneapolis
3.7%
Portland
3.7%
Philadelphia
3.6%
New Jersey
3.3% 2.7%
Los Angeles
2.0%
Boston Milwaukee
0.4%
-0.3% -1.3%
Miami
-1.4%
Chicago
-1.9%
Detroit
-2.0%
Honolulu San Diego
-2.7%
Austin
-7.0% -20%
-10%
Pittsburgh
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%