Comparison of Performance Measures for the 30 Largest Motorbus/Trolleybus Transit Agencies in the United States 2010 Source: 2010 and 2006 National Transit Database of the Federal Transit Administration
2010 Boardings in Millions Motorbus and Trolley Bus 829.2
MTA New York City Transit 366.0
Los Angeles
306.0
Chicago 183.6
Philadelphia New Jersey
162.2
San Francisco
158.6
Washington DC
128.4
MTA New York Bus
120.2
Boston
111.3
King County
109.0
Denver
76.2
Baltimore
73.2
Honolulu
73.2
Miami
70.3
Atlanta
68.0
Minneapolis
66.9
Houston
66.5
Oakland
61.4
Portland
60.5
Las Vegas
56.4
Pittsburgh
56.4
Orange
53.4
San Diego
48.5
Milwaukee
42.2
San Antonio
41.3
Dallas
37.7
Phoenix
37.2
Detroit
36.6
Cleveland
35.9
Austin
34.8 0
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300
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400
500
600
700
800
900
Average Annual Percent Change in Boardings Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2006 to 2010 MTA New York Bus
5.3%
San Diego
2.0%
King County
1.6%
Honolulu
1.0%
Minneapolis
1.0%
Philadelphia
0.9%
Denver
0.7%
Chicago
0.6%
Boston
0.6% 0.3%
Austin New Jersey
0.0%
-0.2%
San Antonio
-0.2%
San Francisco
-0.3%
Atlanta
-0.4%
Detroit
-0.8%
Washington DC
-1.4%
Average
-1.5%
Las Vegas
-1.5%
Pittsburgh
-2.1%
Portland
-2.1%
Oakland
-2.1%
Baltimore
-2.2%
Los Angeles MTA New York City Transit
-2.6%
Milwaukee
-3.0% -3.5%
Miami Orange
-5.3%
Phoenix
-5.9% -6.1%
Houston Dallas
-8.3%
Cleveland
-9.5% -12%
-10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2% 2
0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 San Francisco
$154.20
MTA New York City Transit
$152.11
Oakland
$147.98
Baltimore
$146.02
Pittsburgh
$136.91
MTA New York Bus
$136.15
Boston
$134.99
Washington DC
$132.74
Detroit
$127.82
Philadelphia
$127.77
King County
$126.02
Portland
$124.74
New Jersey
$121.90
Average
$115.94
Cleveland
$115.30
Los Angeles
$115.22
Chicago
$114.90
Miami
$114.75
Dallas
$112.04
Minneapolis
$108.67
Honolulu
$107.78
Orange
$104.99
Milwaukee
$103.27
Houston
$102.43
Austin
$93.88
Atlanta
$92.56
Denver
$92.11
Phoenix
$91.25
Las Vegas
$85.08
San Diego
$79.73
San Antonio
$74.80 $0
$20
$40
$60 3
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
$180
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2010 10.2%
MTA New York Bus 7.6%
Baltimore Pittsburgh
7.0%
Cleveland
6.9% 6.7%
Boston
6.1%
San Francisco
6.0%
Las Vegas MTA New York City Transit
5.4%
Philadelphia
5.3%
Portland
5.2% 4.8%
Miami Dallas
4.5%
Phoenix
4.4%
Houston
4.2%
Milwaukee
4.2%
Average
4.1%
Washington DC
4.0%
Oakland
3.8%
Honolulu
3.7%
Denver
3.7%
King County
3.6% 3.5%
Los Angeles New Jersey
3.0%
Atlanta
3.0% 2.9%
Minneapolis
2.7%
Orange
2.4%
San Antonio 0.8%
Austin
San Diego
-0.5%
Chicago
-1.2%
Detroit
-1.8% -4%
-2%
0%
2%
4% 4
6%
8%
10%
12%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 MTA New York City Transit
$19.85
San Francisco
$19.12
MTA New York Bus
$15.80
Boston
$12.77
Philadelphia
$12.24
Chicago
$11.86
Oakland
$11.85
Washington DC
$11.42
Baltimore
$10.22
King County
$10.09
Average
$9.66
Portland
$9.62
Detroit
$9.32
Cleveland
$9.18
Los Angeles
$9.04
Pittsburgh
$9.03
Miami
$8.92
Minneapolis
$8.31
Milwaukee
$7.87
New Jersey
$7.73
Dallas
$7.72
Orange
$7.68
Honolulu
$7.64
Austin
$7.08
Las Vegas
$7.04
Atlanta
$6.96
Phoenix
$6.70
San Diego
$6.65
Houston
$6.53
Denver
$6.11
San Antonio
$5.38 $0
$5
$10 5
$15
$20
$25
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2010 MTA New York Bus
13.0% 8.5%
Cleveland San Francisco
7.9%
Baltimore
7.9% 7.0%
Boston Portland
6.2%
MTA New York City Transit
6.1%
Pittsburgh
6.0%
San Diego
5.9%
Miami
5.9%
Philadelphia
5.7%
Phoenix
5.7%
Las Vegas
5.6%
Dallas
5.5%
Average
4.8%
Los Angeles
4.7%
Milwaukee
4.7%
Honolulu
4.3%
Washington DC
4.2%
Denver
4.1%
Minneapolis
4.0%
Houston
4.0%
Oakland
3.8%
King County
3.6%
Orange
3.0%
San Antonio
2.8%
New Jersey
2.8%
Atlanta
2.5%
Austin -0.6% -1.0% -2%
1.5% Chicago Detroit 0%
2%
4%
6% 6
8%
10%
12%
14%
Boardings Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 San Francisco
62.5
MTA New York City Transit
55.1
Chicago
49.5
Honolulu
48.4
Los Angeles
44.6
Boston
42.3
Philadelphia
41.7
Las Vegas
37.6
Baltimore
34.4
Average
33.3
Milwaukee
32.5
Portland
31.6
King County
30.9
Washington DC
30.6
Oakland
30.3
Minneapolis
30.3
Austin
30.2
Detroit
29.7
Atlanta
29.6
MTA New York Bus
29.4
San Diego
29.4
Orange
29.0
Cleveland
28.9
Pittsburgh
27.4
Miami
26.2
San Antonio
26.1
New Jersey
25.4
Denver
24.9
Phoenix
22.3
Houston
21.2
Dallas
17.2 0
10
20
30 7
40
50
60
70
Average Annual Percentage Change in Boardings Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2010 4.6%
San Diego 3.4%
Chicago
3.0%
Boston Pittsburgh
2.5% 1.2%
Denver
1.0%
MTA New York Bus
0.8%
Miami King County Detroit
0.3%
Honolulu
0.3%
Minneapolis
0.1%
Philadelphia
0.0%
-0.3%
Austin
-0.7%
San Francisco
-0.7%
New Jersey
-0.8%
Las Vegas
-0.9% -1.1%
Milwaukee Average
-1.4%
Washington DC
-1.4%
Portland
-1.8%
Los Angeles
-2.3%
MTA New York City Transit
-2.3%
Cleveland Baltimore
-2.4%
Oakland
-2.7%
Orange
-3.0%
San Antonio
-3.2%
Atlanta
-3.9% -6.6%
Houston Phoenix
-7.9%
Dallas
-8.5% -10%
0.5%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2% 8
0%
2%
4%
6%
Passenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 Honolulu
18.1
MTA New York City Transit
15.9
San Francisco
15.0
Los Angeles
14.2
Baltimore
13.1
Chicago
11.8
Philadelphia
11.7
Detroit
11.1
Miami
11.0
New Jersey
10.7
Minneapolis
10.4
King County
10.4
Las Vegas
10.4
MTA New York Bus
10.2
Average
10.2
Boston
10.2
Orange
9.3
Portland
9.3
Austin
9.3
Houston
9.0
Atlanta
8.9
San Diego
8.8
Cleveland
8.7
Denver
8.3
Washington DC
8.2
San Antonio
7.9
Pittsburgh
7.7
Milwaukee
7.6
Oakland
6.9
Phoenix
6.1
Dallas
5.2 0
5
10 9
15
20
Average Annual Percentage Change in Passenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2010 Boston
10.5%
Miami
8.9%
Honolulu
5.1%
San Diego
4.6%
Austin
4.5%
Minneapolis
3.9% 3.1%
Baltimore Milwaukee
2.4%
Chicago
2.0%
New Jersey
1.9%
San Francisco
1.6%
Pittsburgh
1.6%
Los Angeles
1.6%
Philadelphia
1.6%
MTA New York City Transit
0.5%
Denver
0.4%
Average
0.2%
Cleveland
0.2%
0.0%
Portland
-0.2%
Orange
-1.0%
San Antonio
-1.5%
Washington DC
-1.7%
King County
-2.1%
Atlanta
-2.8%
Las Vegas
-3.2%
Houston
-3.9%
Oakland
-4.8% -7.9%
Phoenix
-8.1%
Dallas MTA New York Bus
-10.8% -15%
Detroit
-10%
-5%
0%
10
5%
10%
15%
Operating Cost Per Boarding Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 Dallas
$6.52
Pittsburgh
$5.00
Oakland
$4.88
Houston
$4.83
New Jersey
$4.80
MTA New York Bus
$4.63
Miami
$4.38
Washington DC
$4.34
Detroit
$4.31
Baltimore
$4.25
Phoenix
$4.10
King County
$4.08
Cleveland
$3.99
Portland
$3.95
Denver
$3.71
Average
$3.70
Orange
$3.62
Minneapolis
$3.59
Boston
$3.19
Milwaukee
$3.18
Atlanta
$3.13
Austin
$3.11
Philadelphia
$3.06
San Antonio
$2.87
MTA New York City Transit
$2.76
San Diego
$2.72
Los Angeles
$2.58
San Francisco
$2.47
Chicago
$2.32
Las Vegas
$2.26
Honolulu
$2.23 $0
$1
$2
$3 11
$4
$5
$6
$7
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Boarding, 2006 to 2010 Dallas
19.5% 18.1%
Phoenix 14.6%
Houston Baltimore
11.2% 10.2%
Cleveland
8.9%
MTA New York Bus MTA New York City Transit
8.4%
Atlanta
8.2%
Oakland
7.3%
Las Vegas
7.0%
Portland
7.0%
San Francisco
7.0%
Orange
6.5%
San Antonio
6.5%
Average
6.1%
Los Angeles
5.8%
Washington DC
5.7%
Milwaukee
5.3%
Philadelphia
5.3%
Pittsburgh
4.1%
Miami
3.9%
New Jersey
3.8%
Honolulu
3.4%
Boston
3.3% 3.0%
King County Minneapolis
2.8% 2.3%
Denver
1.1%
Austin San Diego
0.2%
-2.1%
Detroit Chicago
-4.1% -10%
-5%
0%
5%
10% 12
15%
20%
25%
Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010 Oakland
$1.73
MTA New York Bus
$1.54
Dallas
$1.50
Washington DC
$1.39
San Francisco
$1.27
Boston
$1.26
MTA New York City Transit
$1.25
Pittsburgh
$1.18
Phoenix
$1.10
Cleveland
$1.05
Philadelphia
$1.05
Milwaukee
$1.04
Portland
$1.03
Chicago
$1.01
Average
$0.98
King County
$0.97
Detroit
$0.84
Orange
$0.82
Miami
$0.81
Minneapolis
$0.80
Baltimore
$0.78
Atlanta
$0.78
Austin
$0.76
San Diego
$0.76
Denver
$0.73
Houston
$0.72
New Jersey
$0.72
San Antonio
$0.68
Las Vegas
$0.68
Los Angeles
$0.64
Honolulu $0.00
$0.42 $0.25
$0.50
$0.75 13
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
$1.75
$2.00
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile, 2006 to 2010 41.8%
MTA New York Bus Dallas
20.0%
Phoenix
19.9% 10.7%
Oakland
10.0%
Las Vegas
9.4%
Houston
8.3%
Cleveland Portland
6.4%
Washington DC
6.4%
King County
6.2%
Atlanta
5.9%
San Francisco
5.9%
Average
5.8%
MTA New York City Transit
5.5%
San Antonio
4.6%
Baltimore
4.3%
Orange
4.3%
Pittsburgh
4.1%
Philadelphia
3.9%
Denver
3.6% 2.9%
Los Angeles
2.0%
Milwaukee
0.8%
New Jersey Minneapolis
0.1%
-0.7%
Honolulu
-0.9%
San Diego
-1.0%
Detroit
-2.2%
Miami
-2.4%
Chicago
-2.5%
Boston
-2.5%
Austin
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15% 14
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
45%