Comparison of Performance Measures for the 30 Largest Motorbus/Trolleybus Transit Agencies in the United States 2011
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Source: 2011 and 2007 National Transit Database of the Federal Transit Administration
2011 Boardings in Millions Motorbus and Trolley Bus 800.1
MTA New York City Transit 357.3
Los Angeles
310.4
Chicago 189.7
Philadelphia San Francisco
155.7
New Jersey
155.7
Washington DC
130.7
MTA New York Bus
118.3
Boston
112.4
King County Metro
112.0
Baltimore
76.6
Denver
76.0
Miami
75.7
Honolulu
73.8
Minneapolis
69.8
Houston
66.4
Atlanta
63.1
Portland
58.2
Oakland
57.3
Las Vegas
55.5
Pittsburgh
54.1
Orange
51.3
San Diego
49.5
San Antonio
44.2
Milwaukee
44.0
Cleveland
37.2
Dallas
37.0
Phoenix
36.7
Detroit
35.6
Austin
33.5 0
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900
Average Annual Percent Change in Boardings Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2007 to 2011 2.8%
Philadelphia
2.6%
Boston
2.2%
San Antonio
1.8%
MTA New York Bus
1.5%
San Diego Minneapolis
0.7%
Honolulu
0.7%
Denver
0.7%
King County Metro
0.3%
Austin
0.3%
Detroit
0.3%
Chicago
0.1% San Francisco
-0.3%
Washington DC
-0.6%
Milwaukee
-0.8%
Baltimore
-1.1%
Average
-1.5%
New Jersey
-1.7%
MTA New York City Transit
-1.8%
Portland
-2.0% -2.3%
Atlanta
-2.3%
Miami Pittsburgh
-2.6%
Las Vegas
-2.9%
Los Angeles
-3.4% -3.6%
Oakland Houston
-5.6%
Cleveland
-6.1% -6.4%
Orange Phoenix
-6.7%
Dallas
-7.6% -10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 MTA New York City Transit
$163.92
San Francisco
$158.80
Oakland
$155.55
Baltimore
$146.34
Pittsburgh
$146.04
Boston
$135.38
Detroit
$130.69
Philadelphia
$130.60
King County Metro
$129.51
MTA New York Bus
$126.81
Portland
$126.19
Washington DC
$123.93
New Jersey
$123.93
Los Angeles
$122.11
Chicago
$120.32
Average
$118.61
Cleveland
$117.29
Miami
$114.31
Honolulu
$114.13
Dallas
$112.07
Minneapolis
$109.09
Milwaukee
$106.16
Atlanta
$105.84
Houston
$104.18
Orange
$103.44
Austin
$96.99
Denver
$95.02
Phoenix
$91.01
Las Vegas
$89.68
San Diego
$79.83
San Antonio
$79.03 $0
$20
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
$180
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Hour, 2007 to 2011 8.9%
Pittsburgh Las Vegas
6.8%
Cleveland
6.0%
Baltimore
5.8%
Boston
5.3%
San Francisco
5.2%
MTA New York City Transit
5.1%
Portland
5.1%
Atlanta
4.7%
Honolulu
4.6%
Philadelphia
4.5%
San Diego
4.4%
Houston
3.8%
Los Angeles
3.7%
Dallas
3.7%
Miami
3.7%
Oakland
3.6%
Average
3.6%
San Antonio
3.4%
Phoenix
3.2%
King County Metro
3.2%
Denver
3.1%
New Jersey
2.8%
Milwaukee
2.6%
Minneapolis
2.5%
Austin
1.6%
Orange
1.1% 0.9%
Washington DC Detroit -0.2% -0.7% -2%
0.7% MTA New York Bus Chicago 0%
2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 MTA New York City Transit
$21.28
San Francisco
$20.40
MTA New York Bus
$15.03
Boston
$13.00
Oakland
$12.66
Philadelphia
$12.65
Chicago
$12.54
Washington DC
$10.86
King County Metro
$10.24
Baltimore
$10.06
Average
$9.94
Pittsburgh
$9.78
Portland
$9.74
Los Angeles
$9.73
Cleveland
$9.49
Detroit
$9.17
Miami
$8.90
Minneapolis
$8.45
Atlanta
$8.17
Milwaukee
$8.14
Honolulu
$8.02
Dallas
$8.00
New Jersey
$7.92
Orange
$7.55
Las Vegas
$7.16
Austin
$7.09
San Diego
$6.67
Houston
$6.67
Phoenix
$6.61
Denver
$6.41
San Antonio
$5.69 $0
$5
$10
$15
$20
$25
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Vehicle Mile, 2007 to 2011 Pittsburgh
8.6%
Cleveland
7.8%
San Francisco
7.6%
Boston
6.6%
Baltimore
5.9%
Portland
5.7%
Dallas
5.5%
MTA New York City Transit
5.5%
Philadelphia
5.4%
Los Angeles
5.1%
Atlanta
4.8%
Las Vegas
4.6%
Honolulu
4.6%
Oakland
4.6%
MTA New York Bus
4.3%
Miami
4.3%
San Diego
4.2%
Average
4.2%
Houston
3.6%
Phoenix
3.5%
Milwaukee
3.5%
San Antonio
3.4%
Denver
3.2%
King County Metro
2.9%
New Jersey
2.7%
Minneapolis
2.6%
Washington DC
2.0%
Orange
1.2%
Austin
1.1%
Detroit
0.5%
Chicago
0.3% 0%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
7%
8%
9%
10%
Boardings Per Vehicle Hour Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 San Francisco
63.3
MTA New York City Transit
54.5
Chicago
51.0
Honolulu
49.2
Los Angeles
45.6
Philadelphia
42.5
Boston
42.1
Las Vegas
39.4
Baltimore
35.4
Milwaukee
34.4
Average
34.1
Portland
33.0
King County Metro
31.7
Atlanta
31.4
Minneapolis
31.3
Oakland
31.3
Detroit
31.2
San Diego
31.0
Cleveland
30.9
Orange
30.1
Washington DC
29.8
Austin
28.4
MTA New York Bus
28.4
Miami
28.4
Pittsburgh
27.5
San Antonio
27.4
Denver
25.1
Phoenix
24.8
New Jersey
24.7
Houston
21.0
Dallas
17.5 0
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Average Annual Percentage Change in Boardings Per Vehicle Hour, 2007 to 2011 4.9%
San Diego
4.3%
Boston
4.1%
Chicago Cleveland
3.5% 3.3%
Detroit 2.4%
Pittsburgh
2.2%
Miami Denver
1.7%
Philadelphia
1.6% 1.0%
Milwaukee
0.7%
Portland Honolulu
0.4%
Minneapolis
0.3%
Austin
0.3%
King County Metro
0.3%
San Antonio
0.0%
-0.1%
Average
-0.1%
Las Vegas
-0.3%
San Francisco
-0.7%
MTA New York City Transit Atlanta
-1.3%
New Jersey
-1.4% -1.8%
Los Angeles
-1.8%
Oakland
-2.0%
Orange
-2.0%
Baltimore New York Bus
-2.1%
Washington DC
-2.3% -5.7%
Phoenix Houston
-6.5%
Dallas
-7.1% -8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
4%
6%
Passenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 Honolulu
18.9
MTA New York City Transit
15.8
San Francisco
15.7
Los Angeles
15.2
Chicago
12.2
Philadelphia
12.1
Miami
11.9
Las Vegas
11.2
New Jersey
11.0
Baltimore
10.8
King County Metro
10.7
Boston
10.5
Average
10.2
Minneapolis
9.8
MTA New York Bus
9.8
Portland
9.6
Cleveland
9.4
San Diego
9.3
Atlanta
9.1
Orange
8.9
Detroit
8.8
Denver
8.8
Houston
8.6
Austin
8.3
San Antonio
8.3
Oakland
8.3
Milwaukee
7.9
Washington DC
7.8
Pittsburgh
6.6
Phoenix
6.6
Dallas
5.4 0
5
10
15
20
Average Annual Percentage Change in Passenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile, 2007 to 2011 11.5%
Boston Honolulu
6.4%
Cleveland
6.3% 4.6%
Atlanta Miami
4.2%
MTA New York Bus
4.1%
San Diego
4.0%
Philadelphia
3.9% 3.3%
Milwaukee Chicago
3.2%
Portland
3.2% 2.8%
New Jersey
2.6%
San Antonio San Francisco
2.2%
Los Angeles
2.1%
Austin
1.2%
Average
1.1%
MTA New York City Transit
1.1%
Denver
1.0% 0.6%
Oakland
Orange
-0.4% -1.4%
Baltimore
-1.5%
Las Vegas King County Metro
-1.7%
Minneapolis
-2.0%
Washington DC
-2.4%
Detroit
-3.9% -4.5%
Houston
-4.5%
Pittsburgh Phoenix
-5.5%
Dallas
-7.0% -10%
-5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
Operating Cost Per Boarding Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 Dallas
$6.40
Pittsburgh
$5.31
New Jersey
$5.01
Oakland
$4.97
Houston
$4.95
MTA New York Bus
$4.47
Detroit
$4.19
Washington DC
$4.16
Baltimore
$4.13
King County Metro
$4.08
Miami
$4.03
Portland
$3.83
Cleveland
$3.79
Denver
$3.79
Average
$3.68
Phoenix
$3.66
Minneapolis
$3.48
Orange
$3.44
Austin
$3.42
Atlanta
$3.37
Boston
$3.22
Milwaukee
$3.09
Philadelphia
$3.07
MTA New York City Transit
$3.01
San Antonio
$2.88
Los Angeles
$2.68
San Diego
$2.58
San Francisco
$2.51
Chicago
$2.36
Honolulu
$2.32
Las Vegas
$2.28 $0
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Boarding, 2007 to 2011 Dallas
15.2%
Houston
13.9%
Phoenix
11.6%
Baltimore
8.5%
Las Vegas
7.0%
Atlanta
6.3%
MTA New York City Transit
6.0%
Los Angeles
6.0%
Oakland
5.9%
Pittsburgh
5.9%
San Francisco
5.6%
New Jersey
4.5%
Average
4.3%
Portland
4.2%
Honolulu
4.2%
Washington DC
3.6%
San Antonio
3.4%
Orange
3.3%
King County Metro
2.9%
Philadelphia
2.7%
Minneapolis
2.2%
Cleveland
2.1%
MTA New York Bus
2.1%
Milwaukee Miami
1.3%
Austin
1.3%
Denver
1.3%
Boston
0.9%
-0.4%
San Diego
-2.2% -4.1% -10%
-5%
1.6%
Detroit Chicago 0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile Motorbus and Trolley Bus, 2011 MTA New York Bus
$1.54
Oakland
$1.52
Dallas
$1.49
Pittsburgh
$1.47
Washington DC
$1.40
MTA New York City Transit
$1.35
San Francisco
$1.30
Boston
$1.24
Philadelphia
$1.04
Detroit
$1.04
Milwaukee
$1.03
Chicago
$1.03
Portland
$1.01
Cleveland
$1.01
Phoenix
$1.00
Average
$1.00
King County Metro
$0.95
Baltimore
$0.93
Atlanta
$0.90
Minneapolis
$0.86
Orange
$0.85
Austin
$0.85
Houston
$0.77
Miami
$0.75
Denver
$0.73
New Jersey
$0.72
San Diego
$0.71
San Antonio
$0.68
Los Angeles
$0.64
Las Vegas
$0.64
Honolulu $0.00
$0.43 $0.25
$0.50
$0.75
$1.00
$1.25
$1.50
$1.75
Average Annual Percent Change in Operating Cost Per Passenger Mile, 2007 to 2011 Dallas
17.3%
Pittsburgh
16.1%
Phoenix
11.6%
Houston
9.9%
Baltimore
7.7%
Las Vegas
6.5%
Detroit
5.2%
King County Metro
5.0%
Minneapolis
5.0%
Washington DC
4.9%
San Francisco
4.9%
MTA New York City Transit
4.2%
Oakland
3.9%
Average
3.6%
Los Angeles
2.7%
Portland
2.3%
Denver
2.1%
Orange
1.6%
Philadelphia
1.3%
Cleveland
1.2%
San Antonio
0.7%
MTA New York Bus
0.2%
San Diego
0.2%
Atlanta
0.1%
Milwaukee
0.1%
Miami
0.1%
-0.1%
New Jersey
-0.1%
Austin Honolulu
-1.4%
Chicago
-2.6%
Boston
-3.4% -5%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%