2009 peer comparison

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

38.2

38.4

38.6

42.5

43.3

46.8

50.6

50.9

58.5

60.5

64.4

66.4

68.0

72.7

72.8

75.6

77.2

77.3

91.8

104.1

111.1

120.0

136.9

170.7

186.2

318.7

386.0

842.6

167.3

66.1

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Cleveland

Austin

Detroit

Dallas

San Antonio

Milwaukee

Phoenix

San Diego

Pittsburgh

Oakland

Orange

Las Vegas

Minneapolis

Portland

Atlanta

Houston

Miami

Denver

Honolulu

Baltimore

Boston

King County

New York Bus

Washington DC

San Francisco

New Jersey

Philadelphia

Chicago

Los Angeles

New York Transit

2009 Boardings in MillionsMotorbus and Trolley Bus

-11.3%

-8.2%

-5.8%

-3.2%

-3.0%

-2.5%

-1.7%

-1.4%

-1.2%

-0.8%

-0.8%

1.0%

1.0%

1.1%

1.2%

1.4%

1.4%

1.4%

1.6%

1.7%

1.7%

1.9%

2.3%

3.3%

3.5%

3.8%

4.5%

5.0%

7.0%

2.8%

0.3%

-15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10%

AVERAGE

Washington DC

Minneapolis

Portland

Phoenix

San Antonio

Detroit

Denver

San Francisco

Philadelphia

New Jersey

Atlanta

Chicago

King County

Honolulu

Las Vegas

Austin

San Diego

Baltimore

New York Bus

Pittsburgh

Milwaukee

Los Angeles

Boston

Orange

Miami

New York Transit

Oakland

Houston

Dallas

Cleveland

Average Annual Percent Change in BoardingsMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2006 to 2009

$66.71

$71.76

$84.91

$87.34

$88.30

$96.47

$96.61

$102.55

$102.63

$103.72

$105.28

$105.91

$106.76

$108.23

$110.01

$111.31

$113.12

$114.03

$116.15

$116.44

$116.46

$121.01

$122.46

$123.29

$124.88

$126.63

$133.45

$137.57

$142.51

$146.50

$147.66

$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160

San Diego

San Antonio

Phoenix

Atlanta

Las Vegas

Denver

Austin

Orange

Milwaukee

Houston

Dallas

Cleveland

Minneapolis

Honolulu

Chicago

Average

Los Angeles

Portland

Washington D.C.

Miami

Detroit

Philadelphia

King County

New York Bus Company

New Jersey

Pittsburgh

Boston

Baltimore

Oakland

New York City Transit

San Francisco

Operating Cost Per Vehicle HourMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-6.0%

-5.2%

-3.0%

0.5%

1.7%

1.9%

2.1%

2.8%

3.2%

3.2%

3.5%

3.6%

3.7%

3.8%

4.0%

4.0%

4.9%

5.0%

5.1%

5.3%

5.7%

5.7%

6.1%

6.1%

6.4%

6.7%

7.0%

7.7%

8.5%

9.1%

9.6%

-8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

Washington D.C.

San Antonio

Atlanta

Austin

Orange

Minneapolis

Phoenix

Portland

Dallas

Oakland

King County

Los Angeles

Average

Philadelphia

NJ Transit

Honolulu

Milwaukee


Cleveland

Houston

Pittsburgh

San Francisco

Denver

Miami

Baltimore

Boston


Las Vegas

San Diego

Detroit

Chicago

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2009

$0.41

$0.62

$0.66

$0.67

$0.68

$0.69

$0.72

$0.72

$0.74

$0.77

$0.77

$0.80

$0.82

$0.85

$0.86

$0.88

$0.88

$0.91

$0.94

$0.97

$1.00

$1.01

$1.06

$1.20

$1.24

$1.25

$1.26

$1.34

$1.48

$1.54

$1.55

$0.00 $0.20 $0.40 $0.60 $0.80 $1.00 $1.20 $1.40 $1.60 $1.80

Honolulu

Los Angeles

San Antonio

Austin

Houston

Las Vegas

San Diego

Atlanta

Baltimore

New Jersey

Denver

Phoenix

Detroit

Orange

Miami

King County

Minneapolis

Portland

Average

Milwaukee

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

Chicago

San Francisco

Washington D.C.


Cleveland

Dallas

Boston

Oakland


Operating Cost Per Vehicle MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-2.2%

-2.2%

0.6%

1.7%

1.8%

2.7%

2.8%

3.5%

3.7%

4.3%

4.5%

4.7%

4.7%

4.9%

5.1%

5.1%

5.2%

5.3%

5.6%

5.7%

5.7%

5.9%

6.0%

7.0%

7.3%

7.6%

7.8%

7.8%

8.4%

9.0%

10.7%

-4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%

Washington

Atlanta

San Antonio

Austin

Orange

Oakland

King County

Portland

Phoenix

NJ Transit

Dallas

Average

Pittsburgh

San Diego

Minneapolis

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Houston

Milwaukee

Honolulu


Denver

Cleveland

Baltimore

San Francisco

Boston

Miami

Las Vegas

New York MTA Bus

Chicago

Detroit

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2009

19.32

23.49

24.29

25.21

26.30

26.30

27.44

28.35

28.50

28.99

29.16

29.18

29.43

29.81

30.24

30.60

30.80

31.22

32.26

33.67

34.22

35.24

39.49

41.31

41.88

42.70

44.55

46.70

50.70

53.92

65.40

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Dallas

Houston

Cleveland

Denver

Miami

New Jersey

San Antonio

Phoenix

Pittsburgh

Detroit

Oakland


San Diego

Minneapolis

Washington D.C.

Orange

Atlanta

King County

Austin

Portland

Average

Milwaukee

Boston

Philadelphia

Las Vegas

Baltimore

Chicago

Los Angeles

Honolulu


San Francisco

Boardings Per Vehicle HourMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-8.5%

-7.9%

-6.1%

-4.7%

-4.4%

-4.0%

-3.7%

-2.8%

-2.4%

-2.2%

-1.0%

-0.6%

-0.4%

-0.3%

-0.3%

0.2%

0.2%

0.6%

0.8%

1.0%

1.1%

1.2%

1.5%

1.5%

1.9%

2.0%

2.2%

2.6%

4.1%

4.9%

6.2%

-10% -8% -6% -4% -2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%

Portland

New Jersey

San Francisco

Chicago


King County

Miami

Milwaukee

Boston

Austin

Honolulu

Denver

Las Vegas

Baltimore

Pittsburgh

San Diego

Orange

Cleveland

Oakland

San Antonio


Atlanta

Washington DC

Dallas

Houston

Philadelphia

Minneapolis

Phoenix

Los Angeles

Average

Detroit

Average Annual Percentage Change inBoardings Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2009

5.41

6.61

7.41

7.74

7.75

8.00

8.02

8.25

8.32

8.36

8.75

8.84

8.88

9.20

9.37

9.56

9.74

10.09

10.34

10.55

10.58

10.64

10.77

11.01

11.15

11.54

12.81

14.32

14.94

15.11

18.84

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Dallas

Cleveland

Oakland

San Antonio

Phoenix

Milwaukee

Washington D.C.

Denver

Boston

Pittsburgh

Orange

San Diego


Atlanta

Minneapolis

Portland

Houston

Average

New Jersey

Miami

Las Vegas

Chicago

Austin

Detroit

King County

Philadelphia

Baltimore

Los Angeles

San Francisco


Honolulu

Passenger Mile Per Vehicle MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-16.9%

-9.7%

-7.9%

-4.3%

-4.3%

-3.6%

-3.4%

-3.0%

-3.0%

-2.7%

-2.5%

-1.1%

-0.9%

-0.6%

-0.4%

0.3%

0.6%

1.2%

1.3%

1.7%

1.8%

2.0%

2.4%

3.3%

5.2%

5.4%

5.5%

6.3%

8.4%

10.0%

12.3%

-20% -15% -10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15%

Denver

Portland

NJ Transit

Minneapolis

Philadelphia

Average

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Baltimore

Milwaukee

Pittsburgh

Boston

San Diego

Honolulu

Miami

Austin

Atlanta


Oakland

Houston

Washington DC

Detroit

Orange

San Antonio

Cleveland

Phoenix

Dallas

King County

Las Vegas


Chicago

Average Annual Percent Change inPassenger Mile per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2009

$2.11

$2.13

$2.26

$2.42

$2.47

$2.53

$2.62

$2.72

$2.84

$2.91

$2.93

$2.99

$3.00

$3.22

$3.35

$3.38

$3.39

$3.45

$3.58

$3.83

$3.84

$3.92

$4.02

$4.23

$4.36

$4.42

$4.43

$4.44

$4.75

$4.89

$5.45

$0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6

Las Vegas

Honolulu

San Francisco

Los Angeles

Chicago

San Diego

San Antonio

New York

Atlanta

Milwaukee

Philadelphia

Austin

Phoenix

Baltimore

Orange

Boston

Portland

Average

Minneapolis

Denver

Washington

King County

Detroit

New York MTA Bus

Cleveland

Houston

Miami

Pittsburgh

New Jersey

Oakland

Dallas

Operating Cost Per BoardingMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-4.9%

-3.7%

-2.0%

0.2%

1.1%

2.6%

2.9%

3.0%

3.2%

3.3%

3.6%

3.7%

4.2%

4.7%

4.9%

5.1%

5.3%

5.3%

5.6%

5.6%

5.7%

6.5%

6.6%

6.8%

7.9%

8.7%

9.7%

10.5%

15.0%

16.3%

17.9%

-10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20%

Austin

Pittsburgh

King County

Washington

Honolulu

Baltimore

Portland

Minneapolis

Milwaukee

Denver

New Jersey

San Antonio

Los Angeles

Philadelphia

Average

Orange

Miami

San Francisco

Las Vegas

Boston

Atlanta

New York MTA Bus

Phoenix

Oakland

New York

Houston

Dallas

Cleveland

Detroit

Chicago

San Diego

Average Annual Percent Change inOperating Cost Per Boarding, 2006 to 2009

$0.41

$0.62

$0.66

$0.67

$0.68

$0.69

$0.72

$0.72

$0.74

$0.77

$0.77

$0.80

$0.82

$0.85

$0.86

$0.88

$0.88

$0.91

$0.94

$0.97

$1.00

$1.01

$1.06

$1.20

$1.24

$1.25

$1.26

$1.34

$1.48

$1.54

$1.55

$0.00 $0.20 $0.40 $0.60 $0.80 $1.00 $1.20 $1.40 $1.60

Honolulu

Los Angeles

San Antonio

Austin

Houston

Las Vegas

San Diego

Atlanta

Baltimore

New Jersey

Denver

Phoenix

Detroit

Orange

Miami

King County

Minneapolis

Portland

Average

Milwaukee

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

Chicago

San Francisco

Washington D.C.


Cleveland

Dallas

Boston

Oakland


Operating Cost Per Passenger MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2009

-7.0%

-2.7%

-2.0%

-1.9%

-1.4%

-1.3%

-0.3%

0.4%

2.0%

2.7%

3.3%

3.6%

3.7%

3.7%

3.8%

4.0%

4.4%

4.7%

4.8%

5.4%

6.3%

6.7%

6.9%

7.2%

9.0%

9.6%

10.1%

14.2%

19.9%

20.3%

55.9%

-20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%

Milwaukee

Boston

Los Angeles

New Jersey

Philadelphia

Portland

Minneapolis

Baltimore

Washington D.C.

King County

San Antonio

Atlanta

San Francisco

Average

Denver

Orange


Oakland

Houston

Phoenix

Las Vegas

Cleveland

Dallas


Austin

Pittsburgh

Miami

Chicago

Detroit

Honolulu

San Diego

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Passenger Mile, 2006 to 2009

2009 peer comparison

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