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

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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400

500

600

700

800

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%