2010 Peer Comparison

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

100

200

300

1

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%