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

34.8

35.9

36.6

37.2

37.7

41.3

42.2

48.5

53.4

56.4

56.4

60.5

61.4

66.5

66.9

68.0

70.3

73.2

73.2

76.2

109.0

111.3

120.2

128.4

158.6

162.2

183.6

306.0

366.0

829.2

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900

Austin

Cleveland

Detroit

Phoenix

Dallas

San Antonio

Milwaukee

San Diego

Orange

Pittsburgh

Las Vegas

Portland

Oakland

Houston

Minneapolis

Atlanta

Miami

Honolulu

Baltimore

Denver

King County

Boston

MTA New York Bus

Washington DC

San Francisco

New Jersey

Philadelphia

Chicago

Los Angeles

MTA New York City Transit

2010 Boardings in MillionsMotorbus and Trolley Bus

1

-9.5%

-8.3%

-6.1%

-5.9%

-5.3%

-3.5%

-3.0%

-2.6%

-2.2%

-2.1%

-2.1%

-1.5%

-1.5%

-1.4%

-0.8%

-0.4%

-0.3%

-0.2%

-0.2%

0.0%

0.3%

0.6%

0.6%

0.9%

1.0%

1.0%

1.6%

2.0%

5.3%

-2.1%

0.7%

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

New Jersey

Austin

Boston

Chicago

Denver

Philadelphia

Minneapolis

Honolulu

King County

San Diego

MTA New York Bus

Cleveland

Atlanta

Detroit

Washington DC

Las Vegas

Pittsburgh

Portland

Oakland

Baltimore

Los Angeles


Milwaukee

Miami

Orange

Phoenix

Houston

Dallas

Average

San AntonioSan Francisco

Average Annual Percent Change in BoardingsMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2006 to 2010

2

$74.80

$79.73

$85.08

$91.25

$92.11

$92.56

$93.88

$102.43

$103.27

$104.99

$107.78

$108.67

$112.04

$114.75

$114.90

$115.22

$115.30

$115.94

$121.90

$124.74

$126.02

$127.77

$127.82

$132.74

$134.99

$136.15

$136.91

$146.02

$147.98

$152.11

$154.20

$0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180

San Antonio

San Diego

Las Vegas

Phoenix

Denver

Atlanta

Austin

Houston

Milwaukee

Orange

Honolulu

Minneapolis

Dallas

Miami

Chicago

Los Angeles

Cleveland

Average

New Jersey

Portland

King County

Philadelphia

Detroit

Washington DC

Boston

MTA New York Bus

Pittsburgh

Baltimore

Oakland


San Francisco

Operating Cost Per Vehicle HourMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

3

-1.8%

-1.2%

-0.5%

0.8%

2.4%

2.7%

2.9%

3.0%

3.0%

3.5%

3.6%

3.7%

3.7%

3.8%

4.0%

4.1%

4.2%

4.2%

4.4%

4.5%

4.8%

5.2%

5.3%

5.4%

6.0%

6.1%

6.7%

6.9%

7.0%

7.6%

10.2%

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

Austin

San Antonio

Orange

Minneapolis

Atlanta

New Jersey

Los Angeles

King County

Denver

Honolulu

Oakland

Washington DC

Average

Milwaukee

Houston

Phoenix

Dallas

Miami

Portland

Philadelphia


Las Vegas

San Francisco

Boston

Cleveland

Pittsburgh

Baltimore

MTA New York Bus

Detroit

Chicago

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2010

San Diego

4

$5.38

$6.11

$6.53

$6.65

$6.70

$6.96

$7.04

$7.08

$7.64

$7.68

$7.72

$7.73

$7.87

$8.31

$8.92

$9.03

$9.04

$9.18

$9.32

$9.62

$9.66

$10.09

$10.22

$11.42

$11.85

$11.86

$12.24

$12.77

$15.80

$19.12

$19.85

$0 $5 $10 $15 $20 $25

San Antonio

Denver

Houston

San Diego

Phoenix

Atlanta

Las Vegas

Austin

Honolulu

Orange

Dallas

New Jersey

Milwaukee

Minneapolis

Miami

Pittsburgh

Los Angeles

Cleveland

Detroit

Portland

Average

King County

Baltimore

Washington DC

Oakland

Chicago

Philadelphia

Boston

MTA New York Bus

San Francisco


Operating Cost Per Vehicle MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

5

-1.0%

-0.6%

1.5%

2.5%

2.8%

2.8%

3.0%

3.6%

3.8%

4.0%

4.0%

4.1%

4.2%

4.3%

4.7%

4.7%

4.8%

5.5%

5.6%

5.7%

5.7%

5.9%

5.9%

6.0%

6.1%

6.2%

7.0%

7.9%

7.9%

8.5%

13.0%

-2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

Austin

Atlanta

New Jersey

San Antonio

Orange

King County

Oakland

Houston

Minneapolis

Denver

Washington DC

Honolulu

Milwaukee

Los Angeles

Average

Dallas

Las Vegas

Phoenix

Philadelphia

Miami

San Diego

Pittsburgh


Portland

Boston

Baltimore

San Francisco

Cleveland

MTA New York Bus

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2010

Detroit

Chicago

6

17.2

21.2

22.3

24.9

25.4

26.1

26.2

27.4

28.9

29.0

29.4

29.4

29.6

29.7

30.2

30.3

30.3

30.6

30.9

31.6

32.5

33.3

34.4

37.6

41.7

42.3

44.6

48.4

49.5

55.1

62.5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

Dallas

Houston

Phoenix

Denver

New Jersey

San Antonio

Miami

Pittsburgh

Cleveland

Orange

San Diego

MTA New York Bus

Atlanta

Detroit

Austin

Minneapolis

Oakland

Washington DC

King County

Portland

Milwaukee

Average

Baltimore

Las Vegas

Philadelphia

Boston

Los Angeles

Honolulu

Chicago


San Francisco

Boardings Per Vehicle HourMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

7

-8.5%

-7.9%

-6.6%

-3.9%

-3.2%

-3.0%

-2.7%

-2.4%

-2.3%

-2.3%

-1.8%

-1.4%

-1.4%

-1.1%

-0.9%

-0.8%

-0.7%

-0.7%

-0.3%

0.0%

0.1%

0.3%

0.3%

0.5%

0.8%

1.0%

1.2%

2.5%

3.0%

3.4%

4.6%

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

Philadelphia

Minneapolis

Honolulu

Detroit

King County

Miami

MTA New York Bus

Denver

Pittsburgh

Boston

Chicago

San Diego

Cleveland

Phoenix

Atlanta

Baltimore

Orange

Dallas

Houston

Washington DC

Portland

San Antonio


Los Angeles

Average

Average Annual Percentage Change inBoardings Per Vehicle Hour, 2006 to 2010

Austin

San Francisco

New Jersey

Las Vegas

Milwaukee

Oakland

8

5.2

6.1

6.9

7.6

7.7

7.9

8.2

8.3

8.7

8.8

8.9

9.0

9.3

9.3

9.3

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.4

10.4

10.4

10.7

11.0

11.1

11.7

11.8

13.1

14.2

15.0

15.9

18.1

0 5 10 15 20

Dallas

Phoenix

Oakland

Milwaukee

Pittsburgh

San Antonio

Washington DC

Denver

Cleveland

San Diego

Atlanta

Houston

Austin

Portland

Orange

Boston

Average

MTA New York Bus

Las Vegas

King County

Minneapolis

New Jersey

Miami

Detroit

Philadelphia

Chicago

Baltimore

Los Angeles

San Francisco


Honolulu

Passenger Mile Per Vehicle MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

9

-10.8%

-8.1%

-7.9%

-4.8%

-3.9%

-3.2%

-2.8%

-2.1%

-1.7%

-1.5%

-1.0%

-0.2%

0.0%

0.2%

0.2%

0.4%

0.5%

1.6%

1.6%

1.6%

1.6%

1.9%

2.0%

2.4%

3.1%

3.9%

4.5%

4.6%

5.1%

8.9%

10.5%

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

Cleveland

Average

Denver


Philadelphia

Los Angeles

Pittsburgh

San Francisco

New Jersey

Chicago

Milwaukee

Baltimore

Minneapolis

Austin

San Diego

Honolulu

Miami

Boston

Average Annual Percentage Change inPassenger Mile Per Vehicle Mile, 2006 to 2010

MTA New York Bus

Phoenix

Oakland

Houston

Las Vegas

Atlanta

King County

Washington DC

San Antonio

Orange

Portland

Dallas

Detroit

10

$2.23

$2.26

$2.32

$2.47

$2.58

$2.72

$2.76

$2.87

$3.06

$3.11

$3.13

$3.18

$3.19

$3.59

$3.62

$3.70

$3.71

$3.95

$3.99

$4.08

$4.10

$4.25

$4.31

$4.34

$4.38

$4.63

$4.80

$4.83

$4.88

$5.00

$6.52

$0 $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7

Honolulu

Las Vegas

Chicago

San Francisco

Los Angeles

San Diego


San Antonio

Philadelphia

Austin

Atlanta

Milwaukee

Boston

Minneapolis

Orange

Average

Denver

Portland

Cleveland

King County

Phoenix

Baltimore

Detroit

Washington DC

Miami

MTA New York Bus

New Jersey

Houston

Oakland

Pittsburgh

Dallas

Operating Cost Per BoardingMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

11

-4.1%

-2.1%

0.2%

1.1%

2.3%

2.8%

3.0%

3.3%

3.4%

3.8%

3.9%

4.1%

5.3%

5.3%

5.7%

5.8%

6.1%

6.5%

6.5%

7.0%

7.0%

7.0%

7.3%

8.2%

8.4%

8.9%

10.2%

11.2%

14.6%

18.1%

19.5%

-10% -5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%

San Diego

Austin

Denver

Minneapolis

King County

Boston

Honolulu

New Jersey

Miami

Pittsburgh

Philadelphia

Milwaukee

Washington DC

Los Angeles

Average

San Antonio

Orange

San Francisco

Portland

Las Vegas

Oakland

Atlanta


MTA New York Bus

Cleveland

Baltimore

Houston

Phoenix

Dallas

Chicago

Average Annual Percent Change inOperating Cost Per Boarding, 2006 to 2010

Detroit

12

$0.42

$0.64

$0.68

$0.68

$0.72

$0.72

$0.73

$0.76

$0.76

$0.78

$0.78

$0.80

$0.81

$0.82

$0.84

$0.97

$0.98

$1.01

$1.03

$1.04

$1.05

$1.05

$1.10

$1.18

$1.25

$1.26

$1.27

$1.39

$1.50

$1.54

$1.73

$0.00 $0.25 $0.50 $0.75 $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 $1.75 $2.00

Honolulu

Los Angeles

Las Vegas

San Antonio

New Jersey

Houston

Denver

San Diego

Austin

Atlanta

Baltimore

Minneapolis

Miami

Orange

Detroit

King County

Average

Chicago

Portland

Milwaukee

Philadelphia

Cleveland

Phoenix

Pittsburgh


Boston

San Francisco

Washington DC

Dallas

MTA New York Bus

Oakland

Operating Cost Per Passenger MileMotorbus and Trolley Bus, 2010

13

-2.5%

-2.5%

-2.4%

-2.2%

-1.0%

-0.9%

-0.7%

0.1%

0.8%

2.0%

2.9%

3.6%

3.9%

4.1%

4.3%

4.3%

4.6%

5.5%

5.8%

5.9%

5.9%

6.2%

6.4%

6.4%

8.3%

9.4%

10.0%

10.7%

19.9%

20.0%

41.8%

-5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45%

Minneapolis

New Jersey

Milwaukee

Los Angeles

Denver

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Orange

Baltimore

San Antonio


Average

San Francisco

Atlanta

King County

Washington DC

Portland

Cleveland

Houston

Las Vegas

Oakland

Phoenix

Dallas

MTA New York Bus

Austin

Chicago

Honolulu

Detroit

San Diego

Miami

Boston

Average Annual Percent Change in OperatingCost Per Passenger Mile, 2006 to 2010

14

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