| Transit Facts & Figures |
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Every month, more and more people are discovering riding with the Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) saves dollars and makes sense. Transit is efficient, reliable and easy to use.
Since 2002, the growth in ridership with the RTC has increased by more than 40 percent. On average, the RTC operates at approximately one and a half times above the national average of passengers per service hour.
| General Information – System Wide |
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| Area served (square miles) |
266 |
| Population served |
1.9 million |
| Revenue miles traveled daily |
49,000 |
| Total fixed route & specialized coaches |
621 |
| Active bus stops |
3,706 |
| Stops with passenger shelters |
1,378 |
| Transit centers |
2 |
| Operations & maintenance facilities |
2 |
| Park and ride lots |
1 |
| Mothly Statistics |
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| Fixed route monthly ridership |
5,795,676
(May 2008) |
| Fixed route average weekday ridership |
201, 158 |
| Fixed route average Saturday ridership |
169,705 |
| Fixed route average Sunday ridership |
144,566 |
| Fixed Route Passenger Per Service Hour (PPSH) |
46.78 |
| Top Five Busiest Rotues |
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Passengers
Per Weekday |
PPSH |
Peak Vehicle
Deployment
by Route |
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Fixed Route Transit Service |
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| Ridership (in 2007) |
63,816,261 |
| Average fare per passenger (in 2007) |
$.73 |
| Passengers per service hour (in 2007) |
43.86 |
| Coaches (in 2007) |
350 |
Specialized Services |
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| ADA-certified patrons |
10,209 |
| Coaches |
254 |
| Ridership (in 2007) |
954,791 |
| Average fare per passenger |
$1.75 |
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| Fixed Route Fleet |
Summer
2008 |
Summer
2009 |
| Diesel coaches |
165 |
99 |
| Double deck diesel coaches |
130 |
130 |
| Hybrid-electric coaches |
60 |
60 |
| Rapid transit hybrid-electric coaches |
10 |
50 |
| Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) coaches |
7 |
52 |
Total |
372 |
391 |
| RTC Transit: 2002 vs. 2007 |
Category |
2002 |
2007
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Increase
2002 vs. 2007 |
| Annual ridership |
45,340,031 |
63,816,261 |
40.8% |
| Service hours |
1,193,629 |
1,454,950 |
21.9% |
Passengers per
Service Hour |
37.99 |
43.86 |
15.5% |
| Fleet Size |
300 |
364 |
21.3% |
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