Public Transportation Contact Info
Mobile Transit Authority
1224 South Beltline Highway
Mobile, AL 36609
334-344-6600
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Mobile that have easy access to public transportation.
Easy access is defined as no more than a one-half mile walk from a bus route. Bus stop information is ignored.
In cases of overlapping transit authorities, the transit system in review is shown in light purple and all other transit systems are shown in yellow.
Source: Federal Transit Administration and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
Selected Public Transportation Stats
The following tables and charts give a financial and operations overview of the public transportation network in Mobile.
Source: Federal Transit Administration - National Transit Database (1996-1998) and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
System Wide Information
General Information
Service Area Statistics
Square Miles
Population
Service Consumption
Annual Passenger Miles
Annual Unlinked Trips
Average Weekday Unlinked Trips
Average Saturday Unlinked Trips
Average Sunday Unlinked Trips
Service Supplied
Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
Veh. Available for Max. Service
Veh. Operated in Max. Service
Base Period Requirement
Financial Information
Fare Revenues Earned
Directly Operated
Purchased Transportation
Total Fare Revenues Earned
Sources of
Operating Funds Expended
Passenger Fares
Local Funds
State Funds
Federal Assistance
Other Funds
Total Operating Funds Expended
Summary of Operating Expenses
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
Materials and Supplies
Purchased Transportation *
Other Operating Expenses
Total Operating Expenses
Reconciling Cash Expenditures
Sources of Capital Funds
Local Funds
State Funds
Federal Assistance
Total Sources
Uses of Capital Funds
Rolling Stock
Facilites and Other
Total Uses
|
1997
83
237,900
5,921,241
1,072,334
3,919
1,508
0
1,432,668
99,558
39
30
21
977,479
0
977,479
977,479
1,853,608
0
572,998
58,305
3,462,390
2,207,108
305,701
321,009
354,536
3,188,354
274,036
87,583
0
350,332
437,915
0
437,915
437,915
|
1998
83
237,900
5,609,344
1,015,051
3,724
1,429
0
1,478,772
101,278
38
32
21
965,628
42,740
1,008,368
1,008,368
1,542,725
0
869,215
46,180
3,466,488
2,349,287
435,812
408,891
337,739
3,531,729
(65,241)
342,131
0
1,368,522
1,710,653
1,259,163
451,490
1,710,653
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(311,897)
(57,283)
(195)
(79)
0
46,104
1,720
(1)
2
0
(11,851)
42,740
30,889
30,889
(310,883)
0
296,217
(12,125)
4,098
142,179
130,111
87,882
(16,797)
343,375
(339,277)
254,548
0
1,018,190
1,272,738
1,259,163
13,575
1,272,738
|
|
Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
|
Bus | Demand
Response |
Operating Expense
Capital Funding
Rolling Stock
Facilites and Other
Annual Passenger Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
Annual Unlinked Trips
Average Weekday Unlinked Trips
Fixed Guideway Directional Route Miles
Vehicles Available for Maximum Service
Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
Directly Operated
Purchased Transportation
Average Fleet Age in Years
Peak to Base Ratio
Percent Spares
Safety
Incidents
Injuries
Fatalities
Performance Measures
Service Efficiency
Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Mile
Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour
Cost Effectiveness
Operating Expense per Passenger Mile
Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip
Service Effectiveness
Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Mile
Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Hour
| $3,122,838
1,710,653
1,259,163
451,490
5,414,424
1,259,610
85,629
991,814
3,638
.0
31
25
25
0
7.5
1.2
24%
4
4
0
2.48
36.47
0.58
3.15
0.79
11.58
| $408,891
0
0
0
194,920
219,162
15,649
23,237
86
.0
7
7
0
7
1.0
.0
%
0
0
0
1.87
26.13
2.10
17.60
0.11
1.48
|
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