Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
2424 Piedmont Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30324-3330

404-848-5054
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The following map illustrates those areas of Atlanta 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.

The following tables and charts give a financial and operations overview of the public transportation network in Atlanta. 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 804 1,241,000 812,304,006 170,380,432 497,593 286,498 181,856 55,257,546 3,192,325 1,170 874 463 89,595,455 0 89,595,455 89,595,455 164,804,461 0 35,029,031 31,536,262 320,965,209 191,952,025 25,813,635 2,501,194 36,739,997 257,006,851 63,958,358 38,728,010 0 58,520,418 97,248,428 8,327,469 88,920,959 97,248,428

1998 804 1,241,000 745,259,943 158,263,988 516,439 307,056 188,977 50,573,794 3,062,159 1,018 821 449 88,041,935 0 88,041,935 88,041,935 173,588,350 0 30,225,921 26,264,635 318,120,841 198,824,738 26,897,168 0 31,570,904 257,292,810 60,828,031 76,935,883 136,877 63,744,126 140,816,886 12,088,143 128,728,743 140,816,886

Change Over Prior Yr 0 0 (67,044,063) (12,116,444) 18,846 20,558 7,121 (4,683,752) (130,166) (152) (53) (14) (1,553,520) 0 (1,553,520) (1,553,520) 8,783,889 0 (4,803,110) (5,271,627) (2,844,368) 6,872,713 1,083,533 (2,501,194) (5,169,093) 285,959 (3,130,327) 38,207,873 136,877 5,223,708 43,568,458 3,760,674 39,807,784 43,568,458