Public Transportation Contact Info
Topeka Metropolitan Transit Authority
201 North Kansas Avenue
Topeka, KS 66603-3622
913-233-2011
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Topeka 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 Topeka.
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
151
145,000
4,552,842
1,305,118
4,711
2,087
0
1,078,766
70,242
68
36
13
613,646
6,188
619,834
619,834
1,569,536
100,000
680,423
125,970
3,095,763
2,121,743
604,217
48,694
317,203
3,091,857
3,906
63,828
37,494
224,428
325,750
4,075
321,675
325,750
|
1998
151
145,000
4,640,459
1,319,930
4,750
2,090
0
1,127,085
73,862
72
41
13
606,444
18,145
624,589
624,589
1,927,934
0
563,773
131,114
3,247,410
2,232,499
568,496
91,153
351,299
3,243,447
3,963
362,983
49,414
1,402,446
1,814,843
7,364
1,807,479
1,814,843
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
87,617
14,812
39
3
0
48,319
3,620
4
5
0
(7,202)
11,957
4,755
4,755
358,398
(100,000)
(116,650)
5,144
151,647
110,756
(35,721)
42,459
34,096
151,590
57
299,155
11,920
1,178,018
1,489,093
3,289
1,485,804
1,489,093
|
|
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
| $2,579,517
1,814,843
7,364
1,807,479
4,196,791
844,070
56,252
1,271,851
4,569
.0
31
23
23
0
10.0
1.8
35%
5
2
1
3.06
45.86
0.61
2.03
1.51
22.61
| $663,930
0
0
0
443,668
283,015
17,610
48,079
181
.0
41
18
6
12
9.0
.0
128%
4
4
0
2.35
37.70
1.50
13.81
0.17
2.73
|
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