Public Transportation Contact Info
City of Lafayette Transit
1515 East University Avenue
Lafayette, LA 70501
318-291-8546
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Lafayette 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 Lafayette.
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
45
99,696
5,618,991
1,775,275
6,456
2,680
0
664,392
56,656
21
17
12
310,869
0
310,869
310,869
1,448,847
142,908
428,989
13,668
2,345,281
713,959
509,195
305,316
816,811
2,345,281
0
38,379
0
131,279
169,658
0
169,658
169,658
|
1998
45
99,696
5,525,527
1,523,982
5,408
3,064
0
662,675
55,763
21
17
11
308,945
10,733
319,678
319,678
1,927,912
137,404
0
5,467
2,390,461
708,572
502,415
317,841
861,633
2,390,461
0
40,297
0
0
40,297
0
40,297
40,297
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(93,464)
(251,293)
(1,048)
384
0
(1,717)
(893)
0
0
(1)
(1,924)
10,733
8,809
8,809
479,065
(5,504)
(428,989)
(8,201)
45,180
(5,387)
(6,780)
12,525
44,822
45,180
0
1,918
0
(131,279)
(129,361)
0
(129,361)
(129,361)
|
|
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
| $2,072,620
40,297
0
40,297
5,433,914
511,131
39,304
1,502,508
5,331
.0
16
12
12
0
8.8
1.1
33%
14
28
0
4.05
52.73
0.38
1.38
2.94
38.23
| $317,841
0
0
0
91,613
151,544
16,459
21,474
77
.0
5
5
0
5
3.8
.0
%
1
0
0
2.10
19.31
3.47
14.80
0.14
1.30
|
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