Public Transportation Contact Info
Greater Portland Transit District
114 Valley Street
P.O. Box 1097
Portland, ME 04104-1097
207-774-0351
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Portland 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 Portland.
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
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1997
32 80,100
4,158,932 1,191,451 4,086 2,515 540
703,313 58,495 24 22 11
917,527 0 917,527
917,527 2,011,409 52,056 371,450 89,475 3,441,917
2,726,435 310,247 0 284,865 3,321,547
120,370
206,186 0 214,493 420,679
154,457 266,222 420,679
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1998
32 80,100
0 1,180,798 4,043 2,487 532
698,522 57,978 24 22 11
879,579 0 879,579
897,579 2,074,427 51,282 421,381 85,628 3,530,297
2,817,560 289,164 0 214,880 3,321,604
208,693
36,021 0 181,705 217,726
22,878 194,848 217,726
| Change Over Prior Yr
0 0
(4,158,932) (10,653) (43) (28) (8)
(4,791) (517) 0 0 0
(37,948) 0 (37,948)
(19,948) 63,018 (774) 49,931 (3,847) 88,380
91,125 (21,083) 0 (69,985) 57
88,323
(170,165) 0 (32,788) (202,953)
(131,579) (71,374) (202,953)
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Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
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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
| $217,726 217,726 22,878 194,848 0 0 0 0 0
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