Public Transportation Contact Info
Mass Transit Administration, Maryland Dept. of Transportation
William Donald Schaefer Tower
6 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21202-1614
410-767-3943
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Baltimore 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 Baltimore.
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
1,795
2,077,667
530,894,251
103,482,184
358,688
162,472
61,688
34,346,466
2,398,820
1,326
1,049
311
72,796,018
0
72,796,018
72,796,018
0
146,623,470
4,126,016
26,620,374
250,165,878
148,534,844
20,870,019
58,296,067
21,204,593
248,905,523
1,260,355
0
9,011,676
93,368,254
102,379,930
17,675,524
84,704,406
102,379,930
|
1998
1,795
2,077,667
547,173,896
106,487,481
362,020
200,157
65,072
35,288,270
2,446,580
1,268
1,071
335
72,013,388
21,716,495
93,729,883
93,729,883
0
163,799,764
434,652
2,491,950
260,456,249
157,750,339
20,689,527
57,801,958
23,030,133
259,271,957
1,184,292
0
37,032,404
90,965,556
127,997,960
71,623,156
56,374,804
127,997,960
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
16,279,645
3,005,297
3,332
37,685
3,384
941,804
47,760
(58)
22
24
(782,630)
21,716,495
20,933,865
20,933,865
0
17,176,294
(3,691,364)
(24,128,424)
10,290,371
9,215,495
(180,492)
(494,109)
1,825,540
10,366,434
(76,063)
0
28,020,728
(2,402,698)
25,618,030
53,947,632
(28,329,602)
25,618,030
|
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Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
|
Bus | Light
Rail | Commuter
Rail | Heavy
Rail | 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
| $150,173,778
33,116,145
23,965,539
9,150,606
285,875,335
20,094,547
1,732,903
81,327,989
273,250
17.0
903
778
684
94
9.1
3.0
16%
1,222
3,277
2
7.47
86.66
0.53
1.85
4.05
46.93
| $23,001,451
47,748,138
32,418,571
15,329,567
48,009,533
2,404,038
144,413
7,046,126
22,759
57.6
35
33
33
0
6.0
1.1
6%
73
140
0
9.57
159.28
0.48
3.26
2.93
48.79
| $42,357,387
47,133,677
15,239,046
31,894,631
142,579,546
4,572,721
112,685
4,738,220
18,581
373.4
132
113
0
113
26.1
3.0
17%
14
15
0
9.26
375.89
0.30
8.94
1.04
42.05
| $33,812,888
0
0
0
67,220,319
4,229,474
168,989
12,833,591
45,599
29.4
100
54
54
0
13.4
1.9
85%
61
62
1
7.99
200.09
0.50
2.63
3.03
75.94
| $9,926,453
0
0
0
3,489,163
3,987,490
287,590
541,555
1,831
.0
98
93
15
78
3.0
.0
5%
16
28
1
2.49
34.52
2.84
18.33
0.14
1.88
|
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