Public Transportation Contact Info
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
617-222-5176
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Boston 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 Boston.
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
1,038 2,602,487
1,373,803,945 319,705,436 1,045,061 598,804 407,043
81,252,871 4,930,939 2,430 1,967 1,029
159,993,528 49,719,876 209,713,404
209,713,404 128,170,098 372,985,100 6,316,525 21,730,583 738,915,710
342,777,910 23,064,154 145,025,706 63,264,393 574,132,163
176,919,857
301,679,004 0 308,880,194 610,559,198
112,929,135 497,630,063 610,559,198
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1998
1,038 2,602,487
1,551,312,345 339,735,330 1,111,714 637,339 432,372
80,334,990 4,859,222 2,523 2,070 1,087
225,603,905 5,246,274 230,850,179
230,850,179 140,300,240 397,361,512 2,927,123 11,856,117 783,295,171
451,888,001 41,749,448 32,973,747 96,491,153 623,102,349
188,208,472
277,213,380 0 143,756,904 420,970,284
95,335,583 325,634,701 420,970,284
| Change Over Prior Yr
0 0
177,508,400 20,029,894 66,653 38,535 25,329
(917,881) (71,717) 93 103 58
65,610,377 (44,473,602) 21,136,775
21,136,775 12,130,142 24,376,412 (3,389,402) (9,874,466) 44,379,461
109,110,091 18,685,294 (112,051,959) 33,226,760 48,970,186
11,288,615
(24,465,624) 0 (165,123,290) (189,588,914)
(17,593,552) (171,995,362) (189,588,914)
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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
| $189,490,197 15,049,488 11,995,257 3,054,231 318,170,512 25,833,479 2,281,403 112,310,711 372,495
2.4
1,072 849 758 91
7.8 1.3 26%
339 418 1
7.34 83.06
0.60 1.69
4.35 49.23
| $88,917,425 95,049,659 32,798,790 62,250,869 172,825,237 5,556,379 370,425 70,135,715 215,457
55.9
170 148 148 0
15.1 1.8 15%
276 194 0
16.00 240.04
0.51 1.27
12.62 189.34
| $145,424,029 45,051,051 1,961,914 43,089,137 599,115,814 19,749,127 599,233 31,348,078 112,512
692.3
435 385 385 0
7.9 1.9 13%
175 171 5
7.36 242.68
0.24 4.64
1.59 52.31
| $164,427,122 229,543,095 48,579,622 180,963,473 431,854,043 20,001,160 909,144 120,284,270 391,232
75.8
408 320 320 0
15.9 2.0 28%
717 449 0
8.22 180.86
0.38 1.37
6.01 132.30
| $22,865,902 36,276,991 0 36,276,991 15,707,142 8,266,917 606,439 1,168,052 3,881
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383 331 0 331
4.1 .0 16%
77 32 0
2.77 37.71
1.46 19.58
0.14 1.93
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