Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116

617-222-5176
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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.

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

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

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)