Public Transportation Contact Info
Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority
85 Railroad Avenue
Haverhill, MA 01835-7295
508-469-1251
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Lawrence 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 Lawrence.
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
325
172,406
5,567,458
1,432,905
5,266
3,156
0
1,454,781
130,854
81
63
28
0
0
0
0
1,101,367
3,268,089
464,261
1,168,365
6,002,082
0
0
5,769,293
0
5,769,293
232,789
0
88,782
355,131
443,913
312,042
131,871
443,913
|
1998
325
172,406
5,086,306
1,310,895
4,926
1,638
0
1,570,438
127,699
75
58
27
0
838,693
838,693
838,693
1,137,184
3,301,852
867,066
206,396
6,351,191
0
0
6,111,784
0
6,111,784
239,407
0
18,593
74,363
92,956
0
92,956
92,956
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(481,152)
(122,010)
(340)
(1,518)
0
115,657
(3,155)
(6)
(5)
(1)
0
838,693
838,693
838,693
35,817
33,763
402,805
(961,969)
349,109
0
0
342,491
0
342,491
6,618
0
(70,189)
(280,768)
(350,957)
(312,042)
(38,915)
(350,957)
|
|
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
| $5,355,445
92,956
0
92,956
4,746,420
1,285,144
83,959
1,223,304
4,635
.0
45
35
0
35
7.7
1.3
29%
4
4
0
4.17
63.79
1.13
4.38
0.95
14.57
| $756,339
0
0
0
339,886
285,294
43,740
87,591
291
.0
30
23
0
23
4.9
.0
30%
0
0
0
2.65
17.29
2.23
8.63
0.31
2.00
|
|
