Public Transportation Contact Info
Lowell Regional Transit Authority
145 Thorndike Street
Lowell, MA 01852-3308
978-459-0164
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Lowell 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 Lowell.
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
266
264,280
4,198,074
1,659,292
6,376
1,133
0
1,194,264
115,848
52
49
26
742,243
0
742,243
939,213
1,049,087
1,703,350
1,008,152
385,273
5,085,075
2,668,263
345,853
1,018,942
974,219
5,007,277
77,798
0
238,205
262,006
500,211
85,406
414,805
500,211
|
1998
266
264,280
4,173,130
1,673,040
6,454
1,145
0
1,229,282
117,804
53
50
26
729,013
61,402
790,415
1,026,032
1,082,036
1,938,542
1,015,124
396,771
5,458,505
2,643,352
426,429
1,123,090
1,102,168
5,295,039
163,466
30,705
988,493
295,326
1,314,524
103,516
1,211,008
1,314,524
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
(0)
0
(24,944)
13,748
78
12
0
35,018
1,956
1
1
0
(13,230)
61,402
48,172
86,819
32,949
235,192
6,972
11,498
373,430
(24,911)
80,576
104,148
127,949
287,762
85,668
30,705
750,288
33,320
814,313
18,110
796,203
814,313
|
|
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
| $4,171,949
1,225,862
29,854
1,196,008
3,708,770
717,996
74,420
1,568,856
6,046
.0
31
28
28
0
5.3
1.1
11%
2
0
0
5.81
56.06
1.12
2.66
2.19
21.08
| $1,123,090
88,662
73,662
15,000
464,360
511,286
43,384
104,184
408
.0
22
22
0
22
5.1
.0
%
1
5
0
2.20
25.89
2.42
10.78
0.20
2.40
|
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