Public Transportation Contact Info
Worcester Regional Transit Authority
287 Grove Street
Worcester, MA 01605
508-791-2389
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Worcester 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 Worcester.
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
136
282,698
13,967,681
5,091,822
18,079
8,630
1,477
3,343,704
266,043
209
142
43
2,612,516
222,042
2,834,558
2,834,558
2,275,666
5,542,780
1,675,588
400,590
12,729,182
8,113,588
927,786
1,896,423
1,791,385
12,729,182
0
551,545
551,545
4,412,361
5,515,451
3,073,621
2,441,830
5,515,451
|
1998
136
282,698
13,909,728
5,074,127
18,007
8,638
1,500
3,466,477
275,579
198
154
44
2,712,445
203,964
2,916,409
2,916,409
2,457,809
4,156,391
2,955,586
436,174
12,922,369
8,132,040
914,431
2,032,394
1,843,504
12,922,369
0
1,929,908
2,019,618
9,784,498
13,734,024
1,598,641
12,135,383
13,734,024
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(57,953)
(17,695)
(72)
8
23
122,773
9,536
(11)
12
1
99,929
(18,078)
81,851
81,851
182,143
(1,386,389)
1,279,998
35,584
193,187
18,452
(13,355)
135,971
52,119
193,187
0
1,378,363
1,468,073
5,372,137
8,218,573
(1,474,980)
9,693,553
8,218,573
|
|
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
| $9,546,777
13,019,067
964,599
12,054,468
12,311,527
2,010,912
164,638
4,793,446
16,908
.0
52
44
44
0
4.4
1.0
18%
28
26
0
4.75
57.99
0.78
1.99
2.38
29.12
| $3,375,592
714,957
634,042
80,915
1,598,201
1,455,565
110,941
280,681
1,099
.0
146
110
21
89
3.4
.0
33%
12
5
0
2.32
30.43
2.11
12.03
0.19
2.53
|
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