Public Transportation Contact Info
Grand Rapids Area Transit Authority
333 Wealthy Street, Southwest
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4018
616-456-7514
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Grand Rapids 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 Grand Rapids.
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
185
398,680
14,971,940
3,636,856
13,341
4,517
0
3,439,400
247,603
162
130
38
1,442,667
438,311
1,880,978
1,880,978
2,962,650
4,498,452
2,651,407
74,151
12,067,638
6,512,449
1,073,351
2,466,099
1,647,842
11,699,741
399,796
325
274,146
1,090,218
1,364,689
397,815
966,874
1,364,689
|
1998
185
398,680
15,641,268
3,798,746
13,937
4,696
3
3,503,896
271,557
159
140
38
1,475,367
449,361
1,924,728
1,924,728
3,015,725
5,905,426
1,649,023
146,811
12,641,713
6,720,692
985,969
2,961,609
1,643,199
12,311,469
330,244
0
1,460,903
5,843,612
7,304,515
6,634,145
670,370
7,304,515
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
669,328
161,890
596
179
3
64,496
23,954
(3)
10
0
32,700
11,050
43,750
43,750
53,075
1,406,974
(1,002,384)
72,660
574,075
208,243
(87,382)
495,510
(4,643)
611,728
(69,552)
(325)
1,186,757
4,753,394
5,939,826
6,236,330
(296,504)
5,939,826
|
|
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
| $9,349,860
6,891,492
6,221,122
670,370
13,967,149
2,132,565
180,135
3,581,328
13,128
.0
79
70
70
0
3.3
1.8
13%
57
50
0
4.38
51.90
0.67
2.61
1.68
19.88
| $2,961,609
413,023
413,023
0
1,674,119
1,371,331
91,422
217,418
809
.0
80
70
0
70
3.2
.0
14%
0
0
0
2.16
32.39
1.77
13.62
0.16
2.38
|
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