Public Transportation Contact Info
Charlotte Department of Transportation
600 East Fourth Street
Charlotte, NC 28202-2858
704-336-3886
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Charlotte 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 Charlotte.
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
292
519,000
45,817,232
11,674,253
40,061
17,079
10,933
6,144,364
430,499
250
192
69
6,102,585
6,431
6,109,016
6,102,586
12,577,486
2,144,195
894,243
1,169,903
22,888,413
15,352,424
3,210,645
427,626
3,880,262
22,870,957
17,456
1,393,953
262,554
9,089,205
10,745,712
1,091,922
9,653,790
10,745,712
|
1998
292
532,000
56,408,535
11,894,782
41,321
15,379
10,987
6,734,096
470,804
258
217
72
6,901,418
14,701
6,916,119
6,916,119
13,008,913
2,177,798
82,880
2,866,431
25,052,141
16,430,588
3,359,725
624,871
4,634,200
25,049,384
2,757
4,560,500
609,152
4,865,895
10,035,547
5,356,704
4,678,843
10,035,547
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
13,000
10,591,303
220,529
1,260
(1,700)
54
589,732
40,305
8
25
3
798,833
8,270
807,103
813,533
431,427
33,603
(811,363)
1,696,528
2,163,728
1,078,164
149,080
197,245
753,938
2,178,427
(14,699)
3,166,547
346,598
(4,223,310)
(710,165)
4,264,782
(4,974,947)
(710,165)
|
|
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
| $22,664,766
9,380,034
4,945,444
4,434,590
51,363,960
5,205,666
392,689
11,630,697
40,284
.0
166
142
135
7
9.2
2.0
17%
149
338
0
4.35
57.72
0.44
1.95
2.23
29.62
| $2,152,826
273,777
35,742
238,035
1,194,073
1,018,111
66,523
135,061
525
.0
49
37
35
2
3.4
.0
32%
15
10
0
2.11
32.36
1.80
15.94
0.13
2.03
|
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