Public Transportation Contact Info
Metro Regional Transit Authority
416 Kenmore Boulevard
Akron, OH 44301
330-762-7267
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Akron 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 Akron.
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
420
516,033
20,954,938
5,584,144
19,808
7,697
2,555
5,417,104
373,271
281
223
78
3,096,510
108,776
3,205,286
3,205,286
14,455,987
1,810,756
1,425,878
554,257
21,452,164
15,287,003
2,485,073
1,556,450
1,915,841
21,244,367
207,797
84,282
26,004
3,271,703
3,381,989
1,691,536
1,690,453
3,381,989
|
1998
420
516,033
21,316,233
6,282,887
22,122
9,181
2,912
5,426,190
380,217
312
227
77
3,227,257
113,142
3,340,399
3,340,399
13,026,696
1,856,302
2,923,384
698,172
21,844,953
15,265,243
2,530,456
1,706,943
2,144,248
21,646,890
198,063
86,376
340,578
13,282,345
13,709,299
11,968,490
1,740,809
13,709,299
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
361,295
698,743
2,314
1,484
357
9,086
6,946
31
4
(1)
130,747
4,366
135,113
135,113
(1,429,291)
45,546
1,497,506
143,915
392,789
(21,760)
45,383
150,493
228,407
402,523
(9,734)
2,094
314,574
10,010,642
10,327,310
10,276,954
50,356
10,327,310
|
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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
| $17,128,109
13,709,299
11,968,490
1,740,809
19,499,977
3,880,727
275,421
5,935,310
20,797
.0
158
128
128
0
6.1
1.6
23%
29
29
0
4.41
62.19
0.88
2.89
1.53
21.55
| $4,518,781
0
0
0
1,816,256
1,545,463
104,796
347,577
1,325
.0
154
99
44
55
4.9
.0
56%
5
3
0
2.92
43.12
2.49
13.00
0.22
3.32
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