Public Transportation Contact Info
Central Ohio Transit Authority
1600 McKinley Avenue
Columbus, OH 43222
614-275-5850
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Columbus 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 Columbus.
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
543
961,437
71,428,208
17,868,708
61,560
28,899
11,520
9,215,376
710,208
341
284
135
12,234,696
89,504
12,324,200
12,324,200
28,684,619
3,366,820
3,472,689
2,624,446
50,472,774
38,307,934
3,531,077
3,087,169
5,029,419
49,955,599
517,175
488,404
151,679
2,377,707
3,017,790
755,532
2,262,258
3,017,790
|
1998
543
961,437
74,670,089
18,432,513
62,787
31,493
12,981
9,638,180
733,892
350
290
143
12,916,543
194,533
13,111,076
13,111,076
28,877,078
3,655,120
1,974,780
4,815,503
52,433,557
39,341,525
3,854,570
3,023,008
5,773,339
51,992,442
441,115
818,818
34,229
3,312,094
4,165,141
524,595
3,640,546
4,165,141
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
3,241,881
563,805
1,227
2,594
1,461
422,804
23,684
9
6
8
681,847
105,029
786,876
786,876
192,459
288,300
(1,497,909)
2,191,057
1,960,783
1,033,591
323,493
(64,161)
743,920
2,036,843
(76,060)
330,414
(117,450)
934,387
1,147,351
(230,937)
1,378,288
1,147,351
|
|
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
| $48,969,434
3,640,546
0
3,640,546
73,676,286
8,323,748
654,377
18,326,115
62,410
.0
312
258
258
0
7.6
1.8
21%
206
191
3
5.88
74.83
0.66
2.67
2.20
28.01
| $3,023,008
524,595
524,595
0
993,803
1,314,432
79,515
106,398
377
.0
38
32
0
32
2.0
.0
19%
2
3
0
2.30
38.02
3.04
28.41
0.08
1.34
|
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