Public Transportation Contact Info
Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority
12th and Cumberland Streets
Allentown, PA 18103
215-435-4052
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Allentown 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 Allentown.
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
106
389,000
14,883,901
3,629,601
12,778
7,480
0
3,810,536
282,096
155
131
32
2,116,629
298,046
2,414,675
2,506,748
739,416
4,910,842
2,456,142
331,475
10,944,623
5,097,487
877,605
4,075,045
969,747
11,019,884
539,015
32,391
246,407
697,632
976,430
765,430
211,000
976,430
|
1998
106
389,000
16,114,515
3,941,214
13,774
8,510
0
4,444,872
313,218
167
134
40
2,249,474
353,569
2,603,043
2,922,909
545,554
6,776,797
1,956,264
275,278
12,476,802
5,641,133
1,294,460
4,669,486
854,282
12,459,361
25,554
49,299
180,627
782,510
1,012,436
907,387
105,049
1,012,436
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
1,230,614
311,613
996
1,030
0
634,336
31,122
12
3
8
132,845
55,523
188,368
416,161
(193,862)
1,865,955
(499,878)
(56,197)
1,532,179
543,646
416,855
594,441
(115,465)
1,439,477
(513,461)
16,908
(65,780)
84,878
36,006
141,957
(105,951)
36,006
|
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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
| $7,824,225
307,529
202,480
105,049
13,372,476
1,981,928
155,462
3,537,973
12,252
.0
78
57
56
1
11.7
1.4
37%
19
21
0
3.95
50.33
0.59
2.21
1.79
22.76
| $4,635,136
704,907
704,907
0
2,742,039
2,462,944
157,756
403,241
1,522
.0
89
77
0
77
3.7
.0
16%
13
8
0
1.88
29.38
1.69
11.49
0.16
2.56
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