Public Transportation Contact Info
Altoona Metro Transit
3301 Fifth Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
814-944-4074
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Altoona 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 Altoona.
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
25
69,608
2,186,456
670,124
2,305
1,507
226
498,748
35,096
55
36
10
718,968
22,828
741,796
741,796
53,134
622,594
409,634
50,677
1,877,835
1,362,084
183,383
59,627
264,493
1,869,587
8,248
7,087
41,107
160,116
208,310
67,623
140,687
208,310
|
1998
25
69,608
2,518,395
768,787
2,647
1,499
342
605,269
46,467
57
37
10
770,935
24,305
795,240
795,240
110,248
762,932
408,480
37,354
2,114,254
1,596,783
210,854
69,608
228,624
2,105,869
8,385
8,105
39,390
189,973
237,468
69,366
168,102
237,468
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
331,939
98,663
342
(8)
116
106,521
11,371
2
1
0
51,967
1,477
53,444
53,444
57,114
140,338
(1,154)
(13,323)
236,419
234,699
27,471
9,981
(35,869)
236,282
137
1,018
(1,717)
29,857
29,158
1,743
27,415
29,158
|
|
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
| $2,036,261
237,468
69,366
168,102
2,466,949
579,888
44,428
759,071
2,613
.0
31
25
25
0
14.5
2.5
24%
4
2
0
3.51
45.83
0.83
2.68
1.31
17.09
| $69,608
0
0
0
51,446
25,381
2,039
9,716
34
.0
26
12
0
12
4.1
.0
117%
1
0
0
2.74
34.14
1.35
7.16
0.38
4.77
|
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