Public Transportation Contact Info
Red Rose Transit Authority
45 Erick Road
Lancaster, PA 17601
717-397-5613
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Lancaster 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 Lancaster.
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
952
420,920
10,464,626
2,345,537
8,019
4,634
1,034
2,351,665
156,502
106
91
21
1,708,803
0
1,708,803
1,708,803
211,883
3,070,687
801,066
453,932
6,246,371
3,285,328
455,182
2,237,244
268,617
6,246,371
0
95,037
519,274
185,839
800,150
161,900
638,250
800,150
|
1998
952
420,920
11,876,694
2,379,051
8,152
4,647
1,009
2,498,086
167,248
117
93
18
1,710,223
116,245
1,826,468
1,826,468
165,985
3,227,789
1,228,549
366,591
6,815,382
3,483,458
550,272
2,436,457
345,195
6,815,382
0
217,504
234,495
1,061,665
1,513,664
1,387,922
125,742
1,513,664
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
1,412,068
33,514
133
13
(25)
146,421
10,746
11
2
(3)
1,420
116,245
117,665
117,665
(45,898)
157,102
427,483
(87,341)
569,011
198,130
95,090
199,213
76,578
569,011
0
122,467
(284,779)
875,826
713,514
1,226,022
(512,508)
713,514
|
|
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
| $4,378,925
1,359,362
1,234,134
125,228
9,155,588
1,523,739
102,905
2,055,495
6,962
.0
40
33
33
0
4.5
1.8
21%
10
11
0
2.87
42.55
0.48
2.13
1.35
19.97
| $2,436,457
0
0
0
2,721,106
974,347
64,343
323,556
1,190
.0
77
60
0
60
3.3
.0
28%
7
3
0
2.50
37.87
0.90
7.53
0.33
5.03
|
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