Public Transportation Contact Info
Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority
1700 North 11th Street
Reading, PA 19604
610-921-0601
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Reading 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 Reading.
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
52
186,267
8,620,620
3,243,062
11,414
6,406
0
1,636,212
137,691
135
84
20
2,374,655
230,845
2,605,500
2,605,500
195,000
2,125,814
1,110,087
286,049
6,322,450
4,901,052
687,801
234,109
499,488
6,322,450
0
70,411
67,326
555,451
693,188
0
693,188
693,188
|
1998
52
186,267
7,234,348
3,221,070
11,242
6,555
0
1,656,983
141,788
136
83
20
2,482,481
196,551
2,679,032
2,679,032
233,496
2,504,595
1,204,932
415,407
7,037,462
5,178,205
836,688
389,493
633,076
7,037,462
0
40,831
189,140
903,101
1,133,072
644,026
489,046
1,133,072
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(1,386,272)
(21,992)
(172)
149
0
20,771
4,097
1
(1)
0
107,826
(34,294)
73,532
73,532
38,496
378,781
94,845
129,358
715,012
277,153
148,887
155,384
133,588
715,012
0
(29,580)
121,814
347,650
439,884
644,026
(204,142)
439,884
|
|
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
| $5,250,979
1,133,072
644,026
489,046
6,207,934
1,175,983
106,099
3,057,669
10,597
.0
56
38
38
0
7.1
1.9
47%
14
11
0
4.47
49.49
0.85
1.72
2.60
28.82
| $1,786,483
0
0
0
1,026,414
481,000
35,689
163,401
645
.0
80
45
28
17
6.6
.0
78%
7
6
0
3.71
50.06
1.74
10.93
0.34
4.58
|
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