Public Transportation Contact Info
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
265 Melrose Street
Providence, RI 02907
401-784-9500
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Providence 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 Providence.
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
784
750,000
49,117,264
15,635,754
53,989
30,049
7,672
6,606,802
380,660
251
206
99
8,866,817
73,729
8,940,546
8,940,546
0
16,174,605
10,382,004
789,226
36,286,381
25,159,565
2,012,961
1,183,263
6,124,761
34,480,550
2,527,453
0
381,618
3,950,866
4,332,484
1,293,033
3,039,451
4,332,484
|
1998
784
750,000
47,513,394
14,475,348
52,107
21,488
4,501
9,099,247
545,845
324
265
97
9,461,083
115,469
9,576,552
9,576,552
0
16,727,011
12,367,507
1,098,169
39,769,239
28,094,319
5,405,953
4,631,462
3,438,707
41,570,441
12,028
1,145,902
57,714
8,364,197
9,567,813
321,540
9,246,273
9,567,813
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(1,603,870)
(1,160,406)
(1,882)
(8,561)
(3,171)
2,492,445
165,185
73
59
(2)
594,266
41,740
636,006
636,006
0
552,406
1,985,503
308,943
3,482,858
2,934,754
3,392,992
3,448,199
(2,686,054)
7,089,891
(2,515,425)
1,145,902
(323,904)
4,413,331
5,235,329
(971,493)
6,206,822
5,235,329
|
|
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
| $36,938,979
3,516,765
0
3,516,765
44,865,010
6,443,205
374,617
13,923,624
49,925
.8
221
174
174
0
9.0
1.8
27%
172
159
0
5.73
98.60
0.82
2.65
2.16
37.17
| $4,631,462
321,540
321,540
0
2,648,384
2,656,042
171,228
551,724
2,182
.0
103
91
0
91
2.3
.0
13%
40
16
0
1.74
27.05
1.75
8.39
0.21
3.22
|
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