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
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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
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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
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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
| $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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