Public Transportation Contact Info
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company-Columbia
Palmetto Center Office Building
1426 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29201
803-217-9000
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Columbia 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 Columbia.
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
115
183,500
12,002,667
3,259,892
10,823
6,696
1,840
2,135,864
153,200
72
45
31
1,484,257
0
1,484,257
1,484,257
3,539,756
0
81,733
206,201
5,311,947
4,592,873
1,813,303
993,544
(2,101,543)
5,298,177
13,770
32,009
0
108,550
140,559
140,559
0
140,559
|
1998
115
183,500
7,559,578
2,915,805
10,617
1,680
1,104
2,144,096
154,491
72
45
31
1,465,111
87,321
1,552,432
1,552,432
4,208,030
0
110,779
110,359
5,981,600
3,993,112
2,127,537
1,070,902
(1,212,072)
5,979,479
2,121
102,854
75,000
0
177,854
173,077
4,777
177,854
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
(4,443,089)
(344,087)
(206)
(5,016)
(736)
8,232
1,291
0
0
0
(19,146)
87,321
68,175
68,175
668,274
0
29,046
(95,842)
669,653
(599,761)
314,234
77,358
889,471
681,302
(11,649)
70,845
75,000
(108,550)
37,295
32,518
4,777
37,295
|
|
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
| $4,908,577
75,459
70,682
4,777
6,979,264
1,617,921
123,733
2,851,100
10,392
.0
55
35
35
0
19.8
1.1
57%
5
6
0
3.03
39.67
0.70
1.72
1.76
23.04
| $1,070,902
102,395
102,395
0
580,314
526,175
30,758
64,705
225
.0
17
10
0
10
2.9
.0
70%
10
10
0
2.04
34.82
1.85
16.55
0.12
2.10
|
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