Public Transportation Contact Info
Memphis Area Transit Authority
1370 Levee Road
Memphis, TN 38108
901-722-7111
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Memphis 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 Memphis.
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
347
702,512
64,209,293
12,570,586
43,751
17,438
4,727
7,096,333
508,890
238
186
79
8,477,273
0
8,477,273
8,517,858
11,345,559
3,480,471
2,118,074
2,177,864
27,639,826
20,627,423
2,837,882
0
2,199,809
25,665,114
1,974,712
1,127,876
1,117,637
9,986,449
12,231,962
1,833,960
10,398,002
12,231,962
|
1998
348
710,827
64,858,196
12,078,922
40,977
20,772
5,844
7,408,559
503,731
229
188
83
8,937,115
0
8,937,115
8,937,115
12,150,000
3,560,129
4,384,344
1,480,842
30,512,430
22,278,114
3,999,709
0
3,338,315
29,616,138
896,292
2,526,224
2,439,336
16,398,118
21,363,678
10,633,301
10,730,377
21,363,678
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
1
8,315
648,903
(491,664)
(2,774)
3,334
1,117
312,226
(5,159)
(9)
2
4
459,842
0
459,842
419,257
804,441
79,658
2,266,270
(697,022)
2,872,604
1,650,691
1,161,827
0
1,138,506
3,951,024
(1,078,420)
1,398,348
1,321,699
6,411,669
9,131,716
8,799,341
332,375
9,131,716
|
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Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
|
Bus | Light
Rail | 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
| $26,071,399
17,822,470
9,456,589
8,365,881
62,027,083
6,156,937
407,107
10,592,874
36,800
.0
187
155
155
0
8.3
2.0
21%
13
13
0
4.23
64.04
0.42
2.46
1.72
26.02
| $2,039,256
2,377,208
12,712
2,364,496
957,356
267,789
33,406
1,364,138
3,729
6.3
14
9
9
0
3.3
1.0
56%
2
2
0
7.62
61.04
2.13
1.49
5.09
40.84
| $1,505,483
1,164,000
1,164,000
0
1,873,757
983,833
63,218
121,910
448
.0
28
24
24
0
2.0
.0
17%
8
7
0
1.53
23.81
0.80
12.35
0.12
1.93
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