Public Transportation Contact Info
Island Transit
3115 Market Street
Galveston, TX 77550
409-779-7443
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Galveston 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 Galveston.
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
12
59,070
3,027,717
1,450,488
5,042
2,871
288
646,461
57,276
25
23
15
399,381
176,641
576,022
576,022
425,878
272,523
736,000
13,159
2,023,582
1,203,748
334,439
119,018
366,377
2,023,582
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
|
1998
12
59,070
3,643,224
1,325,045
4,560
3,054
125
665,660
58,053
21
19
11
339,484
0
339,484
518,142
714,291
231,598
681,000
20,350
2,165,381
1,389,400
474,060
0
301,921
2,165,381
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
(0)
0
615,507
(125,443)
(482)
183
(163)
19,199
777
(4)
(4)
(4)
(59,897)
(176,641)
(236,538)
(57,880)
288,413
(40,925)
(55,000)
7,191
141,799
185,652
139,621
(119,018)
(64,456)
141,799
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
|
|
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
| $1,719,508
0
0
0
3,383,070
525,314
37,497
1,252,989
4,308
.0
14
12
12
0
7.0
1.2
17%
0
0
0
3.27
45.86
0.51
1.37
2.39
33.42
| $202,625
0
0
0
86,016
37,231
7,424
40,960
140
4.9
4
4
4
0
10.0
1.0
%
0
0
0
5.44
27.29
2.36
4.95
1.10
5.52
| $243,248
0
0
0
174,138
103,115
13,132
31,096
112
.0
3
3
3
0
5.0
.0
%
0
0
0
2.36
18.52
1.40
7.82
0.30
2.37
|
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