Public Transportation Contact Info
Greater Roanoke Transit Company, Valley Metro
1108 Campbell Avenue, S.E.
P.O. Box 13247
Roanoke, VA 24032
540-982-0305
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Roanoke 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 Roanoke.
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
43
96,000
6,423,483
1,814,506
6,281
4,244
0
1,478,220
113,678
50
42
16
1,477,746
0
1,477,746
1,281,829
803,426
869,606
574,147
226,407
3,755,415
2,445,000
412,744
280,192
617,479
3,755,415
0
4,731
4,731
37,850
47,312
47,312
0
47,312
|
1998
43
96,000
7,291,086
1,868,554
6,300
4,892
0
1,452,455
114,782
51
43
16
1,533,577
37,080
1,570,657
1,326,082
710,372
988,420
574,147
244,575
3,843,596
2,539,653
367,438
300,093
636,412
3,843,596
0
24,944
24,942
199,541
249,427
11,203
238,224
249,427
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
867,603
54,048
19
648
0
(25,765)
1,104
1
1
0
55,831
37,080
92,911
44,253
(93,054)
118,814
0
18,168
88,181
94,653
(45,306)
19,901
18,933
88,181
0
20,213
20,211
161,691
202,115
(36,109)
238,224
202,115
|
|
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
| $3,543,503
249,427
11,203
238,224
7,026,642
1,188,011
94,138
1,839,435
6,191
.0
38
30
30
0
6.4
1.9
27%
21
21
0
2.98
37.64
0.50
1.93
1.55
19.54
| $300,093
0
0
0
264,444
264,444
20,644
29,119
109
.0
13
13
0
13
4.3
.0
%
0
0
0
1.13
14.54
1.13
10.31
0.11
1.41
|
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