Public Transportation Contact Info
Whatcom Transportation Authority
2011 Young Street
Bellingham, WA 98225
360-676-7680
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Bellingham 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 Bellingham.
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
776 155,700
9,641,317 2,984,598 10,223 4,973 706
1,991,826 145,648 98 68 24
588,482 0 588,482
588,482 7,558,344 0 0 1,561,590 9,708,416
6,568,641 728,307 32,673 2,288,402 9,618,023
90,393
896,264 23,928 483,569 1,403,761
345,648 1,058,113 1,403,761
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1998
776 157,500
10,267,934 2,938,139 10,399 4,638 741
2,056,302 148,463 99 70 24
611,872 0 611,872
611,872 7,863,475 191,886 0 1,527,092 10,194,325
6,866,774 694,979 41,256 2,434,862 10,037,871
156,454
4,312,192 199,877 1,784,109 6,296,178
3,209,784 3,086,394 6,296,178
| Change Over Prior Yr
0 1,800
626,617 (46,459) 176 (335) 35
64,476 2,815 1 2 0
23,390 0 23,390
23,390 305,131 191,886 0 (34,498) 485,909
298,133 (33,328) 8,583 146,460 419,848
66,061
3,415,928 175,949 1,300,540 4,892,417
2,864,136 2,028,281 4,892,417
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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
| $7,103,236 6,296,178 3,209,784 3,086,394 9,206,695 1,259,957 89,224 2,777,406 9,820
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41 29 29 0
5.8 1.2 41%
4 0 0
5.64 79.61
0.77 2.56
2.20 31.13
| $2,934,635 0 0 0 1,061,239 796,345 59,239 160,733 579
.0
58 41 28 13
3.0 .0 41%
3 0 0
3.69 49.54
2.77 18.26
0.20 2.71
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