Public Transportation Contact Info
King County Department of Transportation
821 Second Avenue (M/S-55)
Seattle, WA 98104-1598
206-684-1619
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Seattle 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 Seattle.
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
2,134 1,646,200
554,829,324 96,389,937 320,337 158,656 114,060
51,488,224 3,482,674 2,667 1,987 475
56,661,355 422,672 57,084,027
61,334,917 205,548,253 435,915 3,702,973 22,825,640 293,847,698
186,802,445 37,722,823 28,721,065 22,315,978 275,562,311
18,285,387
44,634,798 0 61,492,418 106,127,216
73,543,908 32,583,308 106,127,216
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1998
2,134 1,665,800
507,233,289 93,990,113 313,882 147,708 112,778
52,129,200 3,670,638 3,295 2,380 502
67,103,369 666,352 67,769,721
67,769,721 210,951,950 454,661 17,110,150 18,008,516 314,294,998
202,337,105 32,559,894 32,264,403 29,327,515 296,488,917
17,806,081
31,777,299 0 21,054,790 52,832,089
18,744,024 34,088,065 52,832,089
| Change Over Prior Yr
0 19,600
(47,596,035) (2,399,824) (6,455) (10,948) (1,282)
640,976 187,964 628 393 27
10,442,014 243,680 10,685,694
6,434,804 5,403,697 18,746 13,407,177 (4,817,124) 20,447,300
15,534,660 (5,162,929) 3,543,338 7,011,537 20,926,606
(479,306)
(12,857,499) 0 (40,437,628) (53,295,127)
(54,799,884) 1,504,757 (53,295,127)
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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
| $217,825,456 38,361,130 11,252,521 27,108,609 402,355,077 31,768,532 2,333,490 64,400,794 215,721
171.4
1,135 932 932 0
7.9 2.3 22%
684 632 1
6.86 93.35
0.54 3.38
2.03 27.60
| $1,140,960 5,656,625 1,689,260 3,967,365 453,875 40,318 11,223 429,520 1,027
3.7
5 3 3 0
70.2 1.0 67%
12 8 0
28.30 101.66
2.51 2.66
10.65 38.27
| $32,264,403 7,095,293 5,580,666 1,514,627 10,914,761 7,885,050 560,852 1,626,433 5,704
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1,159 634 0 634
3.1 .0 83%
118 55 0
4.09 57.53
2.96 19.84
0.21 2.90
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