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Spokane Transit Authority
1230 West Boone Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201

509-325-6000
Web site


Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport

The following map illustrates those areas of Spokane 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 Spokane. 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


371
365,660


38,429,789
8,698,067
29,851
13,263
8,423


8,190,840
533,310
264
228
103




4,494,775
22,541
4,517,316



4,517,316
26,270,748
69,204
513,954
837,239
32,208,461


22,199,299
4,238,119
2,106,150
3,563,730
32,107,298

101,163


2,577,105
0
5,951,828
8,528,933


6,702,308
1,826,625
8,528,933



1998


371
365,660


39,807,622
8,467,496
29,140
12,631
8,607


8,183,594
531,563
264
230
100




4,380,023
21,075
4,401,098



4,401,098
26,450,272
81,663
514,098
934,358
32,381,489


22,054,156
4,197,611
2,101,677
3,798,540
32,151,984

229,505


144,541
160,645
904,673
1,209,859


678,721
531,138
1,209,859
Change
Over
Prior Yr



0
0


1,377,833
(230,571)
(711)
(632)
184


(7,246)
(1,747)
0
2
(3)




(114,752)
(1,466)
(116,218)



(116,218)
179,524
12,459
144
97,119
173,028


(145,143)
(40,508)
(4,473)
234,810
44,686

128,342


(2,432,564)
160,645
(5,047,155)
(7,319,074)


(6,023,587)
(1,295,487)
(7,319,074)




   






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

$25,411,561
496,342
30,000
466,342
34,754,005
5,411,212
377,509
7,944,416
27,331

.0

143
120
120
0

7.5
1.0
19%


116
108
0




4.70
67.31


0.73
3.20


1.47
21.04

$6,620,183
712,672
648,721
63,951
3,226,563
2,479,090
144,944
435,412
1,477

.0

87
81
54
27

3.9
.0
7%


25
18
0




2.67
45.67


2.05
15.20


0.18
3.00



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