Public Transportation Contact Info
Pierce Transit
3701 96th Street, S.W.
P.O. Box 99070
Tacoma, WA 98499-0070
253-581-8010
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Tacoma 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 Tacoma.
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
275
616,285
92,122,400
13,927,598
45,824
25,936
15,686
11,481,986
654,362
477
384
98
7,952,952
20,949
7,973,901
7,973,901
20,257,447
14,684,672
1,628,185
2,590,212
47,134,417
33,389,233
4,273,057
4,770,572
3,814,512
46,247,374
887,043
1,583,982
1,480,984
12,943,574
16,008,540
6,150,900
9,857,640
16,008,540
|
1998
450
622,875
100,461,151
13,931,267
46,064
25,075
15,335
12,744,712
730,692
521
402
112
8,854,470
23,861
8,878,331
8,878,331
23,710,170
14,556,702
840,131
2,837,832
50,823,166
35,949,065
4,430,374
5,389,348
4,275,618
50,044,405
778,761
2,177,611
826,084
15,503,186
18,506,881
12,201,748
6,305,133
18,506,881
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
175
6,590
8,338,751
3,669
240
(861)
(351)
1,262,726
76,330
44
18
14
901,518
2,912
904,430
904,430
3,452,723
(127,970)
(788,054)
247,620
3,688,749
2,559,832
157,317
618,776
461,106
3,797,031
(108,282)
593,629
(654,900)
2,559,612
2,498,341
6,050,848
(3,552,507)
2,498,341
|
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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
| $37,408,000
18,506,881
12,201,748
6,305,133
81,091,003
7,864,965
502,095
13,007,411
42,641
19.8
218
161
161
0
8.2
1.4
35%
100
78
0
4.76
74.50
0.46
2.88
1.65
25.91
| $10,931,415
0
0
0
4,685,648
2,768,247
184,847
494,106
1,704
.0
123
101
29
72
4.7
.0
22%
37
31
0
3.95
59.14
2.33
22.12
0.18
2.67
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