Public Transportation Contact Info
Montachusett Regional Transit Authority
R 1427 Water Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420
978-345-7711
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Fitchburg 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 Fitchburg.
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 338 150,725 7,376,876 1,309,230 5,062 1,133 0 1,585,025 99,450 129 86 10 0 983,512 983,512 983,512 985,887 2,957,636 345,256 353,571 5,625,862 0 0 5,332,140 0 5,332,140 293,722 43,329 1,132,794 2,363,472 3,539,595 1,479,125 2,060,470 3,539,595 | 1998 338 150,725 11,110,506 1,468,036 5,752 467 0 1,806,969 142,185 127 99 10 0 872,482 872,482 872,482 1,414,366 3,151,330 341,183 67,945 5,847,306 0 0 5,580,214 0 5,580,214 267,092 37,159 123,299 308,600 469,058 311,801 157,257 469,058 | Change Over Prior Yr (0) 0 3,733,630 158,806 690 (666) 0 221,944 42,735 (2) 13 0 0 (111,030) (111,030) (111,030) 428,479 193,694 (4,073) (285,626) 221,444 0 0 248,074 0 248,074 (26,630) (6,170) (1,009,495) (2,054,872) (3,070,537) (1,167,324) (1,903,213) (3,070,537) |    |
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 | $2,543,207 469,058 311,801 157,257 4,653,965 688,291 68,631 708,435 2,769 .0 29 22 0 22 10.7 2.2 32% 6 1 0 3.69 37.06 0.55 3.59 1.03 10.32 | $3,037,007 0 0 0 6,456,541 1,118,678 73,554 759,601 2,983 .0 98 77 0 77 6.5 .0 27% 4 0 0 2.71 41.29 0.47 4.00 0.68 10.33 |