Georgia transit fact book, 1991

1991 Georgia Transit Fact Book
1990
Prepared By Georgia Department of Transportation
Office of lntermodal Programs

ACKBOWLEDGEMEN'IS
The Georgia Department of Transportation wishes to express its sincere appreciation to those transit managers, transit planners, state and local officials who provided assistance during the preparation of this document.
The contents of this report reflect the views of the Georgia Department of Transportation, which is responsible for the facts and the accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official view or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation. This report does not constitute a standard specification or regulation.

GEORGIA TRANSIT FACT BOOK
Prepared by
Office of lntermodal Programs
THIS REPORT IS THE PRODUCT OF A STUDY FINANCED IN PART BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, URBAN MASS TRANSPORTATION ADMINISTRATION.

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HAL RIVES COMMISSIONER
G. CHARLES LEWIS STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER

(~hpartment of 'Oiransportation
~tate of eorgia
;No.2 Oiapitof ~quare
,Atlanta, eorgia 30334-1002
MAY 3L 1991

FLOYD E. HARDY DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
ARTHUR A. VAUGHN TREASURER

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE FIFTEENTH EDITION OF THE GEORG IA

TRANSIT FACT BOOK. DATA IN THIS EDITION SUMMARIZES

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACTIVITIES IN GEORGIA FOR CALENDAR

YEAR 1990. THE DEPARTMENT IS PLEASED TO MAKE THIS

DOCUMENT AVAILABLE AS A MEANS OF DISSEMINATING

INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND AS

PLANNERS

AND POLICY MAKERS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
...
INTRODUCTION. URBAN TRANSIT ANALYSIS
BUS INVENTORY BUS MILEAGE FINANCES. FARES EMPLOYMENT HOURLY WAGE. CHARTER SERVICE FUEL CONSUMPTION. RIDERSHIP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS P ARATRANSIT OPERATIONS THE RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM STATISTICAL SUMMARY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT. SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS EMPLOYEES SERVICE TYPE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS THE GEORGIA RIDESHARE PROGRAM (GRP) THE GEORGIA PARK AND RIDE LOT PROGRAM RAILROAD PASSENGER SERVICE IN GEORGIA APPENDIX.
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PAGE 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 7
48 48
49 49
50 50 50 51 69 71 79 83

TABLES

NUMBER

...

1

GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT SUMMARY

2

TEN YEAR ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT EXPENSES AND REVENUES

(1981- 1990)

3

REVENUE/EXPENSE ANALYSIS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1990)

4

OPERATING DEFICI'IS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1988- 1990)

5

PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING COST RECOVERED FROM

REVENUES BY GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

6

. ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP BY CITY (1987- 1990)

7

COMPARISON OF 1989 AND 1990 RIDERSHIP FOR

GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS BY CITY

8

AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP BY PASSENGER TYPE

FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

9

MARTA DAILY RIDf.RSHIP BY TYPE (1990)

10

SELECTED WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP DATA FOR GEORGIA

TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

11

COST PER PASSENGER TRIP FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

12

DEFICIT PER PASSENGER TRIP FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

13

OPERATING RATIO FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

(1987- 1990)

14

SERVICE UTILIZATION FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1990).

15

TOTAL BUS MILEAGE FOR SELECTED CATEGORIES

(1990)

16

PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

17

COST PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

(1987- 1990)

PAGE 8 9 11 13 14 16 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

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NUMBER

18

REVENUE PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRt\.NSIT

SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

33

19

DEFICIT PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

34

20

TRANSIT FARES BY CATEGORY (1990)

35

21

EMPLOYMENT PROFILE OF GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1990)

36

22

HOURLY WAGE DISTRIBUTION FOR GEORGIA

TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

37

23

CHARTER SERVICE RATES (1990)

38

24

MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS FOR

GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

39

25A

GEORGIA TRANSIT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY BY

CITY (1990)

40

25B GEORGIA TRANSIT EQUIPMENT FOR MARTA (1990)

42

26

BUS INVENTORY AND SEATING CAPACITY

BY YEAR (1990) (EXCLUDING ATLANTA)

43

27

SUMMARY OF SEATING FOR GEORGIA BUSES (1990)

(EXCLUDING ATLANTA)

44

28

SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT INVENTORY (1987- 1990)

(EXCLUDING ATLANTA)

45

29

PEAK/OFF-PEAK VEIDCLE USAGE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1990)

46

30

SECTION 18 PROGRAM SUMMARY (1989-1990)

52

31

SECTION 18 PROGRAM- STATISTICAL SUMMARY

(1988-1990)

54

32

SERVICE AREA POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS-

SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1990)

55

33

TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS- SECTION 18 PROGRAM

(1987- 1990)

56

34

PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE- SECTION 18 PROGRAM

(1987- 1990)

58

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NUMBER

35

.. TOTAL MILl'S- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1988-1990)

36

SECTION 18 PROGRAM- PASSENGER TRIPS BY PURPOSE

(1988-1990)

37

SECTION 18 PROGRAM- TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

(1988-1990)

38

SYSTEM PROFILE- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1990)

39

SECTION 18 PROGRAM- SELECTED STATISTICS

(1990)

40

SECTION 18 SYSTEM PROFILFS (1990)

41

INVENTORY OF PARK & RIDE FACILITIES (1990).

42

AMTRAK PASSENGER COUN1S (1990)

43

TOTAL RAIL PASSENGERS IN GEORGIA

(1987-1990)

PAGE 59
60
62 63
64 65 75 79
81

A-1

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR ALBANY

83

A-2

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR ATHENS

84

A-3

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR ATLANTA

85

A-4

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR AUGUSTA

86

A-5

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR COBB

87

A-6

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR COLUMBUS

88

A-7

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR MACON

89

A-8

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR ROME.

90

A-9

1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR SAVANNAH

91

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FIGURES

...
NUMBER

1

URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA

2

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1981- 1990)

3

OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUES FOR GEORGIA

TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

4

COST RECOVERY ANALYSIS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1988-1990).

5

. ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP BY CITY (1988- 1990)

6

AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP BY TYPE FOR GEORGIA

TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

7

COST PER PASSENGER FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

(1988 - 1990)

8

PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT

SYSTEMS (1988- 1990)

9

COST PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

(1988 - 1990)

10

. SECTION 18 PROGRAMS (1990)

11

STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SUMMARY- SECTION 18 PROGRAM

(1984 - 1990)

12

TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS- SECTION 18 PROGRAM

(1988-1990)

13

TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS BY PURPOSE- SECTION 18

PROGRAM (1990)

14

COMMUTER TRAVEL MODES- METRO ATLANTA AREA

(1990)

15

PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES (1990)

16

PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES- METRO ATLANTA AREA

17

GEORGIA RAIL PASSENGER SERVICE

18

DISTRIBUTION OF RAIL PASSENGERS IN GEORGIA (1990)

PAGE 2
10 12 15 17 19 23 29 31 47 53 57 61 68 73 74 80 82

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INTRODUCTION
...
The Georgia Transit Fact Book is published annually by the Georgia Department of Transportation. The current edition summarizes calendar year 1990 operations data for the 10 urban public transit systems and the 66 rural public transit systems in the State. Other transportation and related activities, such as the park and ride lot program and rail passenger services, are included as well.
The Fact Book is published primarily to provide information about the performance of Georgia public transportation programs during the calendar year preceding. The publication receives wide distribution to local and state officials, planners, researchers and other organizations who use the document as a reference for public transportation activity in our State.
The operations data compiled in this report for urban and rural systems was obtained from a variety of sources including an annual survey of urban transit systems, operating reports, and on-board surveys conducted by the Department. The Atlanta area system (MARTA) and Cobb Community Transit (CCT) conduct their own surveys. Data for the Douglas County Rideshare Program, rural public transportation systems, the park and ride lot program, and rail passenger services is collected throughout the year.
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FIGURE 1
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URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA *

--- Athens

--- --- Cobb

rs.

3<

Atlanta

--- Macon

-

0

---

---Al:)any

'"

G

Douglas County provides vanpool services In both the urbanized and nonurbanlzed portion of the region. No fixed route fixed schedule service Is provided.
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URBAN TRANSIT OPEftATIONS
There are ten urban public transportation systems in Georgia. They are in the Cities of Albany (ATS); Athens (ATS); Atlanta (MARTA); Augusta (APT); Cobb Community Transit (CCT); Columbus (METRA); Macon (MBTA); Rome (RTD); and Savannah (CAT). Douglas County (Douglas County Rideshare) provides vanpool services to county residents.

URBAN TRANSIT ANALYSIS This section of the document summari:!es operating data of urban transit systems in Albany, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta, Cobb County, Columbus, Macon, Rome, and Savannah. Douglas County vanpocl operations are summarized in the Paratransit Section. The transit operations and financial data are evaluated and comparisons made by using a time trend analysis. In the majority of tables, Atlanta is listed separately; the magnitude of the MARTA multimodal operations in comparison with other Georgia public transportation systems cannot accurately be shown together. Cobb Community Transit (CCT) System initiated services in July, 1989, therefore some tables include a partial year's data for 1989. The 1990 data reflects the first full year of operations for Cobb. BUS INVENTORY In 1990, urban public transit systems, excluding Atlanta, operated a fleet of 283 buses ranging in age between 0 and 21 years. The median age of the State bus fleet was 10.5 years, the mean age was 7.2 years, and the modal age was 1 year. The total State fleet was largely made up of Bluebird (70 buses), GMC (56 buses), and Gillig (61 buses). All buses have diesel engines and are equipped with air conditioning. The total fleet inventory decreased by 4 buses from 1989 to 1990. The Atlanta System (MARTA) operated a total fleet of 681 buses, including 46 Neoplan articulated buses; it also operated a total of 240 rapid rail cars during 1990.
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BUS MILEAGE
During 1990, Georgia urban public transit s...y. stems, excluding Atlanta, operated 1,616 system route miles, 27,598 daily vehicle miles, 18,533 Saturday vehicle miles, and 1,907 Sunday vehicle miles. All systems continue to offer reduced service on Saturday; Savannah and Atlanta are the only two systems offering Sunday service.
The 1990 route miles showed a 3% decrease from the 1989 data. Weekday service increased by 5% and Saturday service by 3%. Savannah increased its Sunday service by 5%. The MARTA bus system route miles remained the same as last year but did reduce daily vehicle miles and Saturday service. Sunday service increased by 2%. MARTA's daily and Saturday service miles were reduced by 1% and 2% respectively while Sunday miles increased by 2%. In the category of rail services, MARTA operated 33 system route miles, 51,780 daily vehicle miles, 33,786 Saturday vehicle miles, and 24,077 Sunday vehicle miles. The rail data represented an increase in daily vehicle miles of 8%; Saturday vehicle miles decreased 15%, and Sunday rail vehicle miles decreased 21% in 1990.
The MARTA system used 568 buses during peak and 263 during off-peak periods. Peak period utilization remained the same; off-peak decreased by 1 bus. In 1990, MARTA operated 132 rail cars during peak period and 76 rail cars during off-peak. This represents a decrease of 6 rail cars during peak period while off-peak usage was reduced by 24 rail cars as a result of reduced demand during both peak and off-peak periods.
PINAJICKS At the end of 1990, operating cost for urban transit systems (excluding
Atlanta and Cobb) was $17 million. The 1990 cost of operations represented an 11% increase over 1989 costs. Revenues reported by the urban transit
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operations were approximately $6.4 million, a 7% increase over 1989. The deficit for the State systems was $10.7 million, a 13'*"increase from 1989. The preceding financial figures do not include Cobb. Farebox revenues (including Cobb) represented an average of 34% of system operating costs in 1990. The Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority led with a farebox recovery of 49%.
MARTA reported $167.9 million in total expenses for 1990 which was an increase of 7% over 1989. Based on a policy decision implemented during 1989, MARTA reclassifed reserve funds for use in the operating program. This reclassification impacts the 1989 revenue and deficit figures such that they cannot be compared with data from other years.
FARES In 1990, the transit regular fares ranged from a low of 50 in Albany, Macon,
and Rome to a high of $1.00 in Atlanta. Four out of the nine transit systems offered free transfers in 1990, and two systems, Columbus and Macon, do not offer transfers. Augusta and Rome each charge 25, and Savannah charges 5 for transfers. Athens offers reduced fares of 25 for all patrons on Saturdays.
EMPLOYMElfT A total of 574 people were employed by the Georgia urban transit systems
outside of Atlanta. This figure included 365 drivers, 119 mechanics, 58 administrative personnel and 33 categorized as other. The number of employees in transit systems outside Atlanta increased 4% from 1989 to 1990.
MARTA reported a total of 3,499 full time employees for 1990 consisting of 1,204 drivers, 779 maintenance, 1276 administrative personnel and 240 as other. The total MARTA work force increased by 212 staff members in 1990.
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HOUitLY WAGE
.. For urban systems outside of Atlanta, the beginning wage for a driver during
1990 ranged from a low of $5.80 in Albany to a high of $8.07 in Savannah, while the driver's top salary varied from $9.00 in Cobb to $11.53 in Rome. Hourly beginning salary for a mechanic varied from $6.18 in Columbus to $11.73 in Savannah. The top hourly wage for mechanics ranged from $11.30 in Macon to $14.05 in Cobb.
MARTA reported driver wages beginning at $9.18 and advancing to a high of $13.11. Mechanics' wages ranged from a low of $11.58 to a high of $14.13 for 1990.
CHARTER SERVICE In 1990, the urban transit systems operated charter service with rates varying
from $35.00 per hour in four cities with varying minimum hours to $50.00 per hour with a minimum of 5 hours. Two systems, Atlanta and Macon, offered charter service statewide; six offer charter service on a more limited basis. Cobb and Columbus offer no charter service. Savannah will occasionally charter vehicles to private operators that need additional capacity.
FUEL CONSUMP'nON In 1990, the Georgia urban public transit systems outside of Atlanta consumed
26,797 gallons of gasoline and 2,186,983 gallons of diesel fuel. The average cost per gallon of diesel fuel was 81; average cost per gallon of gasoline was 84. Total gallons of fuel used was 2,213,780 at a cost of $1,802,753. MARTA consumed 303,449 gallons of gasoline and 8,876,060 gallons of diesel fuel in 1990; the average cost per gallon of diesel fuel was 70. During the same calendar year, MARTA utilized 146,988,569 kilowatt hours of electrical power to operate the rapid rail system at a cost of $7,224,355 or 5 per kilowatt hour.
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RIDERSHIP Ridership for 1990 for the State's syste"ls (excluding Atlanta) was 14.5
million. This represents an 18% increase over 1989; Cobb began service in 1989 and reported data for only 6 months. The largest increase in ridership was attributable to Athens (22% increase from 1989 to 1990).
MARTA's 1990 ridership increased 2% over 1989; 8J'nual passengers for bus and rail system was approximately 147 million; average daily passengers totaled 484,500.
PERFORMA:NCE INDICATORS Georgia transit systems (excluding Atlanta) registered a cost per passenger
of $1.50 in 1990. This figure was an $.18 increase from the 1989 amount. The deficit per passenger was $1.00 which again represented an increase of $.19 from the previous year. The statewide operating ratio was 2.98, a 16% increase; Cobt figures are included in 1990 but not in 1989.
MARTA reported cost per passenger of $1.14 in 1990. The deficit per passenger during the year increased from $.60 to $.65. The MARTA operating ratio increased from 2.25 in 1989 to 2.31 in 1990. This represents a 3% increase.
The State urban transit systems (excluding Atlanta) transported 1.75 passengers per mile during 1990, an increase of 4% from the prior year. Cost per mile for urban systems was $2.62 in 1990, or $.29 more than 1989. The revenue per mile was reduced by $.02 from $.90 in 1989 to $.88 in l990. The deficit per mile increased by $.31.
MARTA transported 3.21 passengers per mile in 1990, a marginal increase (less than 1%) over 1989. Cost per mile for the Atlanta system was $3.66, an increase of $.22 from 1989. MARTA revenues per mile increased $.05 to $1.58 per mile in 1990. The deficit per mile was $2.07, an increase of $.22 from 1989.
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TABLE 1
.. GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT SUMMARY
CALENDAR YEAR 1990

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIPS/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE/RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$21,671,015 $7,276,387
$14,394,628 283 7.2
14,452,591 $1.50 $1.00 2.98
8,257,141 1.75
$2.62 $0.88 616,250
34% $1.74

*Atlanta not included; figures include the first full year of data reported for Cobb Community Transit.

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TABLE2
TEN YEAR ANALYSIS OF TRANSIT EXPENSES AND REVENUES8 (1981-1990)

Year

Operating Expense

Operating Revenue

Expense Recovery
Ratio

Operating Deficit

1981

$10,870,702

$4,844,534

45%

$6,026,168

1982

11,383,219

5,207,023

46%

6,176,196

1983

11,908,312

5,747,061

48%

6,161,251

1984

12,422,574

5,694,326

46%

6,728,248

1985

12,287,587

5,617,840

46%

6,669,747

co

1986

12,556,014

5,745,290

46%

6,810,724

1987

13,711 '594

5,493,234

40%

8,218,360

,.

1988

14,943,738

5,683,932

38%

9,259,806

1989b

15,409,384

5,965,670

39%

9,443,714

1990C

$21 '671 '015

$7,276,387

34%

$14,394,628

a Atlanta not included. b Cobb County initiated service in July, 1989; partial year's data not included. c Totals include the first full year of data reported for Cobb.

FIGURE 2
FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS" (1981 - 1990)
MILLIONS 25 ~--------------------------------------------------------------~

20

Q'"""

15

10

,.

5 ~ ~ ~ ~ ::= * * ~

OL_----~----~-------L__ _ _ __ L_ _ _ _ _ _L __ _ _ _~----~------~----~

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

YEAR

-9- EXPENSE '"*REVENUE +DEFICIT

"Atlanta not Included.

TABLE 3
REVENUE/EXPENSE ANALYSIS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

City

Revenue

~ense

Deficit

Albany

$ 296,104

$ 1,016,795

$ 720,691

Athens

421,504

1,323,494

901,990

Augusta

832,409

2,426,730

1,594,321

Cobb

905,114

4,629,852

3,724,738

1-'

1-'

Columbus

762,391

2,725,945

1,963,554

Macon

1,002,076

2,025,476

1,023,400

,.

Rome

378,994

1,485,064

1,106,070

Savannah

2,677,795

6,037,659

3,359,864

Totals

$ 7,276,387

$ 21,671,015

$14,394,628

Atlanta

$72,703,757

$167,882,399

95,178,642

Grand Totals

$79,980,144

$189,553,414

109,573,270

FIGURE 3

OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUES
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

MILLIONS

7.--

.~----------------------------------------~

6

....

5

~

4

3

,.

2

1

0
ALBANY ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

ROME SAVANNAH

~ REVENUE - EXPENSE

TABLE 4

OPERATING DEFICITS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1988- 1990)

City

1988 Deficit

1989 Deficit

1990 Deficit

1989-19b Percent Change

Albany

$ 588,082

$ 619,407

$ 720,691

16.4

Athens

795,943

829,379

901,990

8.8

Augusta

900,793

1,085,937

1,594,321

46.8

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Columbus

1,616,500

1,719,845

1,963,554

14.2

......

~

Macon

795,275

845,330

1,023,400

21.1

Rome

992,578

1,033,789

1,106,070

7.0

,.

Savannah

3,570,635

3,310,027

3,359,864

1.5

Totals

$ 9,259,806

$ 9,443,714

$10,669,8908

12.9

Atlanta

$97,061,008

$86,919,ooob

$95,178,642

9.5

a Totals do not include Cobb because they initiated service in July, 1989.
b The 1989 revenue figure used to calculate the deficit for Atlanta includes reserve funds reclassified for use in the operating program; figures from other years may not be compatible.

TABLES.
PERCENTAGE OF OPERATING COST RECOVERED FROM REVENUES BY GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987 -1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

%Change
1988-1989

Albany

33

32

31

29

- 6.5

Athens

31

32

34

32

- 5.9

.......

"""

Augusta

46

45

41

34

-17.1

Cobt

N/A

N/A

N/A

20

N/A

Columbus

33

31

31

28

- 9.7

,.

Macon

59

55

54

49

- 9.3

Rome

28

25

24

26

8.3

Savannah

40

39

42

44

4.8

Totals

40

38

39

34

-12.8

Atlanta

36

37

44

43

- 2.3

FIGURE 4

PERCENT 60 .--------- --

COST RECOVERY ANALYSIS
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1988 - 1990)
---

50

,_.

40

c.n

30

"

20

10

0 ALBANY ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

ROME SAVANNAH ATLANTA

~ 1988

YEAR - 1989

~ 1990

Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

TABLES
ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSIDP BY CITY {1987-1990)

City

Albany

Athens

Augusta

Cobba

Columbus

1-'

~

Macon

Rome

Savannah

Totals

1987 888,103 554,622 1,470,516
N/A 1,322,968b 1,747,723
940,635 3,707,814 10,632,381

1988 898,625 679,022 1, 580,018
N/A 1,181,188 1,745,733
923,317 3,978,149 10,986,052

1989 924,525 876,354 1,706,703 531,864 1,259,913 1,753,875 932,042 4,226,784 12,212,060

1990 961,802 1,070,943 1,848,705 1,777,745 1,338,874 1,801,271 933,468
,. 4,719,783
14,452,591

Atlantac

149,303,000

147,673,000

144,839,000

147,254,000

Grand Totals

159,935,381

158,659,052

157,051,060

161,706,591

a Service initiated in July, 1989; ridership figures reported in 1989 covers only a partial year. b Method of calculating ridership changed in 1987. c Includes rail passengers.

FIGURE 5
ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP BY CITY
(1988 - 1990)
MILLIONS 5 ,-----------------------------------------------------------------------,
4
3
~
-.::1
2
,.

0 ALBANY

ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

5S'l1988

YEAR - 1989

B:2Ql1990

Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

ROME SAVANNAH

TABLE 7 COMPARISON OF 1989 AND 1990 RIDERSHIP FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS BY CITY

~ Albany

1989 924,525

1990 961,802

Absolute ~
37,277

Percent ~
4.0

Athens

876,354

1,070,943

194,589

22.2

Augusta

1,706,703

1,848, 705

142,002

8.3

....

Cobb

531,864a

1,777,745

1,245,881

N/A

00

Columbus

1,259,913

1,338,874

78,961

6.3

Macon Rome

1,753,875 932,042

1,801,271 933,468

47,396 1,426

2.7

0.2

,.

Savannah

4,226,784

4,719,783

492,999

11.7

Totals

12,212,060

14,452,591

2,240,531

18.3

Atlanta

144,839,000

147,254,000

2,415,000

1.7

Grand Totals

157,051,060

161,706,591

4,655,531

3.0

a Service initiated in July 1989.

FIGURE 6
AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP BY TYPE
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)*
REGULAR 52%
....
co
,
MONTHLY3%
STUDENT17% ~ E&H8%
Source: GDOT Section 15 Survey.

TABLE 8
AVERAGE DAILY RIDERSHIP BY PASSENGER TYPE FOR GEORGIA TRANSITSYSTEMSa (1990)

Transfers

City

Regular

Student

E&H

Used

Child

Monthl;t:

Total

Albany

1,622

135

169

710

507

676

3,819

Athens

1,229

2,408

153

410

614

820

5,634

r;...,

Augusta

2,485

1,553

1,105

1,312

966

0

Columbus

4,345

190

1,002

0

286

0

7,421

95

5,918

Macon

5,848

2,216

508

0

544

0

9,11,6.

Rome

717

2,750

163

260

195

33

4,118

Savannah

12,787

563

1,598

4,042

1,127

0

20,117

Totals

29,033

9,815

4,698

6,734

4,239

1,624

56,143

a Based on a random sample of bus trips.

TABLE9 MARTA DAILY RIDERSIQ,f BY TYPE(l)
(1990)

Regular Fare Elderly (1/2 Fare) Handicapped (1/2 Fare) Transcard (1st Vehicle) Token Out-of-County (Gwinnett/Clayton) Six Flags E Bus(2) L Bus(3) Transfers: (Bus/Bus, Bus/Rail, Rail/Rail
and Free Intermodal
Total Passengers.

83,200 2,600 700 90,100
62,700 500 300 100 100
244,200
484,500

(1) Rounded to the Nearest 100 (2) Elderly Bus Service (3) Lift Van Service

21

TABLE 10
SELECTED WEEKDAY RIDERSHIP DATA FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS& (CY 1990)

City

Albany

Athens

Augusta

1:..:1

1:..:1

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

Totals

Average Daily
Ridership 3,648 4,832 5,748 5,334 8,237 3,317
16,028 47,144

Unlinkedb Passenger
Trips 1,123,697 1,497,952 2,091,731 1,653,529 2,536,980
842,721 5,802,305 15,548,915

PassengerC Miles
2,808,780 3,830,930 7,612,594 6,519,975 6,726,063
,. 2,642,097
17,615,420
47,755,859

a Based on Statewide Section 15 Survey conducted by Georgia DOT. b A trip made in a single vehicle without any transfers. c Total passengers times average passenger trip length.

FIGURE 7

COST PER PASSENGER
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1988 - 1990)
DOLLARS
3,---------------------------------------------------------------~

2.5

2

~ ~

1.5

,.

0.5

0 ALBANY ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

ROME SAVANNAH ATLANTA

L:S3 1988

YEAR - 1989

f>QQJ1990

* Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

TABLE 11

COST PER PASSENGER TRIP FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

1989-1990 Absolute Change

Albany Athens

$ .98 1.83

$ .96 1.72

$ .97 1.43

$ 1.06 1.24

$ .09
- .19

Augusta

1.06

1.04

1.08

1.31

.23

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.60

N/A

~

Columbus

1.63

1.98

1.98

2.04

.06

~

Macon

.97

1.02

1.05

1.12

.07

Rome Savannah

1.17 1.43

1.42 1.47

1.47 1.35

1.59 1.28

.12

,.

- .07

Totals

$ 1.29

$ 1.36

$ 1.32

$ 1.50

$ .18

Atlanta

$ .91

$ 1.04

$ 1.08a

$ 1.14

$ .06

a See note b on Table 4.

TABLE 12

DEFICIT PER PASSENGER TRIP FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

1989-1990 Absolute Change

Albany Athens

$ .66 1.26

$ .65 1.17

$ .67 .95

$ .75 .84

$ .08
- .11

N

Auguste.

.57

.57

.64

.86

.22

C11

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.10

N/A

,.

Columbus

1.09

1.37

1.37

1.47

.10

Macon

.39

.46

.48

.57

.09

Rome

.84

1.08

1.11

1.18

.07

Savannah

.86

.90

.78

.71

- .07

Totals

$ .77

$ .84

$ .81

$1.00

$ .19

Atlanta

$ .58

$ .66

$ .60

$ .65

$ .05

TABLE 13
OPERATING RATIO FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

Albany

3.05

3.12

3.21

3.43

Athens

3.23

3.15

2.96

3.14

Augusta

2.17

2.22

2.42

2.92

~
CD

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

5.12

Columbus

3.00

3.22

3.21

3.58

Macon

1.68

1.81

1.85

2.02

,.

Rome

3.56

4.07

4.11

3.92

Savannah

2.48

2.58

2.38

2.25

Totals

2.50

2.63

2.58

2.98

Atlanta

2.79

2.74

2.25

2.31

TABLE 14
SERVICE UTILIZATION FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

City

Vehicle Miles

Vehicle Hours

Buses

Albany

546,780

34,792

14

Athens

527,353

32,918

23

Augusta

1:'..:>

-.1

Cobb

872,738 1,532,040

Columbus

1,356,108

84,637 90,515 99,142

29

36

40

,.

Macon

753,120

62,738

49

Rome

547,909

40,658

35

Savannah

2,121,093

170,850

57

Totals

8,257,141

616,250

283

Atlanta

45,895,000

2,832,000

681

.::E:;~ ..-..
TABLE 15 TOTAL BUS MILEAGE FOR SELECTED CATEGORIES
(1990)

to:)
00

City Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon Rome Savannah Total

System Route ~
64 102 192 343 210 105 455 145
1,616

Daily Vehicle ~
1,470 1,969 3,052 5,880 3,990 2,372 2,060 6,805
2'1,598

Saturday Vehicle ~
1,107 778
2,285 3,340 3,052 2,095
100
5,776
18,533

Sunday Vehicle ~
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

,.

N/A

1,907

1,90'1

Atlanta

1,546a 33b

92,180 51,780

52,209 33,786

40,555 24,077

a Bus b Rail

-~-~

FIGURE 8
PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1988 - 1990)
PASSENGER TRIPS 3.5 ,-----
3
2.5
2
~
CD 1.5
"

0 ALBANY ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

ROME SAVANNAH ATLANTA

~ 1988

YEAR - 1989

i>QQl1990

* Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

TABLE 16
PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

Albany

Athens

Augusta

~

Q

Cobb

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

Totals

1987 2.01 1.59 2.00 N/A 1.20 2.14 1.84 2.00 1.81

1988 1.92 1.64 2.14 N/A
.94 2.14 1. 77 1.87 1.73

1989 1.80 1.56 2.09
.87 .96 2.23 1.71 2.04 1.69

1990

1.76

2.03

2.12

1.16

.99

2.39

I>

1.70

2.23

1.75

Atlanta

3.50

3.29

3.19

3.21

FIGURE 9
COST PER MILE
FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1988 - 1990)
DOLLARS
4 ,--------------------------

3

C..o..

2

,.

0 ALBANY ATHENS AUGUSTA

COBB COLUMBUS MACON
CITY

ROME SAVANNAH ATLANTA

~ 1988

YEAR - 1989

tQQl1990

Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

TABLE 17
COST PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987 - 1990)

City

Albany

Athens

Augusta

~

t-.:1

Cobb

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

Totals

Atlanta

1987 $1.97
2.91 2.10
N/A
1.92 2.07 2.15 2.84 $2.34
$3.16

1988 $1.85
2.82 2.22
N/A
1.86 2.18 2.52 2.75 $2.36
$3.41

1989 $1.75 2.23 2.26
N/A
1.90 2.33 2.51 2.76 $2.33
$3.44

1990

$1.86

2.51

2.78

3.02

2.01

2.69

,.

2.71

2.85

$2.62

$3.66

TABLE 18

REVENUE PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

Absolute
Change
1989 - 1990

Albany Athens

$ .65 .90

$ .59 .90

$ .54 .75

$ .54
.so

$ .00 .05

Augusta

.97

1.00

.93

.95

.02

~

~

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

.59

N/A

Columbus

.64

.58

.59

.56

- .03 ,

Macon

1.23

1.21

1.26

1.33

.07

Rome

.60

.62

.61

.69

.08

Savannah

1.14

1.07

1.16

1.26

.10

Totals

$ .94

$ .90

$ .90

$ .88

-$ .02

Atlanta

$1.13

$1.25

$1.53

$1.58

$0.05

TABLE 19

DEFICIT PER MILE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1987- 1990)

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

Absolute Change 1989 - 1990

Albany Athens Augusta

$1.33 2.01 1.13

$1.25 1.93 1.22

$1.21 1.47 1.33

$1.32 1.71 1.83

$ .11 .24 .50

(1.:1 ~

Cobb

N/A

N/A

N/A

2.43

N/A

Columbus Macon

1.28 .84

1.29 .98

1.31 1.07

1.45 1.36

.14
.29 ,.

Rome

1.55

1.90

1.90

2.02

.12

Savannah

1.70

1.68

1.60

1.58

- .02

Totals

$1.40

$1.46

$1.43

$1.74

$ .31

Atlanta

$2.03

$2.17

$1.85

$2.07

$0.22

TABLE 20
TRANSIT FARES BY CATEGORY (1990)

City

~lar

Student

Child

E& H

Transfer

Albany

$ .50

$ .50

$ .25

$ .25

Free

Athens&

.75

(b)

.35

.35c

Free

Augusta

.60

.25

Free

.25

.25d

Cobbe

.75 L

.50

Free

.35

Free

2.00 E

1.00

Free

1.00

Free

~

c.TI

Columbus

.65

.45

.45

.30

N/A

Macon

.50

.25

Free

N/A

N/A

,.

Rome

.50

.50

Free

.25

.25f

Savannah

.75

.75

.50

.37

.05

Atlanta

1.00

1.00

Free

.50

Free

a Saturday fare is $.25 for all patrons. b UGA student per quarter fee is $2.50. c Demand response fare is $1.00. d Free for E&H and students. e L is for Local; E for express. f E&H transfer is $.10.

TABLE 21
EMPLOYMENT PROFILE OF GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

City

Drivers

Maintenance Administration

Other

Total

Albany

29

7

2

3

41

Athens

26

7

7

0

40

Augusta

52

9

13

6

80

~

g,

Cobb

61

7

11

5

84

Columbus Macon

52

26

30

14

3

8

3

5

89

,.

52

Rome

24

9

9

3

45

Savannah

90

40

10

3

143

Totals

364

119

58

33

5'14

Atlanta

1,204

779

1276

240

3,499

City

Albany

Athens

~

Atlanta

..;J

Augusta

Cobb

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

Averages

TABLE 22
HOURLY WAGE DISTRIBUTION FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

Driver's Beginning
$5.80 6.54 9.18 6.28 6.50 6.82 6.43 7.17 8.07 $6.98

Driver's Top $9.30 9.81 13.11 10.71 9.00 9.74 10.00 11.53 10.76
$10.44

Mechanic's Beginning
$8.63 8.35
11.58 6.92 8.10 6.18 7.50 7.53 11.73 $8.50

Mechanic's ~
$13.47 12.52 14.13 11.80
,
14.05 11.76 11.30 12.11 11.73 $12.54

City

Albany

Athens

Atlanta

Augusta

CobbC

c.>

00

Columbusd

Macon

Rome

Savannahe

TABLE 23
CHARTER SERVICE RATES (1990)

Per Hour $35.00 $39.00 $5o.ooa $3s.oob N/A N/A $35.00 $35.00 $40.00

Minimum Hours N/A 2 5 N/A N/A N/A 3 2 4

Service Area

Statewide

100 mile radius

Statewide

50 mile radius

N/A

N/A

Statewide

30 mile radius

,.

Chatham County

a A fee of $35.00 per hour is charged after the minimum has been met. b Business rate is $35.00 per hour plus $1.00 per mile. Reduced rates are extended to E & H groups and nonprofit
organizations. c Cobb provides no charter service to the public. d Charter service discontinued as of November 30, 1989. e Rates relate to equipment leased to private operators - CAT does not provide charter service.

TABLE 24
MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990}

City

Gasoline

Cost

Diesel

Cost

Total Gallons

Total Fuel Cost

Albany

16,464

$13' 666

126,517

$119,180

142,981

$132,846

Athens

~

co

Augusta

N/A

N/A

154,669

121,178

154,669

121,178

N/A

N/A

273,966

262,235

273,966

262,235

Cobb

N/A

N/A

331,787

253,257

331,787

253,257,.

Columbus

N/A

N/A

334,895

281,412

334,895

281,412

Macon

N/A

N/A

210,052

190,644

210,052

190,644

Rome

10,333

8,777

115,660

100,356

125,993

109,133

Savannah

N/A

N/A

639,437

452,048

639,437

452,048

Totals

26,797

$22,443

2,186,983

$1,780,310

2,213,780

$1,802,753

Atlanta

303,449

$211,872

8,876,060

$6,234,331

9,179,509

$6,446,203

City Albany
Athens

TABLE 25A
GEORGIA TRANSIT EQUIPMENT INVENTORY BY CITY (1990)

Number
5 5 4
Total 14
12 8 2 1
Total 23

Year
1976 1981 1989
1976 1989 1989 1989

Make
GMC GMC Gillig
GMC Orion Orion Orion

Seats
43 36 31
43 40 30 46

Automatic Farebox
3 0 0

Wheelchair Access
No Yes Yes

12

No

8

No

2

No

1

Yes

~

Augusta

5

1974

GMC

45

5

No

0

4

1978

GMC

39

4

No

1

1979

Microbus

25

0

No

4

1985

Gillig

41

4

No

4

1987

Orion

5

1988

Gillig

39

4

No

41

5

No

,.

6

1989

Orion

39

6

Yes

Total 29

Cobb

19 17
Total 36

1989 1989

TMC Flxible

40

19

Yes

36

17

Yes

Columbus

12 1 1 6
10 5 5
Total 40

1969 1969 1971 1975 1983 1988 1988

GMC GMC GMC GMC Flxible Orion Orion

45

12

No

53

1

No

45

1

No

45

6

No

40

10

No

28

5

Yes

27

5

Yes

TABLE 25A Continued

City

Number

Year

Make

Seats

Automatic Farebox

Wheelchair Access

Macon

1

1973

GMC

45

0

No

5

1974

GMC

45

2

No

1

1976

MCI

47

0

No

3

1978

MCI

47

0

No

9

1979

Bluebird

31

9

No

3

1980

Bluebird

31

3

No

10

1982

Bluebird

31

10

No

1

1983

Bluebird

39

1

No

3

1985

Bluebird

31

3

No

10

1986

Bluebird

31

10

No

1

1988

Orion I

31

1

No

.~ .....

2

1989

Orion I

31

2

No

Total 49

Rome

,.

15

1982

Bluebird

31

15

No

11

1982

Bluebird

57

0

No

4

1982

Bluebird

45

0

No

4

1987

Bluebird

57

0

No

1

1988

Chance

24

0

No

Total 35

Savannah

9 13 35
Total 57

1973 1982 1987

Flxible Gillig Gillig

41

9

No

41

13

No

44

35

No

State Totals 283





11,222

245

62

TABLE 25B
GEORGIA TRANSIT EQUIPMENT FOR MARTA (1990)

City Atlanta
~
t-:1

Number
88 50 46a 146 49 79 160 63

Year
1978 1981 1982 1986 1987 1988 1990 1990

Make
Flxible Neoplan Neoplan Flxible Flxible Flxible New Flyer New Flyer

Seats
48 46 65 47 47 47 41 33

Automatic Wheelchair

Farebox

Access

88

No

50

No

46

No

146

No

49

Yes

79

Yes

160 63

Yes
Yes ,.

Total Active Buses

681

a Articulated Buses

TABLE 26
BUS INVENTORY AND SEATING CAPACITi' BY YEAR (Excluding Atlanta) (1990)

Year 1969 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
1983 1985 1986 1987
1988
1989
Totals

Number
12 1
1
1 9
10
6
8 9 1
4 3
9 1
3
5
25 11 4 13
10 1
4 3
10
4 35
4
5 1 1 5 5
4 8 2 2 17 19 1 6
283

Make
GMC GMC
GMC
GMC Flxible
GMC
GMC
GMC GMC MCI
GMC MCI
Bluebird Microbus
Bluebird
GMC
Bluebird Bluebird Bluebird Gillig
Flxible Bluebird
Gillig Bluebird
Bluebird
Bluebird Gillig Orion
Gillig Orion I Chance Orion Orion
Gillig Orion Orion Orion I Flxible TMC Orion Orion

Seating
45 53
45
45 41
45
45
43 43 47
39 47
31 25
31
36
31 57 45 41
40 39
41 31
31
57 44 39
41 31 24 28 27
31 40 30 31 36 40 46 39

43

TABLE 2'1
SUMMARY OF SEATING FOR GEORGIA Bl/SES (Excluding Atlanta) (1990)

Seating Ca2acit;t 24 25 27 28 30 31 36 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 47 53 57 Totals

Number of Buses 1 1 5 5 2 57 22 15 37 31 17 35 34 1 4
15 283

Total Seating 24 25
135 140
60 1,767
792 585 1,480 1,271 731 1 '540 1,530
46 188
53 855 11,222

44

TABLE 28
SUMMARY OF EQUIPMENT INVENTORY (Exclu- Atlanta) (1987- 1990)

1987

1988

1989

1990

Total Buses

253

237

287

283

Age Range

0-18 Years

0-19 Years

0-20 Years

0-21 Years

Modal Age

5 Years

6 Years

7 Years

1 Year

~

Mean Age

(11

Median Age

Make and Model

7.3 Years
9 Years
101 GMC 80 Bluebird 49 Gilligs 10 Flxible 5 Superior 2 Microbus 2 MCl 4 Orion

7.2 Years
9.5 Years
70 GMC 71 Bluebird 57 Gilligs 19 Flxible
2 Microbus 2 MCl 15 Orion 1 Chance

6.7 Years
10 Years
65 GMC 70 Bluebird 61 Gilligs 40 Flxible
2 Microbus 2 MCI 27 Orion 1 Chance 19 TMC

7.2 Years

10.5 Years

,.

57 GMC

70 Bluebird

61 Gilligs

36 Flxible

1 Microbus

4 MCI

34 Orion

1 Chance

19 TMC

Total Seating Capacity

10,157

9,554

11' 393

11' 222

Average Seating Capacity

40

40

40

40

TABLE 29
PEAK/OFF-PEAK VBBICLE USAGE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS (1990)

----Peak----

----Off-Peak----

City

# Buses

Percent Usage

# Buses

Percent Usage

Total Fleet

Albany

9

64

9

64

14

Athens

14

61

11

48

23

Augusta

21

72

19

66

29

Cobb

32

89

15

42

36

~

0)

Columbus

27

68

17

43

40

Macon

15

31

13

27

49

Rome Savannah

25 46

71

8

23

81

34

60

35
57 "

Totals

189

67

126

45

283

Atlanta

568a

83

263

39

681

132b

55

76

32

240

a Bus b Rail

T E N N.

N.

...

FIGURE 10

c.
SECTION 18 PROGRAMS
(1990)

[J New Pro1rama

~ Bzhtiar Pro1rama

0 City Go-.erameat

,>.

Prorrama

* Yllnpool Only

...J

/coo" , ~ ---___' - - - .I " _j__ _: ._...
\_______

F

L

0

R

D

A

I
J

47

PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS
...
Paratransit is a transportation service that falls somewhere between the private automobile and fixed-route public transportation; e.g., dial-a-ride, carpools, vanpools, and buspools. Georgia's paratransit operations are carried out under three programs: UMTA Rural and Non-Urbanized Transportation Program, the Georgia Rideshare and Vanpool Program, and the Georgia Park and Ride Lot Program.

PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS
..
Since 1976, the Georgia Department of Transportation has pursued a very aggressive paratransit program. Over the years, these programs have shown significant gains because of a high demand for the transportation services provided, particularly in Georgia's rural areas. Paratransit activities are carried out under three programs: the UMTA Section 18 Rural and Non-Urbanized Transportation Program, the Georgia Rideshare and Vanpool Program, and the Georgia Park and Ride Lot Program.
THE RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM The Georgia Department of Transportation administers the Federal Section 18 Program. The purpose of this program is to provide mobility to Georgians in rural and non-urbanized regions of the State. The majority of programs in the State operate general purpose demand response service daily between the hours of 6:00 AM and 6:30 PM. Saturday service is provided in some areas upon request; generally, Sunday service is not provided. The Public Transportation Services provided are available to the general public on a fee or donation basis. The Douglas County program is the only vanpool operation in the State and operates in both the urban and non-urbanized regions of the county. Because of its diverse funding source, it is listed on the Urban Transit Systems map as well as the Rural Public Transportation Systems map. However, due to the nature of their program, the operations data is detailed only in the Rural Public Transportation Section of the Transit Fact Book. The Douglas County program has three major components: (1) Vanpool services to county residents, (2) computer carpool matching and (3) management of Park & Ride Lots.
48

STA~CALSUMMARY
...
During 1990, the Georgia Department of Transportation experienced a slight decline in the Section 18 program. By the end of 1990, there were 205 vehicles operating in the State, 3 less than in 1989. The Rural Public Transportation fleet consisted of three types of vehicles: vans, minibuses and schoolbuses. A significant portion of the fleet is lift-equipped to provide access to wheelchair patrons in the rural public transportation programs. During 1990, there were a total of 59 County and 7 City Governments operating Section 18 Programs for a total of 66 participants.
The rural public transportation operations provided 1.45 million trips, a decrease of 3% from last year. Approximately 53% of these trips were provided for elderly people and 14% for handicapped persons during 1990. The average trip length was 3.1 miles and the systems carried an average of .32 passengers per mile. A total of 4.6 million miles were logged by the 205 vehicles in active operation during 1990. The vehicles averaged approximately 22,263 miles traveled at a cost of 70 cents per mile of operation. The average vehicle cost $15,602 to operate during 1990. The total expense to operate statewide programs including direct and indirect expense was $3.2 million.
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
The Georgia DOT Programs are managed by each of seven Transportation Districts. These Districts vary in topographical features, service area miles, population, and population density which directly impact transit operations. The Districts are located in Gainesville, Tennille, Thomaston, Tifton, Jesup, Cartersville and Chamblee (Atlanta) (see map- Figure 11).
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SERVICE AREA CHARACTERISTICS
...
Georgia is divided into 159 counties containing a population of 6,478,216 based on the 1990 Censusl; total square miles is 58,0562. Excluding the Atlanta District, the Thomaston District has the largest population (1,075,976), with a population density of 102 persons per square mile. Excluding Atlanta, Gainesville has the highest population density with 162 persons per square mile. Tifton and Tennille are the least dense with 47 and 57 persons per square mile respectively. EMPLOYEES
As of the end of 1990, there were a total of 342 employees working in the Rural Public Transportation systems. Of this total, 205 were drivers, 109 administrative, and 28 maintenance and other personnel. The majority of all employees (51%) are part-time workers, either volunteer or local government employees, who allocate a portion of their time to the management of rural transportation programs. SERVICE TYPE
There are 66 systems currently in operation offering different types of service. The majority of all systems offer a combination of fixed route, demand response and route deviation service; only one system (Douglas County Rideshare) offers vanpool services.
1 These population counts are subject to possible correction. The U.S. Department of Commerce will publish corrected counts, if any, not later than July 15, 1991.
2 Source: City & County data book. Areas defined as of October 18, 1986.
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PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
...
The Cartersville District carried the most passengers in 1990 (523,492); Tennille drove the greatest number of miles (1.4 million). Passengers carried per mile varied from a low of .19 in Tifton to .48 in Cartersville. Excluding Atlanta, passenger trips per capita was lowest in Jesup (.09) and highest in Cartersville (.82); the average was .22 statewide. The aggregate statewide cost per mile was 70; excluding Atlanta the lowest cost per mile was 61 in Tennille; the highest was 84 in Gainesville. The lowest cost per passenger outside of the Atlanta region was found in Cartersville, 1.62. Tifton recorded the highest cost per passenger at 3.89. Statewide the cost per passenger including all direct and indirect costs was $2.21.
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TABLE 30
SEC'llON 18 PROGRAM ~.MMARY 1989-1990

Total Passenger Trips
Trip Purposes
Medical Employment Nutrition Social /Recreation Education Shopping/Personal Otherb
Total
Total Miles Driven
Operating Expenses
Salaries Fuel & Oil Maintenance Repairs Insurance Other
Total
Total Vehicles

1989
1,488,457
99,432 88,890 325,810 230,572 133,077 228,229 382,447
1,488,457
3,865,975
$1,931,561 365,360 43,430 89,866 211,614 93,681
$2,735,512
208

1990a
1,450,497
135,764 118,114 352,377 213,374 107,747 274,088 249,033
1,450,497
4,563,883
$2,278,332 484,781 53,247 115,117 193,338 73,674
$3,198,489
205

Pet. Change 1989-1990
-2.6
36.5 32.9
8.2 -7.5 -19.0 20.1 -34.9
-2.6
18.1
18.0 32.7 22.6 28.1 -8.6 -21.4
16.9
-1.4

a During 1990, new methods of capturing and reporting data were implemented; some data from prior years may not be compatible.
b This category was redefined in 1990 to include only person trips. Delivery trips are now a separate category.

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FIGURE 11

STATEWIDE STATISTICAL SUMMARY
SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1984 - 1990)

5

MILLIONS
,---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~,

~

3

2

,.

1984

1985

1986

1987
YEAR

1988

1989

~ PASSENGER TRIPS - MILES

1990

Calendar Year

1988

U1

~

1989

1990

TABLE 31
SECTION 18 PROORAM- STATISTICAL SUMMARY (1988- 1990)

Total Pass. Trip
1,238,626
1,488,457
1,450,497

Total Miles
3,027,732
3,865,975
4,563,883

Total a Operating Expenses
$2,275,253
$2,735,512
$3,198,489

Totalb Vehicles
191
208
205 ,.

a Cost figures include both direct and indirect expenses. b Active vehicles only.

TABLE 32 SERVICE AREA POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS- SEC'llON 18 PROGRAMS (1990)

Transportation District

1. Gainesville

2. Tennille

3. Thomaston

4. Tifton

C11

C11

5. Jesup

6. Cartersville

7. Atlanta

Totals

Number of Programs
10 21 11
4 5 14 1 66c

Total Populationa
900,895 643,843 1,075,976 598,455 670,827 638,424 1,949,796 6,478,216

Service Area Population 251,831 510,396 143,378 47,579 44,706 497,027 71, 120b 1,566,037

Percent Population
Served 28% 79% 13% 8% 7% 78% 4% 24%

Pass. Trips Per Capita
.21 .63 .13 .17 .09 .82
.02 ,.
.22

a Based on the 1990 Census. These population counts are subject to possible correction. The U.S. Department of Commerce will publish corrected counts, if any, not later than July 15, 1991.
b Douglas County only.
cAs of 12/31/90.

TABLE 33
TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1988- 1990)

Transportation

District

1988

1989

1990

1. Gainesville

166,187

187,355

190,390

C1l

2. Tennille

0)

3. Thomaston

4. Tifton

347,530 139,811
74,107

481,298 154,903 116,653

405,419

137,527

,.

100,809

5. Jesup

76,087

73,069

59,069

6. Cartersville

420,228

454,698

523,492

7. Atlanta

14,676

20,481

33,791

Totals

1,238,626

1,488,457

1,450,497

FIGURE 12
TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS
SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1988 - 1990)
THOUSANDS
600~------------------------------------------------------------------,

500

C-:Ja1

400

300
,.
200

100

0 GAINESVILLE

TENNILLE THOMASTON

TIFTON

JESUP

TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT

~ 1988 - 1989 ~ 1990

CARTERSVILLE

TABLE 34
PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1988- 1990)

Transportation District

1. Gainesville

2. Tennille

C/1

00

3. Thomaston

4. Tifton

5. Jesup

6. Cartersville

7. Atlanta

Totals

1988 .39 .48 .45 .19 .29 .49 .29 .41

1989 .41 .45 .31 .20 .28 .49 .28 .39

1990

.35

.29

.22

.19

,.

.24

.48

.25

.32

Transportation District

1. Gainesville

Cc1c1

2. Tennille

3. Thomaston

4. Tifton

5. Jesup

6. Cartersville

7. Atlanta

Totals

TABLE 35
TOTAL MILES- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1988- 1990)

1988 425,886 721,823 308,320 397,765 260,866 862,006
51,066 3,027,732

1989 456,732 1,061,227 506,524 581,758 261,791 923,964
73,979 3,865,975

1990 539,974 1,391,699 632,379 529,981
,.
247,254 1,089,983
132,613 4,563,883

TABLE 36
SECTION 18 PROGRAM- PASSENGER TRIPS BY PURPOSE (1988- 1990)

Trip Purpose

Medical

Employment

Q)

0

Nutrition

Socia 1/Recreation

Education

Shopping/Personal

Other

Totals

1988 85,955 79,566 288,096 156,518 97,370 212,458 318,663 1,238,626

1989 99,432 88,890 325,810 230,572 133,077 228,229 382,447 1,488,457

1990

135,764

118,114

352,377

213,374

,

107,747

274,088

249,033

1,450,497

FIGURE 13
TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS BY PURPOSE
SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1990)

NUTRITION 24% ----------
0....).

SOCIAL/RECREATION 15%~

MEDICAL 10%

,.

EDUCATION 7% SHOPPING/PERSONAL 19%

OTHER 17%

TABLE 37
SECTION 18 PROGRAM- TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES (1988- 1990)

O~erating Ex~enses

Salaries

0)

N

Fuel & Oil

Maintenance

Repairs

Insurance

Other

Totals

1988 $1,543,168
309,165 34,522 101,943 233,940 52,515
$2,275,253

1989 $1,931,561
365,360 43,430 89,866 211' 614 93,681
$2,735,512

1990 $2,278,332
484,781 53,247
"
115,117 193,338 73,674 $3,198,489

TABLE 38 SYSTEM PROFILE- SECTION 18 PROGRAM (1990)

District

1. Gainesville

2. Tennille

C')

3. Thomaston

c:,.::

4. Tifton

5. Jesup

6. Cartersvi 11 e

7. Atlantaa

TOTALS

Total Vehicles
27 65 25 11 13 55
9 205

Total Drivers
28 60 25 13 15 56
8 205

Total Admin. EmElo;rees
16 30 18
7 15 21
2 109

Total Maint. EmElo;rees
0 6 4 1 1 14 1
27

Full Time EmElo;rees
19 51 27 10
9 41 10
167

Part-Time Time
EmElo;rees 25 45 20 11 22 51 1 175

Programs 10 21 11 4
5 ,.
14 1
66

a Vanpool services only.

TABLE 39
SECTION 18 PROGRAM- SELECTED STATISTICS (1990)

Transportation District

Total Pass. Trips

Total Miles Driven

Pass. Trips/ Mile

Cost/ Mile

Cost/ Pass.

Total Exp.

1. Gainesville

190,390

539,974

.35

$ .84

$2.37

$ 451,251

0)

~

2. Tennille

405,419

1,391,699

.29

.61

2.08

844,983

3. Thomaston 4. Tifton

137,527 100,809

632,379 529,981

.22

.72

3.31

,. 455,750

.19

.74

3.89

392,578

5. Jesup

59,069

247,254

.24

.70

2.92

172,232

6. Cartersville

523,492

1,089,983

.48

.78

1.62

846,869

7. Atlanta

33,791

132,613

.25

.26

1.03

34,826

Totals

1,450,497

4,563,883

.32

$ .70

$2.21

$3,198,489

TABLH40 SHC'llON 18 SYSTEM PROFILES (1990)

Cit:t/Count:t

1. Baldwin 2. Banks 3. Bartow 4. Berrien2 5. Bleckley

6. Bryan

7. Burke

8. Catoosa

9. Chattahoochee

Q)
C1l

10. Cherokee

11. Clay 12. Columbia 13. Crawford 14. Crisp2 15. Dade

16. Dodge 17. Douglas 18. Elbert 19. Emanuel 20. Fannin

21. Forsyth 22. Gilmer 23. Glascock 24. Greene 25. Habersham

Service 'f:tpe1
DR DR FR, DR FR, DR FR, DR
FR, DR FR, DR FR DR DR, FR
DR FR, DR FR, DR FR, DR FR
FR, DR VP FR, DR DR, FR FR, DR
DR FR FR, DR FR, DR, RD DR

Charge Fare
Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Yes Yes No Yes Yes

Weekda:t Hours
7:45 - 4:45 9:00 - 5:00 8:30 - 5:00 5:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 4:00 8:30 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 7:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 5:00 - 6:00 8:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 5:00 6:30 - 6:30 8:00 - 3:30 8:00 - 5:00 7:00 - 5:00
8:30 - 5:00 7:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:30 - 4:30 6:00 - 5:00

Total Vehicles

2 1 6 6 4

4 3 5 1 5

4

3 2

,.

4

3

4 9 4 3 4

3 2 2 6 2

City/County

26. Henry 27. Hall 28. Hancock 29. Haralson 30. Hart

31. Jefferson 32. Jenkins

33. Lincoln

34. Long 35. Lumpkin

Q)

Q)

36. McDuffie

37. Montgomery

38. Morgan

39. Murray 40. Paulding

41. Peach 42. Pickens 43. Pierce 44. Pulaski 45. Putnam

46. Quitman 47. Rabun 48. Richmond 49. Schley2
50. Screven

TABLE 40 (continued)

Service Type1
New Program FR, DR DR FR, DR DR
FR, DR FR,- DR FR, DR FR, DR FR, DR
FR, DR DR, FR DR, RD FR, DR FR
DR, FR FR, DR New Program DR DR
RD, DR DR, FR DR, FR FR, RD, DR DR

Charge Fare
N/A Yes Yes No Yes
No Yes No Yes Yes
No Yes Yes Yes No
Yes Yes N/A Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Weekday Hours
N/A 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 4:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 4:30 8:00 - 4:00 8:00 - 4:00 8:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 4:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 4:00 8:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00
8:00 - 5:00 8:30 - 5:00
N/A 8:00 - 5:00 8:30 - 4:30
5:30 - 4:30 9:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00 7:00 - 5:00 8:00 - 5:00

Total Vehicles

0 8 3 4 1

5 2 2 4 3

6

1

3 4

,.

2

3 4 0 1 3

2 1 3 3 2

TABLE 40 (continued)

City/County

Service Ty2el

Charge Fare

Weekday Hours

Total Vehicles

51. Talbot 52. Taliaferro 53. Telfair 54. Tift 55. Towns

FR, RD, DR

Yes

7:00 - 6:00

4

FR, DR

No

8:00 - 5:00

2

FR, DR

Yes

8:00 - 5:00

2

DR

Yes

8:00 - 4:00

3

DR

Yes

8:00 - 4:30

2

56. Troup 57. Walker 58. Warren 59. Wheeler 60. Whitfield

FR, RD, DR

Yes

8:30 - 4:00

4

FR

No

7:15 - 5:30

7

FR, DR

No

8:00 - 5:00

3

FR, DR

Yes

8:00 - 5:00

2

FR, DR

Yes

8:30 - 5:00

7

61. Wilcox

DR

Yes

8:00 - 5:00

2

0)

62. Wilkes

-::1

63. Wilkinson

FR, DR, RD

Yes

9:00 - 5:00

3

DR

Yes

8:00 - 5:00

1

64. City of Americus

DR, FR, RD

Yes

8:00 - 5:00

3

65. City of Fairmount

FR

No

8:00 - 5:00

1

66. City of Rome

FR

No

8:00 - 5:00

1 ,.

67. City of Richland

DR

Yes

8:00 - 4:00

1

68. City of Social Circle

DR

Yes

8:00 - 4:30

2

69. City of Unadilla

DR, FR

Yes

6:00 - 6:00

2

70. City of Vienna

DR

Yes

8:30 - 2:30

1

1 Demand Response (DR), Fixed Route (FR), Route Deviation (RD), Vanpool (VP). 2 Discontinued service.

FIGURE 14
COMMUTER TRAVEL MODES*
METRO ATLANTA AREA
Vanpool9%

0)
co
Personal Veh. Alone 62%

Carpool20%
,.
Public Transit 8%

* Source: 1990 Rideshare Survey

THE GEORGIA RIDESHARE PROGRAM {GRP)

During 1990, the Georgia Rideshare Program (GRP) assisted Georgians to achieve efficient mobility. The major program emphasis areas consist of providing support services to local operational Rideshare programs and maintaining a Rideshare matching service. Operational Rideshare programs included the Augusta-Richmond County area, Cobb County and Douglas County. These programs continue to contact major employers and area Chambers of Commerce as an integral part of their Marketing activities.
During 1990 the GRP continued its Marketing Awareness Program. A multi-media approach was utilized, including: television, radio, newspaper, billboard, and public service announcements (PSA's). These PSA's were utilized by the operational Rideshare programs to publicize the dedicated telephone line for the Atlanta metro area where individuals can call in and receive information on Rideshare alternatives. A feature of the Marketing Awareness Program was the location of billboard signs that display the following:

NEED A RIDE!

i~ ~~~~-=-===)c!~'-_+_+_f-=i-}~;,

0

~"::. - -~

- , ,__-----l:---- .;_ ---'--~~/

, ,__

\.,--"7\5~) ;:-_ ,~. --~\ (r))'

~ -~------~--~

69

Another feature of the Marketing Awareness Program is the strategic location of Park & Ride lot signs along the fttterstate. These signs publicize park & ride locations where individuals can meet to form carpools and vanpools.
//~Thrj eRIGDeEoSrHgAiaREWay
i / 6I 656-POOL
EXIT 44
A telephone survey of rideshare participants was conducted to assess the effectiveness of the program. Of those persons surveyed who had contacted the Rideshare Center for assistance during 1990, it was found that thirty-seven percent (37%) are now using some form of ridesharing for commuting to work (see illustration). It is estimated that these persons save between $1,500 and $7,500 yearly.
At the end of 1990, there were 80 State monitored park & ride lots representing an average daily utilization rate of twenty-seven percent (27%).1 It is estimated that approximately $12,000,000 was saved in total vehicle expenses by park & ride lot users during 1990.
1 The average daily utilization rate was computed using quarterly spot checks and does not reflect actual 24 hour utilization.
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THE GEORGIA PARK AND RIDE LOT PROGRAM
...
The Park and Ride Lot program has been a part of the Department's efforts to encourage ridesharing since 1974. New lots are recommended for consideration by local citizens, government officials or by Department staff. Projects follow a set evaluation procedure using criteria designed by the Department to determine feasibility. Once feasibility is established, the proposed project will enter a preliminary engineering phase. During this time, the lot is designed, right of way is investigated, underground utilities are addressed, etc., prior to a final recommendation for construction. Lots recommended for construction may utilize federal, state and local funding sources; a majority, however, have used State and local funds. The lots range in capacity from as few as 5 spaces in rural Georgia to as many as 579 in metropolitan Atlanta.
The success and patronage of Park and Ride lots vary with the location, visibility, and access to public transportation. As utilization of lots mature, some have been found to be less effective than anticipated. These lots are deactivated or sometimes the number of spaces is reduced. Lots on the deactivated list are temporarily closed until such time as demand justifies their reopening. Similarly, some lots cannot accommodate the demand; these are recommended for expansion. Occasionally a lot is permanently closed as a result of adjacent roadway construction. Thus, the number of lots as well as lot spaces in the Georgia Park and Ride Lot Program inventory may vary from year to year as a result of expansions, deactivations, closings, or reduction in size of lots.
The first Georgia Department of Transportation lot was opened in 1979 with a capacity of 59 spaces (this lot has been expanded to 126 spaces since that time). Prior to 1979, five Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
71

(MARTA) lots were in service. The 1990 program consisted of 80 active lots

totalling 6,323 spaces statewide.

...

In 1990, six lots were opened and four were under construction or

reconstruction. A total of 5 lots were in the preconstruction engineering phase

undergoing more detailed consideration before a final decision is made to

construct.

The local governments assume responsibility for maintenance and security

of the Park and Ride Lots. The Department monitors the utilization and physical

condition of each lot at designated times throughout the year. Department

personnel visit each lot in the State for inspection and to make a visual count

of vehicles parked. Counts of vehicles parked at the lot do not reflect total

usage. The utilization counts represent only a "snapshot" of usage on a select

day at a specific time - a 24 hour count could be a more accurate determinant

of total usage.

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FIGURE 15
PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES
ACTIVE LOTS DEACTIVATED LOTS PERMANENTLY CLOSED TEMPORARILY CLOSED
73

FIGURE 16
METRO ATLANTA INSET

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i I CHEROKEE

n @) -{) L. r-~-~

-- .

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I
I COBB

~- GWINNETT \

: ~ "-..e

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((~

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. tf ;' . -\r~.~->1-- ~)--) J\ I~~-J

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ACTIVE LOTS
0 DEACTIVATED LOTS

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TABLE4l

INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE FACILITIES (1990)

LOCATION

COUNTY

1. 1-985 & SR 20 2. 1-985 & Spouts Spring 3. 1-985 & SR 53 4. SR 400 & SR 60 5. SR 15 & SR 102, Warthen

Gwinnett Hall Hall Lumpkin Washington

6. County Courthouse, Eastman
7. u.s. 80 & Rice Avenue, Dublin

8. SR 57 & SR 68 Balls Ferry

9. Waynesboro City Hall

10. 1-520 & Wheeler Road, Augusta

-.J

C11

11. Broad Street & Gordon Highway, Augusta

12. City of Wrens

13. Hephzibah City Hall

14. City of Unadilla (Deactivated)

15. SR 166 & N. Lake Drive, Carrollton

Dodge Laurens Washington Burke Richmond
Richmond Jefferson Richmond Dooly Carroll

16. 1-20 & SR 113, Villa Rica 17 SR 50 & Ledo Road 18. 1-75 & SR 50, Tifton 19. 1-75 & SR 31 20. 1-75 & SR 38, Valdosta

Carroll Lee Tift Lowndes Lowndes

21. 1-75 & SR 112, Ashburn
22. SR 7 & SR 376, Twin Lakes (permanently closed)
23. u.s. 19 & U.S. 82, Albany
24. SR 91 & SR 133, Albany
25. City of Pelham

Turner Lowndes Dougherty Dougherty Mitchell

CAPACITY*
335 18
126 5
11
29 31 21 10 100
44 24 10 (22) 37 ,.
15 30 24 15 20
15 (30) 30 21 20

TABLE 41 (continued)

LOCATION

COUNTY

26. SR 76 & SR 33 (Deactivated) 27. City of Claxton 28. City of Nahunta 29. Charlton Courthouse, Folkston 30. SR 23, Glennville

31. 1-95 & SR 204 32. 1-95 & SR 21, Savannah
33. 1-16 & SR 30 34. SR 32 & SR 23, Hortense 35. Telfair Fairground, McRae (Deactivated)

-3

36. Effingham County Courthouse, Springfield

0)

37. City of Midway (Deactivated)

38. Market Street in Chatsworth

39. City of Ball Ground (Deactivated)

40. U.S. 41, Calhoun (temporarily closed)

41. Bremen Hospital
42. SR 5, Canton 43. SR 61, South of Dallas 44. Courthouse Buchanan (Deactivated) 45. Philpot Street, Cedartown

46. Sam Howell Hospital, Cartersville
47. City of Fairmount 48. SR 400 & Abernathy Road
49. Doraville 50. City of Stone Mountain

Brooks Evans Brantley Charlton Tattnall
Chatham Chatham Bryan Brantley Telfair
Effingham Liberty Murray Cherokee Gordon
Haralson Cherokee Paulding Haralson Polk
Bartow Gordon Fulton DeKalb DeKalb

CAPACITY*
(20) 28 88 22 23
20 33 38 14 (100)
53 (19) 29
,. (40)
(17)
57 173 167 (24)
31
16 10 352 217 150

TABLE 41 (continued)

LOCATION

COUNTY

51. Perimeter Mall 52. I-85 & Flat Shoals Road 53. I-20 & West Avenue 54. Memorial Drive 55. I-285 & Campbellton Road

DeKalb Fulton Rockdale DeKalb Fulton

56. U.S. 41 & SR 136, Resaca 57. Williams Park Milledgeville 58. City of Reynolds 59. U.S. 78 & Hewatt Road 60. I-85 & Indian Trail Road

Gordon Baldwin Taylor Gwinnett Gwinnett

-.::!

61. I-75 & Jodeco Rd.

-.::!

62. City of Vienna

63. City of Woodstock (Deactivated)

64. I-20 & Gresham Road

65. I-75 & SR 300

Henry Dooly Cherokee DeKalb Crisp

66. SR 300 & S-0944 67. SR 32 & U.S. 19, Leesburg 68. I-20 & Lee Road 69. SR 124 & SR 211 70. SR 87 By-Pass, Cochran

Crisp Lee Douglas Barrow Bleckley

71. SR 29 E. of Dublin 72. Pope Street, City of Sylvester 73. City of Guyton 74. SR 15 & SR 50, Hoboken 75. SR 3, Adairsville

Laurens Worth Effingham Brantley Bartow

CAPACITY*
116 420
44 362 255
10 20 29 145 506
15 32 (73) 403
19 ,.
19 15 45 20 50
20 15 20 15 20

TABLE 41 (continued)

LOCATION

COUNTY

76. Tenth Avenue, Helena 77. SR 120 & Corinth Church 78. APD & US 76 79. I-20 & SR 61 80. SR 53 & Mary Street

Telfair Haralson Union Carroll Pickens

81. SR 53 & SR 400 82. SR 26 North of Statesboro
83. SR 120 and SR 101 84. I-20 & U.S. 278 (SR 12) 85. City of Cadwell

Dawson Bulloch Paulding Newton Laurens

-'I

86. I-16 & SR 338

00

87. SR 18 & SR 57

88. First Ave. & SR 5, Ellijay

89. Airport Station

Laurens Wilkinson Gilmer Clayton

TOTAL SPACES

CAPACITY*
15 45 24 160 160
17 30 34 55 10
13 20 34
579 ,.
6,323

* Individual lot capacities may fluctuate from year to year due to improvements such as restriping, expansion,
reconstruction, etc. The total does not include closed or deactivated lots.

RAILROAD PASSENGER SERVICE IN GEORGIA
Rail passenger service in Georgia is provided by A'MTRAK. AMTRAK operates the following routes:
(1) The CRESCENT operates between Washington, D.C. and New Orleans with stops in Atlanta, Gainesville, and Toccoa.
(2) The PALMETTO, the SILVER METEOR, and the SILVER STAR operate daily between New York and points in Florida with stops in Savannah and Jesup.

City Atlanta Gainesville Toccoa Jesup Savannah TOTALS

TABLE 42 AMTRAK PASSENGER COUNTS (1990)

Passengers Boarding 64,999 4,351 2,230 5,177 25,889 102,646

Passengers Alighting
64,128 4,388 2,573 5,249 25,589
10i.,927

Total Passengers
129,127 8,739 4,803
10,426 51,478 204,573

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TABLE 43
TOTAL RAIL PASSENGERS IN GEORGIA (1987- 1990)

Percent Change

City

1987

1988

1989

1990

1989-1990

0....0..

Atlanta

97,328

114,924

128,195

129,127

0.73

Gainesville

6,615

8,052

8,243

8,739

6.02

Toccoa Jesup

4,171

4,910

5,407

4,803

-11.17

,.

7,819

7,706

9,358

10,426

11.41

Savannah

47,414

45,751

48,850

51,478

5.38

TOTALS

163,347

181,343

200,053

204,573

2.26

FIGURE 17
DISTRIBUTION OF RAIL PASSENGERS
GEORGIA RAIL STATIONS (1990)

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GAINESVILLE 5% TOCCOA2%

SAVANNAH 25%

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APPENDIX

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TABLE A-1 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR AI.,QANY

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:

Albany Transit System (ATS)
Mike Crittenden, General Manager
712 Flint Avenue, Albany, Georgia 31701-2416 (912) 430-5182

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$1,016,795 $296,104 $720,691 14 8.5 961,802 $1.06 $.75 3.43 546,780 1.76 $1.86 $.54 34,792 29% $1.32

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TABLE A-2 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FORt&ATHENS

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Athens Transit System (ATS) Tim Lett, Director 325 Pound Street, Athens, Georgia 30601 (404) 357-6120

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$1;323,494 $421,504 $901,990 23 8.65 1,070,943 $1.24 $ .84 3.14 527,353 2.03 $2.51 $ .80 32,918 32% $1.71

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TABLBA-3 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR tTLANTA

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Kenneth M. Gregor, General Manager
2424 Piedmont Rd., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324-3324
(404) 848-5050

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIPS/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$167,882,399 $72,703,757 $95,178,642 681 3.83 147,254,000 $1.14 $.65 2.31 45,895,000 3.21 $3.66 $1.58 2,832,000 43% $2.07

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TABLEA-4 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR.t'UGUSTA

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Augusta Public Transit (APT) A. W. Revelle, General Manager 1516 Wall Street, Augusta, Georgia 30904 (404) 722-2035

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$2,426,730 $832,409
$1,594,321 29
6.45 1,848,705
$1.31 $.86 2.92
872,738 2.12
$2.78 $ .95 84,637
34% $1.83

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TABLEA-5 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR COBB
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TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE:

Cobb Community Transit (CCT)
Rachel Shrauner, Director
10 East Park Square, Room 410 Atlanta, Georgia 30090-9612
(404) 427-7665

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS REVENUE/EXPENSE DEFICIT/MILE

$4,629,852 $905,114
$3,724,738 36 1
1,777,745 $2.60 $2.10 5.12
1,532,040 1.16
$3.02 $0.59 90,515
20% $2.43

* Cobb initiated service in July, 1989.

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TABLE A-6
.. 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR COLUMBUS

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Columbus Transit System (METRA) Isaiah Hugley, Director P.O. Box 1340, Columbus, Georgia 31902 (404) 571-4700

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$2,725,945 $762,391
$1,963,554 40
11.8 1,338,874
$2.04 $1.47
3.58 1,356,108
.99 $2.01
$.56 99,142
28% $1.45

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TABLEA-7 1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR MACON
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TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MBTA) June V. Stearman, Director 815 Riverside Drive, Macon, Georgia 31201 (912) 746-1340

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$2,025,476 $1,002,076 $1,023,400
49 8.61 1,801,271 $1.12 $.57 2.02 753,120 2.39 $2.69 $1.33 62,738 49% $1.36

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TABLEA-8
1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR...ROME

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Rome Transit Department (RTD) Lydell Whittle, Director 168 North Avenue, Rome, Georgia 30161 (404) 236-4523

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIPS/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$1,485,064 $378,994
$1,106,070 35
7.26 933,468
$1.59 $1.18
3.92 547,909
1.70 $2.71
$.69 40,658
26% $2.02

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TABLEA-9
1990 TRANSIT SUMMARY FOR SAVANN.A.. H

TRANSIT AGENCY: CONTACT PERSON: ADDRESS: TELEPHONE:

Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) Mike Harbour, Director P.O. Box 9118, Savannah, Georgia 31412-9118 (912) 233-5767

TOTAL EXPENSE TOTAL REVENUE OPERATING DEFICIT NUMBER OF BUSES AVERAGE BUS AGE TOTAL PASSENGER TRIPS COST/PASSENGER TRIP DEFICIT/PASSENGER TRIP OPERATING RATIO VEHICLE MILES PASSENGER TRIP/VEHICLE MILE COST/VEHICLE MILE REVENUE/VEHICLE MILE VEHICLE HOURS EXPENSE RECOVERY RATIO DEFICIT/MILE

$6,037,659 $2,677,795 $3,359,864
57 6.35 4,719,783 $1.28 $.71 2.25 2,121,093 2.23 $2.85 $1.26 170,850 44% $1.58

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