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ll:t9b 1996 GEOR'GIA TRANSIT

FACT BOOK

Georgia Department of Transportation Office of lntermodal Programs

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Georgia Department of Transportation wishes to express if$ sincere appreciation to those transit managers, transit planners, state and local officials wbo provide assistance during the preparation of this document.
NOTICE
This report is the product of a study financed in part by the Federal Transit Administration, United States Departrr,ent of Transportation. 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 views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

GEORGIA TRANSIT FACT BOOK
Prepared by Office of lntermodal Programs Georgia Department of Transportation

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ....................................... .

Urban Transit Operations ................................... :3

Transit Agency Summaries (1995) ........................... 4

Albany Transit System (ATS).................... . . . . . . . :1
Athens Transit System (ATS) ............................ s

Augusta Public Transit (APT) ............................. 6

Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) ..................... 7

Cobb Community Transit (CCT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Columbus Transit System (METRA) ....................... 9

Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MSTA) ............... 10

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MA.RTA) . . . .... : 1

Rome Transit Department (RTD) ......................... 12

Paratransit Operations ................................... 35

Rural Public Transportation Program ...................... 36

Georgia Park & Ride Lot Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Rail Passenger Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46

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LIST OF TABLES

NUMBER

PAGE

1. Georgia Urban Transit Summary ....................... 13

2. Unlinked Trips for Georgia Transit Systems .............. 15

3. Total Operating Expense for Georgia Transit Systems ...... 17

4. Total Operating Revenue for Georgia Transit Systems ..... 19

5. Operating Ratio for Georgia Transit Systems ............. 21

6. Total Revenue Vehicle Miles for Georgia Transit Systems ... 23

7. Total Revenue Vehicle Hours for Georgia Transit Systems .. 25

8. Total Revenue Vehicles for Georgia Transit Systems ....... 27

9. Motor Fuel Consumption in Gallons

for Georgia Transit Systems .......................... 29

10. Georgia Revenue Bus Inventory ....................... 31

11. Revenue Bus Inventory for MARTA .................... 33

12. Service Area Population Characteristics

for Rural Public Transportation Programs ................ 37

13. Rural Public Transportation Program Summary ........... 38

14. Inventory of Park and Ride Lot Facilities ................. 40

15. AMTRAK Passenger Counts .......................... 46 : 16. Total Rail Passengers in Georgia ...................... 48

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LIST OF FIGURES

NUMBER

PAGE

1. Urban Transit Systems in Georgia ...................... 2

2. Annual Expense Per Passenger ....................... 14

3. Annual Transit Ridership ............................ 16

: 4. Annual Operating Expense ........................... 18

5. Annual Operating Revenue .......................... 20

6. Annual Operating Ratio ............................. 22

7. Annual Expense Per Mile ............................ 24

8. Annual Expense Per Hour ........................... 26

9. Annual Passenger Trips Per Mile ...................... 28

10. Annual Passengers Per Hour ......................... 30

11. FY 1995 Capital Funding Distribution ................... 34

12. Rural Public Transportation Programs .................. 36

13. Park & Ride Lots ................................... 39

14. Distribution of Rail Passengers ........................ 47

15. Georgia Rail Passenger Service ....................... 49

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INTRODUCTION
The Georgia Transit Fact Book is published annually by the Georgia Department of Transportation. The current edition summarizes the 1995 calendar year operations data for the ten urban public transit systems and the seventy rural public transit systems in the State. Other transportation and related activities, such as 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 preceding calendar year. 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 annual survey of 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.
In order to address the need to improve efficiency, facilitate decision making and protect the State's investment in transit, the Department implemented, during 1992, a revised Management Information System (MIS) based on the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) National Transit Database (Formerly Section 15 Program). This MIS has resulted in the development of additional tools for analyzing cost efficiency, cost and service effectiveness as well as service supplied and consumed.
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Figure 1
URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA

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MARTA

DOUGLAS COUNTY

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MACON-BIBB COLl'HY TRANSfT AUTHORITY

CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY

ALBANYTRANSITS'!S1EM

* Douglas County provides vanpool services to county residents in both the urbanized and nonurbanized portions of the region. No fixed route service is offered.
2

URBAN TRANSIT OPERATIONS
There are ten urban public transportation systems in Georgia. They are as follows: Albany (ATS); Athens (ATS); Atlanta (MARTA); Augusta (APT); Savannah (CAT); Cobb County (CCT); Columbus (METRA); Macon (MBTA); and Rome (RTD). Douglas County (Douglas County Rideshare) provides vanpool services for county residents.
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ALBANY TRANSIT SYSTEM (ATS}

Kerwin Terry

712 Flint Avenue, Albany, GA 31701

General Manger

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AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

87,223 1,299,946
314,443
433,204 29,156
9 8
654,343 3,672,017

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

3.00 44.59
1.99 0.35 24%
1.51 22.44

ATHENS TRANSIT SYSTEM (ATS) 325 Pound Street, Athens, GA 30601

Judy Dudley Acting Director

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AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

73,282 1,704,522
581,016
608,860 50,129
23 18
1,249,229 3,894,255

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

2.80 34.00
1.36 0.44 34%
2.05 24.92

AUGUST A PUBLIC TRANSIT (APT) 1535 Fenwick Street, Augusta, GA 30904

Heyward Johnson Acting Director

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AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

217,002 2,219,762
670,172
847,945 68,304
30 21
1,328,224 4,313,232

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

2.62 32.50
1.67 0.51 30%
1.57 19.45

CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CAT) 900 East Gwinnett St., Savannah, GA 31412-9118 I~!eQ~o~e: {Q12} 236-2111 / FAXjg1g} 944-6058

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

198,630 8,270,233 3,268,237
2,412,502 182,803 64 50
4,094,331 14,813,940

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

Scott Lansing Director
3.43 45.24 2.02 0.56 40%
1.70 22.40

COBB COMMUNITY TRANSIT (CCT} 1OE. Park Square, Rm 410, Marietta, GA 30090 JeleQhone: (llQ}_52?-1610_/ FAX_.(Z70) 528-1611 _

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense
OJ
Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

447,745 4,794,059 1,813,226
1,711,291 105,970 53 33
2,829,854 18,093,458

Don Griffith General Manger

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

2.80 45.24
1.69 0.26 38%
1.65 26.70

COLUMBUS TRANSIT SYSTEM (METRA) Post Office Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31902 Telephone: (706) 571-4882 / FAX (706) 571-5866

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

Isaiah Hugley Director

GENERAL INFORMATION
Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue
SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage
SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

188,410 2,124,751
762,909
1,134,930 61,200 38 20
1,279,421 5,527,045

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

1.87 34.72
1.66 0.38 36%
1.13 20.91

MACON-BIBB COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MBTA) 815 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31201 Telephone: (912) 746-1340 / FAX (912) 746-1340

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION

Urbanized Area (UZA) Population

,_,

Operating Expense

0

Revenue

SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage

SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

129,496 2,008,860 1,046,987
757,260 57,880
36 14
1,056,172 3,734,254

Joseph McElroy Director

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

2.65 34.71
1.90 0.54 52%
1.39 18.25

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA)
2424 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324-3324
} ~l~QhO!)e:(4Q4L848-5059 / FAX i4Q4}_848~5225

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

Richard Simonetta General Manger

GENERAL INFORMATION

Urbanized Area (UZA) Population

Operating Expense

I-'

I-'

Revenue

SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage

SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles
Number includes MART A rail cars

1,194,788 214,182,739 91,828,500
53,467,000 3,108,000
907 721
143,704,000 617,915,425

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

4.01 68.91
1.49 0.35 43%
2.69 46.24

ROME TRANSIT DEPARTMENT (RTD) P.O. Box 1433, Rome, GA30162-1433 Telephone: (706) 236-4523 I FAX (706) 236-4498

AGENCY SUMMARY

1995

GENERAL INFORMATION

Urbanized Area (UZA) Population

,_,

Operating Expense

N

Revenue

SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage

SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles

51,589 1,325,021
294,655
456,601 28,469
29 21
747,438 1,753,772

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour
Cost Effectiveness Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Operating Expense/Passenger Mile Farebox Recovery Ratio
Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

Lydell Whittle Director
2.90 46.54
1.77 0.76 22% 1.64 26.25

Table 1
GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT SUMMARY*

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Operating Data Unlinked Trips Total Revenue Vehicles Revenue Vehicle Miles Revenue Vehicle Hours Fuel Consumption

1993.
13,654,810 268
8,124,174 577,688
2,271,147

1994
14,029,215 280
8,014,316 563,827
2,375,980

1995
13,239,012 282
8,362,593 583,911
2,338,086

Financial Data Operating Expense

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Operating Revenue

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PERFORMANCE DATA

$23,278,236 $7,679,527

$24,559,318 $8,704,933

$23,747,154 $8,751,645

Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour

$2.87 $40.30

$3.06 $43.56

$2.84 $40.67

Cost Effectiveness Operating Ratio Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip

3.03 $1.70

2.82 $1.75

2.71 $1.79

Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour

1.68 23.64

1.75 24.88

1.58 22.67

Atlanta Excluded

Figure 2
ANNUAL EXPENSE PER PASSENGER

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0

1

~ 1993 1994 1 1995

Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 2
UNLINKED TRIPS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta ..... Cobb County
u,
Columbus Macon Rome Savannah
SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

1- 993 740,487 1,206,817 1,393,493 2,577,577 1,265,965 1,145,299 740,170 4,585,002
13,654,810 140,404,000 154,058,810

1994 681,114 1,352,672 1,485,403 3,231,842 1,337,311 1,093,051 743,536 4,104,286
14,029,215 143,025,000 157,054,215

1995 654,343 1,249,229 1,328,224 2,829,854 1,279,421 1,056,172 747,438 4,094,331
13,239,012 143,704,000 156,943,012

Figure 3
ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP
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~ 1993 1994 il\ 1995

Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 3
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE
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AR- -EA

Albany

Athens

Augusta

......_.., Cobb County

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

1993 1,074,689 1,695,599 2,769,612 3,993,970 2,576,449 2,074,831 1,574,708 7,518,378
23,278,236 194,525,798 217,804,034

1994 1,163,200 1,783,360 2,648,652 5,246,213 2,631,138 2,037,689 1,397,632 7,651,434
24,559,318 200,325,053 224,884,371

1995 1,299,946 1,704,522 2,219,762 4,794,059 2,124,751 2,008,860 1,325,021 8,270,233
23,747,154 214,182,739 237,929,893

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ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE
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Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 4
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS*

SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta ,_. Cobb County
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Columbus Macon Rome Savannah

1993 323,399 506,419 875,295 1,103,324 746,541 1,023,208 325,328 2,776,013

1994 286,546 553,834 852,946 1,811,750 784,759 1,001,149 317,471 3,096,478

1995 -
314,443 581,016 670,172 1,813,226 762,909 1,046,987 294,655 3,268,237

SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

7,679,527 87,868,192 95,547,719

8,704,933 86,312,145 95,017,078

8,751,645 91,828,500 100,580,145

*Directly generated operating revenue. Does not include Federal and Local Funds applied toward transit system operating expense.

Figure 5
ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE

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~ 1993 1994
a 1995

Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 5
OPERATING RATIO FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE AR-EA Albany

Athens

Augusta

.N.....

Cobb County

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

1993

1994

1995

3.32

4.06

4.13

3.35

3.22

2.93

3.16

3.11

3.31

3.62

2.90

2.64

3.45

3.35

2.79

2.03

2.04

1.92

4.84

4.40

4.50

2.71

2.47

2.53

3.03

2.82

2.71

2.21

2.32

2.33

2.28

2.37

2.37

Figure 6
ANNUAL OPERATING RATIO

N

~ 1993

N

a 1994

1995

Albany Athens Augusta

Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 6
TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLE MILES FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE AREA -.
Albany Athens Augusta wN Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah
SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

1993 405,407 574,595 998,136 1,535,725 1,183,000 669,669 501,539 2,256,103
8,124,174 44,597,000 52,721,174

1994 407,737 594,522 990,514 1,718,563 993,357 660,402 449,620 2,199,601
8,014,316 47,939,000 55,953,316

1995 433,204 608,860 847,945 1,711,291 1,134,930 757,260 456,601 2,412,502
8,362,593 53,467,000 61,829,593

Figure 7
ANNUAL EXPENSE PER MILE
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~ 1993 1994
a 1995

Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 7
TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLE HOURS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta N Cobb County
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Columbus Macon Rome Savannah
SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

1993 30,319 43,079 68,304 96,987 78,685 52,096 35,598 172,620
577,688 2,756,000 3,333,688

1994 28,376 44,139 68,304 105,899 64,671 51,550 26,952 173,936
563,827 3,069,000 3,632,827

1995 29,156 50,129 68,304 105,970 61,200 57,880 28,469 182,803
583,911 3,108,000 3,691,911

Figure 8
ANNUAL EXPENSE PER HOUR

40

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0
0

20

~ 1993 1994
a 1995

Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon
Cities

Rome Savannah

Table 8
TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLES FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

SERVICE AREA

Albany

Athens

Augusta

.N......

Cobb County

Columbus

Macon

Rome

Savannah

SUBTOTAL Atlanta* STATE TOTAL
* Number includes MARTA rail cars

1993

1994

11

11

23

23

30

30

36

53

40

38

36

36

35

29

57

60

268

280

931

931

1,199

1,211

1995 9 23 30 53 38 36 29 64
282 907 1,189

Figure 9
ANNUAL PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE

N 0::,

~ 1993

1994

a 1995

Albany

Athens Augusta

Cobb Columbus Macon Cities

Rome Savannah

SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta
N
I.O Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah
SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL

Table 9
MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS

1993 135,399 189,059 249,144 400,922 280,018 208,679 113,500 694,426
2,271,147 9,092,014 11,363,161

1994 128,646 202,129 284,599 459,544 270,653 225,782 96,904 707,723
2,375,980 9,229,287 11,605,267

1995 132,587 199,224 242,755 483,028 264,546 211,776 91,104 713,066
2,338,086 9,235,462 11,573,548

Figure 10
ANNUAL PASSENGERS PER HOUR

~ 1993
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0
1994
~ 1995

Albany

Athens Augusta

Cobb Columbus
Cities

Macon

Rome Savannah

CITY Albany Athens
Augusta
Cobb Columbus

Table 10
GEORGIA REVENUE BUS INVENTORY (1995)

NUMBER
5
~
Total 9
10 8 2 1
_g
Total 23
3 3 2 3 4 4 5
~
Total 30
19 17 17 Total 53
6 1 10 5 5 5 5
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Total 38

YEAR
1981 1989
1976 1989 1989 1989 1993
1992 1991 1991 1990 1985 1987 1988 1989
1989 1989 1994
1969 1971 1983 1988 1988 1991 1991 1993

MAKE

AUTOMATIC LIFT SEATS FAREBOX EQUIPPED

GMC

36

Gillig

31

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

GMC

43

Orion

40

Orion

30

Orion

46

Orion

40

Yes

No

Yes

Ne

Yes

Ne

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Orion

39

Orion

39

Chance

24

Orion

25

Gillig

41

Orion

39

Gillig

41

Orion

39

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

TMC

40

Flxible

36

Flxible

43

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

GMC

43

GMC

43

Flxible

40

Orion

28

Orion

27

Orion

29

Orion

40

Chance1

28

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

31

Table 10, continued

CITY
Macon
Rome Savannah
STATE TOTAL

NUMBER
4 2 10 3 10 1 2 1 1
_g
Total 36
9 11 4 4 _l Total 29
11 33 5 4 2 5
j
Total 64
282

YEAR
1979 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988 1989 1991 1992 1994
1982 1982 1982 1987 1988
1982 1987 1991 1991 1992 1994
rn~i

1Trolley Bus 2 Electric shuttle bus

AUTOMATIC LIFT MAKE SEATS FAREBOX EQUIPPED

Bluebird

31

Bluebird

31

Bluebird

31

Bluebird

31

Bluebird

31

Orion I

31

Orion I

31

Orion I

31

Orion I

35

Orion I

35

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Bluebird

31

Bluebird

57

Bluebird

45

Bluebird

57

Chance1

24

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

Gillig

40

Gillig

40

Gillig

34

Orion I

36

Gillig

34

Gillig

35

AVS 2

22

AVS 2

22

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

32

Table 11
REVENUE BUS INVENTORY FOR MARTA (1995)

CITY

NUMBER

YEAR

Atlanta
w w

31

1978

50

1981

144

1986

49

1987

79

1988

160

1990

63

1990

40

1992

51

1994

Total Active Buses

667

MAKE
Flxible Neoplan
Flxible Flxible Flxible New Flyer New Flyer New Flyer New Flyer

SEATS
48 46 47 47 47 41 33 33 39

AUTOMATIC FAREBOX
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

LIFT EQUIPPED
No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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.__FY 1995 C~~AL ~~.r:iQ~~!!~~!~

GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT PROGRAMS
Excluding Atlanta

(12.0%) Local

PARATRANSIT OPERATIONS
Paratransit is a transportation service that falls somewhere between the private automobile and fixed-route transportation; e.g., dial-a-ride, car pools, vanpools, buspools, etc. Georgia's Paratransit operations are carried out under three programs: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Non-urbanized Area Formula Program, the Georgia Rideshare and Vanpool Program, and the Georgia Park and Ride Lot Program.
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FIGURE 12
Rural Public Transportation Programs
Existing Program
Proposed New Program City Government Program
G) Cedartown @ Social Circle
Unadilla
@ Americus @ Vienna
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TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT
Gainesville Tennille Thomaston Tifton Jesup Cartersville Atlanta* TOTALS
'Douglas County Only

Table 12
SERVICE AREA POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
1995

NUMBER OF PROGRAMS
10 22 12 4 6 15 1 70

TOTAL POPULATION (1990 Census)
900,895 643,843 1,075,976 598,455 670,827 638,424 1,949,796 6,478,216

SERVICE AREA
POPULATION 251,831 510,396 194,943 47,579 44,706 531,442 71,120 1,652,017

PERCENT POPULATION
SERVED 28% 79% 18% 8% 7% 83% 4% 26%

PASSENGER TRIPS/CAPITA
0.26 0.80 0.18 0.10 0.13 1.00 0.02 0.28

Table 13
RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SUMMARY

1993

1994

1995

Total Passenger Trips
w
OJ
Total Miles Total Expenses Total Vehicles

1,736,898 5,021,726 3,550,151
230

1,769,113 5,098,013 3,507,970
232

1,781,672 5,329,637 3,525,156
246

Figure 13
Park and Ride Lots RIDESHARE
...the Georgia Way
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Table 14
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST. #

LOCATION

COUNTY

1

1

Hewatt Road just east of US 78 - Near Snellville

2

1

1-85 &Indian Trail Road {Exit 38)

3

1

1-985 &SR 20 (Exit 1)

4

1

1-985 &Spout Springs Road (Exit 3)

5

1

1-985 &SR 53 (Exit 4)

6

1

SR 400 &SR 60

7

1

SR 124 &SR 211

8

1

SR 53 &SR 400

9

1

US 76 @US 129/SR 11 - Blairsville

10

1

US 76 @SR 288 - East of Hiawassee

11

2

SR 15 &SR 102 - Warthen

12

2

SR 126@ Walnut - Cadwell

13

2

County Courthouse - Eastman

14

2

US 80 &Rice Avenue - Dublin

1S

2

SR r::,7 R. ~A &:Q i:bllc l=Prrv

Gwinnett Gwinnett Gwinnett
Hall Hall Lumpkin Barrow Dawson Union Towns Washington Laurens Dodge Laurens
W::ic:hinntnn

* SPACES
145 506 335 18 126 20 20 24 49 28 11 10 29 31
19

Table 14, contd.
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST.
#

LOCATION

COUNTY

16

2

City Hall - Waynesboro

17

2

1-520 & Wheeler Road (Exit 2) - Auousta

Burke Richmond

18

2

1-20 & US 278 (Exit 45) - Covington

Newton

19

2

1-16 & SR 338 (Exit 12) - Near Dudley

Laurens

20

2

Broad Street & Gordon Hiqhway - Augusta

21

2

US 1 - City of Wrens

22

2

City Hall - Hephzibah

23

2

SR 22 Williams Park - Milledgeville

24

2

SR 87 By-Pass - Cochran

25

2

SR 29 - East Dublin

26

2

SR 18 & SR 57 - Near Gordon

27

3

City of Reynolds

28

3

1-75 & Jodeco Road - Flippen (Exit #72)

29

3

Citv of Vienna

-:\/)

4

PnnA ~!root It ~Ci;?() -:\-:\ 11?. "'-- --

Richmond Jefferson Richmond Baldwin Bleckley Laurens Wilkinson Taylor
Henry Doolv Worth

* SPACES
10 74 55 13
44 24 10 20 50 20 20 29 15 32
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Table 14, contd.
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST.
#

LOCATION

COUNTY

31

4

SR 32 & US 19 - Leesburg

Lee

32

4

1-75 & SR 300 (Exit 32)

Crisp

33

4

SR 50 & Ledo Road

Lee

34

4

1-75 & SR 520 (Exit 18} - Tifton

Tift

35

4

1-75 & SR 31 (Exit 3) - Valdosta

Lowndes

36

4

1-75 & SR 38 (Exit 4) - Valdosta

Lowndes

37

4

1-75 & SR 112 (Exit 28) - Ashburn

Turner

38

4

SR 300 & SR 300 Connector

Crisp

39

4

US 19 & US 82-Albany

40

4

SR 91 & SR 133 -Albany

41

4

City Hall on West Railroad Street - Pelham

42

4

Farmer's Market, SR 38

43

5

Courthouse Street - Claxton

44

5

City of Nahunta

.d.',

"

r.h1irltnn r.n11nh1 r.n11rthm '"" i:nll,ctf\n

Dougherty Dougherty
Mitchell Brooks Evans Brantley Ch::irlton

* SPACES
15 19 30 24 15 20 15 19
30 21 20 25 28 88 ??

Table 14, contd.
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST.
#

LOCATION

COUNTY

46

5

SR 23 - Glennville

47

5

1-95 &SR 204 Just West of 1-95 North of Savannah (Extt 16)

48

5

1-95 &SR 21 Just West of 1-95 South of Savannah (Extt 19}

49

5

1-16 &SR 30 Just South of 1-16 (Extt 29)

50

5

SR 32 &SR 23 - Hortense

51

5

Effingham County Courthouse - Soringfield

52

5

Cttv of Guvton

53

5

SR 15 &SR 50 - Hoboken

54

5

SR 26 North of Statesboro

55

5

Tenth Avenue - Helena

56

6

Market Street &4th Avenue - Chatsworth

57

6

US 41 @ Gordon County Courthouse - Calhoun

Tattnall Chatham Chatham
Brvan Brantley Effingham Effinaham Brantley Bulloch TeHair Murray Gordon

58

6

Hiaaens General Hosottal, Carrollton St. @ Poolar St. - Bremen

59

6

SR 5 Business @ the Etowah River - Canton

i::n

fi

C::Q El 1 C::n11th nf l"'l<>ll<>c

Haralson Cherokee
o,..,,,,i;..,n

*SPACES
23 20 33 38 14 53 20 15 30 15 29 17
57 173
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Table 14, contd.
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST.
#

LOCATION

COUNTY

61

6

Philpot Street @ Alpha Way - Cedartown

Polk

62

6

Nelson Street - Cartersville

63

6

Public Square (Northeast Section) - Fairmount

Bartow Gordon

64

6

US 41 & SR 136 - Resaca

65

6

First Avenue @ SR 5

Gordon Gilmer

66

6

Corinth Church on Rockmart Road near SR 120

Haralson

67

6

SR 3 @ Milepost 29 - Adairsville

Bartow

68

6

SR 53 & Marv Street - Jasper

Pickens

69

6

Faith Baptist Church on SR 101 near SR 120 - Dallas

70

6

Sunbelt Drive just north of 1-20 - Waco

71

6

1-20 & SR 61 north of 1-20 (Extt 5) - Villa Rica

72

6

North Side Drive near SR 166 - Carrollton

73

6

1-20 & SR 113 south of 1-20 (Extt 4) - Villa Rica

74

6

SR 108 east of SR 515 - Near Jasper

7",

7

,,,,1 1-7"> [I. Avi;:ition c,,..1,,.. OF!::lr ,n.. ~: Aimnrl (Fxit R?\

Paulding Haralson Carroll Carroll Carroll Pickens
r.1::ivton

*SPACES
31 16 10 10 34 45 20 160 34 17 160 37 15 22
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Table 14, contd.
INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES

INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES

NO. DOT DIST.
#

LOCATION

COUNTY

76

7

Campbellton Road & Barge Road near 1-285 (Exit 48)

Fulton

* SPACES 255

77

7

1-20 & Gresham Road (Exit 32)

Dekalb

403

78

7

SR 400 & Abernathy Road (Exit 5}

Fulton

352

79

7

Fourth Street - Citv of Stone Mountain

Dekalb

150

80

7

Hammond Drive @ Perimeter Mall near 1-285 (Exit 21)

Dekalb

116

81

7

1-85 & Flat Shoals Road (Exit 14) - Near Union Citv

Fulton

420

82

7

1-20 & West Avenue (Exit 41} - Convers

Rockdale

44

83

7

1-20 & Lee Road (Exit 11 l - Near Lithia Sprinas

Doualas

145

84

7

SR 400 & Mansell Road (Exit 8) - Near Roswell

Fulton

418

85

7

1-20 & Thornton Road (Exit 12)

Doualas

116

86

7

1-20 & Post Road (Exit 7) - Between Douglasville and Villa Rica

Douglas

78

Individual lot capacities mav fluctuate from vear to vear due to improvements such as restripina, expansion, reconstruction, etc..

RAILROAD PASSENGER SERVICE IN GEORGIA

Rail passenger service in Georgia is provided by AMTRAK. 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 Jesu .

Table 15

AMTRAK PASSENGER COUNTS

1995

TOTAL

CITY

PASSENGERS

Atlanta Gainesville Savannah Toccoa Jesup TOTALS

98,518 5,286 44,484 3,814 8,403 160,505

Figure 14
DISTRIBUTION OF RAIL PASSENGERS

I

GEORGIA RAIL STATIONS
1995

I

"

(3.3%) Gainesville

(5.2%) Jesup (2.4%) Toccoa
(27.7%) Savannah

CITY
Atlanta
r-----~---
Gainesville Savannah
-
Toccoa Jesup
~.
T-OTALS

Table 16
TOTAL RAIL PASSENGERS IN GEORGIA

1993

1994

1995

124,158 6,871 52,360 4,239 11,829 199,457

104,467 5,253 50,703 3,558 10,253 174,234

98,518 5,286 44,484 3,814 8,403 160,505

Percent Change
(1994-1995) -5.69% 0.63% -12.27% 7.20% -18.04% -7.88%

Figure 15
Georgia Passenger Service

c.i.-.MoCaynillo ~

, :

'MBlo-o.,iG;hcylieJc:t..

Dalloij~

Passenger Service Passenger Station

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GLOSSARY
Cost Efficiency - Aquantitative measure of efficiency or how well something contributes to the attainment of goals and objectives measured against cost. For transportation systems, cost efficiency is usually measured as the ratio of the cost of the system to the level of service.
Cost Effectiveness - Aquantitative measure of the degree of goal attainment measured in monetary terms. For transit systems, cost effectiveness may be measured as the ratio of farebox revenues to operating expenses or cost per passenger trip, etc.
Cost Recovery Ratio - The ratio of total revenues to total costs; the inverse of the operating ratio. It is often used for evaluation of alternative plans.
Farebox Recovery Ratio - The ratio of fare revenue to operating expenses.
Operating Ratio - The ratio of operating expenses to operating revenue; the inverse of the cost recovery ratio. It is used as a measure of financial efficiency.
Paratransit - Forms of transportation services that are more flexible and personalized than conventional fixed route services, fixed schedule service but does not include exclusionary service such as charter.
Passenger Mile - The transportation of one passenger a distance of one mile. Total passenger miles for a transit system may be derived by multiplying the total number of passengers carried times the total number of miles they travel. Passenger miles is a quantitative measure of transit system efficiency.
Peak - The period during which the maximum amount of travel occurs. It may be specified as the morning (A.M.), or afternoon or evening (P.M.) peak. The period when demand for transportation service is the heaviest.
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Glossary, continued
Performance Indicator - Aquantitative measure of how well an activity, task or function is being performed. In transportation systems, it is usually computed by the relating a measure of service output or use to a measure of service input or cost.
Revenue Vehicle - A vehicle used to provide passenger transit service for which remuneration is normally required.
Revenue Vehicle Hours - Total number of scheduled hours that a vehicle is in revenue service. Excludes hours consumed while traveled to and from storage facilities and during other deadhead travel.
Revenue Vehicle Miles - Total miles traveled by revenue vehicle while in revenue service. Excludes miles traveled to and from storage facilities and other deadhead travel.
Service Area - The jurisdiction in which the transit property operates; the geographic region in which a transit system provides service or that a transit system is required to serve.
Service Effectiveness - In transit, the degree to which the desired level of service is being provided to meet stated goals and objectives.
Service Efficiency - The ratio of output to input, e.g. level of service to cost or resource usage. Providing the desired result with minimum expense, waste, etc.
Unlinked Passenger Trips - The number of passengers who board public transportation vehicles. Apassenger trip is recorded each time aperson boards a vehicle though it may be on the same journey from origin to destination. Each transfer is counted as a separate passenger trip.
Urbanized Area (UZA) - Defined by the Bureau of the Census, a population concentration of at least 50,000 inhabitants. Generally consisting of a central city and the surrounding, closely settled, contiguous territory.
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