GA. T 7 0 0.. P3 S1 Fd. ' 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. :39 Rail Passenger Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 46 ~ 1ossary '-'' --- . , . F-~,l) 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 : i i 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 iii 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. 1 Figure 1 URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA ~n,~ ATHENS TRANSITS'!S1EM ;as,~ COBBCO~ Ql-s.9-,,(!E ~ MARTA DOUGLAS COUNTY ~SJ~ 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. 3 ALBANY TRANSIT SYSTEM (ATS} Kerwin Terry 712 Flint Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 General Manger J~I~2h2_n~;rnJ1143Q~5182 I FAX _ill]~. 4~,=0=51=6=0= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 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 _Teleghone: {70616!3-3430 /fA~i?Ql~1~~31~,=3=--= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 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 r~1~~h9~e: (7Q6J 821-1815 / FA~7QL821=-!=75=2====================== 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 ,_. Operating Revenue w 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 ...., 1.5 ~ ,e._n C1l 0 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 5,--------------------------------- ,__. 3 ' en C: -~.Q 2 ~ 1993 1994 il\ 1995 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Macon Cities Rome Savannah Table 3 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE -==:::..::.=-- 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 Figure 4 ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSE 10 ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ..... 6 00 Cl) C: .Q ~ 4 ~ 1993 1994 a 1995 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 I.Cl 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 N 0 (/) C: .Q 2 ~ ~ 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 4 r----------------------------, 3 - ~ ro 0 2 0 ~ 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 (.11 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 N 0\ ~ cu 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 w 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 ---1 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 Figure11 ~, .__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. 35 FIGURE 12 Rural Public Transportation Programs Existing Program Proposed New Program City Government Program G) Cedartown @ Social Circle Unadilla @ Americus @ Vienna 36 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 39 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 1~ 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 1fi7 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 ">79 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 49 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. 50 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. 51