'I 1998 GEORGIA TRANSIT FACT BOOK I~ 1 Georgia Department of Transportation Office of lntermodal Programs ~~ 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Georgia Department of Transportation wishes to express its sincere appreciation to those transit managers, transit planners, state and local officials who provide assistance during the preparation of this document. NOTICE This report is the product of a study financed in part by the 1 Federal Transit Administration, United States Department 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 lntermoda/ Programs Georgia Department of Transportation TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................... 1 Urban Transit Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Transit Agency Summaries (1997) ..................... 4 Albany Transit System (ATS) ....................... 4 Athens Transit System (ATS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 e Augusta Public Transit (APT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chatham Area Transit Authority (CAT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Cobb Community Transit (CCT) ..................... S Columbus Transit System (METRA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S Macon-Bibb County Transit Authority (MBTA) .......... 1C Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) . . . 11 Rome Transit Department (RTD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Paratransit Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Rural Public Transportation Program ................ 3E Georgia Park & Ride Lot Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Rail Passenger Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4E Glossary ........................................ 52 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 Vehicle Inventory for MARTA ................ 34 12. Age of Fleet Summary .............................35 13. Service Area Population Characteristics for Rural Public Transportation Programs .............. 38 14. Rural Public Transportation Program Summary ......... 40 15. Inventory of Park and Ride Lot Facilities ............... 42 16. AMTRAK Passenger Counts ........................ 48 17. Total Rail Passengers in Georgia .................... 50 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 1998 Capital Funding Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 12. Rural Public Transportation Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 13. Park & Ride Lots .............................. 41 14. Distribution of Rail Passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 15. Georgia Rail Passenger Service .................. 51 INTRODUCTION The Georgia Transit Fact Book is published annually by the Georgia Department of Transportation.The current edition summarizes the 1997 calendar year operations data for the ten urban public transit systems and the seventy-one 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 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 Management Information System (MIS) based on the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) National Transit Database. 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. Figure 1 URBAN TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA ATHENS PUBLIC TRANSIT o-n~,. ROME TRANSIT D&rARTMENT MARTA -~ OOUQU.S COUNTY' COLUMBUS TRANSIT SYSTEM ..... ..-a MACON-BIBB COUNTY TRANSIT AUTIIORITY * Douglas County provides vanpool services to county residents in both the urbanized area and nonurbanized portions of the region. No fixed route service is provided. 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 (A TS) 712 Flint Avenue, Albany, GA 31701 Telephone: (912) 430-5182 I FAX (912) 430-5160 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Kerwin Terry General Manager GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 87,223 2,089,720 276,404 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 463,764 35,524 19 7 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 636,564 2,403,859 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 4.51 58.83 3.28 0.87 13% 1.37 17.92 A ATHENS TRANSIT SYSTEM (ATS) 325 Pound Street, Athens, GA 30601 Telephone: (706) 613-3432/ FAX (706) 613-3433 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Richard Matthews Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 85,000 2,057,714 640,409 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 588,209 49,092 30 18 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 1,312,318 3,810,468 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 3.50 41.92 1.57 0.54 31% 2.23 26.73 AUGUSTA PUBLIC TRANSIT (APT) 1535 Fenwick Street, Augusta, GA 30904 Telephone: (706) 821-1815 I FAX (706) 821-1752 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Heyward Johnson Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 227,000 2,059,409 641,023 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 831,560 51,623 40 21 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 1,285,696 831,560 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 2.48 39.89 1.60 2.48 31% 1.55 24.91 CHATHAM AREA TRANSIT AUTHORITY (CAT) 900 East Gwinnett St., Savannah, GA 31412-9118 Telephone: (912) 236-2111 I FAX (912) 944-6058 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Scott Lansing Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 198,630 8,041,196 2,822,811 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 2,359,372 175,431 62 47 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 3,408,615 10,396,275 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 3.41 45.84 2.36 0.77 35% 1.44 19.43 COBB COMMUNITY TRANSIT (CCT) 10 E. Park Square, Rm 410, Marietta, GA 30090 Telephone: (770) 528-161 0 I FAX (770) 528-1611 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Mary Shavalier General Manager GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 504,328 6,895,584 2,058,390 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 1,680,974 88,124 68 42 2,482,682 17,800,378 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 4.10 78.25 2.78 0.39 30% 1.48 28.17 COLUMBUS TRANSIT SYSTEM (METRA) Post Office Box 1340, Columbus, GA 31902 Telephone: (706) 571-4882/ FAX (706) 571-5866 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Lisa Goodwin Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 190,000 4,465,025 748,466 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 1,009,216 75,192 48 21 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 921,655 1,009,216 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 4.42 59.38 4.84 4.42 17% 0.91 12.26 MACON-BIBB COUNTY TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MBTA) 815 Riverside Drive, Macon, GA 31201 Telephone: (912) 746-1340 I FAX (912) 746-1340 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Joseph McElroy Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 150,000 2,140,006 1,027,216 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 690,189 59,507 35 15 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 1,070,325 806,612 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 3.10 35.96 2.00 2.65 48% 1.55 17.99 METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA) 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324-3324 Telephone: (404) 848-5050 I FAX (404) 848-5225 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Richard Simonetta General Manger GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population 1,241,000 Operating Expense 257,006,851 Revenue 92,829,022 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles* Peak Vehicle Usage 54,174,312 2,608,342 942 742 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 170,352,000 811,619,273 Number includes MARTA rail cars 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 4.74 98.53 1.51 0.32 36% 3.14 65.31 ............ ROME TRANSIT DEPARTMENT (RTD) P.O. Box 1433, Rome, GA 30162-1433 Telephone: (706) 236-4523 I FAX (706) 236-4498 AGENCY SUMMARY 1997 Lydell Whittle Director GENERAL INFORMATION Urbanized Area (UZA) Population Operating Expense Revenue 31,000 1,345,588 362,102 SERVICE SUPPLIED Annual Revenue Vehicle Miles Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours Total Revenue Vehicles Peak Vehicle Usage 457,645 28,972 33 21 SERVICE CONSUMPTION Annual Unlinked Trips Annual Passenger Miles 763,713 1,513,479 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 2.94 46.44 1.76 0.89 27% 1.67 26.36 Table 1 GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT SUMMARY* GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Operating Data Unlinked Trips Total Revenue Vehicles Revenue Vehicle Miles Revenue Vehicle Hours Fuel Consumption 1995 1996 1997 13,239,012 282 8,362,593 583,911 2,338,086 11,264,498 282 8,027,234 573,058 2,275,916 11,881,568 335 8,080,929 563,465 2,311,911 Financial Data Operating Expense Operating Revenue $23,747,154 $27,098,433 $29,094,242 $8,751,645 $8,633,729 $8,576,821 PERFORMANCE DATA Cost Efficiency Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Mile Operating Expense/Revenue Vehicle Hour $2.84 $40.67 $3.38 $47.29 $3.60 $51.63 Cost Effectiveness Operating Ratio Operating Expense/Unlinked Trip Service Effectiveness Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Mile Unlinked Trips/Revenue Vehicle Hour 2.71 3.14 3.39 $1.79 $2.41 $2.45 1.58 1.40 1.47 22.67 19.66 21.09 -w Atlanta Excluded Figure 2 ANNUAL EXPENSE PER PASSENGER 6.00 5.00 4.00 .(./..). ~ 0 3.00 0 2.00 I!Eil1995 .1996 IDI1997 1.00 0.00 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah Table 2 UNLINKED TRIPS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 1995 654,343 1,249,229 1,328,224 2,829,854 1,279,421 1,056,172 747,438 4,094,331 1996 577,636 1,204,491 1,283,480 1,861,193 1,049,734 983,642 733,481 3,570,841 1997 636,564 1,312,318 1,285,696 2,482,682 921,655 1,070,325 763,713 3,408,615 13,239,012 143,704,000 156,943,012 11,264,498 144,805,000 156,069,498 11,881,568 170,352,000 182,233,568 Figure 3 ANNUAL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP 4,500,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,0u0,000 1,500,000 FEd 1995 .1996 liD 1997 1,000,000 500,000 0 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah -0\ l Table 3 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 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 1996 1,697,450 1,916,699 2,344,209 6,679,767 3,058,951 2,088,156 1,354,105 7,959,096 1997 2,089,720 2,057,714 2,059,409 6,895,584 4,465,025 2,140,006 1,345,588 8,041,196 23,747,154 214,182,739 237,929,893 27,098,433 239,450,735 266,549,168 29,094,242 257,006,851 286,101,093 --..J 8! 1\) c..> ~ 01 (1) -..j 00 CD 0 0 0 0 0 o o o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 )> c= Ill :l '< ~ :l" C1) :l "' )> cco c l!l. Ill () 0 C" C" () ;::;: (ii' (/) () r0 : 3 Cc " "' s: Ill 0 0 :l ;:o 0 3 C1) (/) I c )> r 0 "m'U , :::0 - -)>1'm@ z-~ G) m>< "zm'U (J) m Table 4 TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS* SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah 1995 314,443 581,016 670,172 1,813,226 762,909 1,046,987 294,655 3,268,237 1996 254,101 597,735 658,917 1,964,751 744,357 1,007,722 335,509 3,070,637 1997 276,404 640,409 641,023 2,058,390 748,466 1,027,216 362,102 2,822,811 SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 8,751,645 91,828,500 100,580,145 8,633,729 96,321,850 104,955,579 8,576,821 92,829,022 101,405,843 *Directly generated operating revenue. Does not include Federal and Local Funds applied toward transit system operating expense. 3,500,000 Figure 5 ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUE 3,000,000 2,500,000 2,000,000 1,500,000 1,000,000 1Ei11995 .1996 -1111997 500,000 0 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah N 0 Table 5 OPERATING RATIO FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 1995 1996 1997 4.13 6.68 7.56 2.93 3.21 3.21 3.31 3.56 3.21 2.64 3.40 3.35 2.79 4.11 5.97 1.92 2.07 2.08 4.50 4.04 3.72 2.53 2.59 2.85 2.71 3.14 3.39 2.33 2.49 2.77 2.37 2.54 2.82 Figure 6 ANNUAL OPERATING RATIO 8.00 7.00 6.00 5.00 IIE!I1995 4.00 .1996 DB 1997 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah N N Table 6 TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLE MILES FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 1995 433,204 608,860 847,945 1,711,291 1J134,930 757,260 456,601 2,412,502 8,362,593 53,467,000 61,829,593 1996 343,280 591,635 829,329 1,698,297 1,073,750 616,305 450,310 2,424,328 8,027,234 50,318,000 58,345,234 1997 463,764 588,209 831,560 1,680,974 1,009,216 690,189 457,645 2,359,372 8,080,929 54,174,312 62,255,241 Figure 7 ANNUAL EXPENSE PER MILE 6.00 5.00 4.00 I...l.l. ~ 0 3.00 0 2.00 fiffi.l1995 .1996 lill1997 1.00 0.00 Albany Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah \ I l Table 7 TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLE HOURS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 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 1996 30,347 47,060 51,623 100,572 74,072 58,345 28,532 182,507 573,058 3,182,000 3,755,058 1997 35,524 49,092 51,623 88,124 75,192 59,507 28,972 175,431 563,465 2,608,342 3,171,807 90 80 70 60 (/) 50 '- ~ 0 0 40 30 20 10 0 Albany Figure 8 ANNUAL EXPENSE PER HOUR f!K!I1995 .1996 IDI1997 Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah .-- Table 8 TOTAL REVENUE VEHICLES FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta* STATE TOTAL *Number includes MARTA rail cars 1995 9 23 30 53 38 36 29 64 282 907 1,189 1996 9 23 32 53 30 36 37 62 282 1,083 1,365 1997 19 30 40 68 48 35 33 62 335 942 1,277 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Albany Figure 9 ANNUAL PASSENGER TRIPS PER MILE 1m 1995 .1996 liD 1997 Athens Augusta Cobb Columbus Cities Macon Rome Savannah Table 9 MOTOR FUEL CONSUMPTION IN GALLONS FOR GEORGIA TRANSIT SYSTEMS SERVICE AREA Albany Athens Augusta Cobb County Columbus Macon Rome Savannah SUBTOTAL Atlanta STATE TOTAL 1995 132,587 199,224 242,755 483,028 264,546 211,776 91 J 104 713,066 2,338,086 9,235,462 11,573,548 1996 121,756 198,290 243,870 503,537 228,000 212,444 92,045 675,974 2,275,916 9,056,840 11,332,756 1997 140,759 218,303 244,354 524,563 237,692 224,519 77,363 644,358 2,311,911 10,134,456 12,446,367 Figure 10 ANNUAL PASSENGERS PER HOUR 30.00 25.00 20.00 15.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 Albany Athens Augusta w 0 Cobb Columbus Cities Macon ~ 1995 .1996 [)] 1997 Rome Savannah Table 10 GEORGIA REVENUE BUS INVENTORY (1997) CITY Albany NUMBER 4 4 3 3 3 2 YEAR SEATS AUTOMATIC LIFT FAREBOX EQUIPPED 1981 36 1989 31 1991 23 1995 14 1996 19 1997 19 Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Total19 Athens 10 1976 43 8 1989 40 2 1989 30 1 1989 46 2 1993 40 1 1986 14 1 1989 10 1 1991 6 1 1993 8 1 1994 6 1 1995 7 1 1996 14 Total30 Yes Nc Yes No Yes Nc Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 Augusta Cobb Columbus 2 4 4 3 3 2 3 6 5 4 3 Total39 17 19 17 15 Total68 5 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 2 4 6 Total31 1997 24 1996 20 1994 Varies 1992 39 1991 39 1991 24 1990 25 1989 39 1988 41 1987 39 1985 41 1989 36 1989 40 1994 43 1994 12 1997 30 1997 12 1996 28 1995 12 1994 12 1993 28 1991 40 1991 28 1991 29 1988 27 1983 40 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No 32 Macon 2 1997 27 2 1996 28 2 1994 35 1 1992 35 1 1991 31 2 1989 31 2 1989 31 1 1988 31 10 1986 31 3 1985 31 10 1982 31 1 1980 31 Total37 Rome 8 1997 22 1 1993 10 1 1991 8 1 1988 24 1 1987 57 4 1982 45 11 1982 57 3 1982 31 Total30 Savannah 4 1996 35 4 1996 30 1 1995 22 3 1994 22 5 1994 35 2 1992 34 4 1991 36 5 1991 34 33 1987 40 1 1982 40 Total62 STATE 316 TOTAL 1 Trolley Bus 2 Electric shuttle bus Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Nc Yes No Yes Nc Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Nc Yes No 33 CITY Atlanta Total Active Buses Table 11 REVENUE BUS INVENTORY FOR MARTA (1997) NUMBER 118 51 40 63 60 99 79 49 145 50 29 783 YEAR 1996 1994 1992 1990 1990 1990 1988 1987 1986 1981 1978 MAKE New Flyer CNG New Flyer New Flyer New Flyer New Flyer New Flyer Flexible Flexible Flexible Neoplan Flexible SEATS 40 39 33 33 41 47 47 47 47 47 47 AUTOMATIC FARE BOX Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes LIFT EQUIPPED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Table 12 Age of Fleet Summary* 1995 1996 1997 Median Age Mean Age Modal Age Total Fleet * Does not include MARTA Buses 12 9 10 8.4 7.9 7.6 6 7 8 282 283 316 ] Figure 11 FY 1997 CAPITAL FUNDING DISTRIBUTION GEORGIA URBAN TRANSIT PROGRAMS 10% 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 Transi Administration (FTA) Non-urbanized Area Formula Program, the Georgia Rideshan and Vanpool Program, and the Georgia Park and Ride Lot Program. 37 Figure 12 Rural Public Transportation Programs SECTION 5311 Existing New U City Government Cedartown Social Circle Unadilla Vienna Americus Lagrange As of April 8, 1998 38 Table 13 SERVICE AREA POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS FOR RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS* 1997 TRANSPORTATION NUMBER OF DISTRICT PROGRAMS Gainesville 10 Tennille 22 Thomaston 14 Tifton 6 Jesup 6 Cartersville 15 Atlanta* n/a TOTALS 73 *Douglas County Rural Program ended. TOTAL POPULATION (1990 Census) 900,895 643,843 1,075,976 598,455 670,827 638,424 n/a 4,528,420 SERVICE AREA POPULATION 251,831 510,396 194,943 47,579 44,706 531,442 n/a 1,580,897 PERCENT POPULATION SERVED 28% 79% 18% 8% 7% 83% N/A 35% PASSENGER TRIPS/CAPITA 0.27 0.71 0.24 0.11 0.15 0.90 N/A 0.38 Table 14 RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM SUMMARY* 1995 1996 1997 TotaiPassengerTrips 1,781,672 1,711,402 Total Miles 5,329,637 5,491,416 Total Expenses 3,525,156 3,152,870 Total Vehicles 246 247 * CY 1997 data excludes Douglas County. Rural Program ended. 1,700,391 5,559,412 4,200,000 238 Figure 13 Park and Ride Lots RIDES HARE ...the Georgia Way 41 Table 15 INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES NO. DOT DIST.# LOCATION COUNTY *SPACES 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 1<; ? ~R '>7 R. ~R 68 - Balls FP.rrv Gwinnett 145 Gwinnett 506 Gwinnett 335 Hall 18 Hall 126 Lumpkin 20 Barrow 20 Dawson 24 Union 49 Towns 28 Washington 11 Laurens 10 Dodge 29 Laurens 31 \A. 19 Table 15, 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 Burke 17 2 1-520 & Wheeler Road (Exit 2) -Augusta 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 Highway - 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 City of Vienna ?,0 4 PooP. ~trP.P.t fl. ~R 5?0 ?.3 11? - "'' Richmond Jefferson Richmond Baldwin Bleckley Laurens Wilkinson Taylor Henry Dooly Wnrth SPACES 10 74 55 13 44 24 10 20 50 20 20 29 15 32 15 Table 15, 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 32 4 1-75 & SR 300 (Exit 32) 33 4 SR 50 & Ledo Road 34 4 1-75 & SR 520 (Exit 18) - Tifton 35 4 1-75 & SR 31_{_Exit 3)- Valdosta 36 4 1-75 & SR 38 (Exit 4)- Valdosta 37 4 1-75 & SR 112 (Exit 28)- Ashburn 38 4 SR 300 & SR 300 Connector Lee Crisp Lee Tift Lowndes Lowndes Turner 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 4<; " r.h,.rltnn r.nomh r.n, orthnoo<:P - Fnlk<:tnn Dougherty DouQherty Mitchell Brooks Evans Brantley r.h<>rltnn SPACES 15 19 30 24 15 20 15 19 30 21 20 25 28 88 ?? Table 15, 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 (Exit 16) 48 5 1-95 & SR 21 Just West of 1-95 South of Savannah (Exit 19) 49 5 1-16 & SR 30 Just South of 1-16 (Exit 29) 50 5 SR 32 & SR 23 - Hortense Tattnall Chatham Chatham Bryan Brantley 51 5 Effin1Jham County Courthouse - Springfield 52 5 City of Guyton 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 Effingham Effingham Brantley Bulloch Telfair Murray Gordon *SPACES 23 20 33 38 14 53 20 15 30 15 29 17 58 6 Higgens General Hospital, Carrollton St. @ Poplar St. - Bremen 59 6 SR 5 Business @ the Etowah River - Canton 60 6 SR 61 So11th of n:lll:lo:: Haralson 57 Cherokee 173 P:luldinn 11'\7 Table 15, contd. INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES NO. DOT DIST. :H LOCATION COUNTY 61 6 Philpot Street @Alpha Way - Cedartown 62 6 Nelson Street - Cartersville 63 6 Public Square (Northeast Section) - Fairmount 64 6 US 41 & SR 136- Resaca 65 6 First Avenue@ SR 5 66 6 Corinth Church on Rockmart Road near SR 120 Polk Bartow Gordon Gordon Gilmer Haralson 67 6 SR 3 @ Milepost 29- Adairsville 68 6 SR 53 & Marv Street - Jasper 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 (Exit 5) - Villa Rica 72 6 North Side Drive near SR 166 - Carrollton Bartow Pickens Pauldino Haralson Carroll Carroll 73 6 1-20 & SR 113 south of 1-20 (Exit 4) - Villa Rica 74 6 SR 108 east of SR 515- Near Jasper 7". 7 1-7". II. Avi"tinn Rn.!IP\/"rrl nP"r 1-l"rl<::fi<>lrl Airnnrl fl=vil A?\ Carroll Pickens r.l"\/lnn SPACES 31 16 10 10 34 45 20 160 34 17 160 37 15 22 ".7Q Table 15, contd. INVENTORY OF PARK AND RIDE LOT FACILITIES INVENTORY OF ACTIVE PARK & RIDE LOT FACILITIES NO. DOT DIST. # LOCATION COUNTY *SPACES 76 7 Campbellton Road & Barge Road near 1-285 (Exit 4B) Fulton 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- City 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 City Fulton 420 82 7 1-20 & West Avenue (Exit 41)- Conyers Rockdale 44 83 7 1-20 & Lee Road (Exit 11) - Near Lithia Springs Douglas 145 84 7 SR 400 & Mansell Road (Exit 8)- Near Roswell Fulton 418 85 7 1-20 & Thornton Road (Exit 12) Douglas 116 86 7 1-20 & Post Road (Exit 7) - Between Douglasville and Villa Douglas 78 Rica * Individual lot capacities may fluctuate from year to year due to improvements such as restriping, 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 New York 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. Table 16 AMTRAK PASSENGER COUNTS 1997 TOTAL CITY PASSENGERS Atlanta Gainesville Savannah Toccoa Jesup TOTALS 80,743 4,406 42,243 3,200 6,686 137,278 - - - - -~-~---~~---~-----~----~---~--- Figure 14 DISTRIBUTION OF RAIL PASSENGERS (1997) Jesup 5% Savannah 31% 59% Atlanta mGainesville OSavannah Ei!Toccoa I'I'JJesup -------------~-------------- CITY Atlanta Gainesville Savannah Toccoa Jesup TOTALS Table 17 TOTAL RAIL PASSENGERS IN GEORGIA 1995 1996 1997 98,518 5,286 44,484 3,814 8,403 160,505 79,708 4,328 37,239 3,275 7,448 131,998 80,743 4,406 42,243 3,200 6,686 137,278 Percent Change (1995-1996) 1.30% 1.80% 13.44% -2.29% -10.23% 4.00% Figure 15 Georgia Passenger Service Passenger Service ~ti 2~,.-- Passenger Station 51 GLOSSARY Cost Efficiency - A quantitative 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 - A quantitative 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. 52 Glossary, continued Performance Indicator - A quantitative 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. A passenger trip is recorded each time a person 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. 53 ... -- ..~.-- --