Transit Profiles: Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a Population of Less Than 200,000 - For the 1992 Section 15 Report Year

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U.S. Department
ofTransportation
Federal Transit
Administration
Transit Profiles
Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a
Population of Less Than 200,000
For the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
Audit Review and Analysis Division
Office of Capital and Formula Assistance
CAUTION: Extensive efforts have been made to assure the quality of information
contained in this report. It is impossible, however, to achieve complete accuracy
and consistency of the reported data. In addition, the reported data do not
include all relevant information generally necessary to explain apparent differences
in performance (e.g., information related to work rules, topography, climate, and
unusual events such as strikes and service start-ups). Users of this report,
therefore, should be careful not to draw unwarranted conclusions based solely on
the data contained herein.
Transit Profiles
Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a
Than
Population of Less 200,000
For the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
December 1993

Transit Profiles, Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a Population
of Less Than 200,000 for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
Introduction
This publication consists of individual profiles for each transit reporting agency located in an
urbanized area with a populationexceeding 200,000. The data contained in each profile consists
of general and summary reports, as well as modal, performance, and trend indicators for the
1992 report year. The 1992 report year includes reporting agencies with their fiscal year ending
on or between January 1 and December 31, 1992.
In order to provide a more user friendly and easily understood document, a unique publication
name has beencreated for some transit agencies. There were 512 reports included in the Section
15 reporting system for the 1992 report year. Many transit systems have similar names such
as "Mass Transportation Authority" or "Regional Transit District." This publication places
emphasis onurbanized areas to assist with geographical references and also to show relationships
with regional governing bodies and contractual relationships with purchased transportation
providers.
The left page of the profile shows both general and financial information. General information
includes the Size of the Urbanized Area, Service Area, Service Supplied, Service Consumed,
and the Number of Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service. Financial information includes the
Sources of Operating Funds, Summary of Operating Expenses, Sources of Capital Funds
Expended, and Uses of Capital Funds. In addition, two pie graphs at the bottom of the page
depict the Sources ofOperating Funds, Sources ofCapital Funds Expended, and Uses ofCapital
Funds. For 1992, new and enhanced reporting requirements have provided additional
information on Uses of Capital Funds. Pie graphs that have zero value or equal to 100% are
not depicted. In addition, the pie graphs are not shown for Sources of Operating Funds where
contractual relationships exist and/or where operating subsidiaries are derived from parent
organizations.
The right page of the profile portrays transit system characteristics by mode. For systems with
more than four modes, only the four largest modes are included. If a transit system operates
either or both Motor Bus (MB) and Heavy Rail (HR), these modes will always appear in
columns one and two respectively. Two other columns are provided if additional modes are
operated. These columns are arranged indescending order oftheir respective operating expense.
Specific financial and service characteristics are listed for each mode. This year. Capital
Funding for certain modes has been included. Performance measures have been derived from
individual mode characteristic data. The performance measures represent service efficiency, cost
effectiveness and service effectiveness for certain modes.
Transit Profiles, Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a Population
of Less Than 200,000 for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
At the bottom of the right page are line graphs for selected performance measures. They are
provided for the modes in columns 1 and 2 to indicate trend data from 1988 through 1991.
Inconsistent patterns on the line graphs are due to certain anomalies in the database. There are
several potential reasons for these anomalies. They include: 1) the transit agency commenced
reporting after 1988; 2) a new mode was reported after 1988; 3) a report was not received for
a given year between 1988 and 1991; 4) a waiver was granted for financial and/or sampling
information; 5) data was questionable, partially deleted, or zeroed for a given year; and 6) the
elimination ofjoint expense reporting in 1992 may cause fluctuations from prior year data.
Deleted (0/D), Partially Deleted (P/D), and Questionable (Q) data items have been entered for
affected Transit Profiles. The Data Tables for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year provide
additional information regarding this subject.
A
Appendix provides a Cross Reference Table and indicates where each data item appearing in
this Profile can be located in the Section 15 report filed by individual transit systems. For data
items that were derived, the formula used to calculate each item is listed.
Additional information can be obtained from the following reference materials:
• Transit Profiles, The Thirty Largest Agenciesfor the 1992 Section 15 Report
Year
• Transit Profiles, Agencies in Urbanized Areas Exceeding 200,000population
for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
• Data Tablesfor the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
• National Transit Summaries and Trendsfor the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
• Glossary ofTransit Terms for Section 15, November 1992
Transit ProHles, Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a Population
of Less Than 200,000 for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
Table of Contents
Transit Profiles, Agencies in Urbanized Areas with a Population
of Less Than 200,000 for the 1992 Section 15 Report Year
Table of Contents
State/UZA/Transit Agency Page
Alabama
Auburn-Opelika
Lee-Russell Council of Governments 2
Decatur
Community Action Agency of North Central Alabama, Inc 3
Dothan
Southeast Alabama Transit System 4
Florence
Northwest Alabama Council of Local Governments 5
Gadsden
City of Gadsden Dial-A-Ride 6
Huntsville
City of Huntsville 7
Arkansas
Fayetteville-Springdale
Fayetteville Community Resource Group, Inc 8
Fayetteville-Springdale Area Transit Authority 9
Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Transit 10
California
Chico
Chico Area Transit System 11
Davis
Davis-UNITRANS 12
Fairfield
City of Fairfield-Fairfield Transit System 13
Lancaster-Palmdale
Lancaster-Antelope Valley Public Transportation Service 14
Merced
City of Merced Transit System 15
Napa
City of Napa 16
Palm Springs
Palm Springs-SunLine Transit Agency 17
Redding
Redding Area Bus Authority 18
Salinas
Monterey County Rides 19
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State/UZA/Transit Agency Page
California (continued)
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District 20
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District .21
Santa Maria
Santa Maria Area Transit 22
Santa Rosa
City of Santa Rosa 23
Sonoma County Transit 24
Seaside-Monterey
Monterey-Salinas Transit 25
Simi Valley
Simi Valley Transit 26
Visalia
City ofVisalia-Visalia City Coach 27
Yuba City
Yuba City-Hub Area Transit Authority 28
Colorado
Fort Collins
City of Fort Collins 29
Grand Junction
Mesa County 30
Greeley
City of Greeley 31
Pueblo
Pueblo Transportation Company 32
Connecticut
Danbury
Danbury-Housatonic Area Regional Transit 33
New
Britain
New Britain-Dattco, Inc 34
New London—Norwich
New London-Southeast Area Transit 35
Norwalk
Norwalk Transit District 36
Stamford
City of Stamford Dial-A-Ride 37
DOT
Stamford-Conn Contract Services 38
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State/UZA/Transit Agency Page
Connecticut (continued)
Waterbury
Greater Waterbury Transit District 39
Waterbury-Northeast Transportation Company, Inc 40
Delaware
Dover
Delaware Administration for Specialized Transportation 41
Florida
Fort Walton Beach
Okaloosa County Coordinated Transportation, Inc 42
Gainesville
Gainesville Regional Transit System 43
Lakeland
Lakeland Area Mass Transit District 44
Panama City
Bay County Council On Aging-Bay Coordinated Transportation 45
Tallahassee
City of Tallahassee-TALTRAN 46
Georgia
Albany
Albany Transit System 47
Athens
Athens Transit System 48
Rome
City ofRome Transit Department 49
Savamiah
Savannah-Chatham Area Transit Authority 50
Idaho
Boise City
Boise Urban Stages 51
Pocatello
Pocatello Urban Transit 52
Illinois
Bloomington-Normal
Bloomington-Normal Public Transit System 53
Champaign-Urbana
iv