1985 TEXAS TRANSIT STATISTICS

This is the twelfth annual report on transit statistics in Texas. The Texas Transit Statistics is a comprehensive annual report on the 18 municipal transit systems operating in the State of Texas during 1985. (A municipal transit system has 5 or more vehicles in scheduled, fixed route, intracity service.) This includes the 5 Metropolitan Transit Authorities (MTA Houston/Harris County, San Antonio VIA, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, Fort Worth Transit Authority, and Capital Metro-Austin). The report provides statistics on Texas transit ridership, vehicle miles, operating revenues and expenses, costs, financial assistance in terms of statewide and system totals. Over 196 million passengers were carried by Texas municipal transit systems in 1985--a 12.6 percent increase from 174.4 million passengers carried in 1984. Transit vehicle miles increased about 4.4 percent to 89.5 million miles in 1985 as compared to 85.7 million miles in 1984. General operating costs increased 26.7 percent from $131.9 million in 1984 to $167.1 million in 1985. Total operating revenue per vehicle mile increased by 5.2 percent. Total operating expenses per vehicle mile increased by 13.9 percent. The total public expense of transit increased by 27.5 percent to $291.0 million from $228.3 million in 1984. Total public expense includes operating costs of $167.1 million and capital costs of $123.9 million for 1985. Public transportation funds committed in Texas decreased from $463.0 million in 1984 to $257.5 million in 1985. These committed funds include state and federal funds as well as local monies.

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transportation

  Transportation Planning Division, P.O. Box 5051
  Austin, TX  United States  78763

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1985

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Federal aid; Financing; Operating revenues; Public transit; Ridership; State aid; Statistics; Vehicle miles of travel
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Old TRIS Terms: Umta section 8
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Finance; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00459693
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Urban Mass Transportation Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-8011-86-1
• Contract Numbers: UMTA-TX-08-8011
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Aug 28 2004 4:02AM