Public Transportation Contact Info
Metropolitan Transit Authority
130 Nestor Street
P.O. Box 100270
Nashville, TN 37224-0270
615-862-6147
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Nashville that have easy access to public transportation.
Easy access is defined as no more than a one-half mile walk from a bus route. Bus stop information is ignored.
In cases of overlapping transit authorities, the transit system in review is shown in light purple and all other transit systems are shown in yellow.
Source: Federal Transit Administration and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
Selected Public Transportation Stats
The following tables and charts give a financial and operations overview of the public transportation network in Nashville.
Source: Federal Transit Administration - National Transit Database (1996-1998) and Synergos Technologies, Inc.
System Wide Information
General Information
Service Area Statistics
Square Miles
Population
Service Consumption
Annual Passenger Miles
Annual Unlinked Trips
Average Weekday Unlinked Trips
Average Saturday Unlinked Trips
Average Sunday Unlinked Trips
Service Supplied
Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
Veh. Available for Max. Service
Veh. Operated in Max. Service
Base Period Requirement
Financial Information
Fare Revenues Earned
Directly Operated
Purchased Transportation
Total Fare Revenues Earned
Sources of
Operating Funds Expended
Passenger Fares
Local Funds
State Funds
Federal Assistance
Other Funds
Total Operating Funds Expended
Summary of Operating Expenses
Salaries, Wages and Benefits
Materials and Supplies
Purchased Transportation *
Other Operating Expenses
Total Operating Expenses
Reconciling Cash Expenditures
Sources of Capital Funds
Local Funds
State Funds
Federal Assistance
Total Sources
Uses of Capital Funds
Rolling Stock
Facilites and Other
Total Uses
|
1997
529
528,103
28,834,581
6,888,556
20,127
20,714
11,812
4,430,014
319,615
174
131
46
6,145,117
0
6,145,117
6,145,117
6,395,375
2,068,535
880,523
694,511
16,184,061
13,173,124
2,112,681
0
1,644,521
16,930,326
15,129
281,835
281,835
7,062,871
7,626,541
3,389,663
4,236,878
7,626,541
|
1998
529
528,103
32,122,355
5,955,085
17,446
16,919
11,243
5,391,110
347,563
209
159
46
6,414,751
0
6,414,751
6,414,751
7,674,392
2,156,968
2,520,804
608,168
19,375,083
14,118,805
3,586,185
0
1,759,870
19,464,860
(7,183)
701,189
701,189
4,519,355
5,921,733
4,207,606
1,714,127
5,921,733
| Change
Over
Prior Yr
0
0
3,287,774
(933,471)
(2,681)
(3,795)
(569)
961,096
27,948
35
28
0
269,634
0
269,634
269,634
1,279,017
88,433
1,640,281
(86,343)
3,191,022
945,681
1,473,504
0
115,349
2,534,534
(22,312)
419,354
419,354
(2,543,516)
(1,704,808)
817,943
(2,522,751)
(1,704,808)
|
|
Mode of Transportation Breakout Information
|
Bus | Demand
Response |
Operating Expense
Capital Funding
Rolling Stock
Facilites and Other
Annual Passenger Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Miles
Annual Vehicle Revenue Hours
Annual Unlinked Trips
Average Weekday Unlinked Trips
Fixed Guideway Directional Route Miles
Vehicles Available for Maximum Service
Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service
Directly Operated
Purchased Transportation
Average Fleet Age in Years
Peak to Base Ratio
Percent Spares
Safety
Incidents
Injuries
Fatalities
Performance Measures
Service Efficiency
Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Mile
Operating Expense per Vehicle Revenue Hour
Cost Effectiveness
Operating Expense per Passenger Mile
Operating Expense per Unlinked Passenger Trip
Service Effectiveness
Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Mile
Unlinked Passenger Trips per Vehicle Revenue Hour
| $16,773,447
5,921,733
4,207,606
1,714,127
26,046,650
3,783,705
275,661
5,745,585
16,568
.0
140
105
105
0
10.2
2.3
33%
33
39
0
4.43
60.85
0.64
2.92
1.52
20.84
| $2,387,553
0
0
0
1,042,866
881,214
54,505
99,281
369
.0
34
26
26
0
8.1
.0
31%
13
7
0
2.71
43.80
2.29
24.05
0.11
1.82
|
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