Public Transportation Contact Info
Altoona Metro Transit
3301 Fifth Avenue
Altoona, PA 16602
814-944-4074
Web site
Public Transportation Coverage - Bus Transport
The following map illustrates those areas of Altoona 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 Altoona.
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 25 69,608 2,186,456 670,124 2,305 1,507 226 498,748 35,096 55 36 10 718,968 22,828 741,796 741,796 53,134 622,594 409,634 50,677 1,877,835 1,362,084 183,383 59,627 264,493 1,869,587 8,248 7,087 41,107 160,116 208,310 67,623 140,687 208,310 | 1998 25 69,608 2,518,395 768,787 2,647 1,499 342 605,269 46,467 57 37 10 770,935 24,305 795,240 795,240 110,248 762,932 408,480 37,354 2,114,254 1,596,783 210,854 69,608 228,624 2,105,869 8,385 8,105 39,390 189,973 237,468 69,366 168,102 237,468 | Change Over Prior Yr 0 0 331,939 98,663 342 (8) 116 106,521 11,371 2 1 0 51,967 1,477 53,444 53,444 57,114 140,338 (1,154) (13,323) 236,419 234,699 27,471 9,981 (35,869) 236,282 137 1,018 (1,717) 29,857 29,158 1,743 27,415 29,158 |    |
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 | $2,036,261 237,468 69,366 168,102 2,466,949 579,888 44,428 759,071 2,613 .0 31 25 25 0 14.5 2.5 24% 4 2 0 3.51 45.83 0.83 2.68 1.31 17.09 | $69,608 0 0 0 51,446 25,381 2,039 9,716 34 .0 26 12 0 12 4.1 .0 117% 1 0 0 2.74 34.14 1.35 7.16 0.38 4.77 |