let's take a ride: 5 largest u.s. public transit systems
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Five major US cities including Chicago, New York City, Boston, Washington, DC, and San Francisco have the largest, most extensive public transit systems in the country. To gain a better understanding of the history and scope of each city and its public transportation system, MPA@UNC, the online mpa degree, has created a visualization to show how millions of Americans travel daily via mass transit—Let’s Take a Ride: 5 Largest US Public Transit Systems.TRANSCRIPT
Let's Take a Ride: 5 Largest US Public Transit Systems
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History1 1969Construction of the Metrorail system began
1976First phase of Metrorail began operation
2001Final leg of the original 103-mile rail network completed
Key Metrics1
106.3 miles of tracks
86 metro stations
5 train lines
Metrorail
Metrobus 11,490 bus stops
325 routes
169 lines
Ridership Average weekday ridership = 750,000 people2
Unreliable service
Weekend track work and wait times
Faulty escalators
1/3 of riders work for the federal government
2nd largest heavy rail transit system in the US
Longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere at Wheaton Station is 230 feet
Fun Facts1
Number of Employees5 10,000+
Revenue4 Total 2013 revenue = $1.6 billion
Positive Outcomes3
Customer Complaints6
$705 million: annual time savings for all households (riders and non-riders) as a result of public transit
$342 million: annual household savings in auto expenditures for Metro users
40.5 million: gallons of fuel metro riders save annually
Washington, DC
Current and Upcoming Improvements Metro Forward is a six-year improvement program to renovate infrastructure and upgrade technology with a budget of $5 billion.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) operates both Metrorail and Metrobus.1
History7 1964Construction on BART began
1972BART opened
Key Metrics7
104 miles of tracks
44 stations total
5 lines
Train
Ridership8 Average weekday ridership = 366,565 people
5th busiest heavy rail rapid transit system in the US
Total cost of original BART system = $1.6 billion
Fun Facts8
Number of Employees10 3,352
Revenue9
Positive Outcomes8
Customer Complaints11
400,000: metric tons of CO2 BART riders save annually
202,000: gallons of gas saved by BART riders every day
44: pounds of pollutants saved by each BART rider every day
Annual revenue = $379 million Unused ticket values are a source of revenue, estimated as much as $9.9 million
San FranciscoBay Area Rapid Transit (BART) operates train services in San Francisco and outlying areas in the East Bay.
Lack of restroom and elevator cleanliness
Poor condition of seats on train
Current and Upcoming Improvements12 Construction began in 2010 for the Oakland Airport Connector, a 3.2-mile cable-drawn track, set to be complete by 2014.13
History14 1947CTA began operation
Key Metrics14
224 miles of tracks
145 stations
8 lines
L Train
Bus 11,493 bus stops
129 routes
Ridership14 Average weekday ridership = 1.64 million people
2nd largest public transportation system in the US
One of few public transit systems to o�er rail service to two major airports
Service population = 3.8 million
Fun Facts14
Number of Employees14 9,377
Revenue14
Positive Outcomes15
Customer Complaints16
ChicagoChicago Transit Authority (CTA) is a regional transit system that serves 35 suburbs, six counties, and the city of Chicago, operating urban bus and train systems. Other components include:14
“L”—elevated urban train systemMetra—the suburban rail systemPace—the suburban bus system
Operating budget in 2011 = $1.338 billion
Revenue from fares and passes = $523,660,000
400,000: number of vehicles replaced each week day by CTA
600: number of cars replaced by a full eight-car CTA train
70: number of cars replaced by a full 60-foot articulated CTA bus
4,800: pounds of carbon emission saved per person per year by switching from driving to public transit
Current and Upcoming Improvements19 CTA will be moving toward Ventra cards as the only form of payment by the end of 2013.
Rude bus and train operators17
Reckless driving18
Operators talking on cell phone while driving buses or trains
History20 1889The first electric streetcar line began operation
1947MBTA was established
Key Metrics7
664 miles of tracks
133 stations
14 lines
The T
Bus20
Other20
2 routes are rapid transit lines
183 routes
Ridership21 Average weekday ridership = 1.3 million passenger trips
Fun Facts20
Number of Employees23 5,984
Revenue23 Total fare revenue = $564,560,142
Positive Outcomes22
Customer Complaints25
Boston
13 commuter rail lines
4 trackless trolley lines
5 light rail lines
Current and Upcoming Improvements26 The MBTA is planning the construction of new bus facilities. Projects are underway to address noise mitigation and accessibility and to extend the Green Line. Other projects range from bridge reconstruction to line improve-ment and platform rehabilitation.
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) operates most bus, subway, commuter rail, and ferry routes in the Boston area.
5th largest mass transit system, in terms of daily ridership
Serves a population of 4.8 million
Serves an area of 3,249 square miles in 176 cities and towns
$13,650: potential annual savings per person by taking public transportation in Boston
20%: percentage of MBTA’s electricity that is purchased from certified renewable energy sources
36,000: tons of greenhouse gases that are not released into the atmosphere as a result of MBTA’s renewable electrical energy purchases
Schedule delays
Employee rudeness
Lack of funds to improve and expand
History27 1904The first subway line opened up
1940The city became the sole operator of all NYC subway and elevated lines
1968Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) established
Key Metrics33
790 total miles of tracks(same distance between NYC and Chicago)34
468 stations
24 subway lines
Train
Bus 15,000 bus stops
235 local routes
64 express routes
Ridership30
Schedules almost never match actual arrival times
Lack notification on the platform
Unreliable RFID card readers
Fun Facts
Number of Employees33 67,000
Revenue32
Positive Outcomes31
Customer Complaints35
New York City
5 select bus routes
Current and Upcoming Improvements36 MTA is working to improve access into Grand Central Terminal and relieve pressure on overcrowded stations by developing new stops, extending service, improving passenger flow, and replacing a single-track loop with a two-track station.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is North America’s largest transportation system and includes subways, buses, and railroads.
700,000: number of cars kept out of New York City’s central business district daily
400 million: number of pounds of soot, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and other toxic substances not released into the city’s air because of public transit
2,580: number of obsolete subway cars “buried” in the ocean to create habitats for marine life and recreational fishing
Largest number of public transit subway stations of any system in the world28
MTA provides service for one third of the transit riders in America29
Number of daily riders = 11 million
Average weekly subway ridership = 5,380,184Average weekly bus ridership = 2,169,311
Fares cover less than half of the cost of running the subways, buses, and commuter railroads
Operation costs = $11 billion Maintenance costs = $5 billion