getting & using transit data john semmens laissez faire institute & arizona transportation...
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Getting & Using Transit Data
John Semmens
Laissez Faire Institute
&
Arizona Transportation Institute
Aggregated Data Sources
• Public Transportation Fact Book, American Public Transportation Association (http://www.apta.com)
• Highway Statistics, Federal Highway Administration (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/)
• American Dream Coalition (http://americandreamcoalition.org/)
Transit Data
• Ridership: Trips & Passenger-Miles
• Vehicle-Miles & Hours
• Costs & Revenues
• Crashes & Fatalities
• Crime
Highway Data
• Vehicle-Miles
• Costs & Revenues
• Crashes & Fatalities
City-by-City Data
• Transit Profiles, Federal Transit Administration (http://www.ntdprogram.com/NTD/Profiles.nsf/ProfileInformation?OpenForm&2001&All).
• Section 5309 Annual Report on New Starts and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Valley Metro (www.valleymetro.org)
Local Data
• Disaggregated Data
• Traffic Impact
• Environmental Impact
Transit's Share of Urban Travel
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2001
Year
Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book and Highway Statistics
Federal Aid & Transit Deficits
($30,000)
($25,000)
($20,000)
($15,000)
($10,000)
($5,000)
$0
$5,000
$10,000
Year
in m
illio
ns
Federal Aid
Deficits
Source: Public Transportation Fact Book
Cost Per Passenger Mile for Transit & Per Vehicle Mile for Automobiles
$0.00$0.10$0.20$0.30$0.40$0.50$0.60$0.70$0.80$0.90
1965
1967
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
Year
Transit
Automobiles
Sources: American Dream Coalition and Public Transportation Fact Book
Cost Per Person-Mile of Travel
TaxesPrivate
Costs/Fares Total
Roads $ 0.05 $ 0.29 $ 0.34
Buses $ 0.58 $ 0.20 $ 0.78
Light Rail $ 1.34 $ 0.14 $ 1.48
Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book, Highway Statistics and American Dream Coalition
Impacts of Alternative Investments($ in billions)
Public Transit
Break-Even
5% ROI
Amount Invested $370 $370 $370
Current Value of Residual Assets
$19 $370 $615
Number of Jobs1
million19
million32
million
Source: Public Transportation Fact Book
Urban Travel Fatality Rates by Mode 1991-2001 Averages
Bus Commuter Rail
Heavy Rail
Light Rail
Urban Auto
Fatalities/Billion Vehicle Miles
55 391 133 359 11
Fatalities/Billion Person-Miles
6 12 6 14 10
Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book and Highway Statistics
2001 Public Transit Serious Crime Statistics
Total Rate*
Bus 5,285 240
Commuter Rail 2,768 290
Demand Response 26 30
Heavy Rail 11,849 836
Light Rail 1,528 1,063
*murder/rape/robbery/assault/larceny/theft/burglary/arson per billion passenger miles
Source: Public Transportation Fact Book
Carbon Monoxide Pollution in Central Phoenix
0
50
100
150
200
25019
67
1969
1971
1973
1975
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
Year
Day
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din
g E
PA
Sta
nd
ard
s
Source: Maricopa County Environmental Services
Carbon Monoxide Parts/Million in Year 2020
No-Build
Build Light Rail
Amount Higher Under Build
Option
Average One Hour Levels
6.5 6.8 +0.3
Average Eight Hour Levels
4.6 4.8 +0.2
Source: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement
Impact on Daily Traffic
Auto Speeds Build No Build
Region 22.3 mph 22.4 mph
Corridor 17.7 mph 17.9 mph
Source: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement
Relative Performance for Phoenix Transportation Options
Efficiency Equity Effectiveness
ModeCost per
Rider-mileRider share
of costShare of
regional travel
Light Rail $2.90 5% 0.2%
Bus $1.87 15% 0.9%
Road/Auto $0.35 100% 98.9%
Sources: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project, FY 2004 Section 5309 Annual Report on New Starts (Valley Metro)Regional Transportation Plan (Maricopa Association of Governments)American Dream Coalition
Summing Up
• There is a lot of published data available—both national & local.
• Some data are easy to get, other data require more effort.
• The data tell a story of public transit inefficiency, inequity & ineffectiveness.
• Getting this story out to the media and voters is difficult.
Questions ?