TABLE C-19 Top 20 Transit Agencies by Unlinked Passenger Trips: FY 2005
Monday, September 10, 2012
TABLE C-19 Top 20 Transit Agencies by Unlinked Passenger Trips: FY 2005
| Agency | Number of unlinked trips (thousands) |
|---|---|
| MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) | 2,758,253 |
| Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) | 492,254 |
| Los Angeles County Metropolitan Trip Authority (LACMTA) | 451,511 |
| Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) | 414,076 |
| Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) | 394,851 |
| Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) | 334,546 |
| New Jersey Transit Corp. (NJTransit) | 244,084 |
| San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) | 216,918 |
| Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) | 142,386 |
| Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) | 104,546 |
| Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) | 103,366 |
| Miami-Dade Transit (MDT) | 103,232 |
| San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) | 99,296 |
| King County Department of Transportation (King County Metro) | 98,609 |
| MTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA-LIRR) | 95,519 |
| Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (Metro) | 94,555 |
| Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) | 86,261 |
| Metro-North Commuter Railroad Co. (MTA-MNCR) | 74,653 |
| Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) | 72,596 |
| Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corp. (PATH) | 71,305 |
| Total, top 20 agencies | 6,452,817 |
| Total, all agencies | 9,814,683 |
| Top 20 agencies percent of all agencies | 65.75 |
NOTES: Data may not add to total because of independent rounding.
According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), an unlinked transit trip is a trip on one transit vehicle. A person riding one vehicle from origin to destination takes one unlinked trip; a person who transfers to a second vehicle takes two unlinked trips; a person who transfers to a third vehicle takes three unlinked trips. A linked trip includes all segments on all vehicles used to travel from origin to destination.
SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, 2007 Public Transportation Factbook, tables 3 and 4, available at http://www.apta.com/ as of July 2007.