TABLE 2-6 Estimated Condition of Urban Bus and Rail Transit Maintenance Facilities: 2002 and 2006
| 2002 | 2006 | Change from 2002 to 2006, percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bus, number of facilitiesa | 1,219 | 1,280 | 5.0 |
| Excellent | 83 | 210 | 153.0 |
| Good | 68 | 69 | 1.5 |
| Adequate | 672 | 536 | -20.2 |
| Substandard | 387 | 344 | -11.1 |
| Poor | 10 | 121 | 1,110.0 |
| Rail, number of facilities | 152 | 201 | 32.2 |
| Excellent | 27 | 42 | 55.6 |
| Good | 18 | 19 | 5.6 |
| Adequate | 76 | 87 | 14.5 |
| Substandard | 27 | 51 | 88.9 |
| Poor | 3 | 2 | -33.3 |
a These data are derived from the Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM). TERM uses statistically determined decay curves to simulate the deterioration of the Nation's transit vehicles, facilities, and other infrastructure components. National Transit Database (NTD) data are applied to these decay curves to estimate conditions. The NTD began gathering information on facilities owned by bus systems providing services under contract in 1999 (known as purchased transportation), however, TERM did not base condition estimates on this full set of facilities until 2002.
NOTE: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Transportation Statistics. Table 1-30. Available at http://www.bts.gov as of November 2013.