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6.2 Updating Local and Regional Public Transportation Funding Resource Material
Pages 53-54

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... id=9599. For each public transportation system, information on several factors was captured in a database, including the following: • Urban or rural character of the service area or region; • Transit agency organizational structure, e.g., municipal/ county unit, regional authority, or for-profit/non-profit; • Special characteristics of the transit market, e.g., tourist destination, college/university community, or social service center; • 2000 urbanized/urban/rural population; • Types of transit services operated, e.g., bus, demand response, or light/heavy/commuter rail; • Peak bus fleet size; • Annual revenue vehicle miles and hours operated; • Annual ridership; • Annual operating and capital expenses; • Farebox recovery ratio; and • Recent major service improvements.
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... • Regular surveying of state DOT transit managers and state transit association directors. Both of these groups of people proved invaluable to this research in identifying new or unique sources of local and regional funding around the country.
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