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Funding Crisis

This page includes draft maps showing lost service in March 2011 (grey), proposed service reductions in September(red), and the service that will be retained (blue). It also shows the potential adjustment in the ACCESS ADA boundary as a result of reducing the ADA boundary to the legally required 3/4 mile within and operting fixed route. Please click a link below to access the PDF file showing maps showing the service impact in the senate and house districts.

Please visit the Pennsylvania Senate Website to find your legislator's contact information. This site includes information for both the House and Senate. Also visit Governor Corbett's webpage to contact him and voice your concern over transit funding.

Base Map without Districts (updated 2012-02-23 22:45) Updated!!!
Map showing House Districts (updated 2012-02-23 22:45) Updated!!!
Map showing Senate Districts (updated 2012-02-23 22:45) Updated!!!

National Transit Database Statistics for the 100 largest Urban Areas

This table shows high-level transit statistics of the 100 largest "Urbanized Zone Areas" (see wikipedia definition). The statistics are from the 2010 National Transit Database where 600+ transit agencies provide annual reports of service supply and consumption. Notice how the Pittsburgh Region (Highlighted) had average transit density both in terms of vehicle hours per capita and vehicle hours per square mile. This data was collected prior to the March 2011 cuts.

UZA	UZA_NAME	Vehicle Revenue Hours	UZA Population	UZA Area	UZA Population Density	Operating Expenses	Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours per Capita	Annual Revenue Vehicle Hours per Square Mile	Operating Expense per Capita
1	New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT	55,931,796	17,799,861	3,353	5,309	$10,887,258,881	3.142	16,683	$612
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA	17,527,866	11,789,487	1,668	7,068	$2,089,835,274	1.487	10,509	$177
3	Chicago, IL-IN	14,882,003	8,307,904	2,123	3,914	$2,045,989,354	1.791	7,011	$246
4	Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD	8,679,325	5,149,079	1,800	2,861	$1,341,027,417	1.686	4,823	$260
5	Miami, FL	6,606,586	4,919,036	1,116	4,407	$704,262,366	1.343	5,919	$143
6	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	3,618,918	4,145,659	1,407	2,946	$478,087,363	0.873	2,572	$115
7	Boston, MA-NH-RI	7,118,594	4,032,484	1,736	2,323	$1,219,556,906	1.765	4,100	$302
8	Washington, DC-VA-MD	11,198,308	3,933,920	1,157	3,401	$1,852,939,527	2.847	9,680	$471
9	Detroit, MI	2,080,168	3,903,377	1,261	3,094	$272,667,779	0.533	1,649	$70
10	Houston, TX	4,136,788	3,822,509	1,295	2,951	$389,419,767	1.082	3,194	$102
11	Atlanta, GA	4,028,841	3,499,840	1,963	1,783	$460,296,573	1.151	2,053	$132
12	San Francisco-Oakland, CA	8,642,257	3,228,605	527	6,130	$1,597,884,122	2.677	16,411	$495
13	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	3,394,759	2,907,049	799	3,638	$314,037,533	1.168	4,249	$108
14	Seattle, WA	6,737,269	2,712,205	954	2,844	$1,037,114,954	2.484	7,065	$382
15	San Diego, CA	3,173,065	2,674,436	782	3,419	$301,503,283	1.186	4,056	$113
16	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	3,402,179	2,388,593	894	2,671	$377,024,965	1.424	3,805	$158
17	St. Louis, MO-IL	1,952,774	2,250,871	647	2,761	$212,307,433	0.868	3,018	$94
18	Baltimore, MD	3,173,397	2,077,662	829	2,506	$471,372,413	1.527	3,828	$227
19	Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL	1,491,303	2,076,354	683	3,041	$125,811,131	0.718	2,184	$61
20	Denver-Aurora, CO	3,556,931	2,062,339	802	2,571	$364,444,127	1.725	4,433	$177
21	Cleveland, OH	1,696,975	1,984,887	499	3,979	$217,967,033	0.855	3,402	$110
22	Pittsburgh, PA	2,768,842	1,753,136	852	2,057	$379,989,615	1.579	3,248	$217
23	Portland, OR-WA	3,251,936	1,583,138	474	3,340	$424,781,553	2.054	6,862	$268
24	San Jose, CA	1,924,461	1,538,312	260	5,914	$321,916,755	1.251	7,399	$209
25	Riverside-San Bernardino, CA	1,121,897	1,506,816	439	3,434	$111,142,360	0.745	2,557	$74
26	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	1,114,338	1,503,262	672	2,238	$107,836,265	0.741	1,659	$72
27	Virginia Beach, VA	1,111,510	1,394,439	527	2,647	$78,571,240	0.797	2,110	$56
28	Sacramento, CA	1,253,171	1,393,498	369	3,776	$160,943,394	0.899	3,396	$115
29	Kansas City, MO-KS	901,734	1,361,744	584	2,330	$86,034,168	0.662	1,543	$63
30	San Antonio, TX	2,005,956	1,327,554	408	3,257	$148,538,957	1.511	4,921	$112
31	Las Vegas, NV	1,975,908	1,314,357	286	4,597	$164,178,462	1.503	6,911	$125
32	Milwaukee, WI	1,835,138	1,308,913	487	2,688	$175,429,828	1.402	3,768	$134
33	Indianapolis, IN	627,561	1,218,919	553	2,205	$56,688,880	0.515	1,135	$47
34	Providence, RI-MA	1,112,815	1,174,548	504	2,332	$118,067,203	0.947	2,210	$101
35	Orlando, FL	1,309,676	1,157,431	453	2,554	$92,874,218	1.132	2,890	$80
36	Columbus, OH	875,844	1,133,193	398	2,849	$86,998,057	0.773	2,202	$77
37	New Orleans, LA	631,979	1,009,283	198	5,102	$112,275,445	0.626	3,195	$111
38	Buffalo, NY	963,830	976,703	367	2,664	$120,883,839	0.987	2,628	$124
39	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	573,323	972,091	400	2,431	$52,574,027	0.590	1,434	$54
40	Austin, TX	1,378,785	901,920	318	2,835	$145,524,288	1.529	4,334	$161
41	Bridgeport-Stamford, CT-NY	723,915	888,890	465	1,910	$113,487,944	0.814	1,556	$128
42	Salt Lake City, UT	994,817	887,650	231	3,847	$116,312,763	1.121	4,312	$131
43	Jacksonville, FL	829,936	882,295	411	2,149	$82,485,105	0.941	2,022	$93
44	Louisville, KY-IN	827,985	863,582	391	2,207	$63,878,408	0.959	2,116	$74
45	Hartford, CT	800,091	851,535	469	1,814	$71,770,324	0.940	1,705	$84
46	Richmond, VA	627,576	818,836	437	1,875	$50,122,482	0.766	1,437	$61
47	Charlotte, NC-SC	991,558	758,927	435	1,745	$100,568,317	1.307	2,280	$133
48	Nashville-Davidson, TN	469,657	749,935	431	1,741	$53,483,642	0.626	1,090	$71
49	Oklahoma City, OK	195,422	747,003	322	2,317	$20,357,905	0.262	606	$27
50	Tucson, AZ	853,136	720,425	291	2,473	$63,901,954	1.184	2,928	$89
51	Honolulu, HI	1,823,584	718,182	154	4,660	$192,858,874	2.539	11,834	$269
52	Dayton, OH	617,989	703,444	324	2,174	$56,305,098	0.879	1,910	$80
53	Rochester, NY	543,410	694,396	295	2,353	$64,267,984	0.783	1,841	$93
54	El Paso, TX-NM	677,798	674,801	219	3,080	$54,929,011	1.004	3,094	$81
55	Birmingham, AL	286,027	663,615	392	1,693	$23,934,367	0.431	729	$36
56	Omaha, NE-IA	344,811	626,623	226	2,768	$24,840,902	0.550	1,523	$40
57	Albuquerque, NM	518,104	598,191	224	2,671	$60,458,598	0.866	2,314	$101
58	Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ	370,519	576,408	290	1,991	$28,871,805	0.643	1,280	$50
59	Springfield, MA-CT	502,075	573,610	309	1,857	$36,395,986	0.875	1,625	$63
60	Akron, OH	416,859	570,215	308	1,853	$38,466,738	0.731	1,354	$67
61	Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	403,827	559,229	270	2,068	$28,420,373	0.722	1,493	$51
62	Albany, NY	666,606	558,947	284	1,966	$77,901,505	1.193	2,346	$139
63	Tulsa, OK	261,953	558,329	261	2,136	$17,522,687	0.469	1,002	$31
64	Fresno, CA	509,651	554,923	139	4,003	$43,508,550	0.918	3,677	$78
65	Concord, CA	817,543	552,624	176	3,132	$149,577,012	1.479	4,635	$271
66	Raleigh, NC	609,738	541,527	320	1,694	$38,769,405	1.126	1,908	$72
67	Grand Rapids, MI	559,456	539,080	257	2,095	$35,651,536	1.038	2,174	$66
68	Mission Viejo, CA	341,921	533,015	137	3,894	$41,897,564	0.641	2,498	$79
69	New Haven, CT	592,919	531,314	285	1,862	$126,614,509	1.116	2,078	$238
70	McAllen, TX	18,782	523,144	314	1,667	$1,133,775	0.036	60	$2
71	Toledo, OH-MI	361,821	503,008	202	2,486	$25,503,731	0.719	1,789	$51
72	Baton Rouge, LA	171,414	479,019	281	1,707	$13,156,957	0.358	611	$27
73	Colorado Springs, CO	242,949	466,122	197	2,362	$15,919,973	0.521	1,231	$34
74	Worcester, MA-CT	228,514	429,882	250	1,717	$27,445,353	0.532	913	$64
75	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	271,041	423,410	231	1,833	$17,162,803	0.640	1,174	$41
76	Wichita, KS	309,722	422,301	180	2,353	$13,331,653	0.733	1,725	$32
77	Columbia, SC	150,482	420,537	269	1,564	$11,842,451	0.358	560	$28
78	Knoxville, TN	310,335	419,830	340	1,237	$18,685,497	0.739	914	$45
79	Ogden-Layton, UT	324,771	417,933	180	2,321	$39,819,790	0.777	1,804	$95
80	Youngstown, OH-PA	178,429	417,437	228	1,829	$11,646,041	0.427	782	$28
81	Syracuse, NY	410,964	402,267	180	2,239	$45,975,457	1.022	2,287	$114
82	Bakersfield, CA	330,547	396,125	110	3,591	$22,668,254	0.834	2,997	$57
83	Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL	160,601	393,289	220	1,790	$9,324,218	0.408	731	$24
84	Scranton, PA	172,309	385,237	159	2,427	$13,594,382	0.447	1,086	$35
85	Des Moines, IA	301,426	370,505	140	2,640	$21,248,458	0.814	2,148	$57
86	Flint, MI	393,345	365,096	231	1,580	$25,463,887	1.077	1,702	$70
87	Harrisburg, PA	231,090	362,782	208	1,741	$21,098,400	0.637	1,109	$58
88	Little Rock, AR	204,290	360,331	206	1,753	$13,811,945	0.567	994	$38
89	Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	415,415	351,982	265	1,328	$81,357,718	1.180	1,568	$231
90	Chattanooga, TN-GA	204,986	343,509	290	1,185	$15,644,780	0.597	707	$46
91	Oxnard, CA	248,913	337,591	76	4,460	$22,226,418	0.737	3,288	$66
92	Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	55,758	335,630	232	1,448	$3,565,381	0.166	241	$11
93	Spokane, WA-ID	611,306	334,858	143	2,341	$56,594,503	1.826	4,272	$169
94	Cape Coral, FL	211,096	329,757	192	1,719	$16,036,889	0.640	1,101	$49
95	Madison, WI	490,212	329,533	225	2,893	$47,490,451	1.488	2,181	$144
96	Pensacola, FL-AL	116,195	323,783	219	1,476	$7,673,898	0.359	530	$24
97	Lancaster, PA	276,800	323,554	199	1,622	$24,857,785	0.855	1,388	$77
98	Mobile, AL	150,892	317,605	211	1,507	$8,956,438	0.475	716	$28
99	Stockton, CA	254,330	313,392	74	4,218	$34,146,074	0.812	3,423	$109
100	Modesto, CA	180,011	310,945	86	3,612	$12,247,501	0.579	2,091	$39
	Total/Average Top 100	225,936,435	151,603,359	49,933	3,036	$32,283,248,964	1.490	4,525	$213
	Total/Average "peer urban areas" (4-40)	111,427,141	82,298,162	27,698	2,971	$14,682,973,246	1.354	4,023	$178