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TRANSIT BUS FLEETS
Little Growth
Shown in Top100 Fleets
V
New York continues its reign at the top of METRO’s Transit Bus Fleet survey, increasing its fleet by 4% for a total of 4,667 buses.
ery little growth Transit Commission (No. 5) was reported in listed the highest averages at METRO’s annual 17 and 14 years, respectively. Top 100 Transit Eighty-three percent of Bus Fleets for 2004. With a fleets operate low-floor vehiBy Janna Starcic, Senior Editor total of 60,355 buses, the 100 cles. While ADA-compliant agencies are operating nearly vehicles make up 28% of the the same number of vehicles this year, with 75 more total vehicles listed, alternative-fueled vehicles combuses overall than in 2003. prise 13.6% (8,190 buses). Compressed natural gas MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) was among vehicles represent 6,195, or 76%, of these. Liquified the transit properties that grew its fleet, adding 174 natural gas vehicles make up 9% of the alternativebuses for a 4% increase over 2003. Not surprisingly, fuel vehicles listed, with a total of 777. Hybrid-elecNYCT still holds the No. 1 spot with a fleet total of tric propulsion comes in a distant third, with 201 re4,667 buses. New Jersey Transit, with 3,053 vehicles, ported vehicles. and Los Angeles County Metropolitan TransportaJoining our list for the first time are the Fairfax tion Authority, with 2,721, remain in the No. 2 and 3 County (Va.) Department of Transportation (No. 93), positions, respectively. with 170 buses, and the San Joaquin (Stockton, Calif.) Transit agencies plan to purchase an estimated Regional Transit District (No. 97), with 160. 4,839 buses in 2005. This number comprises 8% of Thanks to all who responded to our survey. If you the fleet totals listed. A majority of the buses will be know of a fleet that belongs on this list, please let us used as replacements. The Chicago Transit Authori- know so we can include them next year. ty (No. 4) expects to buy 400 buses in the coming year — the longest shopping list in the Top 100.
Fleet Mix
(1,018)
Longer buses still most popular Once again, buses longer than 35 feet hold the lead in the fleet composition, with 46,437 buses. This comprises 77% of the fleet mix total. NYCT makes up 8% of this figure with more than 4,000 buses in this category. Buses 35 feet or shorter comprise 15%, with 9,231 vehicles. A new question to this year’s survey asked the average age of buses in fleets. Among the 72 respondents, buses averaged 7.1 years. The Memphis (Tenn.) Area Transit Authority (No. 71) listed the lowest average bus age at 3.3 years. The Hamilton Street Railway (No. 81) in Hamilton, Ontario, and the Toronto
Trolley
Articulated
2%
(3,669)
6% Under 35 ft. (9,231)
15% 77% Over 35 ft. (46,437)
New York City Transit helped boost the longer-than-35feet buses total,reporting more than 4,000. SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004 METRO MAGAZINE
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TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
Agency
1
1
MTA New York City Transit
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
0
4,037
630
0
4,667
174
79
2,889
85
0
3,053
34
101
2,620
0
0
2,721
132
0
1,827
197
0
2,024
33
145
1,493
0
0
1,638
56
246
1,066
211
37
1,560
101
4
1,542
0
0
1,546
-51
116
1,095
155
65
1,431
-1
154
1,203
64
0
1,421
-41
145
692
536
0
1,373
68
0
1,251
0
0
1,251
0
57
732
117
231
1,137
61
26
1,018
44
0
1,088
94
141
814
119
0
1,074
-224
146
802
49
0
997
-64
110
767
30
0
907
-6
329
514
50
0
893
48
New York City 2
2
New Jersey Transit Corp. Newark, N.J.
3
3
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Los Angeles
4
4
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago
5
6
Toronto Transit Commission Toronto
6
8
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Houston
7
5
Montreal Transit Corp. Montreal
8
9
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Philadelphia
9
7
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Washington, D.C.
10
10
King County DOT/ Metro Transit Seattle
11
12
New York City Department of Transportation New York City
12
14
Coast Mountain Bus Company Surrey, B.C.
13
16
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Boston
14
11
Regional Transportation District Denver
15
15
Port Authority of Allegheny County Pittsburgh
16
19
Maryland Transit Administration Baltimore
17
22
Orange County Transportation Authority Orange, Calif.
38
METRO MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004
TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
18
18
Agency
OC Transpo
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
1
655
226
0
882
-33
0
738
140
0
878
-66
250
598
0
0
848
25
45
306
148
333
832
-77
184
580
66
0
830
124
25
711
13
59
808
19
226
549
20
7
802
99
180
603
0
0
783
-25
89
685
0
0
774
-8
76
677
0
15
768
-17
424
259
0
7
690
-479
230
444
0
0
674
12
202
467
0
0
669
-46
61
521
87
0
669
-137
394
262
0
0
656
-145
0
530
0
25
555
58
30
470
40
0
540
-3
Ottawa, Ontario 19
17
Metro Transit Minneapolis
20
21
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District Portland, Ore.
21
20
San Francisco Municipal Railway San Francisco
22
29
Miami-Dade Transit Authority Miami
23
25
Edmonton Transit System Edmonton, Alberta
24
30
Valley Metro Phoenix
25
23
Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Cleveland
26
27
Calgary Transit Calgary, Alberta
27
26
Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas
28
13
Pace Suburban Bus Arlington Heights, Ill.
29
31
BC Transit Victoria, B.C.
30 (tie) 28
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Atlanta
30 (tie) 24
AC Transit Oakland, Calif.
32
36
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation Detroit
33
38
Detroit Department of Transportation Detroit
34
33
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority San Jose, Calif.
40
METRO MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004
TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
Agency
35
34
Winnipeg Transit System
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
35
500
0
0
535
0
37
416
72
0
525
0
74
422
12
0
508
-67
23
461
0
4
488
-18
187
270
0
0
457
-17
127
308
0
19
454
1
0
430
0
2
432
2
88
324
0
0
412
-4
179
212
0
20
411
16
115
215
80
0
410
45
273
134
0
3
410
-3
123
262
0
15
400
31
11
384
0
0
395
0
162
221
10
0
393
37
42
292
55
0
389
114
278
102
0
3
383
9
157
216
9
0
382
149
Winnipeg, Manitoba 36
35
DOT Services Public Transit Division Honolulu
37
32
Utah Transit Authority Salt Lake City
38
37
Milwaukee County Transit Milwaukee
39
39
Metro St. Louis
40
40
VIA Metropolitan Transit San Antonio
41
41
Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority Cincinnati
42
42
MTA Long Island Bus Garden City, N.Y.
43
44
Capital Metro Austin,Texas
44 (tie) 48
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada Las Vegas
44 (tie) 43
Delaware Transit Corp. Dover, Del.
46
47
Charlotte Area Transit System Charlotte, N.C.
47
44
CTTransit Hartford, Conn.
48
51
Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Rochester, N.Y.
49
64
San Mateo County Transit District San Carlos, Calif.
50
46
Los Angeles Department of Transportation Los Angeles
51
74
Pierce Transit Lakewood,Wash.
42
METRO MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004
TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
Agency
52
57
Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
62
311
0
5
378
53
33
328
0
6
367
3
79
275
0
0
354
24
131
208
0
14
353
78
305
43
0
3
351
9
53
220
78
0
351
36
0
314
36
0
350
0
12
267
66
0
345
0
120
188
0
32
340
12
102
118
93
0
313
-49
7
299
0
0
306
7
0
237
60
0
297
-3
102
180
0
0
282
18
40
240
0
0
280
40
112
165
0
3
280
90
89
184
0
5
278
-19
32
239
0
4
275
-4
Buffalo, N.Y. 53
49
Regional Transit Authority New Orleans
54
55
Broward County Transit Pompano Beach, Fla.
55
64
Transit Authority of River City Louisville, Ky.
56 (tie) 54
Montgomery County Transit Rockville, Md.
56 (tie) 58
Westchester County Department of Transportation Mount Vernon, N.Y.
58
52
Reseau de Transport Longueuil Longueuil, Quebec
59
53
Mississauga Transit Mississauga, Ontario
60
56
Hampton Roads Transit Hampton,Va.
61
50
Community Transit Everett,Wash.
62
61
Foothill Transit West Covina, Calif.
63
59
San Diego Transit Corp. San Diego
64
66
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Kansas City, Mo.
65 (tie) 71
Metropolitan Bus Authority San Juan, P.R.
65 (tie) 86
Omnitrans San Bernardino, Calif.
67
62
Capital District Transportation Authority Albany, N.Y.
68
63
Sacramento Regional Transit District Sacramento, Calif.
44
METRO MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004
TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
Agency
69
67
GO Transit
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
0
262
0
0
262
5
47
191
0
0
238
2
65
159
7
0
231
-
142
89
0
0
231
-3
80
124
0
25
229
-16
179
37
0
6
222
0
30
178
13
0
221
0
4
213
0
0
217
-3
4
203
6
0
213
-41
10
177
0
20
207
-15
144
58
0
3
205
-2
5
194
0
0
199
-8
4
191
3
0
198
0
0
189
0
0
189
-10
106
69
0
9
184
-4
10
173
0
0
183
-24
11
167
3
0
181
1
Toronto 70
72
LYNX Orlando, Fla.
71 (tie) -
Memphis Area Transit Authority Memphis,Tenn.
71 (tie) 73
IndyGo Indianapolis
73
70
Sun Metro El Paso,Texas
74
75
Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority Toledo, Ohio
75
77
Long Beach Transit Long Beach, Calif.
76
78
Societe de Transport de L’Outaouais Gatineau, Quebec
77
68
Golden Gate Transit San Rafael, Calif.
78
75
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Providence, R.I.
79
79
Metro Regional Transit Authority Akron, Ohio
80
79
Metro Transit Madison,Wis.
81
83
Hamilton Street Railway Hamilton, Ontario
82
82
Sun Tran Tucson, Ariz.
83
87
Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Tampa, Fla.
84
79
Big Blue Bus Santa Monica, Calif.
85
90
London Transit Commission London, Ontario
46
METRO MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2004
TRANSIT BUS FLEETS ’04
’03
Agency
86
92
Central New York Regional Transportation Authority
35 ft. and under
Over 35 ft.
Artic
Trolley
2004 Total
2003 +/-
18
162
0
0
180
1
139
36
0
4
179
-70
76
102
0
0
178
-20
96
63
0
17
176
-7
42
124
0
8
174
-6
121
51
0
0
172
12
96
75
0
0
171
8
50
120
0
0
170
-
76
89
0
0
165
-2
31
133
0
0
164
15
46
111
0
3
160
-
82
50
12
6
150
0
0
115
17
0
132
-25
94
34
0
0
128
0
17
96
10
0
123
-18
Syracuse, N.Y 87
69
Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority Dayton, Ohio
88
83
Pioneer Valley Transit Authority Springfield, Mass.
89
88
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority Clearwater, Fla.
90
90
Jacksonville Transportation Authority Jacksonville, Fla.
91
95
Kitsap Transit Bremerton,Wash.
92
94
C-Tran Vancouver,Wash.
93
-
Fairfax County Department of Transportation Fairfax,Va.
94
93
Greater Richmond Transit Co. Richmond,Va.
95
98
North County Transit District Oceanside, Calif.
96
-
San Joaquin RTD Stockton, Calif.
97
97
City of Albuquerque Transit Department Albuquerque, N.M.
98
96
Metropolitan Transit Authority Nashville,Tenn.
99
100
Palm Tran West Palm Beach, Fla.
100
99
Lane Transit District Eugene, Ore.
48
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