1. Getting & Using Transit Data John Semmens Laissez Faire Institute & Arizona Transportation Institute

2. Aggregated Data Sources Public Transportation Fact Book, American Public Transportation Association (http://www.apta.com)http://www.apta.com Highway Statistics, Federal Highway Administration (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/)http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/ohpi/hss/ American Dream Coalition (http://americandreamcoalition.org/)

3. Transit Data Ridership: Trips & Passenger-Miles Vehicle-Miles & Hours Costs & Revenues Crashes & Fatalities Crime

4. Highway Data Vehicle-Miles Costs & Revenues Crashes & Fatalities

5. City-by-City Data Transit Profiles, Federal Transit Administration (http://www.ntdprogram.com/NTD/Profiles.nsf/Prof ileInformation?OpenForm&2001&All). Section 5309 Annual Report on New Starts and Final Environmental Impact Statement, Valley Metro (www.valleymetro.org)

6. Local Data Disaggregated Data Traffic Impact Environmental Impact

7. Transit's Share of Urban Travel 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1945195019551960196519701975198019851990199520002001 Year Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book and Highway Statistics

10. Cost Per Person-Mile of Travel Taxes Private Costs/FaresTotal Roads$ 0.05$ 0.29$ 0.34 Buses$ 0.58$ 0.20$ 0.78 Light Rail$ 1.34$ 0.14$ 1.48 Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book, Highway Statistics and American Dream Coalition

11. Impacts of Alternative Investments ($ in billions) Public Transit Break- Even 5% ROI Amount Invested$370 Current Value of Residual Assets $19$370$615 Number of Jobs 1 million 19 million 32 million Source: Public Transportation Fact Book

12. Urban Travel Fatality Rates by Mode 1991-2001 Averages BusCommuter Rail Heavy Rail Light Rail Urban Auto Fatalities/Billion Vehicle Miles 5539113335911 Fatalities/Billion Person-Miles 61261410 Sources: Public Transportation Fact Book and Highway Statistics

13. 2001 Public Transit Serious Crime Statistics Total Rate* Bus5,285240 Commuter Rail2,768290 Demand Response2630 Heavy Rail11,849836 Light Rail1,5281,063 *murder/rape/robbery/assault/larceny/theft/burglary/arson per billion passenger miles Source: Public Transportation Fact Book

15. Carbon Monoxide Parts/Million in Year 2020 No- Build Build Light Rail Amount Higher Under Build Option Average One Hour Levels 6.56.8+0.3 Average Eight Hour Levels 4.64.8+0.2 Source: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement

16. Impact on Daily Traffic Auto SpeedsBuildNo Build Region22.3 mph22.4 mph Corridor17.7 mph17.9 mph Source: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project: Final Environmental Impact Statement

17. Relative Performance for Phoenix Transportation Options EfficiencyEquityEffectiveness Mode Cost per Rider-mile Rider share of cost Share of regional travel Light Rail$2.905%0.2% Bus$1.8715%0.9% Road/Auto$0.35100%98.9% Sources: Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Project, FY 2004 Section 5309 Annual Report on New Starts (Valley Metro) Regional Transportation Plan (Maricopa Association of Governments) American Dream Coalition

18. Summing Up There is a lot of published data available— both national & local. Some data are easy to get, other data require more effort. The data tell a story of public transit inefficiency, inequity & ineffectiveness. Getting this story out to the media and voters is difficult.

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