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Key Performance Indicators

Bus Cost per Passenger Trip 

Definition: Bus Cost per Passenger Trip measures operating cost of providing bus service per unlinked passenger boarding.

 

Performance (May 2025):

The Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.24 in May exceeded the forecast by $1.81. This unfavorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in over budget and bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 0.3 million unlinked passenger trips. The 2025 Fiscal Year-to-Date (months of July through May) Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.76 exceeded the forecast by $1.47. This unfavorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in over the budget and bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 2.0 million.