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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 (December 2022):

The Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.01 in December was lower than the forecast by $0.24. This favorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in under budget. The 2023 Fiscal Year-to-Date (months of July through December) Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.33 exceeded the forecast by $0.29. This unfavorable variance was due to bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 0.4 million unlinked passenger trips and operating expenses coming in over budget.