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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 (April 2025):

The Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.74 in April exceeded the forecast by $2.17. 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 April) Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.82 exceeded the forecast by $1.44. This unfavorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in over the budget and bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 1.7 million.