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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 (March 2025):

The Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $10.17 in March exceeded the forecast by $2.57. This unfavorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in over budget and bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 0.4 million unlinked passenger trips. The 2025 Fiscal Year-to-Date (months of July through March) Cost per Bus Passenger Trip of $9.83 exceeded the forecast by $1.35. This unfavorable variance was due to operating expenses coming in over the budget and bus ridership falling short of the forecast by 1.4 million.