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“It must always be remembered how cost-effectiveness works in the public sector: the cost IS the benefit.” - author unknown

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It appears that when all costs, across all modes, are considered Trimet ALL costs:

2023

$4.76 per passenger-mile

BY MODE -

BUS = $5.51         MAX = $3.29       WES = $12.26

2019 (last yr. B4 Covid)

$2.22 per passenger-mile

BUS:=  $2.70       MAX= $1.42          WES=$4.82

Page Updated May 23, 2024

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Data from: https://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf

2023:

total system passenger-miles:..........…………………….233,632,477

total system cost..............................$647,092,199

total system operating cost..........….………………....$463,903,375

             COST SUM.....$1,110,995,570

cost/passenger-mile............ $1,110,995,570 / $233,632,477 = $4.755313064

2019:

total system passenger-miles:..........…………………….420,031,275

total system cost..............................$526,285,989

total system operating

cost..........….………………..….$404,701,227              COST SUM..……….$930,987,216

cost/passenger-mile............ $930,987,216 / 420,031,275 = $2.216471181

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Data from:  https://trimet.org/about/pdf/trimetridership.pdf

total system cost:   (System Costs - Operations cost plus general administrative costs shared across modes and OPEB

(i.e. finance, planning, scheduling, etc.). Waivered Non-Medical program, Streetcar, and

intergovernmental pass-throughs are excluded.)

total system operating cost:    (Operations Costs - Transportation costs & maintenance costs (all related staff & materials). For bus

& rail also includes facilities, field ops, fare inspection, field ops admin, security and store costs.

Excluded Ride Connection costs, Unfunded Actuarial Accrued Liability and OPEB.)

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It appears that when all costs, across all modes, are considered C-Tran costs:

2023

$6.25 per passenger-mile for 2022

BY MODE - Required data not available

2019 (last yr. B4 Covid)

$2.31 per passenger-mile for 2019

BY MODE - Required data not available

Page Updated May 23, 2024

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—--Data sources —–

Data from: C-Tran 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, page 73 of 74
(https://mail.c-tran.com/images/CAFR/c-tran_2022_acfr.pdf)

2019 Data: https://mail.c-tran.com/images/CAFR/c-tran_2019_cafr.pdf

https://www.desmos.com/scientific

---Taxi fares for comparision —–––––-

https://uphail.com/us/wa/vancouver/ shows Vancouver taxi at $3.02/mile

https://uphail.com/us/or/portland/shows Portland taxi at $3.50/mile

(Note there may also be added fixed amount)

(Total Revenues is from from: Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position table page 27 for 2022 document; page 28 for 2019 document)

Transit costs when you show ALL COSTS

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Trimet 2019, 2023 BUS,MAX,WES.txt

From trimetridership.pdf

https://www.desmos.com/scientific

2019 (last yr. B4 Covid           system;  operating      cost per pass-mile

BUS:  199,983,535 PM;   308,521,057;  232,297,455 -- 308521057+232297455=540818512 / 199983535 = $2.704315193

MAX: 207,674,160 PM;   167,681,857;  127,225,787 -- 167681857+127225787=294907644 / 207674160= $1.420049774

WES:     3,206,673 PM;       7,994,801;     7,460,716 --     7994801+7460716 =15455517 / 3206673 =  $4.819798277

2023

BUS:  115,004,487 PM;    374,593,879;  258,535,251 -- 374593879+258535251 = 633129130 / 115004487= $5.505255895

MAX: 113,221,552 PM;    216,059,912;  156,160,267 -- 216059912+156160267=372220179 / 113221552 = $3.287538215

WES:       950,484  PM;      11,132,064;    10,513,831 --    1132064+10513831   =11645895 / 950484  =  $12.25259447