FY26 Proposed Budget

General Transit Information

The Transit Division is a self-supporting enterprise fund that provides fixed-route and paratransit bus services as well as operating the Court Street Transportation Center. The division is committed to providing safe, courteous, and quality transportation to the citizens and visitors of Iowa City as well as the City of University Heights.

Iowa City Transit Data Collected by the Iowa City Transportation Services Department

FY 2019 * FY 2020 * FY 2021 * FY 2022* FY 2023

FY 2024

Ridership

1,486,351 1,149,620

525,416

851,383 1,050,132 1,505,184

Total Operating Expense

$5,563,357 $5,796,283 $5,619,675 $6,290,985 $6,706,629 $7,483,865

Fare Revenue

$1,172,298

$953,281

$637,606

$919,434 $1,036,756 $64,503.50

Revenue Vehicle Miles

702,568

634,526

688,207

678,907

700,683

771,985

Revenue Vehicle Hours

53,937

51,710

54,869

50,932

53,162

65,607

Cost per Ride

$3.74

$5.04

$10.70

$7.39

$6.39

$4.97

Cost per Rev Vehicle Mile Cost per Rev Vehicle Hour

$7.92

$9.13

$8.17

$9.27

$9.57

$9.69

$103.15

$112.09

$105.42

$123.52

$126.15

$114.07

Farebox/Expense Ratio

0.21

0.16

0.11

0.15

0.15

0.01

Average Fare

$0.79

$0.83

$1.21

$1.08

$0.99

$0.04

Operating Deficit per trip Riders per Rev Vehicle Mile Riders per Rev Vehicle Hour

$2.95

$4.21

$9.48

$6.31

$5.40

$4.93

2.12

1.81

0.76

1.25

1.5

1.95

27.56

22.23

9.58

16.72

19.75

22.94

Passenger Miles

3,210,518 2,483,179 1,129,644 1,830,473 2,257,784 3,236,146

Fleet Vehicles

27

27

27

27

27

27

Base Fare

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

**$1.00

Fleet Average Age

7.59

8.59

9.44

8.66

9.53

10.53

Fuel Consumption

189,081

177,699

172,720

170,151

169,162

178,268

Days Operated

305

309

305

308

305

302

Court St Trans Center

Total Revenue

$1,285,686 $1,101,006 $762,482

$971,011

$860,012

$988,340

Total Ops Expense

$182,030

$143,813

$182,508

$229,879

$198,354

$159,811

Net Income

$1,103,656 $957,193

$579,974

$741,427

$661,658

$828,529

*FY18 – FY22 Data reflects a separation of the Court Street Transportation Center from Transit Fleet Operations **Fare Free Pilot Program began August 1, 2023

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