FY27 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 2020 FY 2021

FY 2022

FY 2023

FY 2024

FY 2025

Ridership

1,149,620

525,416

851,383 1,050,132 1,505,184 1,753,357

Total Operating Expense

$5,796,283 $5,619,675 $6,290,985 $6,706,629 $7,483,865 $9,050,206

Fare Revenue

$953,281

$637,606

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

$0.00

Revenue Vehicle Miles

634,526

688,207

678,907

700,683

771,985

777,030

Revenue Vehicle Hours

51,710

54,869

50,932

53,162

65,607

66,235

Cost per Ride

$5.04

$10.70

$7.39

$6.39

$4.97

$6.10

Cost per Rev Vehicle Mile Cost per Rev Vehicle Hour

$9.13

$8.17

$9.27

$9.57

$9.69

$13.77

$112.09

$105.42

$123.52

$126.15

$114.07

$161.51

Farebox/Expense Ratio

0.16

0.11

0.15

0.15

0.01

0.00

Average Fare

$0.83

$1.21

$1.08

$0.99

$0.04

$0.00

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

$4.21

$9.48

$6.31

$5.40

$4.93

$6.10

1.81

0.76

1.25

1.5

1.95

2.26

22.23

9.58

16.72

19.75

22.94

26.47

Passenger Miles

2,483,179 1,129,644 1,830,473 2,257,784 3,236,146 3,769,718

Fleet Vehicles

27

27

27

27

27

30***

Base Fare

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

**$1.00

$0.00

Fleet Average Age

8.59

9.44

8.66

9.53

10.53

11.53***

Fuel Consumption

177,699

172,720

170,151

169,162

178,268

190,764

Days Operated

309

305

308

305

302

307

Court St Trans Center

Total Revenue

$1,101,006 $762,482

$971,011

$860,012

$988,340

$990,841

Total Ops Expense

$143,813

$182,508

$229,879

$198,354

$159,811

$162,986

Net Income

$957,193

$579,974

$741,427

$661,658

$828,529

$827,855

**Fare Free Pilot Program began August 1, 2023 ***Includes the 4 Proterra electric buses that were no longer operable by the end of the fiscal year, 26 revenue vehicles without the Proterras at an average age of 12.69 years

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