2013 Reporting Year NTD - Transportation · 2020. 9. 30. · Federal Transit Administration U.S....

Federal Transit AdministrationU.S. Department of Transportation

Office of Budget and Policy September 2013

Urban ModuleReporting Manual

NTDNational Transit Database

2013 Reporting Year

2013 Urban Reporting Manual

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Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 What is the National Transit Database? ................................................................................................................ 1 Reporting Manuals and Modules ........................................................................................................................... 1 FY 2013 Annual Reporting Changes and Clarifications ........................................................................................ 1 Who Reports, What to Report, How to Report, When to Report, and Where to Report ........................................ 1 New Reporters ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 Reference Information ........................................................................................................................................... 1

What is the National Transit Database? .................................................................................................................... 2 Legislative Requirement ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Funding for Transit Agencies Serving Urbanized Areas ........................................................................................ 2

Reporting Manuals and Modules ............................................................................................................................... 3 FY 2013 Annual Reporting Changes and Clarifications ............................................................................................. 4 Who Reports .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

Purchased Transportation Services ...................................................................................................................... 6 Consolidated NTD Reporters ................................................................................................................................ 6 Voluntary Reporters .............................................................................................................................................. 7 Extensions, Waivers and Special Requests .......................................................................................................... 7

Extension Requests .......................................................................................................................................... 7 Waivers and Special Requests ......................................................................................................................... 7

Small Systems Waiver – 30 or Fewer Vehicles ............................................................................................ 7 Grants Waivers for Planning and Capital ...................................................................................................... 8 Natural Disaster Hold Harmless Adjustment ................................................................................................. 9 Data, Report or Passenger Miles Traveled Sampling Waivers ..................................................................... 9 Independent Auditor Statement for Financial Data Waiver ........................................................................... 9 Special Request – Strikes ........................................................................................................................... 10

What to Report ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Reporting Modules and Forms ............................................................................................................................ 10 Declarations ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 Fiscal Year Data .................................................................................................................................................. 11

How to Report .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 The NTD Identification Number ........................................................................................................................... 12 Internet Reporting ................................................................................................................................................ 12

Reporting Format ............................................................................................................................................ 12 General Formatting Rules ............................................................................................................................... 12

Accounting Requirements ................................................................................................................................... 12 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) ........................................................................................ 12 Accrual Accounting ......................................................................................................................................... 13

Reporting Purchased Transportation ................................................................................................................... 13 When to Report ........................................................................................................................................................ 14

Reporting Timelines ............................................................................................................................................ 14 Reminder Notices ................................................................................................................................................ 14

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Failure to Report: No Report, Late Report, or Incomplete Report ....................................................................... 14 Where to Report ...................................................................................................................................................... 15

NTD Help Desk ................................................................................................................................................... 15 New Reporters ......................................................................................................................................................... 16

Written Request ................................................................................................................................................... 16 Reference Information ............................................................................................................................................. 16

Transit Terminology and Parameters .................................................................................................................. 17 Public Transportation ...................................................................................................................................... 17 Modes ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Type of Service (TOS) .................................................................................................................................... 18 Transit Agency ................................................................................................................................................ 18 Area Definitions ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Maximum Service Vehicles ............................................................................................................................. 18

Reference Documents ......................................................................................................................................... 19

Internet Reporting ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 20

What Has Changed from Prior Years .................................................................................................................. 20 Internet Reporting System Security ..................................................................................................................... 20

Detailed Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Accessing Internet Reporting .............................................................................................................................. 20

Choosing Your Browser .................................................................................................................................. 21 Verifying Your Internet Browser Settings ........................................................................................................ 21 The NTD Homepage ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Accessing the NTD Report .............................................................................................................................. 22

Levels of Access ......................................................................................................................................... 23 User Names and Password ........................................................................................................................ 23 Passwords .................................................................................................................................................. 23 Sys Admin: Changing Your Password ........................................................................................................ 23

Tips for Using Internet Reporting ......................................................................................................................... 24 Navigating Between Screens .......................................................................................................................... 24 Saving a Form ................................................................................................................................................. 24

NTD Reporting Structure ..................................................................................................................................... 24 Home: Annual Report Home Page ...................................................................................................................... 25 Annual: Reporting Annual Data ........................................................................................................................... 25

Printing a Form Report from a Form Screen ................................................................................................... 26 Submitting Your Report ................................................................................................................................... 26

Monthly Ridership: Reporting Ridership Data ...................................................................................................... 26 Safety & Security: Providing Incident Data .......................................................................................................... 27 Notes: Providing Additional Information .............................................................................................................. 27

Creating a Form Note...................................................................................................................................... 27 Reviewing Form Notes .................................................................................................................................... 28 Editing Notes ................................................................................................................................................... 28

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Printing Form Notes ........................................................................................................................................ 28 Issues: Validating Annual Data ............................................................................................................................ 28

Pre-Submission Validation .............................................................................................................................. 29 Post-Submission Validation by NTD Analysts ................................................................................................. 29 Closeout: Completion of Issue Validation ........................................................................................................ 30

e-File: Sending Declarations, Requests, and Other Communications ................................................................. 30 e-File Tracking ................................................................................................................................................ 30

Report Stage .............................................................................................................................................. 31 Waivers ....................................................................................................................................................... 31 Declarations ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Other Agency Requests .............................................................................................................................. 31

Outgoing NTD Correspondence ...................................................................................................................... 31 e-File Composing: Waivers, Other Agency Requests and Declarations ......................................................... 31

Adding a Request or Declaration ................................................................................................................ 31 Writing or Attaching a Document ................................................................................................................ 32 Editing a Request ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Attaching Correspondence ......................................................................................................................... 32 Saving Correspondence ............................................................................................................................. 32

NTD Process after e-File Submission ............................................................................................................. 32 Acknowledgment of Submission ................................................................................................................. 32 Request Status ........................................................................................................................................... 32 Viewing a Submitted Request ..................................................................................................................... 33

e-File at the End of the Year ........................................................................................................................... 33 Communications: Viewing a History of Correspondence with NTD ..................................................................... 33 Reports: Using Reports ....................................................................................................................................... 33

Viewing and Printing Reports .......................................................................................................................... 34 Viewing a Report Online ............................................................................................................................. 34 To Print a Report from the Reports Tab...................................................................................................... 34 To Print a Form Report from a Form Screen .............................................................................................. 34

Available Reports ............................................................................................................................................ 34 Notes and Issues Report ............................................................................................................................ 34 Service Characteristics – Time Series ........................................................................................................ 34 Key Performance Indicators ....................................................................................................................... 35 Revenue Vehicle Inventory – Prior Years History ....................................................................................... 35 Operating Expenses by Function and Hourly Wages – Prior Years History ............................................... 35 Key Performance Indicators – Average Trip Length – Prior Years History ................................................. 35 Ridership Activity Summary Report ............................................................................................................ 35 FFA Data Distribution by UZA .................................................................................................................... 35

Help: Obtaining More Information ........................................................................................................................ 35

Basic Information Module ........................................................................................................................... 36 Identification form (B-10) ..................................................................................................................................... 36 Contacts form (B-20) ........................................................................................................................................... 36

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Contractual Relationship form (B-30) .................................................................................................................. 36 Identification form (B-10) .............................................................................................................................................. 37

Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 38 Reporting Requirements and Thresholds ............................................................................................................ 38

Small System Waiver (30 or fewer vehicles) ................................................................................................... 38 Planning and Capital Grants Waiver ............................................................................................................... 38

What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................... 38 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................. 38

Detailed Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 38 NTD ID ................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Identification Information ..................................................................................................................................... 38

Fiscal Year ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 Mailing Address .............................................................................................................................................. 39 URL ................................................................................................................................................................. 39 Agency Name and Acronym ........................................................................................................................... 39 FTA Recipient ID ............................................................................................................................................. 39 DUNS Number ................................................................................................................................................ 39

Are You a Recipient or Beneficiary of Urbanized Area Formula Program Grants with Continuing Requirements? ............................................................................................................................................................................ 39 Are You Requesting a Small System Waiver? .................................................................................................... 39 Organization Type ............................................................................................................................................... 40

Independent Public Agency or Authority for Transit Service ........................................................................... 40 Subsidiary Unit of a Transit Agency; Reporting Separately............................................................................. 40 Unit or Department of City, County or Local Government ............................................................................... 40 Unit or Department of State Government ........................................................................................................ 40 University ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 Area Agency on Aging .................................................................................................................................... 40 Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Council of Governments (COG), or Other Planning Agency ...... 40 Other Publicly-Owned or Publicly-Chartered Corporation ............................................................................... 40 Private For-Profit Corporation ......................................................................................................................... 41 Private Non-Profit Corporation ........................................................................................................................ 41 Private Provider Reporting on Behalf of a Public Entity .................................................................................. 41 Consolidated Reporter .................................................................................................................................... 41 Other ............................................................................................................................................................... 41

Demographic Information .................................................................................................................................... 41 Urbanized Area ............................................................................................................................................... 41 Service Area ................................................................................................................................................... 42

Number of Vehicles Operated in Annual Maximum Service by Mode and Type of Service ................................ 42 Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service (VOMS) ........................................................................................... 42 Type of Service (TOS) .................................................................................................................................... 42 Mode ............................................................................................................................................................... 42

Vanpool Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................................... 46 Multi-Modal Vehicles................................................................................................................................... 46

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Route and Point Deviation Services ........................................................................................................... 46 Incidental Transit Service ........................................................................................................................... 47 Fixed Guideway for Bus, Bus Rapid Transit and Commuter Bus ............................................................... 47

Capital or Non Capital Investment for Mode not Currently in Service .................................................................. 47 Filing a Separate NTD Report ............................................................................................................................. 47

Line by Line Instructions for Identification form (B-10) ............................................................................................. 48 Contacts form (B-20) .................................................................................................................................................... 51

Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 52 Reporting Requirements and Thresholds ............................................................................................................ 52 What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................... 52

Detailed Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 52 Contact Type: CEO ............................................................................................................................................. 52 Contact Type: NTD Contact ................................................................................................................................ 52 Contact Type: Safety Contact .............................................................................................................................. 52 Contact Type: Security Contact ........................................................................................................................... 52

Line by Line Instructions Contacts form (B-20) ........................................................................................................ 52 Contractual Relationship form (B-30) ........................................................................................................................... 54

Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 55 Reporting Requirements and Thresholds ............................................................................................................ 55 What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................... 55 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................. 55

Contractual Relationship ................................................................................................................................. 55 Cooperative Agreement .................................................................................................................................. 56

Detailed Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 56 Contractual Relationship ..................................................................................................................................... 56

Type ................................................................................................................................................................ 56 NTD Reporter or Company ............................................................................................................................. 59

Contracted Service .............................................................................................................................................. 60 Mode ............................................................................................................................................................... 60 Vehicles / Passenger Cars Operated in Annual Maximum Service under Contract ........................................ 60 Number of Months Seller Operated Service During Report Year .................................................................... 60

Operating Expenses ............................................................................................................................................ 60 Purchased Transportation Fare Revenues ..................................................................................................... 60 Net Contract Expenditures .............................................................................................................................. 60 Total contract operating expenses .................................................................................................................. 61

Capital Expenses ................................................................................................................................................ 61 Capital Leasing Expenditures ......................................................................................................................... 61 Total Contract Cost ......................................................................................................................................... 61

Other Costs Incurred by the Buyer ...................................................................................................................... 61 Total Modal Expenses ......................................................................................................................................... 61 Key Relationships Between Forms ...................................................................................................................... 64

Line by Line Instructions for the Contractual Relationship form (B-30) .................................................................... 65 Section A – Contract Summary Type .................................................................................................................. 65

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Section B – Key Financial and Operating Statistics ............................................................................................. 67

Financial Module .............................................................................................................................................. 69 Sources of Funds — Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10) .............................................................. 69 Uses of Capital form (F-20) ................................................................................................................................. 69 Operating Expenses form (F-30) ......................................................................................................................... 69 Operating Expenses Summary form (F-40) ......................................................................................................... 69 Statement of Finances form (F-60) ...................................................................................................................... 69

Sources of Funds — Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10) ....................................................................... 70 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 73

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds ............................................................................................................ 73 What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................... 73 Approach ............................................................................................................................................................. 73

Accrual Accounting ......................................................................................................................................... 73 Funds Earned Based on Expenses Incurred .............................................................................................. 73 Funds Earned Based on Non-Cost Factors ................................................................................................ 74 Relationship of Funds Expended (Applied) to Key NTD Financial Forms ................................................... 74

Transit-Related Projects.................................................................................................................................. 74 Public Funding Reporting Relationships ......................................................................................................... 74 Purchased Transportation (PT) ....................................................................................................................... 75 In-Kind Services .............................................................................................................................................. 75 Pass-Through Funds....................................................................................................................................... 75

Detailed Instructions ................................................................................................................................................ 76 Directly-Generated Funds by the Transit Agency ................................................................................................ 76

Derived from Revenues or Donated ................................................................................................................ 76 Passenger Fares ............................................................................................................................................. 76

Ferryboat .................................................................................................................................................... 76 Vanpool ...................................................................................................................................................... 77 Allocation of Fare Revenues ....................................................................................................................... 77 Passenger Fares for Directly-Operated (DO) Service................................................................................. 77 Passenger Fares for Purchased Transportation (PT) Service .................................................................... 77

Park-and-Ride Parking Revenue .................................................................................................................... 78 Other Transportation Revenues ...................................................................................................................... 78 Auxiliary Transportation Revenues ................................................................................................................. 78 Non-Transportation Funds .............................................................................................................................. 78 Total Park-and-Ride, Other Transportation, Auxiliary and Non-Transportation Revenues .............................. 79 Revenues Accrued through a Purchased Transportation Agreement ............................................................. 79 Contributed Services ....................................................................................................................................... 79 Subsidy from Other Sectors of Operations...................................................................................................... 79

Funds Dedicated to Transit at their Source ......................................................................................................... 79 Independent Political Entities .......................................................................................................................... 79 Dedicated Taxes ............................................................................................................................................. 80 Bridge, Tunnel and Highway Tolls .................................................................................................................. 80

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High Occupancy / Toll Lanes .......................................................................................................................... 80 Other Dedicated Funds ................................................................................................................................... 80

Other Directly-Generated Funds ......................................................................................................................... 81 Reporting Loans ......................................................................................................................................... 81

Local and State Government Sources ................................................................................................................. 81 Funds Allocated to Transit Out of General Revenues of the Government Entity ............................................ 82 Funds Dedicated to Transit at their Source ..................................................................................................... 82 Other Funds .................................................................................................................................................... 82

Federal Government Sources ............................................................................................................................. 82 Funds Received from FTA .............................................................................................................................. 83

FTA Capital Program .................................................................................................................................. 83 FTA State of Good Repair Program ........................................................................................................... 83 FTA Bus and Bus Facilities Program .......................................................................................................... 83 FTA Urbanized Area Formula Program ...................................................................................................... 83 FTA Metropolitan Planning ......................................................................................................................... 84 FTA Clean Fuels Program .......................................................................................................................... 84 FTA Special Needs of Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities Formula ................................... 84 FTA Other Than Urbanized Area Formula Program ................................................................................... 84 FTA Job Access and Reverse Commute Formula Program ....................................................................... 85 FTA New Freedom Program ....................................................................................................................... 85 FTA Alternative Transportation in Parks and Public Lands Program .......................................................... 85 Other FTA Funds ........................................................................................................................................ 85

Funds Received from Other USDOT Grant Programs .................................................................................... 85 Other Federal Funds ....................................................................................................................................... 85

Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 86 Line by Line Instructions for Funds Expended and Funds Earned form (F-10) ........................................................ 86

Sources of Directly-Generated Funds by the Transit Agency — All Transit Agencies ......................................... 86 Auxiliary Transportation Funds ............................................................................................................................ 87 Contributed Services ........................................................................................................................................... 88 Funds Dedicated to Transit at their Source — Independent Political Entities ...................................................... 88

Dedicated Taxes ......................................................................................................................................... 89 Local Government Sources of Funds .................................................................................................................. 90 Funds Dedicated to Transit at their Source ......................................................................................................... 90

Dedicated Taxes ............................................................................................................................................. 90 State Government Sources of Funds .................................................................................................................. 91

Funds Dedicated to Transit at their Source ..................................................................................................... 92 Dedicated Taxes ......................................................................................................................................... 92

Federal Government Sources of Funds .............................................................................................................. 93 Summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 97

Uses of Capital form (F-20) .......................................................................................................................................... 99 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 100

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds .......................................................................................................... 100 What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................. 100

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Approach ........................................................................................................................................................... 100 Accrual Accounting ....................................................................................................................................... 101 Relationship to Sources of Funds ................................................................................................................. 101 Capital Maintenance Expenses ..................................................................................................................... 101 Purchased Transportation ............................................................................................................................. 101 Project Classification ..................................................................................................................................... 101

Capital Project Need ................................................................................................................................. 101 Improvements for Existing Transit Services .............................................................................................. 101 Expansion of Transit Service .................................................................................................................... 101 Multiple Modes and Types of Service ....................................................................................................... 102 Multiple Capital Project Categories ........................................................................................................... 102

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 103 Guideway .......................................................................................................................................................... 103 Passenger Stations ........................................................................................................................................... 104

Station Criteria .............................................................................................................................................. 104 Administrative Buildings .................................................................................................................................... 104 Maintenance Buildings ...................................................................................................................................... 104 Revenue Vehicles ............................................................................................................................................. 104 Service Vehicles ................................................................................................................................................ 105 Fare Revenue Collection Equipment ................................................................................................................. 105 Communications and Information Systems ....................................................................................................... 105 Other ................................................................................................................................................................. 105

Line by Line Instructions for Uses of Capital form (F-20) ....................................................................................... 105 Rehabilitation/Reconstruction/Replacement/Improvements for Existing Transit Services ................................. 106 Expansion of Service ......................................................................................................................................... 107 Total of All Uses of Capital ................................................................................................................................ 108

Operating Expenses form (F-30) ................................................................................................................................ 110 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 111

Reporting Requirements and Thresholds .......................................................................................................... 111 What Has Changed from Prior Year .................................................................................................................. 111 Approach ........................................................................................................................................................... 111

Accrual Accounting ....................................................................................................................................... 111 Capital Maintenance Expenses ..................................................................................................................... 111 Incidental Transit Service .............................................................................................................................. 111 Cost Allocation .............................................................................................................................................. 112

For-profit Service Contractors ................................................................................................................... 113 Vanpools ....................................................................................................................................................... 114 Vehicle Leases and Depreciation Costs........................................................................................................ 114

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 115 Chart of Accounts for Modal Operating Expenses ............................................................................................. 115 Functions ........................................................................................................................................................... 115

Vehicle Operations ........................................................................................................................................ 117 Vehicle Maintenance ..................................................................................................................................... 117

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Non-Vehicle Maintenance ............................................................................................................................. 118 General Administration.................................................................................................................................. 118

Object Classes .................................................................................................................................................. 119 Labor ............................................................................................................................................................. 120

Operators' Salaries and Wages ................................................................................................................ 120 Other Salaries and Wages ........................................................................................................................ 120

Fringe Benefits .............................................................................................................................................. 121 Services ........................................................................................................................................................ 121 Materials and Supplies .................................................................................................................................. 122

Fuel and Lubricants .................................................................................................................................. 122 Tires and Tubes ........................................................................................................................................ 122 Other Materials and Supplies ................................................................................................................... 122

Utilities .......................................................................................................................................................... 122 Casualty and Liability Costs .......................................................................................................................... 123 Taxes ............................................................................................................................................................ 123 Purchased Transportation Service ................................................................................................................ 124

Filing in Report ......................................................................................................................................... 124 Filing Separate Report .............................................................................................................................. 124 Other Costs Incurred by the Buyer ........................................................................................................... 124 Relationship of Purchased Transportation Costs to Contractual Relationship form (B-30) ....................... 125

Miscellaneous Expenses............................................................................................................................... 125 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Related Expenses (Complementary Paratransit) ............................ 125

Line by Line Instructions for Operating Expenses form (F-30) ............................................................................... 126 Labor (501) ........................................................................................................................................................ 126 Materials and Supplies (504) ............................................................................................................................. 127 Purchased Transportation (508) ........................................................................................................................ 129

Operating Expenses Summary form (F-40) ............................................................................................................... 131 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 132


Funds Applied and Funds Not Applied .......................................................................................................... 132 Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 132

Reconciling Items .............................................................................................................................................. 132 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Related Expenses ............................................................................... 133

Line by Line Instructions for Operating Expenses Summary form (F-40) .............................................................. 134 Summarized Data from Operating Expenses form (F-30) ................................................................................. 134 Reconciling Items .............................................................................................................................................. 134

Statement of Finances form (F-60) ............................................................................................................................ 138 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 139


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Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 139 Assets................................................................................................................................................................ 139

Cash (101) and Receivables (102) ............................................................................................................... 139 Cash and Cash Items (101) ...................................................................................................................... 139 Receivables (102) ..................................................................................................................................... 140

Investments ................................................................................................................................................... 141 Special Funds (141) ...................................................................................................................................... 141 Other Assets (151) ........................................................................................................................................ 141

Liabilities............................................................................................................................................................ 142 Long-Term Debt (221)................................................................................................................................... 142 Estimated Liabilities ...................................................................................................................................... 143

Estimated Long Term Pension Liabilities (231.01) ................................................................................... 143 Other Estimated Liabilities (231.02, 231.03) ............................................................................................. 143

Other Liabilities (201-211,241) ...................................................................................................................... 143 Trade Payables – Accounts Payable (201) ............................................................................................... 143 Accrued Liabilities (202) ........................................................................................................................... 143 Accrued Tax Liabilities (203) .................................................................................................................... 143 Short-Term Debt (204) .............................................................................................................................. 143 Other Current Liabilities (205) ................................................................................................................... 144 Advances Payable (211) ........................................................................................................................... 144 Deferred Credits (241) .............................................................................................................................. 144

Line by Line Instructions for Statement of Finances form (F-60) ........................................................................... 144

Asset Module .................................................................................................................................................... 146 Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10) ............................................................................................... 146 Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) ....................................................................................................................... 146 Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) ............................................................................................................ 146

Stations and Maintenance Facilities form (A-10) ........................................................................................................ 147 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 149


Passenger Stations ....................................................................................................................................... 149 Station Criteria .......................................................................................................................................... 149 Multi-Modal Stations ................................................................................................................................. 150 ADA Accessibility ...................................................................................................................................... 150

Maintenance Facilities................................................................................................................................... 150 Type.......................................................................................................................................................... 150 Ownership ................................................................................................................................................ 150 Size........................................................................................................................................................... 151 Shared Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 151

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 151 Passenger Stations ........................................................................................................................................... 151

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Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Accessible Stations ......................................................................... 151 Non-ADA Accessible Stations ....................................................................................................................... 151 Multi-Modal Passenger Stations ................................................................................................................... 152 Escalators and Elevators .............................................................................................................................. 152

Maintenance Facilities ....................................................................................................................................... 152 General Purpose Maintenance Facilities....................................................................................................... 152 Heavy Maintenance Facilities ....................................................................................................................... 153

Line by Line Instructions for Stations and Maintenance Facilities from (A-10) ....................................................... 153 Passenger Stations ........................................................................................................................................... 153 Maintenance Facilities - Directly Operated Service ........................................................................................... 154 Maintenance Facilities - Purchased Transportation Service .............................................................................. 155

Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) ............................................................................................................................... 158 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 159


Guideway Classification ................................................................................................................................ 159 Bus Guideway Safe Operation ...................................................................................................................... 160 Multiple Modes or Types of Service on a Fixed Guideway Facility ............................................................... 161

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 161 Rail Modes ........................................................................................................................................................ 161

Track Construction ........................................................................................................................................ 161 Non-Rail Modes ................................................................................................................................................. 162

Line by Line Instructions for Transit Way Mileage form (A-20) .............................................................................. 162 Rail Modes ........................................................................................................................................................ 162

Miles of Track by mode and type of service (TOS) ................................................................................... 162 Crossings by mode and TOS .................................................................................................................... 163

Non-Rail modes ................................................................................................................................................. 163 Lane Miles by mode and TOS .................................................................................................................. 163

Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) ..................................................................................................................... 165 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 166


Vehicles Operating in Multiple Modes ........................................................................................................... 166 Purchased Transportation ............................................................................................................................. 166 Non-Dedicated Vehicles................................................................................................................................ 166 Grouping Vehicles by Like Characteristics (Sub-Fleet) ................................................................................. 167

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 167 Number of Vehicles in Total Fleet ..................................................................................................................... 168 Dedicated Fleet ................................................................................................................................................. 168 Vehicle Type ...................................................................................................................................................... 168 Ownership ......................................................................................................................................................... 168

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Funding Source ................................................................................................................................................. 169 Year of Manufacture .......................................................................................................................................... 169 Year of Rebuild .................................................................................................................................................. 170 Manufacturer ..................................................................................................................................................... 170 Model................................................................................................................................................................. 172 Number of Active Vehicles in Fleet .................................................................................................................... 172 ADA Accessible Vehicles .................................................................................................................................. 172 Number of Emergency Contingency Vehicles ................................................................................................... 172 Fuel Type .......................................................................................................................................................... 172 Vehicle Length ................................................................................................................................................... 173 Seating Capacity ............................................................................................................................................... 173 Standing Capacity ............................................................................................................................................. 173 Total Miles on Active Vehicles and Average Lifetime Mileage per Active Vehicle ............................................. 173

Total Miles on Active Vehicles during Period ................................................................................................ 173 Average Lifetime Mileage per Active Vehicle ................................................................................................ 173

Supports Another Mode..................................................................................................................................... 174 Delete Vehicle Fleet .......................................................................................................................................... 175

Line by Line Instructions for Revenue Vehicle Inventory form (A-30) .................................................................... 175 Vehicle Fleet Data ............................................................................................................................................. 175 Totals................................................................................................................................................................. 177

Service Module ................................................................................................................................................ 178 Service form (S-10) ........................................................................................................................................... 178 Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) ............................................................................................................ 178

Service form (S-10) .................................................................................................................................................... 179 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 186


Reporting by Time Period ............................................................................................................................. 186 Average Daily Totals................................................................................................................................. 186 Average Weekday Time Periods .............................................................................................................. 187 Annual Totals ............................................................................................................................................ 189

Reporting for Rail and Non-Rail .................................................................................................................... 190 Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 190

Maximum Service Vehicles ............................................................................................................................... 191 Vehicles Operated in Annual Maximum Service ........................................................................................... 191 Vehicles Available for Annual Maximum Service .......................................................................................... 191 Periods of Service ......................................................................................................................................... 193 Time Service Begins ..................................................................................................................................... 193 Time Service Ends ........................................................................................................................................ 193

Service Supplied ............................................................................................................................................... 194 Key Service Supplied Concepts .................................................................................................................... 194

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Revenue Service ...................................................................................................................................... 194 Deadhead ................................................................................................................................................. 194 Total Service ............................................................................................................................................. 195 Determining Revenue and Total Service Statistics ................................................................................... 195 Scheduled and Actual Service .................................................................................................................. 196 Service Supplied (Non-Rail Modes) Instructions ...................................................................................... 196 Scheduled Fixed Route Services .............................................................................................................. 196 Vehicles in Operation................................................................................................................................ 197 Scheduled Vehicle Revenue Miles ........................................................................................................... 198 Charter Service and School Bus Hours .................................................................................................... 198 Modes Using Ferryboat Service ............................................................................................................... 198 Non-Scheduled Non-Fixed Route Services .............................................................................................. 198

Vehicles in Operation .................................................................................................................................... 198 Actual Vehicle Miles and Hours, Actual Vehicle Revenue Miles and Hours, Deadhead Miles and Hours .... 198 Scheduled Vehicle Revenue Miles ................................................................................................................ 199 Charter Service and School Bus Hours......................................................................................................... 199

Service Supplied (Rail Modes) Instructions ....................................................................................................... 200 Trains and Passenger Cars in Operation ...................................................................................................... 200 Actual Train and Passenger Car Miles and Hours, Actual Train and Passenger Car Revenue Miles and Hours, Train and Passenger Car Deadhead Miles and Hours ...................................................................... 200 Scheduled Passenger Car Revenue Miles .................................................................................................... 201

Service Consumed ............................................................................................................................................ 202 Unlinked Passenger Trips ............................................................................................................................. 203 Passenger Miles Traveled Data .................................................................................................................... 203 Sampling Procedures and Requirements for Passenger Miles Traveled and Unlinked Passenger Trips ..... 203

100 Percent Count of Unlinked Passenger Trips and Passenger Miles Traveled ..................................... 204 Passenger Miles Traveled Sampling ........................................................................................................ 204

Automatic Passenger Counters (APC) .......................................................................................................... 205 Sampling Cycles ........................................................................................................................................... 206 Reporting in Non-Mandatory Sampling Years ............................................................................................... 207

Service Operated (Days) ................................................................................................................................... 208 Directional Route Miles...................................................................................................................................... 208

Guideway Classification ................................................................................................................................ 209 Reporting Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 209

Line by Line Instructions for Service form (S-10) ................................................................................................... 209 Maximum Service Vehicles ............................................................................................................................... 210

Periods of Service ......................................................................................................................................... 210 Service Supplied ............................................................................................................................................... 211

Service Consumed ........................................................................................................................................ 215 Service Operated (Days) ............................................................................................................................... 216 Directional Route Miles ................................................................................................................................. 217

Fixed Guideway Segments form (S-20) ..................................................................................................................... 218 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................ 219

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Guideway Classification ................................................................................................................................ 219 Directional Route Miles (DRM) ...................................................................................................................... 219

Average Monthly Directional Route Miles ................................................................................................. 220 Reporting Segments for Multiple Users and Modes ...................................................................................... 220 Modifying, Adding and Deleting FG segments .............................................................................................. 221 High Occupancy/Toll (HO/T) Lanes .............................................................................................................. 221

Use and Operation of HOV Facilities by HO/T Vehicles ........................................................................... 221 Minimum Speed Requirements HO/T lanes ............................................................................................. 221

Detailed Instructions .............................................................................................................................................. 221 Required Data Fields ......................................................................................................................................... 221

Segment Code – Applies to all Modes .......................................................................................................... 221 Status Code (First Column) – Applies to all Modes .....................................

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