Weekly Transit Service Reference Data

This data release will therefore present the limited set of key indicators reported by transit agencies on this form and will be updated each month with the most current data. The resulting dataset provides data users with data shortly after the transit service was provided and consumed, over one month in advance of FTA’s routine update to the Monthly Ridership Time Series dataset. One use of this data is for reference in understanding ridership patterns (e.g., to develop to a full month estimate ahead of when the data reflecting the given month of service is released by FTA at the end of the following month).

Generally, FTA has defined the reference week to be the second or third full week of the month. All sampled agencies will report data referencing the same reference week. The form collects the following service data points, as described in the metadata below: • Weekday 5-day UPT total for the reference week; • Weekday 5-day VRM total for the reference week; • Weekend 2-day UPT total for either the weekend preceding or following the reference week; and • Weekend 2-day VRM total for either the weekend preceding or following the reference week. • Vehicles Operated in Maximum Service (vanpool mode only) for the reference week.

FTA has also derived the change from the prior month for the same agency/mode/type of service/data point. Users should take caution when aggregating this measure and are encouraged to use the dataset export to measure service trends at a higher level (i.e., by reporter or nationally). For any questions regarding this dataset, please contact the NTD helpdesk at ntdhelp@dot.gov .