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Bay Area Public Transit Agencies Page 1 of 2

Farebox Service Average age Primary Transit Brand(s) Year Annual Annual Cost per Organization Governing Board Counties of Contract Governing Transit Agency Transit Types1 Recovery Area1 of the active fleet5 Formed1 Ridership2 Cost3 Passenger1 Type1 Structure1 Operation1 Service1 (link to agency website) Ratio4 (sq miles) (years)

Muni Bus, trolley bus, light Bus 11.4, 18.0, 7-member appointed and San Francisco Municipal rail, historic streetcar, 1912 223,701,000 $665 million 29% $2.72 Municipal transit agency 49 sq mi - Trolleybus 13.5, board under the MTA San Mateo Transportation Agency cable car, 105.4, Street Car Rail 74.5

BART Alameda, Contra Paratransit Transit district created 9-member elected Area Heavy rail 1972 126,603,000 $557 million 73% $4.40 Costa, San Francisco 2,073 sq mi Consortium (ADA) 15.7 by state legislature board of directors District and San Mateo contracts with Veolia AC Transit, Dumbarton Alameda, Contra Express Transit district created 7-member elected Bus, paratransit 1960 55,235,000 $300 million 17% $5.44 Costa and San 364 sq mi 8.3 Alameda-Contra Costa Transit by state legislature board of directors Francisco District

VTA 12 voting members, 6 Bus, light rail, Transit district created Santa Clara and San 10.8 (Bus 9.3, Light Rail Santa Clara Valley Transportation 1972 44,244,000 $298 million 12% $7.11 alternate members and 1,290 sq mi - paratransit by state legislature Mateo 11.7) Authority 3 non-voting members

Caltrain 3 representatives from San Francisco, San (service and Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Heavy rail 1992 15,596,000 $112 million 58% $7.19 Joint powers authority each of the JPB member Mateo and Santa 425 sq mi 21.7 maintenance) Board agencies Clara

SamTrans Transit district created 9-member board of San Mateo and San Bus, paratransit 1975 12,446,000 $100 million 17% $8.04 448 sq mi MV Transportation 8.6 San Mateo County Transit District by state legislature directors Francisco

Golden Gate Transit, Marin Bridge District Bridge, Highway and 19-member board of Transit6 Bus, ferry boat Marin County and 1928, Marin 9,203,000 $100 million 23% $10.65 Transit District, directors, 7-member 160 sq mi - Bus 7.7, Ferry 24.0 Highway & service, paratransit San Francisco Transit 1964 County transit district board of directors Transportation District

The 11-member board, with Central Contra Costa Transit Bus, paratransit 1980 3,297,000 $26 million 17% $7.92 Joint Powers Authority city and county Contra Costa 180 sq mi - 8.2 Authority representatives

Santa Rosa CityBus City Council (7-member Bus, paratransit 1958 2,809,000 $10 million 19% $3.54 Municipal transit agency Sonoma 51 sq mi - 9.4 City of Santa Rosa elected council)

Tri Delta Transit Transit Authority is a 11-member board of Eastern Contra Costa Transit Bus, paratransit 1977 2,741,000 $16 million 18% $6.02 Contra Costa 225 sq mi First Transit 12.7 joint powers agency directors Authority

Wheels 7-member board of Livermore- Transit Bus, paratransit 1986 1,727,000 $14 million 12% $8.05 Transit authority Alameda 40 sq mi MV Transportation 8.3 directors Authority

Municipal Transit SolTrans Solano County Transit Solano and Contra Bus 3.3, Commuter bus Bus, paratransit 2011 1,394,000 $9 million 37% $6.46 Agency 65 sq mi MV Transportation Solano County Transit Board of Directors Costa 10.0 Joint Powers Authority

Veolia Transportation Sonoma County Board Bus, paratransit 1958 1,361,000 $11 million 19% $7.87 County transit agency Sonoma 390 sq mi and Volunteer Center 6.9 County of Sonoma of Supervisors of Sonoma County

WestCAT 7-member board of Bus 10.6, Commuter bus Western Contra Costa Transit Bus, paratransit 1977 1,282,000 $7.5 million 25% $5.85 Transit authority Contra Costa 38 sq mi MV Transportation directors 10.0 Authority Bay Area Public Transit Agencies Page 2 of 2

Farebox Service Average age Primary Transit Brand(s) Year Annual Annual Cost per Organization Governing Board Counties of Contract Governing Transit Agency Transit Types1 Recovery Area1 of the active fleet5 Formed1 Ridership2 Cost3 Passenger1 Type1 Structure1 Operation1 Service1 (link to agency website) Ratio4 (sq miles) (years)

Placer, Sacramento, Partnership among the Yolo, Solano, Contra local transit agencies in Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Heavy Rail 1998 1,250,0007 $30 million n/a n/a Joint Powers Authority Costa, Alameda, San n/a - n/a the 8-county service Authority/BART Francisco, and Santa area Clara

Fairfield and Suisun Transit Solano, Yolo and (FAST), Solano Express Bus, paratransit 1975 1,049,000 $9 million 24% $8.38 Municipal transit agency 5 City Council members Sacramento (intercity 41 sq mi MV Transportation 7.4 City of Fairfield connections)

Altamont Commuter Express San Joaquin, (ACE) 6-member appointed Heavy Rail 1998 940,000 $16 million 37% $16.76 Regional transit agency Alameda, and Santa 1,248 sq mi - 12.4 San Joaquin Regional Rail board of directors Clara Commission

San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco, Public Transportation Water Emergency Transportation Ferry boat service 2007 607,000 $24 million 48% $9.43 Board of Directors Alameda, Solano and 79 sq mi Blue & Gold Fleet 12.5 Agency Authority San Mateo

Napa County VINE Transportation & Bus 6.0, Commuter bus Napa County Transportation and Bus, paratransit 1974 550,000 $6 million 11% $11.62 Transit agency Solano 83 sq mi - Planning Agency 2.3 Planning Agency (NCTPA) City Coach Bus, paratransit 1981 508,000 $2 million 22% $3.25 Municipality City council Napa 27 sq mi - 5.5 City of Vacaville

Union City Transit 5-member elected City Bus, paratransit 1974 505,000 $3 million 15% $6.19 Municipal transit agency Alameda 18 sq mi MV Transportation 5.6 City of Union City Council

Petaluma Transit Division of City of Bus, paratransit 1976 318,000 $1.1 million 17% $3.67 City Council Sonoma 13 sq mi - 4.7 City of Petaluma Petaluma

Municipal transit division Bus, paratransit 1978 13,000 $0.5 million 13% $34.99 within the city's Public 5-member City Council Solano 7 sq mi - n/a City of Rio Vista Transit Services Works Department

SMART Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit Heavy Rail 2002 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a (Sonoma and Marin) n/a n/a n/a District

(San Francisco, San High Speed Rail Heavy Rail 1996 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Mateo and Santa n/a n/a n/a California High Speed Rail Authority Clara)

1 Source: Statistical Summary of Bay Area Transit Operators, MTC, July 2014 (available online: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/statsum/statsum.htm). 2 Total of all adult, youth and student, senior and disabled, inter-operator paid transfer, and non-revenue boarding. Rounded to nearest 1000th. Source: Statistical Summary of Bay Area Transit Operators, MTC, July 2014 (http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/statsum/statsum.htm) 3 Total expenses from operations, vehicle maintenance, non-vehicle maintenance, general administration, adjustments, direct costs for providing charter services, and all vehicle lease costs. Excludes depreciation and amortization expenses. The cost includes all modes except Paratransit. Source: Statistical Summary of Bay Area Transit Operators, MTC, July 2014 (http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/statsum/statsum.htm). 4 The ratio includes all modes except Paratransit. Source: Statistical Summary of Bay Area Transit Operators, MTC, July 2014 (available online: http://www.mtc.ca.gov/library/statsum/statsum.htm). 5 Source: Transit Agency Profiles, National Transit Database, 2013 (available online: http://www.ntdprogram.gov). 6 is a Transit Agency that funds the operation of some buses and the Stage (sic) system. 7 Ridership for entire 170-mile service, not only Bay Area segment.