25
Jul

2010

Sunday Morning Statshot

Post by Gondola Project

Number of asses seen by Southern Californian Amtrak riders on July 11: 10,000

Number of days to travel from Beijing to London on China’s new proposed transcontinental high-speed rail link: 2

Cost of high-speed rail tracks: 3x more than conventional

Number of car sales in 2002-2003 in India: 6.8 million

Number of car sales in 2009-2010 in India: 12 million

Most despised type of transit rider: “Seat Hog”

Cost of being a seat-hog in New York: $50

Number of complaints on NJ Transit in 2010: 12,530

Amount of money NJ Transit spends on customer service courses for drivers: $500,000

Average monthly downtown parking cost in Calgary (the most expensive in Canada): $453.38

Average monthly parking in Manhattan: $930

Common word to describe the construction of new highways: Investing

Common word to describe construction of new transit lines: Subsidizing

Funding mechanism for many American public transportation systems: State Gasoline Tax

Reason for potential bus fare increase in Rhode Island: Declining State Gasoline Tax

Shortfall experienced by Guam Regional Transit Authority: $400,000

Annual savings of a public transit rider: $9343

Number 1 complaint on TransJakarta Busway in Indonesia: Female Sexual Harrassment

Number of sexual harassments on bus and rail passengers in England annually: 12646

Average per day: 35

Number of seats reserved for women riding transit in Pakistan: 2

Percent over budget for average rail projects: 40%

Percent in which train ridership is overestimated: 109%

Average transit load: 1/6 of vehicle’s capacity

Highest paid city government position in Madison County, Wisconsin’s: Local Bus Driver – John E. Nelson

His annual salary: $159,258

Long Island Railroad conductor, Thomas J. Redmond’s 2010 salary: $239,148

Amount of money Mr. Redmond is making more than the transit authority’s CFO: $4000

Cost of crime on public transportation in England: 1.5 billion pounds

Year when New York proposed a subway line on Second Avenue: 1929

Year that it is scheduled to open: 2016



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