Idaho Transit Summit

NOTABLE FACTS AND FIGURES

Funding Comparison

Idaho
Funding for transit in Idaho comes from federal grants, voluntary contributions from municipalities, quasi-governmental entities and advertising and fare revenue. The State of Idaho is one of only four states in the nation without a dedicated funding mechanism for transit.

Utah
Funding for transit in Utah comes from local option sales tax revenue, federal grants and advertising and fare revenue.

Oregon
Funding for transit in Oregon comes from federal monies, dedicated state funds, non-highway fuels tax, general state funds, grant solicitation and advertising and fare revenue.

Note: These figures do not include substantial funding from non-federal and non-state sources such as local option sales tax revenue, voluntary contributions from government entities, etc. For example, voluntary contributions from government and quasi-governmental agencies in the Treasure Valley and Pocatello totaled more than $3.5 million in the same year. In the Portland and Eugene areas, non-state, non-federal funding was more than $210 million in the same time period. In the Salt Lake area, more than $85 million in funding came from non-state, non-federal sources.

Note: State of Idaho’s $312,000 contribution to funding in 2005 came from the Idaho Department of Transportation’s Vehicle Improvement Program Fund, which augments federal funding used by rural programs to purchase vehicles.

Other Data
The following two graphs illustrate the number of directional route miles of public transportation bus and light rail service.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

The following two graphs represent the number of miles public transit passengers traveled in each state in 2005, as well as the number of trips taken. The figures are derived from urban transit agencies reporting information to the federal government.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics

These charts illustrate number of functioning public road miles existing in 2000, and the estimated population of each state in 2006.

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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