Mode detail

Bus Rapid Transit

Bus rapid transit: bus service with its own lanes, level boarding and signal priority.

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Boardings

Nationwide, annual

Operating cost

As reported and in 2024 dollars

Largest Bus Rapid Transit operators, FY2024

# Agency Service Boardings Operating cost Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
1 Directly operated 35,007,720 $126,388,340 $3.61 $3.03 16.1%
2 Directly operated 9,955,393 $65,186,683 $6.55 $5.87 10.3%
3
AC Transit
Oakland, CA
Directly operated 4,798,970 $22,994,345 $4.79 $4.39 8.3%
4
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles, CA
Directly operated 4,412,865 $27,680,643 $6.27 $5.68 9.5%
5 Directly operated 2,786,403 $15,361,719 $5.51 $4.86 11.9%
6
Albuquerque ABQRIDE
Albuquerque, NM
Directly operated 2,315,206 $8,031,356 $3.47 — —
7 Directly operated 2,080,030 $10,041,204 $4.83 $3.74 22.6%
8 Directly operated 1,786,357 $5,418,589 $3.03 $2.80 7.8%
9
Indianapolis IndyGo
Indianapolis, IN
Directly operated 1,402,365 $14,950,001 $10.66 $9.86 7.5%
10 Directly operated 1,224,730 $7,832,051 $6.39 $5.67 11.3%
11 Directly operated 1,109,421 $14,733,533 $13.28 $11.67 12.1%
12 Directly operated 953,101 $6,111,231 $6.41 — —
13 Directly operated 761,145 $5,071,320 $6.66 $6.17 7.4%
14
Fort Collins Transfort
Fort Collins, CO
Directly operated 564,545 $2,655,356 $4.70 — —
15
City of Madison
Madison, WI
Directly operated 527,222 $2,794,740 $5.30 $4.37 17.5%
16
The Rapid
Grand Rapids, MI
Directly operated 421,150 $2,558,788 $6.08 $5.19 14.6%
17 Directly operated 416,414 $3,891,804 $9.35 — —
18 Directly operated 389,911 $3,910,993 $10.03 — —
19
Oklahoma City EMBARK
Oklahoma City, OK
Directly operated 238,663 $4,518,022 $18.93 $18.89 0.2%
20
Houston METRO
Houston, TX
Directly operated 238,215 $4,068,438 $17.08 $16.94 0.8%