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, FY2025

# Agency Service Boardings Operating cost Cost / ride Subsidy / ride Fare recovery
1 Directly operated 35,310,196 $134,407,835 $3.81 $3.23 15.2%
2 Directly operated 9,950,491 $70,469,838 $7.08 $6.38 10%
3
AC Transit
Oakland, CA
Directly operated 4,836,169 $24,399,229 $5.05 $4.65 7.8%
4
Los Angeles Metro
Los Angeles, CA
Directly operated 4,264,454 $29,808,371 $6.99 $6.53 6.6%
5
City of Madison
Madison, WI
Directly operated 2,678,767 $10,456,588 $3.90 $3.12 20.1%
6 Directly operated 2,609,480 $18,684,547 $7.16 $6.46 9.7%
7
Albuquerque ABQRIDE
Albuquerque, NM
Directly operated 2,305,115 $10,683,867 $4.63 $4.63 0%
8 Directly operated 2,025,006 $10,150,796 $5.01 $3.82 23.8%
9 Directly operated 2,023,590 $6,155,955 $3.04 $2.83 6.8%
10
Indianapolis IndyGo
Indianapolis, IN
Directly operated 1,989,454 $23,970,226 $12.05 $11.30 6.2%
11 Directly operated 1,226,411 $9,555,664 $7.79 $7.17 8%
12 Directly operated 1,136,080 $16,122,937 $14.19 $12.84 9.5%
13
Fort Collins Transfort
Fort Collins, CO
Directly operated 751,819 $4,361,541 $5.80 — —
14 Directly operated 732,720 $5,405,029 $7.38 $6.74 8.6%
15 Directly operated 716,089 $4,785,209 $6.68 — —
16 Directly operated 555,470 $3,525,059 $6.35 — —
17
Oklahoma City EMBARK
Oklahoma City, OK
Directly operated 485,815 $6,085,007 $12.53 $12.13 3.2%
18 Directly operated 429,678 $3,751,363 $8.73 — —
19
The Rapid
Grand Rapids, MI
Directly operated 427,050 $2,709,431 $6.34 $5.45 14.1%
20
Metro Transit
Minneapolis, MN
Directly operated 363,791 $10,421,956 $28.65 $27.88 2.7%