Transit Sustainability Project

Initial Financial Analysis

The initial financial analysis including an assessment of cost drivers, and trends in operating costs and revenues.

Presentation: Initial Financial Analysis (PDF)
February 11, 2011
Financial Task Summary Report (PDF)

MTC 2009 Annual Report

2009 Annual Report: Transit in Transition
- Digital edition
- PDF
- MTC 2009 Annual Report Survey
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In the News

Running on Empty: Bay Area Transit in Trouble
The Bay Area News Group presented an in-depth look at the difficulties facing the region's transit operators in this comprehensive, five-part series published in January 2010.

MTC Launches Transit Sustainability Project

March 2010
The analysis for the Bay Area’s long-range transportation plan, Transportation 2035, suggests that the region’s transit system is not sustainable based on current projections of transit costs and reasonably anticipated revenues. The long-term viability of the system is at risk, as is the ability of the region to provide levels of service that match the region’s objectives. Coupled with the current impacts of the economy and state budget on transit service levels, the magnitude of anticipated operating and capital shortfalls is a cause for regional concern and action.

The Commission is proceeding with a regional Transit Sustainability Project (TSP) to establish a framework and implementation plan for a more robust, financially viable transit system that is both cost-effective and customer-focused. The TSP will include a comprehensive, fact-based analysis of the existing system focused on service design and delivery, financial viability, and decision-making structures. The analysis will also acknowledge the role external factors play in the long-term viability of the transit system, such as land use and transportation pricing, which are critically important as the region grapples with preparing the Sustainable Communities Strategy required by SB 375 (Calif. Statutes 2008, Chapter 728).

The Commission has created a Select Committee composed of a subset of MTC commissioners to focus on this critical project. The Select Committee will meet approximately quarterly throughout the course of the two-and-a-half-year project. Meetings will be noticed on the MTC Web site.

The Commission is committed to securing comprehensive, multisector advice on this issue and is establishing a Project Steering Committee to provide executive-level input from the transportation agency, government, labor, business, environmental and equity perspectives, as well as from riders. Additional technical and operating expertise and public involvement will be gleaned from technical advisory committees, a robust public outreach effort, the MTC Policy Advisory Council and peer review.

MTC staff contact: Kenneth Folan, kfolan@mtc.ca.gov, 510.817.5804