RTA Is . . .

• A public agency, under Ohio law
• Governed by a nine member Board of Trustees appointed by Montgomery County and the cities of Dayton, Kettering and Oakwood
• Serves all of Montgomery County, plus
  • Wright State and Central State Universities
  • Wright Patterson Air Force Base
• Purchased private company in 1972
• Expanded to countywide service in 1980 with the voter approval of a one-half percent permanent sales tax

Operational Statistics

• Operates 365 days per year/21 hours per day
• 36 routes
• 259 passenger vehicles
  • Diesel buses (various sizes)
  • Electric trolleybuses
  • Downtown circulator(seasonal)
• $2.4 Million paratransit service for individuals with disabilities
  • 39 vans and small buses
• 709 employees
• 48,000 passengers traveling 135,000 miles on a typical weekday
• 26,500 vehicle revenue miles on the average weekday
• 1,470 monthly wheelchair lifts recorded on fixed-route service in 1995
• 4,400 bus stops
• 90% of Montgomery County residents are within 1/2 mile of service
• $42.0 million annual operating budget

Who Rides RTA?¹

• RTA passengers are a diverse group:
  • 17% of riders are under 18 years of age
  • 73% of riders are 18-64 years of age
  • 9% of riders are above 65 years of age
• RTA passengers ride for a variety of reasons:
  • 45% work
  • 10% shopping
  • 6% school
  • 10% visit friends and relatives
  • 9% medical appointments
• RTA passengers have purchasing power:
  • 22% of riders have household incomes above $20,000
  • 44% use tokens and passes
• Economic Benefits of the RTA:
  • The annual net benefit of RTA to Montgomery County residents is $77.3 million
• Other important facts:
  • 21% of RTA riders ride almost every day
  • 9% of Montgomery County residents (51,293) use RTA in an average week

¹Source: The Economic Impact of the Miami Valley Regional Transit Authority on Montgomery County, prepared by The Center for Business & Economic Research, University of Dayton, May 1995.

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