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Facts about WestCAT
Passengers Carried (FY 06/07): 1,315,921
Vehicle Revenue Miles (FY06/07): 1,755,109
Fleet Size: 54
Number of Routes: 11 local fixed routes, 1 regional, 3
express routes, 1 transbay
Number of Bus Stops: Approx. 300
Operations Contractor Employees: 109
WCCTA Employees: 6
Operations Facility:
Pinole: Western Contra Costa Transit Authority
Transit Hubs:
- Hercules Transit Center
- Richmond Parkway Transit Center
- El Cerrito del Norte BART Station
- San Francisco Transbay Terminal
- Amtrak Station, Martinez
Operating Budget (FY06/07): $7.6 million
Farebox Recovery: 22%
Population Served: 65,000
Area Served: 20 square miles
Joint Powers Agency
Board Members
- Maria Alegria - Pinole
- Aleida Andrino-Chavez - Contra Costa County (Alternate)
- Tom Hansen - Contra Costa County
- Dale McDonald - Contra Costa County (Alternate)
- Dr. Maureen Powers - Contra Costa County (Vice-Chair)
- Stephen Tilton - Pinole
- Kris Valstad - Hercules (Alternate)
- Alice Strain - Contra Costa County (Alternate)
- Ed Balico - Hercules
- Jerrold Parson - Contra Costa County
- Mary Horton - Pinole (Alternate)
- Joanne Ward - Hercules (Chair)
WestCAT and Nationwide Transportation Factoids
- WestCAT tallied 1.3 million passenger trips in 2007, averaging
4,897 riders each weekday, 1,073 riders each Saturday, and 414 riders each Sunday.
- Public transportation in West Contra Costa County represents a lifeline for older adults, linking them with family, friends and access to needed services.
- Across the country, transit-oriented development has significantly greater value than property not near transit.
- WestCAT Dial-A-Ride provided 4,080 passengers with wheelchair-lift-assisted boardings in
2007.
- In 2005- The US DOT reported 137 thousand registered passenger cars
nationwide. Those vehicles were reported to have consumed an average of 74
Million gallons of gasoline or an average of 541 gallons of gasoline per car and
traveled an average of 12.4 thousand miles.
- In 2004 - About 3.3 million Americans travel 50 miles or more one way to
get to work - and they commute these distances 329 million times a year,
according to National
Household Travel Survey (NHTS) findings released by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS).
- Every year, public transportation saves more than 855 million gallons of gasoline or 45 million barrels of oil. That is equivalent to the energy level to heat , cool, and operate 1/4 of American households each year.
- Work and school are the most popular destinations amongst WestCAT passengers.
- The National Safety Council estimates that riding the bus is over 170 times safer than automobile travel.
- Riding on WestCAT provides a pleasant and less stressful commute, allowing riders to work, socialize, and relax.
- According to the Center for Transportation Excellence www.cfte.org, a non-partisan policy research center created to serve the needs of communities and transportation organizations nationwide, three-quarters of Americans support the use of public funds for the expansion and improvement of public transportation.
- If one in five Americans used public transportation daily, carbon monoxide pollution would decrease by more than all the emissions from the entire chemical manufacturing industry and all metal processing plants in the U.S.
- Public transportation generates 95% less carbon monoxide, 92% less in volatile organic compounds, and about half as much carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide per passenger mile than passenger vehicles.
- By providing more options for safe, reliable, accessible mobility, public transportation is an essential element in sound national energy, security, and air quality policy.
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