Comparative Review and Analysis of State Transit Funding Programs

This report should be of interest to transit system managers, state department of transportation (DOT) transit officials, and others interested in the levels and types of state funding provided for public transportation. The report provides supplemental analyses of information collected in the U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics' (BTS) annual survey of state public transportation funding conducted for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). It includes a variety of peer analyses and offers straightforward visual displays of the results. The report also provides a framework for conducting peer analyses and offers ideas on how the annual survey of state public transportation funding can be improved by AASHTO and APTA in the future so that states may conduct additional meaningful analyses.