Public Transit Services and Reduced-fare Programs by County, Current, Transportation
data.pa.gov | Last Updated 14 May 2024This dataset lists all public transit services and reduced-fare programs currently provided in each county of PA. Public transportation is available in every county in Pennsylvania, with a wide range of services including: - Fixed-route transit service in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 21 small urban areas, and 22 rural areas - 44 systems offering shared-ride services in all Pennsylvania counties - 13 intercity bus routes - Keystone Corridor Amtrak service, running from Harrisburg to New York by way of Philadelphia, and Pennsylvanian Amtrak service running from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia - 66 counties with rural transportation for persons with disabilities NOTE: Service providers offering two or more reduced-fare programs have duplicate records to reflect the various programs and to allow sorting by program type.
This dataset has the following 19 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | id | number | Record identifier. | 33 117 204 124 172 view top 100 |
| County Name | county_name | text | The name of the county. | CARBON NORTHAMPTON LEHIGH CENTRE WASHINGTON view top 100 |
| PennDOT County Code | penndot_county_code | text | Two-digit numbers used by PennDOT to identify counties. | 48 39 13 62 14 view top 100 |
| County Code | pennsylvania_county_code | text | Two-digit numbers used by the commonwealth to identify counties. NOTE: Pennsylvania county codes are in alphabetical order from 01-67. In this sequence Philadelphia's code is 51. PennDOT county codes are numbered the same way, except for Philadelphia, which is included at the end as number 67. | 13 48 39 45 14 view top 100 |
| FIPS County Code | fips_county_code | text | The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) code is a three-digit number used by the United States government to identify counties. | 095 025 077 089 125 view top 100 |
| Provider Name | provider_name | text | The name of the company providing transportation services to a county. | rabbittransit ATA LANta BeST Transit SCTA view top 100 |
| Provider Address 1 | provider_add1 | text | The physical and/or mailing address of the transportation service provider's corporate headquarters. | 415 N. Zarfoss Dr. 44 Transportation Center 1060 Lehigh Steet 1 Elizabeth Street 45 Erick Road view top 100 |
| Provider Address 2 | provider_add2 | text | The physical and/or mailing address of the transportation service provider's corporate headquarters. | Suite 11 Third Floor Fourth Floor P.O. Box 366 Suite 101 view top 100 |
| Provider City | provider_city | text | The city of the transportation service provider's corporate headquarters. | York Johnsonburg Allentown Towanda Lancaster view top 100 |
| Provider State | provider_st | text | The state of the transportation service provider's corporate headquarters. | Pennsylvania view top 100 |
| Provider ZIP Code | provider_zip | text | The zip code of the transportation service provider's corporate headquarters. | 17404 15845 18103 18848 17601 view top 100 |
| Provider Phone | provider_phone | text | The phone number for the transportation service provider. | (717) 846-7433 (866) 282-4968 (610) 776-7433 (800) 242-3484 (717) 397-5613 view top 100 |
| Provider Website | provider_website | url | The website of the transportation service provider. | view top 100 |
| Provider Headquarter Location | geocoded_column | point | Latitude and Longitude of the service providers headquarters. | {"coordinates":[-76.793845974,39.944990012],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-78.669105032,41.478516991],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-75.476980002,40.587284984],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-76.442686979,41.762710992],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-76.318980985,40.064226985],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |
| Service Name | service_name | text | Type of public transportation services offered, ex. bus, rail, shared-ride, etc. Service Descriptions - Public transportation is available in every county in Pennsylvania, with a wide range of services including: (1) Fixed-route Bus - Services provided on a repetitive, fixed-schedule basis along a specific route with vehicles stopping to pick up and deliver passengers to specific locations; each fixed route trip serves the same origins and destinations. (2) Intercity Passenger Bus - Publicly funded, fixed-route service that operates with limited stops between two urbanized areas or that connects rural areas to an urbanized area. These routes are considered essential links in the regional/statewide network of intercity bus services but cannot be financially supported solely from user fares. (3) Passenger Rail - Passenger train service consisting of local travel which operates between a central city and outlying areas or express service between major population centers, with few intermediate stops. (4) Shared-ride/Demand Response - Community transportation services provided via passenger cars, vans, or small buses operating in response to calls from passengers to the transit operator, who then dispatches a vehicle to pick-up the passengers and transport them to their destinations. Passengers must be willing to share the vehicles with other passengers. | Shared Ride Fixed Route Commuter Bus Microtransit view top 100 |
| Program Name | program_name | text | Type of accessibility (seniors, persons with disabilities) or reduced-fare programs available. Program Descriptions - Pennsylvania offers programs to make transportation accessible to everyone, including seniors and persons with disabilities. These programs includes: (1) ADA Complementary Paratransit Service - Paratransit or other special service required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a complement to fixed-route service that is comparable to the level of fixed-route service provided to individuals without disabilities. Eligible individuals are functionally unable to use fixed-route transportation because of their disability. (2) Persons with Disabilities Half-fare Program - Individuals with disabilities, presenting a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania reduced-fare Transit Identification Care or Medicare Card at the time of fare payment, ride for half-fare on fixed-route transit service during non-peak periods. (3) Persons with Disabilities Program - Persons with disabilities pay a portion (approx. 15%) of the public fare for advance reservation, shared-ride transportation service. (4) Senior Free Transit - Senior citizens, 65 and older, ride free on local fixed-route service or for $1.00 on local rail service whenever the local public transit system is operating. Schedules and hours of service are available by contacting the local public transit agency. Senior citizens must present a Commonwealth I.D. Card or Medicare Card. (5) Senior Shared-ride Program - Registered senior citizens, 65 and older, pay only 15% of the public fare for advances registration, shared-ride transportation service. | Shared Ride Transportation Program for Older Adults Shared Ride Transportation Program for Persons with Disabilities Free Transit Program for Seniors Americans with Disabilities Act Complementary Paratransit Services Reduced Fare Program for Persons with Disabilities view top 100 |
| Generic County Latitude | generic_county_latitude | text | Generic Latitude point within each county to assist in the creation of visualizations such as maps. | 40.91936701 40.7545954 40.61464794 41.81675237 40.9193135 view top 100 |
| Generic County Longitude | generic_county_longitude | text | Generic Longitude point within each county to assist in the creation of visualizations such as maps. | -75.71107039 -75.60099481 -75.31263726 -77.82500112 -75.34083603 view top 100 |
| Generic County Location | generic_county_location | point | Generic Latitude and Longitude point within each county to assist in the creation of visualizations such as maps. | {"coordinates":[-75.31263726,40.7545954],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-75.60099481,40.61464794],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-75.71107039,40.91936701],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-77.82500112,40.9193135],"type":"Point"} {"coordinates":[-79.27858158,41.81675237],"type":"Point"} view top 100 |