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Sudbury's Vital Signs Report 2007

Getting Around

Given the large geographic area of Greater Sudbury, public transportation is challenging. The majority of Sudburians continue to use cars to get around.

• In 2001, 4.9% of workers in Sudbury used public transportation to get to work. 30 In comparison almost 13% of Ontarians and 11% of all Canadians used public transportation. 4 The actual number of passenger bus trips in Greater Sudbury has been increasing from 3.6 million in 2003 to 4.1 million in 2005. (See Table 4) 25
• The cost to the city for an average bus trip for one person was $3.25 in 2003, $3.30 in 2004 and $3.09 in 2005. The overall annual transit operating cost has increased from $11.8 million in 2003 to $12.8 million in 2005. (See Table 4) 25

Table 4. Transit usage and corresponding operating costs

Year	No. of Bus Trips Per Person	Operating Cost* Per Trip	No. of Annual Bus Trips	Annual Transit Operating Costs*
2003	27.6	$ 3.25	3,600,000	$ 11.8 million
2004	29.3	$ 3.30	3,900,000	$ 12.8 million
2005	31.2	$ 3.09	4,100,000	$ 12.8 million

Cost expressed in 2005 dollars Source: Municipal Performance Measurement Program, Sept. 2006

• The number of paved lane kilometers in Greater Sudbury has increased from 2,887 in 2003 to 2,974 in 2005. During that same time, the operating cost has increased from $1,536 per lane kilometer (2003) to $2,346 per lane kilometer (2005). Between 2003 and 2005, the number of unpaved lane kilometers has dropped from 635 (at a cost of $3,646 per lane kilometre to 598 ($3,507 per lane kilometre). 25 (See Figure 6)

Figure 6. Operating cost* of paved and unpaved lane kilometres

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