3.  Survey Results

Responses were received from 760% of Canadian transit systems, representing 96.6% of total Canada-wide transit operations according to annual operating costs.1

The needs for transit capital and infrastructure were reported to total $20.7 billions as indicated in Table 1.2

Infrastructure Rehabilitation and Replacement

Current Plans

Contingent on External Funding

Total

Bus Purchase or Refurbishment

$2,830,830,574

$384,589,881

$3,215,420,455

Other Rolling Stock

$2,369,572,566

$226,453,503

$2,596,026,069

Fixed Guideway or Rights-of-Way

$932,686,581

$177,410,148

$1,110,096,730

Maintenance Facilities

$809,557,559

$217,768,622

$1,027,326,181

Other

$362,873,151

$801,354,142

$1,164,227,293

TOTAL

$7,305,520,431

$1,807,576,297

$9,113,096,728

Infrastructure for Expansion or Ridership Growth

Current Plans

Contingent on External Funding

Total

Bus Purchases

$858,706,376

$295,224,301

$1,153,930,677

Other Rolling Stock

$2,272,066,660

$316,882,182

$2,588,948,842

Fixed Guideway Construction or Enhancement

$2,359,438,296

$1,853,265,098

$4,212,703,394

Stations or Terminals

$216,991,595

$64,551,622

$281,543,217

Parking Facilities

$243,189,708

$20,265,417

$263,455,125

Trans it Priority Measures

$661,423,465

$202,697,002

$864,120,467

Customer Amenities

$56,659,391

$16,891,330

$73,550,720

Maintenance Facilities

$781,256,481

$208,723,352

$989,979,832

Advanced Technology

$251,145,347

$96,682,754

$347,828,101

Other

$330,307,499

$496,454,462

$826,761,961

TOTAL

$8,031,184,817

$3,571,637,520

$11,602,822,337

GRAND TOTAL

$15,336,705,248

$5,379,213,817

$20,715,919,065

 

Table 1 - Transit Infrastructure Needs 2006-2010




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1  Total direct operating expenses were extrapolated by 4.5% to reflect transit systems that did not respond.

2  Not all transit systems had planned their infrastructure projects up to 2010 by the survey deadline and did not list all the projects that would be possible with new funding because of the uncertain cost estimates.

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