Many of the public transportation expenditure categories are similar to expenditures for highways and roads. There are some differences, however According to APTA, in 2004 approximately two-thirds of state funding for transit was used for operation expenses, and one-third was used for capital expenditures. Fifty-seven percent of capital expenditures for public transportation are for facilities, guideways, stations and administrative buildings.1 Vehicles account for 29 percent of public transportation capital expenditures, and equipment and services account for the other 14 percent.
Approximately 44 percent of public transportation operation budgets are dedicated to scheduling and operations. Another 18 percent of operation expenditures goes vehicle maintenance, 15 percent to maintenance of facilities, 13 percent for purchased service, and 15 percent for general administration.