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2025 Annual Report – 2025 Finance and Budget

The PPRTA program is simple.

A one-percent sales tax used only for transportation:

  • 55% for a specific list of capital projects
  • 35% for maintenance
  • 10% for transit

Updates on the 2025 budget and financial information can be viewed on the PPRTA website at www.pprta.com


Net Revenue: $157,879,000

  • Capital: $86,833,450
  • Maintenance: $55,257,650
  • Transit: $15,787,900

The 2025 budget estimates that administrative expenses will remain under 1% of the budget. Unspent funds can be returned and allocated to transit, maintenance and capital improvements.

A pie chart showing the three main PPRTA expenses for capital at 55%, maintenance at 35% and transit at 10%

A circle of PPRTA members and Mountain Metropolitan Transit
  • Manitou Springs
    • Maintenance: $390,387
    • Capital: $555,286
  • Ramah
    • Maintenance: $8,920
    • Capital: $12,688
  • Transit: $19,869,057
    • Including fare box revenue and appropriation of a portion of Transit Reserve
  • Calhan
    • Maintenance: $61,264
    • Capital: $87,099
  • El Paso County
    • Maintenance: $16,256,041
    • Capital: $23,122,539
  • Green Mountain Falls
    • Maintenance: $51,912
    • Capital: $73,840
  • Colorado Springs
    • Maintenance: $38,489,155
    • Capital: $54,746,848