City of Colorado Springs – Transit Services
Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority
2025 PPRTA Budget
Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority (PPRTA) Transit funding is used to support City of Colorado Springs’ sponsored Transit activities. The grant match funds will provide local match for Federal, State and potential local grants. Operating funds are budgeted to support fixed-route service, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complementary paratransit service, fuel, maintenance, and administrative costs that may be shared between the PPRTA and the City of Colorado Springs general fund.
Transit revenue including farebox collection, advertising and miscellaneous revenue is included in the PPRTA budget.
Revenue
- 2025 Tax Revenue: $15,787,900
Tax revenue projection provided by the PPRTA in September 2024. - Fare and Other Revenues: $4,081,157
Fare and Other Revenues include $3,612,157 in fare and miscellaneous revenue, and $469,000 in advertising revenue. - 2024 Carryover (Operating): $18,271,786
Estimated 2024 carryover for planned transit operating reserve. Transit expects to spend $6,872,094 of 2024 carryover in 2025. - 2024 Carryover (Grant Match): $20,233,379
Estimated 2024 grant local match funds carryover for federal and state grants. These funds are budgeted for the projects that are obligated but have not been completed.
Grant Match Expenditure
- Grant Match: $22,608,089
Grant local match of $2,374,710 for 2025 is budgeted for preventive maintenance, security, building and ground maintenance, planning studies, IT software and hardware replacement.
The 2024 grant match carryover of $20,233,379 is budgeted for projects that are obligated but have not been completed.
Operating Expenditure
- Fixed-Route Service: $22,561,967
Funds are budgeted for continuation of the fixed-route transit service. This budget includes the operating funds for the fixed-route service in 2025 and the planned carryover for transit reserve. - Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Complementary Paratransit Service: $10,051,905
Funds are budgeted for continuation of ADA complementary paratransit service. This budget includes the operating funds for the ADA complementary paratransit service in 2025 and the planned carryover for transit reserve. - Fuel (Fixed-Route): $2,136,674
This budget includes the fuel expenses for the fixed-route service in 2025 and the planned carryover for transit reserve. - Fuel (ADA Paratransit): $585,962
This budget includes the fuel expenses for the ADA complementary paratransit service in 2025 and the planned carryover for transit reserve. - Specialized Transportation Services: $220,000
The Specialized Transportation Services and the Federal 5310 program funds were transitioned to PPACG in 2021. Budget shown here is to provide the support for the 5310 program that is administered by PPACG. - Other Operating Costs: $209,625
Funds may be utilized for the PPRTA’s portion of transit maintenance and administrative costs. The shared administrative expenses include, but are not limited to, building and ground maintenance, planning studies, computer software maintenance, utilities, schedule and route map printing, postage, credit card fees, communication, ADA eligibility, ADA supplemental taxi service, and public information.
| Category | 2025 Original Budget | Projected Carryover | Original Budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Revenue – Prior Year Carryover | |||
| Tax Revenue – 2025 | $15,787,900 | $0 | $15,787,900 |
| Fare and Other Revenue | $4,081,157 | $0 | $4,081,157 |
| 2024 Carryover – Operating | $0 | $18,271,879 | $18,271,879 |
| 2024 Carryover – Grant Match | $0 | $20,233,379 | $20,233,379 |
| Total Revenue | $19,869,057 | $38,505,165 | $58,374,222 |
| Grant Match Expenditure | |||
| Grant Match – New Grants | $2,374,710 | $0 | $2,374,710 |
| Grant Match – Prior Grants | $0 | $20,233,379 | $20,233,379 |
| Sub-Total Grant Match Expenditure | $2,374,710 | $20,233,379 | $22,608,089 |
| Operating Expenditure | |||
| Fixed-Route Service | $11,489,149 | $11,072,818 | $22,561,967 |
| ADA Paratransit Service | $4,424,735 | $5,627,170 | $10,051,905 |
| Fuel: Fixed-Route | $866,023 | $1,270,651 | $2,136,674 |
| Fuel: ADA Paratransit | $404,4040 | $181,522 | $585,962 |
| Specialized Transportation Services | $220,000 | $0 | $220,000 |
| Other Operating Costs | $90,000 | $119,625 | $209,625 |
| Sub-Total Operating Expenditure | $17,484,347 | $18,271,786 | $35,766,133 |
| Total Expenditure | $19,869,057 | $38,505,165 | $58,374,2222 |