Call Center Performance is measured as the percent of calls that are answered and the average speed with which those calls are answered.

Additional Bus Stop Time is the average time that customers spend waiting at a stop beyond their scheduled wait time.

Additional Travel Time is the average time customers spend onboard a bus beyond their scheduled travel time.

Customer Journey Time Performance is the percentage of customers whose journeys are completed within 5 minutes of their scheduled time.

This dataset covers data from 2020 and on. For data between 2017 and 2019, use dataset https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Bus-Customer-Journey-Focused-Metrics-2017-2019/8mkn-d32t.

The bus fare evasion (BFE) rate is the estimated percentage of riders who illegally board buses. It is calculated systemwide quarterly using Automated Passenger Counters. Rates are calculated and reported separately for Local/Limited, Express and Select Bus Service. Prior to Q1 2020, fare evasion was estimated using surveys conducted by traffic checkers.

This dataset includes monthly customer feedback performance metric data for NYCT. For Subways, Buses, Access-A-Ride, MetroCard, and Other NYCT, there is data on the total number of complaints and commendations, and the number of complaints and commendations per 100,000 riders, along with monthly ridership.

Wait Assessment measures how evenly buses are spaced. This dataset covers data between 2015 and 2019. For data from 2020 on, use https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Bus-Wait-Assessment-Beginning-2020/swky-c3v4.

Quarterly estimated Fare Evasion rate for Subways with margin of error. Rate estimated using surveys conducted by traffic checkers and applying stratified sampling.

Wait Assessment measures how evenly buses are spaced. This dataset covers data from 2020 and on. For data between 2015 and 2019, use dataset https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Bus-Wait-Assessment-2015-2019/bmix-dpzc.

The percent of the time that elevators and escalators are operational systemwide.

This dataset provides data showing the number of vehicles (including cars, buses, trucks and motorcycles) that pass through each of the nine bridges and tunnels operated by the MTA each day.

Mean Distance Between Failures represents the number of miles a rail car travels before a mechanical failure makes the train arrive at its final destination more than 5 minutes and 59 seconds later than scheduled. This measures the reliability of equipment in revenue service.

A dataset listing all subway and Staten Island Railway stations, with information on their locations, Station Master Reference Number (MRN), Complex MRN, GTFS Stop ID, the services that stop there, the type of structure the station is on or in, whether the station is in Manhattan’s Central Business District (CBD), and their ADA-accessibility status.

Service Delivered measures our ability to deliver the amount scheduled service and capacity versus actual service.

Customer Experience is the percentage of valid trips and no-show trips that meet all four separate measurable established standards for quality of provider service (Pick-up OTP, Drop-off OTP, Max Ride Time, Provider No-Show).

These surveys were conducted to collect data on travel origins and
destinations, trip purposes, and travel characteristics of New York City
Transit, Metro-North Railroad, and Long Island Rail Road customers with
the aim of upgrading the MTA's travel forecasting tools and gaining a
better understanding of how people travel.
--LIRR origin-destination survey (2012-14)
--Metro-North origin-destination survey (2007)
--Metro-North origin-destination survey (2017)
--MTA New York City travel survey (2008)
--MTA New York City travel survey (2018)

This dataset is obtained from the MTA’s annual budgeting process and provides a detailed breakout of the MTA’s operating expenses and revenues. Data is available for each month of a fiscal year, on an accrual basis, and is categorized by budget scenario (actuals or budgeted plan), Agency, Financial Plan Year, Expense Type, and subcategories for types of expenses or revenues.

The 2025-2044 20-Year Needs Assessment is a broad, comprehensive blueprint that outlines the MTA region's transportation capital needs for the next generation. It provides an extensive, long-term view based upon rigorous data analysis across all the MTA agencies. The MTA developed a three-part plan to for the next 20 years to achieve the transit network New Yorkers deserve. It is based on three fundamental ideas: rebuild the foundation of the system to ensure its survival, improve our network to meet 21st century needs, and expand to support future growth. This dataset includes data on the conditions of most assets in the MTA system.

The number of reportable job-related incidents that result in the inability of an employee to perform full job duties for at least one working day beyond the day of the incident, as well as a breakdown of the number of Employees and Lost Time Accident Rates.

This retired dataset contains information on entry/exit values for individual control areas and is posted purely for archival purposes. More detailed subway ridership data is now supported through https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Subway-Hourly-Ridership-Beginning-February-202/wujg-7c2s.

This metric measures the frequency with which primary providers do not arrive at the pick-up location within 30 minutes of the promised time and the trip is not provided.

This retired dataset contains information on entry/exit values for individual control areas and is posted purely for archival purposes. More detailed subway ridership data is now supported through https://data.ny.gov/Transportation/MTA-Subway-Hourly-Ridership-Beginning-February-202/wujg-7c2s.

A dataset listing all station complexes in the subway system. Station complexes are collections of stations which are interconnected by passageways within fare control or are stations on different levels that are not parallel to each other and that are connected by stairways, escalators, or elevators.

On-Time Performance (OTP) determines how frequently a commuter train arrives at its final destination within 5 minutes and 59 seconds of its scheduled time.

Passenger Environment Survey indicators combine the results of surveys of a number of different aspects of station conditions to measure passenger comfort and convenience.

Wait Assessment measures how regularly trains are spaced during peak hours at selected timepoints on each line.

Reflects the total number of registrants for paratransit service by borough/county per month.