The GRTC Transit System recently finished a comprehensive analysis of its operations, and will present its findings to Richmond City Council on April 14. Here's a look by the numbers at the GRTC Transit System: 

426

Number of bus drivers working for GRTC.

$19.10

Average hourly pay for drivers.

45,098

Hours of overtime worked by GRTC drivers in 2007. This is up 8 percent from 2006 and up 36 percent from 2005.

12

Weeks of training classes required for GRTC operators.

10.3 million

Number of riders in 2007. Of that 10.3 million, 1.3 million are Henrico County residents and another 1 million are Virginia Commonwealth University students, both of which contracts with GRTC to pay by the mile (Henrico) and per student (VCU).

40,000

Number of riders during the week per year.

57,967,799

Number of passenger miles driven in 2007.

$11 million

Amount of money GRTC is requesting from Richmond for the fiscal year 2009. It's a $2 million increase from the amount requested last year.

86

Percentage of GRTC riders who live in the city, according to GRTC surveys.

71

Percentage or riders who self-identified as African-American.

50

Percentage of riders who have a valid driver's license.

51

Percentage of surveyed trips that were being made between work and home.

$8.7 million

Money made from the bus fareboxes in 2006.

169

Total number of GRTC vehicles, which includes 122 accessible-lift buses and 47 accessible-ramp/low-floor buses.

37

Route number of Chamberlayne Avenue, which has the highest farebox recovery of its costs to operate at 48 percent. It's also the most productive route.

Recent Richmond by the Numbers columns

March 27: Richmond Metropolitan Authority
March 13: City of Richmond budget
Feb. 6: The General Assembly