Public Transportation Accelerating

Americans took 10.3 billion transit trips in 2007, the highest level in 50 years, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Here's a look at some notable increases:

[In the first quarter of 2008, ridership grew 3.4 percent over the same period the previous year, and in the second quarter, ridership increased 5.2 percent over the previous year.]

GRAPHIC: Lena Sun, Larry Nista, The Washington Post - December 8, 2008

This Story New Ridership Record Shows U.S. Still Lured to Mass Transit Article \| Americans rode subways, buses and commuter railroads in record numbers in the third quarter of this year, even as gas prices dropped and unemployment rose. The 6.5 percent jump in transit ridership over the same period last year marks the largest quarterly increase in public transportation riders... Public Transportation Accelerating New Rules Now, Says Task Force On Tysons		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace GRAPHIC: Lena Sun, Larry Nista, The Washington Post - December 8, 2008 ¬es=Americans took 10.3 billion transit trips in 2007, the highest level in 50 years, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Here's a look at some notable increases:" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us GRAPHIC: Lena Sun, Larry Nista, The Washington Post - December 8, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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