http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-09-23/u-s-public-ridership-rose-in-the-second-quarter-table-.html
By Alex Tanzi - Sep 23, 2013 7:00 AM CT
Trips on public transportation in the U.S. rose in the second quarter from the same period last year, according to the American Public Transportation Association.
Americans taking public transportation rose to 2.7 billion trips from the same quarter last year. Travel on light rail rose to 130 million in the second quarter.
========================================================================= 2Q 1Q 4Q 3Q 2Q 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 ========================================================================= US Total 2,697,787 2,590,403 2,590,481 2,620,782 2,666,921 YoY% Change 1.2% -1.9% -2.0% 1.1% 1.3% ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Heavy Rail 982,183 905,947 893,088 926,988 958,394 Light Rail 129,966 121,906 126,824 128,113 130,550 Commuter Rail 120,566 113,499 113,125 119,430 119,441 Trolleybus 23,538 22,398 23,800 23,968 23,740 ========================================================================= 2Q 1Q 4Q 3Q 2Q 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 ========================================================================= Bus Population 1,339,121 1,333,212 1,337,375 1,311,033 1,331,902 2,000,000 + 945,162 907,163 914,996 897,299 940,318 500,000 + 245,515 247,558 257,093 262,747 246,627 100,000 + 107,280 122,352 118,951 104,814 107,258 Below 100,000 39,165 56,138 46,335 46,174 37,699 Demand Response 49,752 48,240 47,912 49,600 50,013 Other (*) 52,661 45,201 48,358 61,650 52,881 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Canada 592,820 554,397 578,828 529,495 587,710 ========================================================================= NOTE: Totals in thousands of miles. Total may not add due to rounding. (*)Other includes aerial tramway, automated guideway, cable car, ferryboat, inclined plane, monorail and vanpool.
SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association