U.S. Public Ridership Rose in the Second Quarter

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.

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2Q         1Q         4Q         3Q         2Q
2013       2013       2012       2012       2012
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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%
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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
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2Q         1Q         4Q         3Q         2Q
2013       2013       2012       2012       2012
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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
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Canada             592,820    554,397    578,828    529,495    587,710
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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