PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION USE ON THE RISE

Use of the nation's public transit systems continues to grow, with U.S. transit ridership in the first quarter of 1999 up 3.85% over the same period in 1998 and up 13.6% over the same period 3 years ago. For the first quarter of 1999, ridership on Canada's public transit systems rose nearly 3%. All modes of transit showed ridership increases, led by heavy rail.

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  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1999-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 24
• Serial:
  • ITE Journal
  • Publisher: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
  • ISSN: 0162-8178
  • Serial URL: https://www.ite.org/publications/ite-journal/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Demand responsive transportation; Light rail transit; Public transit; Rapid transit; Ridership; Trolleybuses
• Geographic Terms: Canada; United States
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00779690
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1999 12:00AM