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Growth of bus travel has cut carbon dioxide emissions by about 36,000 tons and reduced fuel use by an estimated 3.48 million gallons (diesel fuel, gasoline and jet fuel) over the past year.
Read More →OCTA bus ridership has been at six million or more since July 2008, with Metrolink ridership well over 370,000 during that same period.
Read More →Asked if DART's services are better than last year, 87 percent say yes, compared to 77 percent in 2007, while 96 percent say they'd recommend DART to others, compared to 93 percent a year ago.
Read More →At the APTA Expo opening session, topics covered included the nationwide ridership increase, the impact of the economic downturn on transit and the Reauthorization bill. Michael Townes, the current chair, introduced the new chair, Dr. Beverly A. Scott.
Read More →Nearly 72.5 percent of agencies listed find it difficult to balance service demands with higher fuel costs. Raising fares, adjusting routes and extending service life of vehicles are some fixes being employed.
Read More →Software programs figured prominently in this year's survey results as operators across the U.S. moved to accommodate sharp upticks in ridership on shrinking budgets.
Read More →Overall, MARTA improved its July ridership numbers across the board, including a 12.9 percent increase in rail, a 13.6 percent increase in bus and an 18.2 percent increase in paratransit services.
Read More →We talk about how escalating gas prices are favorably affecting ridership. Little is said about the other favorable fallout: how the flurry of ridership increases has pushed transit services beyond capacity, forcing agencies to bolster their fleets.
Read More →Overall, Amtrak ridership system-wide was also up for July with more than 2.7 million passengers, an increase of almost 14 percent over the same month last year.
Read More →Total ridership for the Fiscal Year, which runs from the beginning of October to the end of July, reached 23.7 million, topping last year’s 21.3 million.
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