The free program offers carpool matching service, as well as a limited-time offer to try transit.
Ridership was up to nearly 200,000 trips per weekday for the week of March 7-11.
he spike has been led by the Trolley, which has posted six straight months of year-over-year gains.
The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle.
Lower fuel prices and heightened competition from airlines have weakened demand for Amtrak and express coach bus lines, according to a study.
The savings are based on the cost of commuting by public transportation compared to the cost of owning and driving a vehicle, which includes the average national gas price of $2.13 per gallon and the national unreserved monthly parking rate numbers.
APTA first started the event in June 2006 when gas prices had reached $3 per gallon and the public demand for public transportation was growing in response to high gas prices.
A 10% increase in gas prices over several years will increase bus ridership by 3.4% while a sudden 10% spike in gas prices is associated with a 1.15% increase in bus ridership in Indiana.
Groups released a study predicting that record numbers of Americans will turn to public transportation as a cost-cutting measure in the face of volatile gas prices. To meet this impending surge in demand, they are calling on Congress to pass a multi-year, fully funded surface transportation bill.
With an increase of 2.3% over the 2010 ridership, this was the sixth year in a row that more than 10 billion trips were taken on public transportation systems nationwide.
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