US New Light Rail & Freeway
Person Miles per Route Mile: 1999
|
Urban Area |
Estimated Person Miles per Freeway Lane Mile (Bi-Directional) |
Person Miles per Light Rail Route Mile (Bi-Directional) |
Light Rail Usage per Mile Compared to Single Freeway Lane |
|
Baltimore |
46,921 |
5,126 |
10.9% |
|
Buffalo |
30,862 |
6,584 |
21.3% |
|
Dallas |
48,291 |
8,120 |
16.8% |
|
Denver |
50,893 |
7,220 |
14.2% |
|
Los Angeles |
74,078 |
11,716 |
15.8% |
|
Portland |
55,752 |
10,832 |
19.4% |
|
Sacramento |
53,793 |
6,115 |
11.4% |
|
San Diego |
56,954 |
9,114 |
16.0% |
|
San Jose |
52,610 |
4,472 |
8.5% |
|
St. Louis |
46,368 |
15,226 |
32.8% |
|
Average |
51,652 |
8,453 |
16.4% |
In Millions of Person Miles Daily.
Calculated from Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration data. Assumes 1.59 national vehicle occupancy ratio in each urban area. |
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