Dallas (DART) Light Rail Expansion:
Transit Use Declines (Passenger Miles)
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PASSENGER BOARDINGS |
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Last Full Year Before Rail Expansion |
Latest Year Data Available |
Change: 2001 to Latest Year |
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2001 |
2005 |
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% Change |
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Light Rail |
11,809 |
17,596 |
5,787 |
49.0% |
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Bus |
46,575 |
41,134 |
(5,441) |
-11.7% |
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Total |
58,384 |
58,730 |
346 |
0.6% |
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Boardings x 1,000 |
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Data from American Public Transportation Association |
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PASSENGER MILES |
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Last Full Year Before Rail Expansion |
Latest Year Data Available |
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2001 |
2004 |
Change: 2001 to Latest Year |
% Change |
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Light Rail |
61,072 |
122,621 |
61,549 |
100.8% |
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Bus |
317,209 |
218,457 |
(98,752) |
-31.1% |
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Total |
378,281 |
341,078 |
(37,203) |
-9.8% |
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Passenger miles x 1,000 |
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Data from Federal Transit Administration |
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Note: Light Rail routes increased from 20 to 44 miles in 2002. |
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Note: From 2001 to 2003, roadway use increased 3.1 percent in the Dallas-Fort Worth urban area |
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