South American Daily Busway Ridership
Compared to US Rail Ridership

Metropolitan Area Estimated
Daily Boardings
Notes
New York 6,901,000    
Porto Allegre (16 Busways) 1,742,000   Busway ridership only
Curitiba (7 Busways) 1,610,000   Busway ridership only
Washington-Baltimore 885,000    
Chicago 859,000    
Boston 832,000    
San Francisco 579,000    
Curitiba (6 Busways) 532,000   Busway ridership only
Philadelphia 511,000    
Sao Paulo (4 Busways) 481,000   Busway ridership only
Bogota (Troncal Ave. Caracas Busway) 373,000   Single busway ridership only
Atlanta 275,000    
Los Angeles 231,000    
Quito (1 Busway) 180,000   Busway ridership only
San Diego 100,000    
Portland 83,000    
Miami 54,000    
Dallas-Fort Worth 48,000    
St. Louis 48,000    
Cleveland 42,000    
Denver 30,000    
Sacramento 29,000    
Pittsburgh 25,000    
Buffalo 21,000    
Salt Lake City 20,000    
New Orleans 17,000    
Busway data calculated from World Bank information    

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