Change in Auto & Public Transport
Work Trip Market Share
Since Building New Rail: US Urban Areas

AUTOMOBILE Base Year Auto Market Share 2000 Auto Market Share Change Base
Year
Rail Enhancements
Atlanta 92.3% 95.7% 3.73% 1980 Metro Expansion
Baltimore 86.7% 90.6% 4.50% 1980 Light Rail, Metro
Buffalo 93.2% 97.0% 4.11% 1980 Light Rail
Dallas 97.5% 98.2% 0.67% 1990 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Denver 88.6% 89.3% 0.77% 1990 Light Rail
Los Angeles 95.1% 94.7% -0.38% 1990 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Miami 92.2% 95.3% 3.35% 1980 Metro, Regional Rail
Pittsburgh 87.5% 92.7% 5.91% 1980 Light Rail Upgrade
Portland 90.8% 92.9% 2.28% 1980 Light Rail
Sacramento 95.6% 96.7% 1.06% 1980 Light Rail
Salt Lake City 96.8% 96.8% -0.03% 1990 Light Rail
San Diego 96.2% 96.5% 0.32% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
San Francisco 87.5% 88.7% 1.47% 1980 Light Rail, Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
St. Louis 97.0% 98.2% 1.18% 1990 Light Rail
Washington 82.8% 84.7% 2.28% 1980 Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
Average 92.0% 93.9% 2.08%    
Share of Motorized Travel        
Sources: US Census 1980 & 1990, US Census Supplemental Survey 2000
All jurisdictions in metropolitan areas except for Denver (Denver County), Baltimore (Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County), Portland (Clackamas County , Clark County, Multnomah County, Washington County), Washington (District of Columbia, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, Prince William County). Complete data not yet available (2002.03).
           
PUBLIC TRANSPORT Base Year Public Transport Market Share 2000 Public Transport Market Share Change Base
Year
Metro Expansion
Atlanta 7.7% 4.3% -44.4% 1980 Metro Expansion
Baltimore 13.3% 9.4% -29.2% 1980 Light Rail, Metro
Buffalo 6.8% 3.0% -56.5% 1980 Light Rail
Dallas 2.5% 1.8% -26.3% 1990 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Denver 11.4% 10.7% -6.0% 1990 Light Rail
Los Angeles 4.9% 5.3% 7.4% 1990 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Miami 7.8% 4.7% -39.5% 1980 Metro, Regional Rail
Pittsburgh 12.5% 7.3% -41.5% 1980 Light Rail Upgrade
Portland 9.2% 7.1% -22.6% 1980 Light Rail
Sacramento 4.4% 3.3% -23.3% 1980 Light Rail
Salt Lake City 3.2% 3.2% 0.8% 1990 Light Rail
San Diego 3.8% 3.5% -8.1% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
San Francisco 12.5% 11.3% -10.3% 1980 Light Rail, Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
St. Louis 3.0% 1.8% -38.2% 1990 Light Rail
Washington 17.2% 15.3% -11.0% 1980 Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
Average 8.0% 6.1% -23.4%    
Share of Motorized Travel        
Sources: US Census 1980 & 1990, US Census Supplemental Survey 2000
All jurisdictions in metropolitan areas except for Denver (Denver County), Baltimore (Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County), Portland (Clackamas County , Clark County, Multnomah County, Washington County), Washington (District of Columbia, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, Prince William County). Complete data not yet available (2002.03).

AUTO COMMUTERS (000) Base Year Commuters 2000 Commuters Change % Change Base Year Rail Enhancements
Atlanta 837 1,835 998 119.3% 1980 Metro Expansion
Baltimore 639 735 96 15.0% 1980 Light Rail, Metro
Buffalo 433 465 32 7.3% 1980 Light Rail
Dallas 1,829 2,359 530 29.0% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Denver 194 247 53 27.2% 1980 Light Rail
Los Angeles 5,977 6,095 118 2.0% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Miami 1,021 1,533 512 50.2% 1990 Metro, Regional Rail
Pittsburgh 731 900 169 23.2% 1990 Light Rail Upgrade
Portland 485 741 257 53.0% 1990 Light Rail
Sacramento 298 473 175 58.8% 1990 Light Rail
Salt Lake City 432 561 129 29.7% 1980 Light Rail
San Diego 694 1,143 449 64.7% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
San Francisco 1,964 2,790 826 42.1% 1990 Light Rail, Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
St. Louis 1,050 1,131 81 7.7% 1980 Light Rail
Washington 982 1,394 412 42.0% 1980 Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
Total 17,565 22,402 4,837 27.5%    
All jurisdictions in metropolitan areas except for Denver (Denver County), Baltimore (Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County), Portland (Clackamas County , Clark County, Multnomah County, Washington County), Washington (District of Columbia, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, Prince William County). Complete data not yet available (2002.03).
             
PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMMUTERS (000) Base Year Commuters 2000 Commuters Change % Change Base Year Rail Enhancements
Atlanta 70.2 85.2 15.0 21.4% 1980 Metro Expansion
Baltimore 98.4 76.6 -21.8 -22.2% 1980 Light Rail, Metro
Buffalo 31.6 15.2 -16.3 -51.8% 1980 Light Rail
Dallas 46.7 45.3 -1.4 -2.9% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Denver 25.0 29.6 4.7 18.6% 1980 Light Rail
Los Angeles 307.7 341.2 33.5 10.9% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
Miami 86.5 77.8 -8.7 -10.1% 1990 Metro, Regional Rail
Pittsburgh 104.2 72.2 -31.9 -30.6% 1990 Light Rail Upgrade
Portland 48.9 56.7 7.8 15.8% 1990 Light Rail
Sacramento 13.6 16.3 2.8 20.5% 1990 Light Rail
Salt Lake City 14.1 18.5 4.4 30.9% 1980 Light Rail
San Diego 27.6 42.4 14.8 53.7% 1980 Light Rail, Regional Rail
San Francisco 281.6 359.2 77.6 27.6% 1990 Light Rail, Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
St. Louis 32.4 22.9 -9.5 -29.2% 1980 Light Rail
Washington 203.8 251.7 48.0 23.5% 1980 Metro Expansion, Regional Rail
Total 1,392.0 1,510.9 118.8 8.5%    
All jurisdictions in metropolitan areas except for Denver (Denver County), Baltimore (Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County), Portland (Clackamas County , Clark County, Multnomah County, Washington County), Washington (District of Columbia, Fairfax County, Montgomery County, Prince Georges County, Prince William County). Complete data not yet available (2002.03).

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