HIGHLIGHTS Public transport's market share has continued to fall in the 1990s, at an annual rate of -3.23 percent. In the last 10 years, public transport's market share has fallen 27 percent. Since 1970, which was before the US petroleum allocation crisis ("energy crisis") public transport's market share has fallen 53 percent.

Change in estimated market share in passenger miles, public transit as a percentage of urban personal travel (commercial travel excluded).
Period	Change in Market Share
1945-50	-12.27%
1950-55	-10.58%
1955-60	-7.38%
1960-65	-6.12%
1965-70	-6.90%
1970-75	-4.01%
1975-80	-0.95%
1980-85	-2.99%
1985-90	-2.36%
1990-95	-3.76%
1990-9	-3.23%
Estimated from data in National Transportation Statistics and James Dunn, Driving Forces Table 4-3. Notes and data at ut-usptshare45.htm