Index:
U.S.A. National Data

TRANSIT AGENCY DATA

METROPOLITAN AREA DATA

Transit Expenditures: 1982-2007 (20091012)

US Public Transport Performance from 1970

Cost of Public Transport & Driving from 1960: USA

US Urban Public Transport & Personal Vehicle Market Share from 1900

Federal Highway User Fees: Highway & Transit Use per Passenger Mile

USA Public Transport: Cost, Service & Passengers Since 1930

US Public Transport: Expenditures, Subsidies & Passengers from 1960 (20070909)

 DATA & ANALYSIS

Daily Vehicle Miles Traveled per Capita: US Urban Areas: 2005 (20061128)
Outside New York More Work at Home than Use Transit (20061211)
Commuting by Public Transport & Working at Home: USA (20061211)

USA Urban and Rural Annual Travel by Mode (20060715)
US Public Transport Subsidies & Work Trip Market Share from 1960
Public Transport Per Capita Ridership: From 1920
Public Transport & Automobile Fuel Efficiency: 1999
Public Transport Ridership (Passenger Miles) by Metropolitan Area: 2001

Public Transport Ridership (Boardings) by Metropolitan Area: 2001
Public Transport Costs per Passenger Mile by Metropolitan Area
USA Public Transport Work Trip Share by Vehicles Available (20060206)
US Transit Load Factors, Transit Service Index by Metropolitan Area
Transit More than 15X Federal Highway User Fees than Highways (20040705)

US Public Transport Financial Performance Since 1970 (20040705)
50% Increase in Transit Market Share Would Shave 22 Seconds Off Commute (20040214)
The Contribution of Transit to Traffic Relief (with Randal O'Toole, at Heritage Foundation) (20040214)
US Mass Transit Expenditures in Context: 1970-2002 (20040213)
US Mass Transit Market Market Share 1.1 Percent Outside New York (20040210)

US Mass Transit Market Share Nears All-Time Low in 2002 (20040210)
Roadway & Mass Transit Expenditures per Person Mile: USA from 1960 (20031212)
US Transit Load Factors, Transit Service Index by Metropolitan Area (20030724)
Public Transport Costs Compared to Auto Costs by Metropolitan Area: Ranked (20020621)
Public Transport Costs Compared to Auto Costs by Metropolitan Area (20020621)

230 US Metropolitan Areas: Transport Share and Operating Costs (20020621)
Public Transport Costs per Passenger Mile by Metropolitan Area: Ranked (20020621)
Public Transport Boardings & Passenger Miles by Metropolitan Area (2001): USA (20020621)
230 US Metropolitan Areas: Personal Vehicle Market Share: Ranked (20030621)

230 US Metropolitan Areas: Personal Vehicle Market Share (20030621)
230 US Metropolitan Areas: Public Transport Market Share: Ranked (20030621)
230 US Metropolitan Areas: Public Transport Market Share (20030621)
Public Transport Ridership (Passenger Miles) by Metropolitan Area (2001): USA (20021221)
Public Transport Ridership (Boardings) by Metropolitan Area (2001): USA (20021221)

USA, Canada, Australia & New Zealand Metropolitan Per Capita Public Transport Journeys (20020830)
US Journey to Work Times Less Where More Sprawl (20010909)
US Urbanized Area Journey to Work Time by Population Density: 1990 (20010909)
Us Urbanized Area Journey to Work Times Less Where Sprawl Greater (20010909)
International Journey to Work Times Less Where Sprawl Greater (20010909)

International Journey to Work Times by Population Density (20010909)
US Journey to Work by State & Mode: 2000 Ranked by Public Transport Market Share (20010816)
US Journey to Work by State & Mode: 2000 Ranked by Single Occupant Auto Share (20010816)
US Journey to Work Travel Time by State & Mode: 2000 (20010816)
US Metropolitan Transit Market Share Trend From 1993 Low Point to 1999 (010526)

US Metropolitan Transit Ridership From 1993 Low Point to 1999 (010524)
US Public Transit Ridership Compared to Modern Peak & Low Point (010524)
Mass Confusion Over Mass Transit (010524)
US Urban Public Transport & Personal Vehicle Market Share from 1945
Passenger Transport Shares by Mode: Japan v. United States from 1970 (000806)

Passenger Transport Shares by Mode: European Union v. United States from 1970 (000806)
United States Passenger Transport by Mode from 1960 (000806
Wendell Cox Commentary on US Public Transport's "Record Ridership" (000604)
US School Buses Transport Over 50 Million --- 2.4 Times Public Transport (000511)
US Passenger Transport Ridership from 1900: 4 Mode

US Passenger Transport Ridership from 1970: 5 Mode
US Public Transport Subsidies From 1960
US Urban Transport Safety: Fatality Rates from 1990
US Journey to Work Market Share: 1995 From NPTS
US Urban & Rural Transport Safety: Fatalities by Mode from 1990

US Journey to Work Market Share Trend: 1990-1995
US Market Share Trend: All Trips: 1990-1995
Policy Folder: 1995 US PUBLIC TRANSPORT DATA
Canadian & US Trips per Capita by Metropolitan Area

US Employment & Public Transport Work Trips: 1960-1990
US Public Transport Ridership & Subsidies: 1970-1995
Change in US Public Transport Ridership & Subsidies: 1970-1995
Operating Cost & Productivity Trend: 1970-1995
1983-1995 National Summary

 NEWS

USA Urban and Rural Annual Travel by Mode (20060715)
US Metropolitan Transit Market Share Trend From 1993 Low Point to 1999 (010526)
US Metropolitan Transit Ridership From 1993 Low Point to 1999 (010524)
US Public Transit Ridership Compared to Modern Peak & Low Point (010524)
Mass Confusion Over Mass Transit (010524)

US Public Transport Market Share Drops 10 Percent from 1990 (20010806)
Diseconomies of Scale in US Public Transport
Air Pollution Drops 40 Percent in US Metropolitan Areas (010303)
Air Pollution Ranked in US Metropolitan Areas: 1997 (010303)
Air Pollution Trends in US Metropolitan Areas: 1988-1997 (010303)

US Public Transport & School Bus Ridership by State
US Air Pollution: 1970-1997: Cleaner Air & More Traffic (991204)
US Urban Public Transport Market Share Continues Decline
US Commuting Time Dropping Due to Urban Sprawl & Auto Dependency
US Transit Bus & School Bus Safety Compared
US Public Transport Trends from 1980

1995 US Land Passenger Transport Market Share
US Public Transport Ridership Drops 10%; Subsidies Rise 97%
Change in Costs per Mile: Urban Transport & Private Bus
New Urban Rail System Performance
US School Bus & Public Transport Costs & Ridership Compared
US School Bus & Public Transport Ridership Compared 1995

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