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Trends in U.S. Transit Ridership: Insights and Innovations

This presentation by Savannah Amor and Sean Yaworsky explores recent trends in transit ridership in the United States. It highlights key data, such as the average person taking two trips per day and the percentage of riders transferring between different transit modes to reach their destinations. The presentation discusses various transit options, including buses, rail systems, and ferries, while emphasizing the necessity of promoting ridership to reduce fossil fuel dependence and alleviate highway congestion. As of Q1 2009, nearly 2.6 billion trips were recorded using public transportation.

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Trends in U.S. Transit Ridership: Insights and Innovations

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  1. Recent trends in transit ridership in the U.S. Presented by: Savannah Amor and Sean Yaworsky

  2. What is Transit Ridership? • Ridership data is based on trip counts • Average person takes 2 trips per day • Roughly 10%-30% transfer from one form of transit to another in order to get to their final destination • Transit modes include bus, trolley bus, vanpool, jitney, heavy/light rail transit, commuter rail, cable car, monorail and ferryboat

  3. Mass Transit Composition

  4. Promoting Ridership • Nearly 2.6 billion trips were taken in the first quarter of 2009 using public transportation 1 • Reduction of fossil fuels through alternative fueling • Over-congested highways are inevitable • Advertisement of mass transit

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