FIGURE 3 Rates of Change in Transit Ridership and Vehicle-Miles of Travel (VMT),,,,
,% change from 1990,,,
,APTA transit ridership ,Total U.S. VMT ,Total U.S. urban VMT ,
1990,0.00%,0.00%,0.00%,
1991,-2.55%,1.29%,1.02%,
1992,-3.39%,4.79%,6.87%,
1993,-6.61%,7.09%,10.52%,
1994,-9.66%,9.94%,13.62%,
1995,-11.77%,12.99%,16.78%,
1996,-9.67%,15.76%,19.34%,
1997,-4.83%,19.02%,21.75%,
1998,-0.56%,22.56%,25.10%,
1999,4.19%,25.46%,27.61%,
2000,6.41%,28.23%,30.53%,
2001,9.71%,29.71%,31.43%,
2002,9.37%,31.94%,33.37%,
2003,7.14%,34.30%,36.08%
2004,9.15%,36.35%,
"Source: University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research, analysis of FHWA and APTA data.",,,