Transit News Features

Public Transit Users Save $9,499 Per Household Annually, Up Over $250 From Last Year

A person can achieve an average savings of $9,499 per year by taking public transportation instead of driving based on yesterday’s gas prices and the average unreserved parking rate according to the American Public Transportation Association’s “Transit Savings Report”.

Public Transit Ridership Surges in 2nd Quarter -- Almost 140 Million More Trips Taken Than 2007 Second Quarter

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) announced today that Americans took more than 2.8 billion trips on public transportation in the second quarter of 2008. This is almost 140 million more trips than last year for the same time period.

Eighty Five Percent of Public Transit Systems Experience Capacity Problems as Ridership Surges -- 65% of Public Transit Systems Report Insufficient Revenue to Operate Additional Service

With ridership on public transportation surging and high fuel prices severely impacting public transportation systems’ budgets across the nation, 85 percent of public transit systems report capacity problems, according to a new nationwide survey of transit systems released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).