Getting on board

Is mass-transit's surge a blip, or are we in it for the long haul?

t was June 2001, and the price of a gallon of regular gasoline had soared to $1.68 a gallon. It was so ridiculous that many folks said to heck with it, we'll take mass transit. And they did. There were 5 million more transit trips taken in the United States that month than the previous June.

But by June 2002, with travel curtailed in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, gas was down to a less burdensome $1.39. Public transit lost 23 million rides ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Beth Wellington - Jun 10, 2008 - 10:32 AM PDT
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Mike LaBonte
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by Mike LaBonte - Oct. 1, 2008

This includes charts and data. Most claims are well supported, but not all. This covers the short term view of gains in mass transit, discussing incremental business issues regarding ridership, not long term issues like U.S. track system infrastructure.

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