Doubling US Public Transit Ridership?

The Public Purpose publishes updated statistics and suggests that doubling US public transit ridership is an impossible task.

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January 10, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"US Transit Spends $26 Billion: It Is estimated that U.S. public transport spent approximately more than $26.1 billion annually in 1998 (motor bus, trolley bus, rapid rail, commuter rail and surface or light rail). By comparison spending on all streets and highways was $108 billion in 1998."

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Friday, December 15, 2000 in The Public Purpose

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