New research from the Pew Research Center provides insight into the people relying on public transit.
Monica Anderson shares insights into a new Pew Research Center study on the demographics of transit ridership. Anderson summarizes the study's findings:
One-in-ten Americans (11%) say they take public transportation on a daily or weekly basis, according to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted in late 2015, but who is taking public transit varies substantially by region, nativity, and race and ethnicity.
The post goes on to break down the new study's finding according to geographic areas and racial demographics—all of which are placed against the context of a national transit infrastructure struggling to make good news in recent weeks and months.
Read the full story: Who relies on public transit in the U.S.
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