Road Use Up Sharply in New Rail Urban Areas
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Person Miles (x1,000,000) |
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Urban Area |
Years Since Rail Opening |
Rail Opening Year |
2003 |
Change |
Average Annual Increase |
Exhibit: Public Transport Market Share: 2003 |
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Atlanta |
Note |
18,644 |
59,276 |
217.9% |
10.4% |
1.3% |
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Baltimore |
20 |
15,537 |
30,228 |
94.5% |
4.7% |
2.1% |
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Buffalo |
18 |
8,243 |
12,883 |
56.3% |
3.1% |
0.6% |
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Dallas-Fort Worth |
8 |
57,766 |
63,758 |
10.4% |
1.3% |
0.7% |
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Denver |
10 |
20,271 |
27,775 |
37.0% |
3.7% |
1.3% |
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Los Angeles |
13 |
161,023 |
168,788 |
4.8% |
0.4% |
1.6% |
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Miami |
20 |
24,902 |
64,240 |
158.0% |
7.9% |
1.1% |
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Portland |
17 |
9,656 |
18,965 |
96.4% |
5.7% |
2.3% |
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Sacramento |
17 |
11,283 |
18,942 |
67.9% |
4.0% |
0.7% |
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Salt Lake City |
5 |
11,432 |
13,140 |
14.9% |
3.0% |
1.4% |
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San Diego |
Note |
18,016 |
39,712 |
120.4% |
5.7% |
1.3% |
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San Jose |
16 |
17,307 |
23,126 |
33.6% |
2.1% |
0.8% |
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St. Louis |
11 |
27,950 |
36,471 |
30.5% |
2.8% |
0.7% |
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Washington |
Note |
26,257 |
54,251 |
106.6% |
5.1% |
3.9% |
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Average |
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75.0% |
4.3% |
1.4% |
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Calculated from Federal Transit Administration and Texas Transportation Institute data. |
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Vehicle occupancy of 1.6 assumed (NPTS rate) |
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Note: Atlanta, San Diego and Washington from 1983. Systems opened before 1982, but have expanded significantly. Road data not available before 1982. |
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