US PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
CHANGE IN COSTS: 1970 TO 1995 |
| Year |
Passenger
Boardings
(000,000) |
Operating
Cost
(000,000) |
Cost per
Boarding (1995$) |
Change |
Cost over
Inflation
(000) |
| 1970 |
7,332 |
$6,607 |
$0.901 |
0.0% |
$0 |
| 1971 |
6,847 |
$6,792 |
$0.992 |
10.1% |
$622 |
| 1972 |
6,567 |
$6,779 |
$1.032 |
14.6% |
$861 |
| 1973 |
6,660 |
$7,258 |
$1.090 |
20.9% |
$1,257 |
| 1974 |
6,935 |
$8,524 |
$1.229 |
36.4% |
$2,275 |
| 1975 |
6,972 |
$9,019 |
$1.294 |
43.6% |
$2,737 |
| 1976 |
7,081 |
$9,306 |
$1.314 |
45.8% |
$2,925 |
| 1977 |
7,286 |
$9,335 |
$1.281 |
42.2% |
$2,769 |
| 1978 |
7,616 |
$9,595 |
$1.260 |
39.8% |
$2,732 |
| 1979 |
8,130 |
$10,180 |
$1.252 |
38.9% |
$2,853 |
| 1980 |
8,235 |
$11,128 |
$1.351 |
50.0% |
$3,707 |
| 1981 |
7,964 |
$11,434 |
$1.436 |
59.3% |
$4,258 |
| 1982 |
7,741 |
$11,577 |
$1.496 |
66.0% |
$4,601 |
| 1983 |
7,887 |
$11,284 |
$1.431 |
58.8% |
$4,178 |
| 1984 |
8,376 |
$11,999 |
$1.433 |
59.0% |
$4,451 |
| 1985 |
8,001 |
$12,463 |
$1.558 |
72.9% |
$5,253 |
| 1986 |
7,560 |
$12,982 |
$1.717 |
90.6% |
$6,170 |
| 1987 |
7,469 |
$13,088 |
$1.752 |
94.5% |
$6,358 |
| 1988 |
7,376 |
$13,458 |
$1.825 |
102.5% |
$6,811 |
| 1989 |
7,671 |
$13,548 |
$1.766 |
96.0% |
$6,636 |
| 1990 |
7,407 |
$13,854 |
$1.870 |
107.6% |
$7,179 |
| 1991 |
7,177 |
$13,780 |
$1.920 |
113.1% |
$7,312 |
| 1992 |
7,268 |
$13,579 |
$1.868 |
107.3% |
$7,030 |
| 1993 |
6,993 |
$13,613 |
$1.947 |
116.0% |
$7,311 |
| 1994 |
7,093 |
$13,823 |
$1.949 |
116.2% |
$7,431 |
| 1995 |
6,962 |
$13,492 |
$1.938 |
115.1% |
$7,218 |
| Total |
$114,935 |
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Calculated from National Transit Database and American Public Transit Association data
4 Modes (motor bus, electric bus, tram (light rail) & metro)
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