SUMMARY U.S. PUBLIC TRANSPORT DATA
FACTOR	1983	1995	Change	% Change
DATA
Boardings	8,102	7,299	(803)	-9.9%
Population	234.0	262.8	28.8	12.3%
Operating Costs	$11,647	$15,459	$3,812	32.7%
Capital Costs	$5,149	$6,791	$1,642	31.9%
Total Costs	$16,795	$22,250	$5,454	32.5%
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Boardings per Capita	34.6	27.8	-6.8	-19.8%
Operating Cost/Boarding	$1.44	$2.12	$0.68	47.3%
Capital Cost/Boarding	$0.64	$0.93	$0.29	46.4%
Total Cost/Boarding	$2.07	$3.05	$0.98	47.1%
Gross Cost per Passenger over Inflation				$7,119.2
Boardings, population & dollars in millions All costs in 1995$ Includes 5 modes: Motor bus, trolley bus (electric bus), tram (light rail or street car), metro (subway, elevated, underground or heavy rail) and commuter rail (regional rail).
Note: 1983 was the last year before public transport began receiving support from federal highway user fees