US Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Miles of Fixed Guideway
Rank	Metropolitan Area	Miles (One-Way)	Primary Modes
1	New York	569	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
2	San Francisco	241	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
3	Chicago	210	Heavy Rail
4	Philadelphia	180	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
5	Washington	178	Heavy Rail
6	Seattle	161	Busway-HOV
7	Boston	134	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
8	Houston	132	Busway-HOV
9	Los Angeles	111	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
10	Atlanta	92	Heavy Rail
11	Pittsburgh	80	Light Rail/Busway-HOV
12	Baltimore	73	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
13	Cleveland	69	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
14	San Diego	61	Light Rail
15	Phoenix	59	Busway-HOV
16	Dallas	47	Light Rail
17	Minneapolis-St.Paul	42	Busway-HOV
18	Miami	42	Heavy Rail
19	St. Louis	40	Light Rail
20	Sacramento	36	Light Rail
21	Portland	32	Light Rail
22	Denver	28	Light Rail
23	Hartford	27	Busway-HOV
24	New Orleans	18	Light Rail
25	Buffalo	12	Light Rail
Source: Calculated from National Transit Database

Metropolitan Areas Ranked by Average Fixed Guideway Speed
Rank	Metropolitan Area	Average Speed (MPH)	Primary Modes
1	Atlanta	27.3	Heavy Rail
2	Houston	26.0	Busway-HOV
3	Washington	25.7	Heavy Rail
4	Miami	25.3	Heavy Rail
5	St. Louis	25.1	Light Rail
6	San Francisco	24.3	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
7	Chicago	23.2	Heavy Rail
8	Baltimore	21.6	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
9	Boston	20.2	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
10	Los Angeles	20.2	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
11	Cleveland	19.2	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
12	San Diego	18.6	Light Rail
13	Sacramento	18.2	Light Rail
14	Philadelphia	17.5	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
15	New York	17.2	Heavy Rail, Light Rail
16	Denver	14.6	Light Rail
17	Portland	14.4	Light Rail
18	Dallas	12.8	Light Rail
19	Buffalo	11.8	Light Rail
20	New Orleans	9.0	Light Rail
	Pittsburgh	NA	Light Rail/Busway-HOV
	Phoenix	NA	Busway-HOV
	Seattle	NA	Busway-HOV
	Hartford	NA	Busway-HOV
	Minneapolis-St.Paul	NA	Busway-HOV