|
Year |
Passenger Journeys in Millions (Excluding Transfers) |
Annual Rides per Capita |
|
1906 |
505.9 |
254.1 |
|
1910 |
646.7 |
295.9 |
|
1915 |
784.2 |
320.9 |
|
1920 |
965.1 |
357.2 |
|
1925 |
1,114.5 |
366.7 |
|
1930 |
1,062.4 |
314.7 |
|
1935 |
828.3 |
244.6 |
|
1940 |
853.3 |
251.2 |
|
1945 |
1,077.2 |
307.0 |
|
1950 |
833.1 |
230.1 |
|
1955 |
623.5 |
173.9 |
|
1960 |
534.8 |
150.6 |
|
1965 |
502.7 |
142.2 |
|
1970 |
401.8 |
119.3 |
|
1975 |
369.7 |
116.0 |
|
1980 |
435.0 |
144.8 |
|
1985 |
387.4 |
133.9 |
|
1990 |
354.2 |
127.2 |
|
1995 |
266.4 |
93.8 |
|
2000 |
271.1 |
93.6 |
|
Peak Per Capita Ridership |
|
|
1926 |
1,158.9 |
373.0 |
|
Peak Ridership |
|
|
1927 |
1,167.4 |
367.8 |
|
Post 1930 Peak Ridership |
|
|
1946 |
1,147.6 |
325.0 |
|
Data through 1970: "Chicago: 1910-1929," By Carl W. Condit, p. 320-1 |
|
1980 data: American Public Transit Association |
|
1985-1995 data: Federal Transit Administration (Passenger journeys estimated using 1975 transfer ratio). |
|
2000 data: American Public Transportation Association (Passenger journeys estimated using 1975 transfer ratio) |
|
The Public Purpose would appreciate any information on potential sources for actual revenue passenger (passenger journey) data from 1980 on. |
