Roadway and Mass Transit Expenditures per
Passenger Mile from 1960
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Year |
Roadways |
Mass Transit |
Transit/Roadways |
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1960 |
$0.215 |
$0.197 |
0.919 |
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1970 |
$0.206 |
$0.251 |
1.218 |
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1980 |
$0.245 |
$0.390 |
1.594 |
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1990 |
$0.196 |
$0.582 |
2.965 |
|
1999 |
$0.200 |
$0.622 |
3.112 |
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Change: 1960-1999 |
-6.8% |
215.3% |
238.4% |
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1999$ |
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Calculated from US Department of Transportation data. 1960 transit figure estimated |
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All expenditures on infrastructure, ownership and operation included. |
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