International Public Transport
Service Intensity by Geographic Area: 1990

Factor Asia Australia Canada Europe United States
Vehicle Miles/KM per Square Mile/KM 3,168,741 122,412 226,173 751,531 46,283
Compared to United States 68.5 2.6 4.9 16.2 1.0
Population per Square Mile 41,956 3,175 6,826 13,084 2,877
Compared to United States 14.6 1.1 2.4 4.5 1.0
Public Transport Market Share 38.9% 6.6% 7.7% 20.6% 2.2%
Compared to United States 18.0 3.0 3.6 9.6 1.0
Cases 9 6 7 11 50
Calculated from Jeffrey R. Kenworthy, Felix B. Laube and others, "An International Sourcebook of Automobile Dependence in Cities: 1960-1990." and US Census Bureau data.

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