Public Transport Market Share Trends:
International Urban Areas from 1980

Urban Area 1980 Later Year Later Change Decade Rate
Adelaide 5.8% 1990 4.9% -15.5% -15.5%
Amsterdam 20.4% 1995 16.9% -16.8% -11.6%
Boston 4.0% 2001 4.9% 21.2% 9.6%
Brisbane 6.0% 1995 5.3% -10.8% -7.3%
Brussels 19.9% 1995 21.8% 9.7% 6.4%
Calgary 8.8% 1995 7.6% -13.8% -9.4%
Canberra 5.2% 1990 5.5% 6.4% 6.4%
Chicago 8.0% 2001 3.7% -53.9% -30.9%
Copenhagen 21.0% 1995 17.4% -17.2% -11.8%
Denver 2.1% 2001 1.5% -28.3% -14.7%
Detroit 1.2% 2001 0.5% -59.4% -34.9%
Frankfurt 35.8% 1995 14.2% -60.3% -46.0%
Hamburg 23.1% 1995 14.8% -35.9% -25.7%
Hong Kong 80.5% 1995 73.0% -9.3% -6.3%
Houston 1.3% 2001 1.0% -21.7% -11.0%
Jakarta 52.9% 1995 44.8% -15.4% -10.6%
Kuala Lampur 30.2% 1995 10.8% -64.3% -49.6%
London (SE England) 19.8% 1995 17.1% -13.6% -9.3%
Los Angeles 2.7% 2001 1.5% -44.3% -24.3%
Manila 70.2% 1995 34.0% -51.6% -38.3%
Melbourne 7.1% 1995 7.6% 6.5% 4.3%
Montreal 15.2% 1995 11.6% -23.9% -16.6%
Munich 35.2% 1995 29.4% -16.6% -11.4%
New York 14.1% 2001 11.0% -21.8% -11.0%
Ottawa 9.3% 1990 9.4% 0.9% 0.9%
Paris 32.5% 1995 24.1% -25.7% -18.0%
Perth 4.9% 1995 4.5% -8.6% -5.8%
Phoenix 0.5% 2001 0.4% -21.1% -10.7%
Portland 2.2% 2001 2.0% -9.3% -4.6%
Sacramento 1.0% 2001 0.9% -6.4% -3.1%
San Diego 1.2% 2001 1.3% 4.3% 2.0%
San Francisco 6.6% 2001 4.5% -31.8% -16.7%
Singapore 52.0% 1995 40.1% -23.0% -16.0%
Stockholm 25.6% 1995 20.7% -19.3% -13.3%
Surabaya 29.2% 1990 26.1% -10.6% -10.6%
Sydney 13.7% 1995 12.3% -10.5% -7.1%
Tokyo 68.5% 1995 56.6% -17.4% -11.9%
Toronto 25.7% 1990 15.2% -40.8% -40.8%
Vancouver 6.9% 1995 7.5% 8.6% 5.7%
Vienna 30.0% 1995 24.8% -17.4% -11.9%
Washington 5.0% 2001 4.0% -20.2% -10.2%
Winnipeg 8.1% 1995 4.3% -46.7% -34.3%
Zurich 23.2% 1995 24.0% 3.3% 2.2%
Average 19.5%   14.6% -19.1% -13.3%
Calculated from Millenium Cities Database and Newman/Kenworthy.  

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