Commentary: Washington Metro Quarter Century: Billions for Transit & More Congestion

Section 1: 1975-2002

Section 2: 1990-2002

Calculated from 2002 Metro Employment Core Cordon County of Metro Employment Core Vehicular and Passenger Volumes: Final Draft (Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 2004)

SECTION 1: 1975-2002

PERSON TRIPS: 1975-2002
Excludes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus (No 1975 data)
Person Trips	1975	1990	2002	Change 1975-2002	Change 1990-2002
WMATA Bus	99,500	52,900	27,100	-72.8%	-48.8%
Metro Rail	0	104,200	136,100		30.6%
Transit: Total	99,500	157,100	163,200	64.0%	3.9%
Auto: Single Occupant	126,300	151,400	184,600	46.2%	21.9%
Auto: Car Pool	128,200	128,600	96,200	-25.0%	-25.2%
Auto: Total	254,500	280,000	280,800	10.3%	0.3%
Total	354,000	437,100	444,000	25.4%	1.6%
Total Automobiles	180,800	201,800	224,800	24.3%	11.4%
MARKET SHARE: 1975-2002
Excludes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus (No 1975 data)
Market Share	1975	1990	2002	Change 1975-2002	Change 1990-2002
WMATA Bus	28.1%	12.1%	6.1%	-78.3%	-49.6%
Metro Rail	0.0%	23.8%	30.7%		28.6%
Transit: Total	28.1%	35.9%	36.8%	30.8%	2.3%
Auto: Single Occupant	35.7%	34.6%	41.6%	16.5%	20.0%
Auto: Car Pool	36.2%	29.4%	21.7%	-40.2%	-26.4%
Auto: Total	71.9%	64.1%	63.2%	-12.0%	-1.3%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%
MULTIPLE OCCUPANT V. SINGLE OCCUPANT: 1975-2002
Excludes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus (No 1975 data)
Person Trips	1975	1990	2002	Change 1975-2002	Change 1990-2002
Multiple-Occupancy (Transit & Car Pools)	227,700	285,700	259,400	13.9%	-9.2%
Auto: Single Occupant	126,300	151,400	184,600	46.2%	21.9%
Total	354,000	437,100	444,000	25.4%	1.6%
Market Share	1975	1990	2002	Change 1975-2002	Change 1990-2002
Multiple-Occupancy (Transit & Car Pools)	64.3%	65.4%	58.4%	-9.2%	-10.6%
Auto: Single Occupant	35.7%	34.6%	41.6%	16.5%	20.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

SECTION 2: 1990-2002

PERSON TRIPS: 1990-2002
Includes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus
Person Trips	1990	2002	Change 1990-2002
WMATA Bus	52,900	27,100	-48.8%
Commuter Bus	8,500	10,600	24.7%
Metro Rail	104,200	136,100	30.6%
Commuter Rail	6,100	12,400	103.3%
Transit: Total	171,700	186,200	8.4%
Auto: Single Occupant	151,400	184,600	21.9%
Auto: Car Pool	128,600	96,200	-25.2%
Auto: Total	280,000	280,800	0.3%
Total	451,700	467,000	3.4%
Total Automobiles	201,800	224,800	11.4%
MARKET SHARE: 1990-2002
Includes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus
Market Share	1990	2002	Change 1990-2002
WMATA Bus	11.7%	5.8%	-50.4%
Commuter Bus	1.9%	2.3%	20.6%
Metro Rail	23.1%	29.1%	26.3%
Commuter Rail	1.4%	2.7%	96.6%
Transit: Total	38.0%	39.9%	4.9%
Auto: Single Occupant	33.5%	39.5%	17.9%
Auto: Car Pool	28.5%	20.6%	-27.6%
Auto: Total	62.0%	60.1%	-3.0%
Total	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
MULTIPLE OCCUPANT V. SINGLE OCCUPANT: 1990-2002
Includes Commuter Rail and Commuter Bus
Person Trips	1990	2002	Change 1990-2002
Multiple-Occupancy (Transit & Car Pools)	300,300	282,400	-6.0%
Single-Occupancy Automobiles	151,400	184,600	21.9%
Total	451,700	467,000	3.4%
Market Share	1990	2002	Change 1990-2002
Multiple-Occupancy (Transit & Car Pools)	66.5%	60.5%	-9.0%
Single-Occupancy Automobiles	33.5%	39.5%	17.9%
Total	100.0%	100.0%