URBAN TRANSPORT WORK TRIP MARKET SHARE:
UNITED STATES: 1980-1990
WITH RAIL DEVELOPMENT NOTES

Change in Work Trip Market Share
Metropolitan Areas over 1,000,000
Metropolitan Area
1980
1990
Change
Major Capital Expansions in Period
Atlanta

7.3%

4.7% -35.6% Rapid Rail System Extended: From 10 to 55 Route KM
Baltimore

10.2%

7.7% -24.5% New Rapid Rail Line Opened
Boston

11.7%

10.6% -9.4% Rapid Rail System Extended
Buffalo

6.6%

4.7% -28.8% New Light Rail Line Opened (with Subway)
Charlotte

2.6%

1.8% -30.8%  
Chicago

16.5%

13.7% -17.0% Rapid Rail System Extended: From 142 to 155 Route KM
Cincinnati

5.7%

3.7% -35.1%  
Cleveland

7.8%

4.6% -41.0%  
Columbus

4.2%

2.7% -35.7%  
Dallas

3.5%

2.4% -31.4%  
Denver

6.2%

4.2% -32.3%  
Detroit

3.7%

2.4% -34.0%  
Hartford

5.4%

3.7% -31.5%  
Houston

3.0%

3.8% 26.7% Busways Opened
Indianapolis

3.2%

2.1% -34.4%  
Kansas City

3.8%

2.1% -44.7%  
Los Angeles

5.1%

4.6% -9.8%  
Miami

4.9%

4.4% -10.2% New Rapid Rail Line & People Mover Opened
Milwaukee

7.1%

4.9% -31.0%  
Minneapolis

8.6%

5.3% -38.4%  
New Orleans

10.4%

7.3% -29.8%  
New York

28.0%

26.6% -5.0% New Subway Line Opened
Norfolk

4.6%

2.2% -52.2%  
Orlando

1.7%

1.5% -11.8%  
Philadelphia

12.5%

10.2% -18.4% Downtown Commuter Rail Subway Opened
Phoenix

2.0%

2.1% 5.0%  
Pittsburgh

11.0%

7.9% -28.2% Light Rail Line Extended & Downtown Subway Opened
Portland

8.1%

5.4% -33.3% New Light Rail Line Opened
Providence

4.0%

2.6% -35.2%  
Rochester

5.2%

3.2% -38.5%  
Sacramento

3.4%

2.4% -29.4% New Light Rail Line Opened
Salt Lake City

4.9%

3.0% -38.8%  
San Antonio

4.6%

3.7% -19.6%  
San Diego

3.3%

3.3% 0.0% New Light Rail Lines Opened
San Francisco

11.2%

9.3% -17.0% New Light Rail Line Opened (San Jose)
Seattle

8.2%

6.3% -23.2%  
St. Louis

5.7%

3.0% -47.4%  
Tampa

1.7%

1.5% -11.8%  
Washington

14.8%

13.7% -7.4% Rapid Rail System Extended: From 55 to 113 Route KM

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