Public transit grows popular
Google, U.S., National  -5/13/2008

Public transit grows popular
Baltimore Sun, United States - 7 hours ago
Even before the latest run-up in gas prices, transit ridership was at levels not seen in 50 years. Nationally, Americans took 10.3 billion transit trips ...
David Preece: Manchester's public transit is essential to economy The Union Leader
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Mass Transit Ridership Is Up Significantly
SustainableBusiness.com, NY - 22 hours ago
... which said ridership is up 10 to 15% in many metropolitan areas in the South and West. Even cities like New York and Boston, where mass transit use is ...
Public transit adjusts to surge in ridership
Contra Costa Times, CA - May 11, 2008
Public transit ridership has grown rapidly since gas prices regularly exceeded $3 per gallon in mid-2005, and growth accelerated this year as prices neared ...

New York Times
Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit
New York Times, United States - May 10, 2008
Mass transit ridership was up 8 percent in Denver in the first three months of the year compared with last year, despite a fare increase in January and a ...
Mass transit ridership surges United Press International
As gas prices soar, more commuters hop buses, trains Seattle Times
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Ditch that car, hop a train
CNNMoney.com - 22 minutes ago
Ridership is at a record on New Jersey Transit, which estimates its average commuter saves $1200-a-year by taking the train rather than driving to work. ...
Steep Gas Prices Pushing Americans To Use Public Transport, Ride Bikes
AHN - 19 hours ago
Areas like New York and Boston showed a 5 percent increase in mass transit ridership this year. But The Times said metropolitan areas in the South and the ...
Gas Prices Have Commuters On Trains, Buses WNBC
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Bus ridership up as gas prices jump
News & Observer, NC - 1 hour ago
David King, general manager of Triangle Transit, said in a news release that rising fuel prices are only partly behind the increase in riders. ...

KATU
TriMet MAX and buses ridership broke new records in April 2008:
KATU, OR - 9 hours ago
"These record ridership increases show that riders are choosing transit to help offset high fuel prices," said TriMet General Manager Fred Hansen. ...
As Pump Prices Soar, TriMet Ridership Rises KPTV.com
TriMet tops 2 million rides, up 3.6%, for a weekly record The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Portland mass transit fills 'er up The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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Journal Record (subscription)
Gas prices driving transit ridership higher
Journal Record (subscription), OK - May 7, 2008
by Heather Caliendo Tulsa Transit is reporting an 8-percent increase in fixed-route ridership this year from last, according to William Cartwright, ...
Sound Transit, Tri-Rail continue to increase passenger counts
Progressive Rail Roading, WI - 23 hours ago
Add Sound Transit to the list of transit agencies that posted ridership gains in the first quarter. Late last week, the agency announced quarterly ridership

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