Michael Melaniphy, President and CEO, American Public Transportation Association
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Last year Americans took 10.5 billion trips on public transportation, the second highest annual ridership since 1957, according to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA).
President and CEO Michael Melaniphy says high volatile gas prices in 2012 and a recovering economy in certain localities are two big reasons public transportation ridership has grown to record levels.
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PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP GREW NATIONWIDE IN 2012 RECORDING THE SECOND HIGHEST RIDERSHIP SINCE 1957. THIS RECORD RIDERSHIP SHOWS THAT THERE IS A GROWING DEMAND FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACROSS THE COUNTRY, IN SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE SIZE CITIES. NEARLY 60 PERCENT OF TRIPS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ARE FOR WORK COMMUTES, SO IT’S NOT SURPRISING TO SEE RIDERSHIP INCREASES IN AREAS WHERE THE ECONOMY IS COMING BACK. PEOPLE ALSO WANT TO SAVE MONEY IN LIGHT OF HIGH, VOLATILE GAS PRICES. ULTIMATELY, PEOPLE WANT TRAVEL CHOICES AND WHEN COMMUNITIES INVEST IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, CITIZENS ARE RIDING BUSES AND TRAINS AT RECORD LEVELS.
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For more information, visit apta.com.