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APTA Issues Ridership Report for First Half of 2015
Nearly 5.3 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the first six months of 2015, according to APTA.
This represents a 0.9 percent decrease over the same period last year, but several systems reported the highest ridership in their history: Capital District Transportation Authority (Albany, NY), Caltrain (San Carlos, CA), EMBARK (Oklahoma City, OK), Metro Transit (Minneapolis), Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (Greensboro, NC) and Sound Transit (Seattle).
Noting that the average price of gas during the first six months dropped by 29 percent, APTA President & CEO Michael Melaniphy said, “With a significant drop in gas prices, some people may have returned to driving, but still, most people continued their trips on public transportation. Considering the cost of owning and maintaining a car, public transit still offers a great way to save money.”
Nationally, heavy rail ridership increased by 0.5 percent with nine of 15 systems reporting increases. Ridership on commuter rail systems increased by 0.3 percent with 16 of 28 systems reporting increases. Light rail ridership decreased by 0.4 percent with 12 of 28 systems reporting increases. Bus ridership decreased by 2.3 percent and paratransit increased by 1.2 percent. Trolleybus ridership decreased by 5.3 percent.
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