Transit Is Catching Up

Transit ridership reached new heights in 2008, says the American Public Transportation Association. Naturally, APTA sees this as a reason for increased subsidies to transit.

Over the past five years, APTA’s numbers show that transit ridership has grown by 2.51 percent per year. Meanwhile, according to the Federal Highway Administration, urban driving has grown at only 1.34 percent per year — and actually declined in 2008.

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