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The State of the Public Transportation Industry
Flora CastilloAPTA Chair
Board Member, NJ TRANSITApril 22, 2013
Ft. Myers19.7%
Indianapolis, IN9.4%
Columbus, OH10.1%
Ridership Growth
San Diego, CA 7%
New Orleans, LA
8.3%
Pittsburgh, PA 4.7%
Phoenix, AZ3%
Nashville, TN7.3%
Dallas, TX10%
Albuquerque, NM7.2%
Seattle, WA4.1
Canton, OH8.9%
Denver, CO 2.7%
Riverside, CA7%
Salt Lake City, UT 3.6%
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(17%) (22%) (34%)
Public Transportation Use Growing Faster Than Population and Highway Use
(1995 -2012)
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Public Transportation in the U.S.
•53% of trips on buses
•42% of trips on rail
•5% on other modes
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Commuter Rail Has Grown
1970: 9 systems2012: 29 systems
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Light Rail Is Booming
1970: 7 systems2012: 36 systems
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Public Transit’s Economic Clout
$57 billion industry
Directly employs more than 400,000 people
Supports 1.9 million public & private sector jobs
White House Panel onWomen In Transportation
APTA’s Veteran and MilitaryFamily Resource Center
apta.com/veterans
Signing Ceremony for MAP-21
Increase in Percentage ofAlternative Fueled Buses
U.S. Population
Gen XUnder 14Over 65BoomersMillennials
Young People Postponing Driving
Public Transit Vital to Mobility
State of Disrepair
Public Transit Infrastructure Graded a “D”
A Vision of What’s Ahead
Thank You!