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3-4 Trends in Transit Ridership: 1990-2009

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

3-4 Trends in Transit Ridership: 1990-2009

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(Millions)

Year Unlinked Passenger Trips
1990 8,799
1991 8,575
1992 8,501
1993 8,217
1994 7,949
1995 7,763
1996 7,948
1997 8,374
1998 8,750
1999 9,168
2000 9,363
2001 9,653
2002 9,623
2003 9,434
2004 9,575
2005 9,815
2006 10,017
2007 10,247
2008 10,521
2009 10,381

Source: American Public Transportation Association, Public Transportation Fact Book 2011, available at http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Pages/transitstats.aspx as of December 2011.