United States Department of Transportation

Table 2-13 - Urban Transit Indicators: 1987 and 1997 (thousands)

Monday, September 10, 2012

	Revenue vehicle-miles			Passenger miles			Ridership (unlinked trips)
	1987	1997	Change (%)	1987	1997	Change (%)	1987	1997	Change (%)
Demand responsive	113,100	350,076	210	176,800	531,078	200	28,800	88,203	206
Bus	1,484,334	1,605,721	8	17,094,900	17,509,219	2	4,794,300	4,602,031	4
Commuter rail	169,901	229,608	35	6,806,300	8,037,486	18	311,000	357,199	15
Heavy rail	473,921	539,670	14	11,198,000	12,056,068	8	2,402,100	2,429,455	1
Light rail	18,015	39,802	121	404,400	1,023,708	153	131,300	259,404	98
Ferryboat	1,559	2,015	29	114,100	254,219	123	18,800	42,048	124
Total	2,281,275	2,853,330	25	36,102,300	40,180,219	11	7,847,900	7,982,371	2

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database, 1987, 1997 (Washington, DC: 1989, 1999).