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Average Transit Fares

Average Transit Fares

Transit fares remained relatively stable during the 1990s (figure 37). Increases in fares per passenger-mile for some modes of transit were offset by lower fares per passenger-mile for other modes.

Local transit bus service, which accounts for 60 percent of...

Figure 74 - Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by Mode: 1991-2001

Figure 74 - Nitrogen Oxide Emissions by Mode: 1991-2001

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SOURCE: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, National Emissions Inventory, Air Pollutant...

Figure 4 - Share of Passenger-Miles by Mode: 2000

Figure 4 - Share of Passenger-Miles by Mode: 2000

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NOTES: Transit includes motor bus, heavy rail, commuter rail, light rail, ferryboat, trolley bus, demand responsive, and others. Motor bus and...

Travel by Purpose

Travel by Purpose

Commuting—trips made to and from work—accounted for 15 percent of all personal trips in 2001. In addition, other work-related trips (e.g., travel to meetings and conferences) accounted for 3 percent of all trips. The average length of a commuting trip was 12...