TABLE 3-5-4 - Public Transit Ridership: January 2007-June 2008
TABLE 3-5-4 - Public Transit Ridership: January 2007-June 2008
| Ridership (in millions) | |
|---|---|
| January 2007 | 838 |
| February 2007 | 797 |
| March 2007 | 935 |
| April 2007 | 884 |
| May 2007 | 933 |
| June 2007 | 877 |
| July 2007 | 815 |
| August 2007 | 864 |
| September 2007 | 851 |
| October 2007 | 950 |
| November 2007 | 871 |
| December 2007 | 803 |
| January 2008 | 862 |
| February 2008 | 867 |
| March 2008 | 928 |
| April 2008 | 960 |
| May 2008 | 952 |
| June 2008 | 921 |
NOTES: Public transportation includes transit bus, transit rail, commuter rail, trolleys, and several demand-responsive services. According to the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), an unlinked transit passenger trip is a trip on one transit vehicle regardless of the type of fare paid or transfer presented. A person riding only one vehicle from origin to destination takes one unlinked passenger trip; a person who transfers to a second vehicle takes two unlinked passenger trips; a person who transfers to a third vehicle takes three unlinked passenger trips. APTA estimates that the number of people riding transit on an average weekday is 45 percent of the number of unlinked transit passenger trips.
SOURCE: American Public Transportation Association, Quarterly Transit Ridership Report (Washington, DC: quarterly releases), available at http://www.apta.com/research/stats/ridership/ as of October 2008.