Millions of unlinked trips
| Bus | Transit Rail | Other | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy | Commuter | Light | ||||
| 1995 | 4,579 | 2,034 | 344 | 249 | 298 | 7,503 |
| 1996 | 4,506 | 2,157 | 352 | 259 | 291 | 7,564 |
| 1997 | 4,602 | 2,430 | 357 | 259 | 306 | 7,954 |
| 1998 | 4,754 | 2,393 | 381 | 273 | 315 | 8,115 |
| 1999 | 4,992 | 2,521 | 396 | 289 | 326 | 8,524 |
| 2000 | 5,040 | 2,632 | 413 | 316 | 319 | 8,720 |
| 2001 | 5,215 | 2,728 | 418 | 334 | 312 | 9,007 |
| 2002 | 5,268 | 2,688 | 414 | 337 | 311 | 9,017 |
| 2003 | 5,147 | 2,667 | 410 | 338 | 315 | 8,876 |
| 2004 | 5,094 | 2,748 | 414 | 350 | 331 | 8,937 |
| 2005 | 5,226 | 2,808 | 423 | 381 | 338 | 9,176 |
| 2006 | 5,894 | 2,927 | 441 | 407 | 330 | 9,999 |
| 2007 | 5,278 | 3,460 | 458 | 418 | 334 | 9,948 |
NOTES: Other includes vanpool, demand response, ferryboats, inclined planes, monorail, jitney, publico, Alaska Railroad, aerial tramway, and trolley buses. Data may not add to total because of independent rounding.
For definitions of service types, please see the Glossary.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Summaries and Trends (Washington, D.C.: annual reports), available at http://www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/data.htm as of December 2008.