Transit ridership is up in some surprising areas. And none more surprising than in Southeast Michigan. The Detroit-Livonia-Warren ridership jumped 30 percent in the last year.
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An
analysis of the
most recent transit use data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that
transit use grew by up to 47% in major metropolitan areas in the U.S.
from 2006-2008, with several metro regions in the South and West
growing by more than 10%.
...
One of the main factors expected to have caused the increase in ridership in these areas was the increased price of gasoline.
As gasoline prices increase, transit ridership is shown to increase in major U.S. cities. As
Nate Berg
reports, "Ridership increases around the country have been linked to
the temporary jump in oil prices last year, when the price of oil
peaked at more than $147 per barrel in July 2008."
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