[Doady]

The problem with comparing just the suburbs of US and Canada is no hard boundary between urban and suburban, and the suburbs do not exist in isolation from the city. Suburban is a form of urban, and the suburbs are an extension of inner city. The suburbs are reflection and a product of the city, and vice versa. To treat them as completely separate is the main problem in the first place. Brampton Transit has much higher ridership than Pace Suburban Bus. Is it merely a coincidence that the TTC also has much higher ridership than the CTA?

Pace Suburban Bus: 17,530,700 boardings in 2022
Brampton Transit: 49,200,800 boardings in 2022

CTA: 243,538,700 boardings in 2022
TTC: 577,941,400 boardings in 2022