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Top Ten U.S. Public Transportation Cities
This is going to be an exciting decade leading up to the Olympics. I can only imagine that Salt Lake's ranking will move closer to the top of the top 10 rankings as new additions and improvements are fast tracked and come online. Also, looking forward to the day when I can ride the Wilshire Corridor from downtown L.A. all the way to the beach!
U.S. public transit systems, ranked
In this study, we examined a range of data points from the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Transit Database and calculated a score for each city, with a maximum number of 100 points achievable. You can read the full methodology @ https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles...20-%2014435912
Here's how the cities stacked up:
1. New York, New York
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 144.2
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 51.4%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 13.07 out of 20
Average fare revenue per trip: $1.75
The nation's most populous metro area is served by a large number of transit agencies, with trains and buses covering the five boroughs of New York City itself, as well as areas well into New Jersey, Connecticut and downstate New York. While the average fare revenue is higher than most, it's still cheaper per trip than in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Buffalo, New York.
2. San Francisco, California
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 53.6
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 97%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 13.91 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.63
With the third-worst commuter traffic in the nation, San Francisco residents might be desperate for other ways to get around. Fortunately, Bay Area Rapid Transit connects the city with its suburbs, and the Muni bus and train system – including the city's famous cable cars – gets people around the city itself. There are also free shuttles to get people to and from public parks.
3. Los Angeles, California
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 29
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 16.48 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: 49 cents
Los Angeles, well known as a sprawling car-oriented metropolis, has a transit system that doesn't get as much use per capita as other cities' services. However, it's one of the safest and most affordable transit systems nationwide.
4. Richmond, Virginia
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 8.5
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 18.27 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: 24 cents
With free local bus fares across the city, including high-speed buses with some dedicated lanes that provide service every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends, Richmond's public transit system is safer and more efficient than many other large cities' services. Unfortunately, it is used less frequently than any other system mentioned in our top 10 list.
5. San Diego, California
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 21
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 14.74 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.10
A new safety initiative, expanded service and upcoming investments in new vehicles, including electric buses, are drawing riders to San Diego's trolleys and buses, which serve the downtown area and the surrounding communities.
6. San Antonio, Texas
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 12.6
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 18.44 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: 58 cents
San Antonio's bus service spans the city and is set to expand in the coming years. The agency that runs it, VIA Metropolitan Transit, is also working to make its service schedules and maps more comprehensible to prospective users. The city is also considering new zoning rules that would make denser housing along high-capacity bus lines easier for developers to build.
7. Boston, Massachusetts
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 47.5
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 78%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 14.57 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.63
In Boston, a city well known for confounding even local drivers with one-way streets and hairpin turns, it's tempting to let someone else handle navigation. Even with a relatively expensive average fare and incomplete ADA compliance at stations, the city's MBTA trains and buses are relied on more heavily than transit vehicles in other large cities.
8. Seattle, Washington
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 36.7
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 99.1%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 14.52 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.57
Seattle's public transit system, which includes buses, trains, and ferries, links its suburbs, downtown area and nearby islands. In 2024, the city is asking voters to raise their taxes to pay for a 20-year transportation plan that includes pothole repair and expanded transit services.
9. Washington, D.C.
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 36.7
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 15.41 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.29
The D.C. area's roads are so famously congested that people joke there is no rush hour at all — except all the time. Fortunately, the Metro system encompasses trains, buses and subways run by city officials and state and local agencies in neighboring Maryland and Virginia.
10. Salt Lake City, Utah
Annual public transit trips per metro area resident: 26.7
Share of stations ADA-compliant: 100%
Safety score (combining fatalities and serious injuries): 11.83 out of 20
Average fare revenue per one-way trip: $1.07
Bus and rail lines crisscross the city and the surrounding county. The city's plans for transit expansion call for additional services by 2030 and are being used to tempt Olympic officials to consider it as a location for the 2034 Winter Games.
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Last edited by delts145; Jul 17, 2024 at 1:14 PM.
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