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Report Shows Driving Trends Have Been on Downward Path For Years

Though the recent decline in vehicle miles traveled has been commonly linked with this year's rise in gas prices, VMT has been on the way down for years, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.
17 December 2008 - 1:00pm
The Brookings Institution

Transit Ridership is Still High

Despite falling gas prices, transit ridership is still up. The amount of Vehicle Miles Traveled is also down for the 11th month in a row.
9 December 2008 - 6:00am
The Washington Post
Samuel Staley

Are transit ridership numbers more pomp than substance?

Wed, 06/11/2008 - 09:38

The American Public Transit Association reports that transit ridership climbed to 10.3 billion trips during the first quarter of 2008, the “highest number of trips taken in fifty years.” That represents a 3.3 percent increase overall over the previous year while vehicle miles traveled, a measure of demand for car travel, fell by 2.3 percent, they observe.

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Implications of Driving Less

A new report from the American Public Transportation Association hypothesizes that people who live in places shaped by transit tend to drive less thereby reducing their overall petroleum use and their carbon footprint.
16 March 2008 - 11:00am
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
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