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The Nation is a Multimodal Network
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American Public Transportation Association American Public Transportation Association
For Immediate Release:
Dateline: Washington, DC
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

 

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by Darnell Grisby, APTA Director, Policy Development and Research

APTA occasionally gathers information on the use of public transportation, as well as the characteristics of public transportation users. In information that emphasizes the multimodal nature of our transportation network, 82 percent of public transportation users last summer report having an automobile in their household. Public transportation users pay into the highway trust fund in a number of ways, and this data shows that one of those ways happens to be driving.

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Technometrica, Driving Habits of Public Transportation Users, July 2014, Conducted for the American Public Transportation Association


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The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) is a nonprofit international association of 1,500 public and private sector organizations, engaged in the areas of bus, paratransit, light rail, commuter rail, subways, waterborne services, and intercity and high-speed passenger rail. This includes: transit systems; planning, design, construction, and finance firms; product and service providers; academic institutions; transit associations and state departments of transportation. APTA is the only association in North America that represents all modes of public transportation. APTA members serve the public interest by providing safe, efficient and economical transit services and products More than 90 percent of the people using public transportation in the United States and Canada ride APTA member systems.

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