Americans riding public transit in record numbers

By Justin Pritchard

Published March 9, 2014 11:37pm ET

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Americans riding public transit in record numbers — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming. Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise — the highest total since 1956. The new numbers come from the American Public Transportation Association. Transit ridership has now fully recovered from […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Americans are boarding public buses, trains and subways in greater numbers than any time since the suburbs began booming.

Nearly 10.7 billion trips in 2013, to be precise — the highest total since 1956.

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