More than 2.7 Billion Trips Taken on Public Transportation in 2014 Third Quarter, Higher Ridership Than Last Year’s Record Ridership

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Released by American Public Transportation Association

More than 2.7 billion trips were taken on U.S. public transportation in the third quarter of 2014, according to a report released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). This is a 1.8 percent increase over the same quarter last year, representing an increase of more than 48 million trips and the highest third quarter ridership since 1974 (the oldest third quarter APTA has available for comparison)…

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