Millennials Are Driving Public Transit’s Return to Popularity
Photo Credit: Select Bus Service debuted on the B44 route in Brooklyn, that runs between Williamsburg and Sheepshead Bay, on Sunday, November 17, 2013. Flickr / MTA Photos
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The federal government would be foolish to not fuel the growth of public transit, which is reducing pollution, dependence on foreign oil, and vehicle deaths, but if it does, a growing population of Americans reliant on buses and subways will fight for the funding.
Public transit is the most popular it's been in more than 50 years, according to a new American Public Transportation Association report released yesterday.
There were 10.65 million passenger trips taken on public transit last year, the highest number of annual trips taken since 1956 when ridership reached 10.98 million
