[HTML][HTML] Why has public transit ridership declined in the United States?

GD Erhardt, JM Hoque, V Goyal, S Berrebi… - … research part A: policy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Between 2012 and 2018, bus ridership in the United States declined 15% and rail ridership
declined 3%. These losses are widespread and in contrast to trends in other countries …

[PDF][PDF] Understanding the recent transit ridership decline in major US cities: Service cuts or emerging modes

M Graehler, RA Mucci… - … Annual Meeting of …, 2019 - lede-admin.usa.streetsblog.org
ABSTRACT 1 Public transit ridership in major US cities has been flat or declining over the
past few years. 2 Several authors have attempted both to explain this trend and to offer …

Explaining transit ridership: What has the evidence shown?

BD Taylor, CNY Fink - Transportation Letters, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
What explains transit ridership? The answer to this simple question is both obvious and
complex. Public transit systems carry large shares of person travel in older, larger …

The factors influencing transit ridership: A review and analysis of the ridership literature

BD Taylor, CNY Fink - 2003 - escholarship.org
What explains transit ridership? The answer to this simple question is both obvious and
complex. Public transit systems carry large shares of person travel in older, larger …

Nature and/or nurture? Analyzing the determinants of transit ridership across US urbanized areas

BD Taylor, D Miller, H Iseki, C Fink - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2009 - Elsevier
Public subsidy of transit services has increased dramatically in recent years, with little effect
on overall ridership. Quite obviously, a clear understanding of the factors influencing transit …

[HTML][HTML] Invest in the ride: A 14 year longitudinal analysis of the determinants of public transport ridership in 25 North American cities

G Boisjoly, E Grisé, M Maguire, MP Veillette… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Public transport ridership has been steadily increasing since the early 2000s in many urban
areas in North America. However, many cities have more recently seen their transit ridership …

Vehicle access and falling transit ridership: evidence from Southern California

M Manville, BD Taylor, E Blumenberg, A Schouten - Transportation, 2023 - Springer
We examine pre-COVID declines in transit ridership, using Southern California as a case
study. We first illustrate Southern California's unique position in the transit landscape: it is a …

Who left riding transit? Examining socioeconomic disparities in the impact of COVID-19 on ridership

S Hu, P Chen - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a globally unprecedented decline in transit ridership.
This paper leveraged the 20-years daily transit ridership data in Chicago to infer the impact …

Falling transit ridership: California and southern california

M Manville, BD Taylor, E Blumenberg - 2018 - escholarship.org
In the last ten years transit use in Southern California has fallen significantly. This report
investigates that falling transit use. We define Southern California as the six counties that …

Public transportation objectives and rider demographics: are transit's priorities poor public policy?

BD Taylor, EA Morris - Transportation, 2015 - Springer
Strong public and political support for mass transit in the US is based on lofty goals,
including congestion reduction, economic development, aesthetics, sustainability, and much …