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data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cape_May%E2%80%93Lewes_Ferry" title="Cape May–Lewes Ferry">Cape May–Lewes Ferry</a>, connecting <a href="/wiki/South_Jersey" title="South Jersey">South Jersey</a> with <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Delaware_Bay" title="Delaware Bay">Delaware Bay</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> is served by a wide array of <a href="/wiki/Public_transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Public transportation">public transportation</a>, including various forms of <a href="/wiki/Bus" title="Bus">bus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport" title="Rail transport">rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a>, and sometimes, <a href="/wiki/Airline" title="Airline">airline</a> services. Most public transit systems are in urban areas with enough density and public demand to require public transportation; most US cities have some form of public transit.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In more auto-centric suburban localities, public transit is generally less frequent and less common. Most public transit services in the United States are either national, regional/commuter, or local. </p><p>In the United States, <i>public transportation</i> is sometimes used synonymously with <i>alternative transportation</i>, meaning every form of mobility except driving alone by automobile.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This can sometimes include <a href="/wiki/Carpool" title="Carpool">carpooling</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Vanpool" title="Vanpool">vanpooling</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on-demand mobility (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Uber" title="Uber">Uber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lyft" title="Lyft">Lyft</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bird_Global" title="Bird Global">Bird</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lime_(transportation_company)" title="Lime (transportation company)">Lime</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> infrastructure that is oriented toward bicycles (i.e. <a href="/wiki/Bike_lane" title="Bike lane">bike lanes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shared_lane_marking" title="Shared lane marking">sharrows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cycle_track" title="Cycle track">cycle tracks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Trail" title="Trail">bike trails</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">paratransit</a> service.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Public_transport">Public transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Public transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a></div> <p>Most intercity rail service in the United States is publicly funded at all tiers of government.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>, the national rail system, provides service across the entire contiguous United States, but the frequency of Amtrak service varies. Amtrak's <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a> is the location of the only operating <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_the_United_States" title="High-speed rail in the United States">high speed rail network in the Americas</a>: the <i><a href="/wiki/Acela_Express" class="mw-redirect" title="Acela Express">Acela Express</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Regional and urban rail services are primarily fixed on a major city or a state.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several cities have light rail systems which operate generally in the core of the city and their surrounding suburbs. </p><p>As of 2023, there is only one for-profit, private rail service in the United States, which is <a href="/wiki/Brightline" title="Brightline">Brightline</a> in Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bus">Bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are two common types of urban bus service in the United States: local bus systems in urban areas using diesel or electric buses on the public streets or <a href="/wiki/List_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems_in_the_Americas" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bus rapid transit systems in the Americas">bus rapid transit</a> (BRT) on its own right-of-way, and <a href="/wiki/Intercity_bus_service" title="Intercity bus service">intercity buses</a>. Nearly every major city in the United States offers some form of bus service, which have flexible routes on existing streets and make frequent stops. Bus rapid transit attempts to mimic the speed of a light rail system by operating on a separate right-of-way. Most inter-city bus service is private for-profit ventures, although they normally used publicly subsidized highways. </p><p>Several coastal cities offer ferry service linking localities that are across large bodies of water where constructing road and railway bridges is not financially viable. Ferry service sometimes is pedestrian only but sometimes may offer platforms for automobiles and public transit vehicles depending on the vessel used. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Planes">Planes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Planes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Long-distance public transit too far to travel by rail or bus is typically undertaken by plane.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most airports in major regions are situated on the peripheries of major cities and are publicly owned, while airlines are typically owned by for-profit corporations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the rise of automobiles in the first half of the 20th century, urban transit companies went out of business and ridership declined.<sup id="cite_ref-Mathur,_S._2016_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mathur,_S._2016-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 21st century, the U.S. has a low level of public transport compared to other developed Western nations, which has been relatively consistent according to a study covering 1980 through 2010. </p><p>A 2012 comparison among 14 western countries found the US in last place in annual public transport trips per capita with 24 trips. The next to last country was the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> with 51 trips and <a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> was ranked first with 237. </p><p>Reasons for the U.S. having a lower demand for public transport than Europe include lower density cities, tax policy, and the high car ownership in American cities.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In some cities, there has been opposition to public transit on the grounds that it would increase crime.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rail_2">Rail</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Rail_transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Rail transportation in the United States">Rail transportation in the United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_rail_transit_systems_in_the_United_States" title="List of rail transit systems in the United States">List of rail transit systems in the United States</a></div> <p>As of March 2020, <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a> provides public railway transportation on 35 lines, with services concentrated in the Pacific Northwest, Northeast, California, and the Midwest. Amtrak also operates <a href="/wiki/Amtrak_Thruway" title="Amtrak Thruway">its own long distance bus system</a> to support its train network. The <a href="/wiki/Auto_Train" title="Auto Train">Auto Train</a> is available from Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida that is capable of carrying along passengers’ vehicles.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021, Amtrak plans to deploy a fleet of 28 new Acela trainsets to serve the <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a>. The first of these trains are currently undergoing a nine month high-speed testing phase and will include personal comforts such as outlets, USB ports, improved Wi-Fi access, and an overall improvement in interior space design allowing 25 percent more passengers. The trains will travel between Boston and Washington D.C. multiple times a day, a route 3.5 million customers took in 2019. <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="High-speed_rail">High-speed rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: High-speed rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_the_United_States" title="High-speed rail in the United States">High-speed rail in the United States</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inter-city_rail">Inter-city rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Inter-city rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regional_and_commuter_rail">Regional and commuter rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Regional and commuter rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_commuter_rail_systems_by_ridership" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership">List of United States commuter rail systems by ridership</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Urban_rail">Urban rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Urban rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_rail_transit_systems_in_the_United_States" title="List of rail transit systems in the United States">List of rail transit systems in the United States</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bus_2">Bus</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inter-city_bus">Inter-city bus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Inter-city bus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Megabus_(North_America)" title="Megabus (North America)">Megabus (North America)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg/220px-Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg/330px-Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg/440px-Greyhound_Lines_Prevost_X3-45_86004-2009_livery.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a> bus arriving in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg/220px-Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg/330px-Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg/440px-Coach_USA_Megabus_Van_Hool_TD925_DD415.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>A <a href="/wiki/Megabus_(North_America)" title="Megabus (North America)">Megabus</a> arriving at <a href="/wiki/New_York_Penn_Station" title="New York Penn Station">New York Penn Station</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In the mid-1950s, over 2,000 buses operated in the U.S., including those of by <a href="/wiki/Greyhound_Lines" title="Greyhound Lines">Greyhound Lines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Trailways" class="mw-redirect" title="Trailways">Trailways</a>, and other companies connected 15,000 cities and towns. Passenger volume decreased as a result of expanding road and air travel, and <a href="/wiki/Urban_decay" title="Urban decay">urban decay</a> that caused many neighborhoods with bus depots to become more dangerous. </p><p>In 1960, U.S. intercity buses carried 140 million riders. By 1990, the rate decreased to 40 million, and continued to decrease through 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-austen20110407_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austen20110407-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 1997, intercity bus transportation accounted for only 3.6% of travel in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the late 1990s, <a href="/wiki/Chinatown_bus_lines" title="Chinatown bus lines">Chinatown bus lines</a> that connected <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Manhattan" title="Chinatown, Manhattan">Manhattan</a> with <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Boston" title="Chinatown, Boston">Boston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chinatown,_Philadelphia" title="Chinatown, Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>'s Chinatowns began operating. They became popular with non-Chinese college students and others who wanted inexpensive transportation, and between 1997 and 2007 Greyhound lost 60% of its market share in the <a href="/wiki/Northeastern_United_States" title="Northeastern United States">Northeastern United States</a> to the Chinatown buses. </p><p>During the following decade, new bus lines such as <a href="/wiki/Megabus_(North_America)" title="Megabus (North America)">Megabus</a> and <a href="/wiki/BoltBus" title="BoltBus">BoltBus</a> emulated the Chinatown buses' practices of low prices and curbside stops on a much larger scale, both in the original <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Corridor" title="Northeast Corridor">Northeast Corridor</a> and elsewhere, while introducing <a href="/wiki/Yield_management" title="Yield management">yield management</a> techniques to the industry.<sup id="cite_ref-austen20110407_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austen20110407-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-otoole20110629_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-otoole20110629-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-schleifer20130808_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schleifer20130808-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2010, curbside buses' annual passenger volume had risen by 33% and they accounted for more than 20% of all bus trips.<sup id="cite_ref-austen20110407_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austen20110407-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One analyst estimated that curbside buses that year carried at least 2.4 billion passenger miles in the Northeast Corridor, compared to 1.7 billion passenger miles for Amtrak trains.<sup id="cite_ref-otoole20110629_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-otoole20110629-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Traditional depot-based bus lines also grew, benefiting from what the <a href="/wiki/American_Bus_Association" title="American Bus Association">American Bus Association</a> called "the Megabus effect",<sup id="cite_ref-austen20110407_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austen20110407-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and both Greyhound and its subsidiary Yo! Bus, which competed directly with the Chinatown buses, benefited after the <a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">federal government</a> shut down several Chinatown lines in June 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-schleifer20130808_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schleifer20130808-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 2006 and 2014, U.S. intercity buses focused on medium-haul trips between 200 and 300 miles; airplanes performed the bulk of longer trips and automobiles shorter ones. For most medium-haul trips curbside bus fares were less than the cost of automobile gasoline, and one tenth that of <a href="/wiki/Amtrak" title="Amtrak">Amtrak</a>. Buses are also four times more <a href="/wiki/Fuel_efficiency" title="Fuel efficiency">fuel-efficient</a> than automobiles. Their <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a> service is also popular; one study estimated that 92% of Megabus and BoltBus passengers planned to use an electronic device.<sup id="cite_ref-austen20110407_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-austen20110407-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New lower fares introduced by Greyhound on traditional medium-distance routes and rising gasoline prices have increased ridership across the network and made bus travel cheaper than all alternatives.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Effective June 25, 2014, Greyhound reintroduced many much longer bus routes, including <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>-<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>-<a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>, and others, while increasing frequencies on existing long-distance and ultra-long-distance buses routes. This turned back the tide of shortening bus routes and puts Greyhound back in the position of competing with long-distance road trips, airlines, and trains. Long distance buses were to have <a href="/wiki/Wi-Fi" title="Wi-Fi">Wi-Fi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Power_outlets" class="mw-redirect" title="Power outlets">power outlets</a>, and extra legroom, sometimes extra recline, and were to be cleaned, refueled, and driver-changed at major stations along the way, coinciding with Greyhound's eradication of <a href="/wiki/Overbooking" class="mw-redirect" title="Overbooking">overbooking</a>. It also represented Greyhound's traditional bus expansion over the expansion of curbside bus lines.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Local_bus_services">Local bus services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Local bus services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Bus_rapid_transit">Bus rapid transit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Bus rapid transit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg/220px-GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg/330px-GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg/440px-GRTC_Pulse_travelling.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/GRTC_Pulse" title="GRTC Pulse">GRTC Pulse</a> bus rapid transit, which has serviced <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a> since June 2018</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/List_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems_in_the_Americas#United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of bus rapid transit systems in the Americas">List of bus rapid transit systems in the Americas § United States</a></div> <p>Bus rapid transit (BRT), also called a busway, is a <a href="/wiki/Public_transport_bus_service" title="Public transport bus service">bus-based</a> public transport system designed to improve <a href="/wiki/Route_capacity" title="Route capacity">capacity</a> and <a href="/wiki/On-time_performance" title="On-time performance">reliability</a> relative to a conventional bus system.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Typically, a BRT system includes <a href="/wiki/Bus_lane" title="Bus lane">roadways that are dedicated to buses</a>, and gives <a href="/wiki/Bus_priority" class="mw-redirect" title="Bus priority">priority to buses</a> at <a href="/wiki/Intersection_(road)" title="Intersection (road)">intersections</a> where buses may interact with other <a href="/wiki/Traffic" title="Traffic">traffic</a>; alongside design features to improve accessibility and reduce <a href="/wiki/Terminal_dwell_time" class="mw-redirect" title="Terminal dwell time">delays</a> caused by passengers boarding or leaving buses, or purchasing <a href="/wiki/Fare" title="Fare">fares</a>. BRT aims to provide "fast, comfortable, and cost-effective services at metro-level capacities".<sup id="cite_ref-:2_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the United States several moderately sized cities have BRT as an alternative to light rail due to perceived costs and political will. Notable examples of moderately sized cities with BRT as their fulcrum of public transportation include the <a href="/wiki/Silver_Line_(Grand_Rapids)" title="Silver Line (Grand Rapids)">Silver Line</a> in <a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids,_Michigan" title="Grand Rapids, Michigan">Grand Rapids, Michigan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/GRTC_Pulse" title="GRTC Pulse">GRTC Pulse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_Virginia" title="Richmond, Virginia">Richmond, Virginia</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Capital_District_Transportation_Authority" title="Capital District Transportation Authority">BusPlus</a> in <a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a>. Several satellite and suburban cities to larger cities also have bus rapid transit systems as secondary public transit services to light rail and commuter rail. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Murray,_Utah" title="Murray, Utah">Murray</a> has the planned <a href="/wiki/Murray_Taylorsville_MAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Murray Taylorsville MAX">Murray Taylorsville MAX</a> BRT route. The <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a> suburb of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Collins,_Colorado" title="Fort Collins, Colorado">Fort Collins</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> suburbs of <a href="/wiki/Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a> contain the <a href="/wiki/Metroway" title="Metroway">Metroway</a> system.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Some major cities have their own BRT routes within city limits that function as their own rapid transit line, or as auxiliary routes to the rail lines in their respective city. In <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, the <a href="/wiki/HealthLine" title="HealthLine">HealthLine</a>, which is considered a standard for BRT in the United States, serves most of the city. <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> has the <a href="/wiki/Metro_Red_Line_(Minnesota)" title="Metro Red Line (Minnesota)">Red Line</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> has the F Line, which plans to upgrade to light rail.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Transit_bus_networks_on_streets">Transit bus networks on streets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Transit bus networks on streets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local bus systems are categorized as public transit, especially for large metropolitan transit networks and in medium or small cities across the U.S. that rely on a bus network. These networks rely on diesel engine buses usually with fare controls and run on public streets. A public transit network generally orders vehicles to its own specifications as to length and passenger capacity, seated and standing. Buses meet standards set forth in the <a href="/wiki/Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990" title="Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990">ADA</a> and <a href="/wiki/ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008" title="ADA Amendments Act of 2008">ADA</a> updates to accommodate riders using a wheelchair, and information systems for riders with vision or hearing impairments. Electric-powered buses are appearing in some transit systems in the 2020 decade, as transit operators shift away from diesel fuel and its air pollutants, to this newer technology.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some urban transit buses are built as articulated, longer vehicles to serve routes with high passenger demand. These buses bend midway, with an extra set of wheels. </p><p>Large metro areas in the US have bus networks with frequent scheduled service at a low fare, and in recent years in the 21st century, riders can learn the time of the next bus from software applications that work on a smart phone. <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a> are a few of the places offering this type of service, with transfers between bus routes, or between bus and rail, to serve more trips. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MetroExpress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MetroExpress.jpg/220px-MetroExpress.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MetroExpress.jpg/330px-MetroExpress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/MetroExpress.jpg/440px-MetroExpress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>A Metro bus in <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></figcaption></figure> <p>Towns or smaller cities with a university campus may have excellent bus networks tailored to their market of riders. <a href="/wiki/Ames,_Iowa" title="Ames, Iowa">Ames, Iowa</a>, for example, offers this sort of bus network with its <a href="/wiki/CyRide" title="CyRide">CyRide</a> system. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CyRide_186.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/CyRide_186.jpg/220px-CyRide_186.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/CyRide_186.jpg/330px-CyRide_186.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/CyRide_186.jpg/440px-CyRide_186.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="756" /></a><figcaption>A Gillig bus in <a href="/wiki/CyRide" title="CyRide">CyRide</a> service in 2023</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_metropolitan_area" title="Chicago metropolitan area">Chicago metropolitan area</a>, there are two large transit bus networks. One is operated by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority" title="Chicago Transit Authority">Chicago Transit Authority</a> in Chicago proper and the other network is operated by the regional agency <a href="/wiki/Pace_(transit)" title="Pace (transit)">PACE</a>, serving all the surrounding suburban towns and counties. Fares and transfers are coordinated in that region. </p><p>A subset of urban transit buses is the higher-fare, longer distance bus for people commuting to work in one or two US metropolitan areas. Those operate where no train service is in place to meet the demand, such as some routes between <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>'s suburbs and <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a> in New York City, although there may also be regularly scheduled bus routes. These buses may have more seating than typical buses, since the trip is longer. Providers of such service may call the bus a coach as a marketing term.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Paratransit">Paratransit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Paratransit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">Paratransit</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ferry">Ferry</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Ferry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Empty_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span"><b>This section is empty.</b> You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">June 2020</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Usage">Usage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Usage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png/400px-NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png/600px-NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png/800px-NorthAmericanPublicTransport.png 2x" data-file-width="911" data-file-height="623" /></a><figcaption>Some North American cities arranged by size along the horizontal axis and public transportation use on the vertical axis. Many U.S. cities have lower public transit use than New York and some similarly sized Canadian and Mexican cities.</figcaption></figure> <p>The number of miles traveled by vehicles in the United States fell by 3.6% in 2008, while the number of trips taken on <a href="/wiki/Mass_transit" class="mw-redirect" title="Mass transit">mass transit</a> increased by 4.0%. At least part of the drop in urban driving can be explained by the 4% increase in the use of public transportation <sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>About one in every three users of mass transit in the United States and two-thirds of the nation's rail riders live in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> and its suburbs.<sup id="cite_ref-MTAinfo_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTAinfo-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cities">Cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_rail_transit_systems_in_the_United_States" title="List of rail transit systems in the United States">List of rail transit systems in the United States</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_bus_transit_systems_in_the_United_States" title="List of bus transit systems in the United States">List of bus transit systems in the United States</a></div> <p>Most medium-sized cities have some form of local public transportation, usually a network of fixed bus routes. Larger cities often have <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">metro</a> rail systems (also known as <a href="/wiki/Passenger_rail_terminology#Heavy_rail" title="Passenger rail terminology">heavy rail</a> in the U.S.) and/or <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a> systems for high-capacity passenger service within the urban area, and <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> to serve the surrounding metropolitan area. These include: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Region </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Locale </th> <th>Type </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_New_York_City" title="Transportation in New York City">New York City</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Metropolitan Transportation Authority">Metropolitan Transportation Authority</a> (MTA)<br /><b>Includes:</b> <a href="/wiki/Long_Island_Rail_Road" title="Long Island Rail Road">Long Island Rail Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metro-North_Railroad" title="Metro-North Railroad">Metro-North Railroad</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City_Subway" title="New York City Subway">New York City Subway</a>, <a href="/wiki/MTA_Regional_Bus_Operations" title="MTA Regional Bus Operations">MTA Regional Bus Operations</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Staten_Island_Railway" title="Staten Island Railway">Staten Island Railway</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Long_Island" title="Long Island">Long Island</a>, Lower <a href="/wiki/Hudson_Valley" title="Hudson Valley">Hudson Valley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Coastal_Connecticut" title="Coastal Connecticut">Coastal Connecticut</a> </td> <td>Commuter rail, local and express bus, subway, and bus rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/PATH_(rail_system)" title="PATH (rail system)">Port Authority Trans-Hudson</a> (PATH) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark</a> / <a href="/wiki/Hudson_County,_New_Jersey" title="Hudson County, New Jersey">Hudson County, New Jersey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, New York </td> <td>Rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Los_Angeles" title="Transportation in Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" title="Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority">Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority</a> (Metro) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County, California</a> </td> <td>Rapid transit (subway), Light rail, Bus, Bus rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metrolink_(California)" title="Metrolink (California)">Metrolink</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> </td> <td>Commuter rail </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Chicago" title="Transportation in Chicago">Chicago</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Transit_Authority" title="Chicago Transit Authority">Chicago Transit Authority</a> (CTA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td>Bus and rapid transit, including the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_%27L%27" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago 'L'">Chicago "L"</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metra" title="Metra">Metra</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cook_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Cook County">Cook County</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Illinois" title="Lake County, Illinois">Lake County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will_County,_Illinois" title="Will County, Illinois">Will County</a>, <a href="/wiki/McHenry_County,_Illinois" title="McHenry County, Illinois">McHenry County</a> </td> <td>Commuter rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pace_(transit)" title="Pace (transit)">Pace</a> </td> <td>Northeastern Illinois </td> <td>Commuter and paratransit bus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Houston" title="Transportation in Houston">Houston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Transit_Authority_of_Harris_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County">Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County</a> (METRO) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a> </td> <td>Bus Service, Light Rail, Paratransit Services, Express Lanes </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Public_transport_in_Phoenix" class="mw-redirect" title="Public transport in Phoenix">Phoenix</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Valley_Metro" title="Valley Metro">Valley Metro</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_metropolitan_area" title="Phoenix metropolitan area">Phoenix metropolitan area</a> </td> <td>Light rail, bus, BRT, Vanpool </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Philadelphia" title="Transportation in Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SEPTA" title="SEPTA">SEPTA</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Valley" title="Delaware Valley">Delaware Valley</a> </td> <td>Commuter rail, <a href="/wiki/Interurban" title="Interurban">interurban</a>, rapid transit, streetcar, transit bus, and trolleybus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capital_Metropolitan_Transportation_Authority" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority">Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Austin" title="Greater Austin">Greater Austin</a> </td> <td>Commuter Rail, Local, Express, Bus Transit and Van Pool </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio#Transportation" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/VIA_Metropolitan_Transit" title="VIA Metropolitan Transit">VIA Metropolitan Transit</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_San_Antonio" title="Greater San Antonio">Greater San Antonio</a> </td> <td>Local, Express, Bus Rapid Transit </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Atlanta" title="Transportation in Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_Atlanta_Rapid_Transit_Authority" title="Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority">Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority</a> (MARTA) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta Metropolitan Area">Atlanta Metropolitan Area</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bus_route" class="mw-redirect" title="Bus route">Bus routes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bus_rapid_transit" title="Bus rapid transit">bus rapid transit</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rail_track" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail track">rail track</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rapid_transit" title="Rapid transit">rapid transit</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Tram" title="Tram">streetcar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Streetcar" title="Atlanta Streetcar">Atlanta Streetcar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>Streetcar </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Baltimore#Transit_systems" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Transit_Administration" title="Maryland Transit Administration">Maryland Transit Administration</a> (MTA Maryland) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore-Washington_Metropolitan_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area">Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area</a> </td> <td>Bus, <a href="/wiki/Light_rail" title="Light rail">light rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heavy_rail" class="mw-redirect" title="Heavy rail">heavy rail</a>, <a href="/wiki/Commuter_rail" title="Commuter rail">commuter rail</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charm_City_Circulator" title="Charm City Circulator">Charm City Circulator</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a> </td> <td>Bus, watertaxi </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Boston" title="Greater Boston">Greater Boston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Bay_Transportation_Authority" title="Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority">Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, bus rapid transit, light rail, commuter rail, <a href="/wiki/Trolleybus" title="Trolleybus">trolleybus</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ferryboat" class="mw-redirect" title="Ferryboat">ferryboat</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Erie_County,_New_York" title="Erie County, New York">Erie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Niagara_County,_New_York" title="Niagara County, New York">Niagara</a> counties, New York </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Frontier_Transportation_Authority" title="Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority">Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, light rail, and rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manhattan" title="Manhattan">Manhattan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rockland_County,_New_York" title="Rockland County, New York">Rockland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_New_York" title="Orange County, New York">Orange</a> counties, New York, and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Transit" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Transit">New Jersey Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Commuter rail, light rail, and bus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>-<a href="/wiki/Mecklenburg_County,_North_Carolina" title="Mecklenburg County, North Carolina">Mecklenburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynx_Rapid_Transit_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Lynx Rapid Transit Services">Lynx Rapid Transit Services</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Light rail and streetcar (bus rapid transit planned) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cuyahoga_County,_Ohio" title="Cuyahoga County, Ohio">Cuyahoga County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RTA_Rapid_Transit" title="RTA Rapid Transit">RTA Rapid Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rapid transit, light rail, bus rapid transit, and bus </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Area_Rapid_Transit" title="Dallas Area Rapid Transit">Dallas Area Rapid Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, light rail, commuter rail, streetcar </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver-Aurora,_CO_Combined_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver-Aurora, CO Combined Statistical Area">Denver Metro Area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regional_Transportation_District" title="Regional Transportation District">Regional Transportation District</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, light rail, and commuter rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_County,_California" title="Los Angeles County, California">Los Angeles County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Metro_Rail" title="Los Angeles Metro Rail">Metro Rail</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rapid transit and light rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_Miami" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Miami">Greater Miami</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami-Dade_Transit" title="Miami-Dade Transit">Miami-Dade Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rapid transit, <a href="/wiki/People_mover" title="People mover">people mover</a>, bus rapid transit, and <a href="/wiki/Transit_bus" title="Transit bus">transit bus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis-Saint_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis-Saint Paul">Minneapolis-Saint Paul</a> metropolitan area </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metro_(Minnesota)" title="Metro (Minnesota)">Metro</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Light rail, commuter rail and bus rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td>City of New Orleans and <a href="/wiki/Orleans_Parish,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Orleans Parish, Louisiana">Orleans Parish</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Regional_Transit_Authority" title="New Orleans Regional Transit Authority">New Orleans Regional Transit Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, <a href="/wiki/Heritage_streetcar" title="Heritage streetcar">heritage streetcar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Allegheny County, Pennsylvania">Allegheny County</a> and bordering portions of <a href="/wiki/Beaver_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Beaver County, Pennsylvania">Beaver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Washington County, Pennsylvania">Washington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Westmoreland_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania">Westmoreland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_County,_Pennsylvania" title="Armstrong County, Pennsylvania">Armstrong</a> counties </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Port_Authority_of_Allegheny_County" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Authority of Allegheny County">Port Authority of Allegheny County</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Public transit, light rail, bus rapid transit, and <a href="/wiki/Funicular" title="Funicular">inclined-plane railway (funicular)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area" title="Portland metropolitan area">Portland metropolitan area</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TriMet" title="TriMet">TriMet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Streetcar" title="Portland Streetcar">Portland Streetcar</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, Light rail, Commuter rail, Streetcar </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Regional_Transit_District" title="Sacramento Regional Transit District">Sacramento Regional Transit District</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus and light rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Greater_St._Louis" title="Greater St. Louis">Greater St. Louis</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MetroLink_(St._Louis)" title="MetroLink (St. Louis)">MetroLink</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Light rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wasatch_Front" title="Wasatch Front">Wasatch Front</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Transit_Authority" title="Utah Transit Authority">Utah Transit Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, light rail (including <a href="/wiki/TRAX_(light_rail)" title="TRAX (light rail)">TRAX</a>), commuter rail, and streetcar </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_County" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego County">San Diego County</a>, California </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Metropolitan_Transit_System" title="San Diego Metropolitan Transit System">San Diego Metropolitan Transit System</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Buses, bus rapid transit, light rail, commuter rail, <a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">paratransit</a>, and streetcar </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit" title="Bay Area Rapid Transit">Bay Area Rapid Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rapid transit </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Municipal_Railway" title="San Francisco Municipal Railway">San Francisco Municipal Railway</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus, trolleybus, light rail, streetcar, and <a href="/wiki/Cable_car_(railway)" title="Cable car (railway)">cable cars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Jose,_California" title="San Jose, California">San Jose, California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Santa_Clara_Valley_Transportation_Authority" title="Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority">Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Bus and light rail </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Puget_Sound_region" title="Puget Sound region">Puget Sound region</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sound_Transit" title="Sound Transit">Sound Transit</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Regional express bus, commuter rail, and light rail </td></tr> <tr> <td>The <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a> and parts of Maryland and northern <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Metropolitan_Area_Transit_Authority" title="Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority">Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Rapid transit (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro">Washington Metro</a>), bus (<a href="/wiki/Metrobus_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)">Metrobus</a>), and paratransit (<a href="/wiki/MetroAccess" title="MetroAccess">MetroAccess</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Downtown_Las_Vegas" title="Downtown Las Vegas">Downtown Las Vegas</a> starting from close to <a href="/wiki/McCarran_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="McCarran International Airport">McCarran International Airport</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Monorail" title="Las Vegas Monorail">Las Vegas Monorail</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>Elevated monorail currently connecting local hotels and the <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Convention_Center" title="Las Vegas Convention Center">Las Vegas Convention Center</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Funding">Funding</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Funding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">September 2010</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>American mass transit is funded by a combination of local, state, and federal agencies. At the federal level, the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Transit_Administration" title="Federal Transit Administration">Federal Transit Administration</a> (FTA) provides financial assistance and technical assistance to state governments and local transit providers. From FY 2005 to FY 2009, the funding scheme for the FTA was regulated by the <a href="/wiki/Safe,_Accountable,_Flexible,_Efficient_Transportation_Equity_Act:_A_Legacy_for_Users" title="Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users">SAFETEA-LU</a> bill, which appropriated $286.4 billion in guaranteed funding.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The FTA awards grants through several programs, such as the New Starts program and Transit Investments for Greenhouse Gas and Energy Reduction (TIGGER) program. </p><p>Historically, public transportation in the United States has been reliant on private investments. Congress first authorized money for public transport under the <a href="/wiki/Urban_Mass_Transportation_Act_of_1964" title="Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964">Urban Mass Transportation Act (UMTA) of 1964</a>, with $150 million per year. Under the UMTA of 1970, this amount rose to $3.1 billion per year. Since then, ridership has risen from 6.6 billion in the mid-1970s to 10.2 billion today. None of the major transit systems in the US generate enough revenue to cover their operating expenses, but those with the highest percentages include the <a href="/wiki/Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit_District" title="Bay Area Rapid Transit District">San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District</a> with 71.6 percent and the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Metro" title="Washington Metro">Washington, DC metropolitan rail system</a> with 62.1 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-Mathur,_S._2016_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mathur,_S._2016-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The most widely used source for public transport funds in the United States is general <a href="/wiki/Sales_tax" title="Sales tax">sales tax</a>. Whereas most countries usually don’t put motoring taxes to a specific use, there are instances in the United States where this revenue is earmarked to fund public transport. For example, bridge tolls on the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Gate_Bridge" title="Golden Gate Bridge">Golden Gate Bridge</a> in San Francisco are used to subsidize local bus and ferry Services. In contrast to other Western countries, public transport use is low and mostly by the poor, which makes it harder to raise additional funds. In response to reductions in Federal support for public transport, individual states and cities sometimes levy local taxes to maintain their transit systems. <sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legislation">Legislation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Legislation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 26, 2008, the House passed the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act (H.R. 6052),<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which gives grants to mass transit authorities to lower <a href="/wiki/Fare" title="Fare">fares</a> for <a href="/wiki/Commuter" class="mw-redirect" title="Commuter">commuters</a> <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pinched" class="extiw" title="wikt:pinched">pinched</a> at the pump and expand transit services. The bill also: </p> <ul><li>Requires that all Federal agencies offer their employees transit pass transportation fringe benefits. Federal agencies within the National Capital Region have successful transit pass benefits programs.</li> <li>Increases the Federal cost-share of grants for construction of additional parking facilities at the end of subway lines from 80 to 100 percent to cover an increase in the number of people taking mass transit.</li> <li>Creates a pilot program for <a href="/wiki/Vanpool" title="Vanpool">vanpool</a> demonstration projects in urban and rural areas.</li> <li>Increases federal help for local governments to purchase alternative fuel buses, locomotives and ferries from 90 to 100 percent.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paratransit" title="Paratransit">Paratransit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Rail transport in the United States">Rail transport in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_rail_in_the_United_States" title="Light rail in the United States">Light rail in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_the_United_States" title="High-speed rail in the United States">High-speed rail in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_the_United_States" title="Transportation in the United States">Transportation in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_American_streetcar_scandal" class="mw-redirect" title="Great American streetcar scandal">Great American streetcar scandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_bus_transit_systems_in_the_United_States" title="List of bus transit systems in the United States">List of bus transit systems in the United States</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_the_United_States&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBlack,_Alan1995" class="citation book cs1">Black, Alan (1995). <i>Urban mass transportation planning</i>. 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href="https://archive.org/details/movingmassesurba00chea"><i>Moving the masses: urban public transit in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, 1880–1912</i></a>, Harvard University Press, 1980. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-674-58827-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-674-58827-4">0-674-58827-4</a></li> <li>Bloom, Nicholas D., The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight, University of Chicago Press, 2023. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780226824413" title="Special:BookSources/9780226824413">9780226824413</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style 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class="new" title="Public transportation in Kansas (page does not exist)">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_Kentucky&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public transportation in Kentucky (page does not exist)">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_Louisiana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public transportation in Louisiana (page does not exist)">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_transportation_in_Maine" title="Public transportation in Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_Maryland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public transportation in Maryland (page does not exist)">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Public_transportation_in_Massachusetts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Public transportation in Massachusetts (page does not exist)">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a 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does not exist)">Saint Pierre and Miquelon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_transit_in_Saba_(island)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass transit in Saba (island) (page does not exist)">Saba</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_transit_in_Sint_Eustatius&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass transit in Sint Eustatius (page does not exist)">Sint Eustatius</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_transit_in_Sint_Maarten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass transit in Sint Maarten (page does not exist)">Sint Maarten</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_transit_in_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass transit in the Turks and Caicos Islands (page does not exist)">Turks and Caicos Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mass_transit_in_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mass transit in the United States Virgin Islands (page does not 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