Public Transportation Facts
American Public Transportation Association (APTA)
Public transportation transforms communities and the lives of the people living in them by spurring economic development, promoting sustainable lifestyles and providing a higher quality of life. Every segment of American society – individuals, families, communities, and businesses – benefits from public transportation.
- WITH LONG-TERM SUPPORT, ECONOMIC RETURNS FROM PUBLIC TRANSIT ARE $5 FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED.
- EACH $1 BILLION INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC TRANSIT SUPPORTS 50,000 JOBS AND $642 MILLION IN TAX REVENUE.
- 87% TRIPS ON TRANSIT DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THE LOCAL ECONOMY – 50% OF TRIPS ARE TO AND FROM WORK, 37% OF TRIPS ARE TO SHOPPING AND RECREATIONAL SPENDING.
- CITIES WITH MORE THAN 40 ANNUAL PUBLIC TRANSIT TRIPS PER PERSON HAVE HALF THE TRAFFIC FATALITY RATE OF THOSE WITH FEWER THAN 20 TRIPS PER PERSON.
- PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IS A $71 BILLION INDUSTRY THAT EMPLOYS 430,000 WORKERS DIRECTLY AND SUPPORTS SEVERAL MILLION PRIVATE SECTOR JOBS.
- 435K+ PEOPLE DIRECTLY WORK FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCIES. MANY MORE JOBS ARE SUPPORTED BY THE INDUSTRY.
- 36% OF U.S. ADULTS SAID THEY HAVE USED A RIDEHAILING SERVICE SUCH AS UBER OR LYFT, ACCORDING TO A PEW RESEARCH CENTER SURVEY CONDUCTED IN THE FALL OF 2018.
- E-SCOOTERSHARE LAUNCHED IN THE FALL OF 2017, AND IN 2018 THERE WERE ALREADY MORE E-SCOOTER TRIPS TAKEN THAN DOCKED BIKESHARE.
- ACCORDING TO A TRANSIT COOPERATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM REPORT, THE TRANSIT INDUSTRY FACES A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF SKILLED AND SEASONED EMPLOYEES AS THOUSANDS OF WORKERS NEAR RETIREMENT OVER THE NEXT 5-10 YEARS.
- A U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF TRANSPORTATION, EDUCATION, AND LABOR JOINT JOBS REPORT SHOWS THAT FROM 2012 – 2022, THE TRANSPORTATION SECTOR WILL NEED TO HIRE AND TRAIN 4.6 MILLION NEW WORKERS DUE TO EXPECTED GROWTH, RETIREMENTS AND TURNOVER.
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