Transit Numbers Released: How Does Jacksonville Rank?
March 24, 2010 32 comments Print ArticleEver wonder how Jacksonville's transit ridership numbers compare to other cities across the country? The American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) Fourth Quarter 2009 Ridership Report shows that JTA has some work to do.
Full report: http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2009_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf
National Transit Database Glossary
AG - Automated Guideway
CR - Commuter Rail
DR - Demand Response
HR - Heavy Rail
LR - Light Rail
MB - Bus
TR - Aerial Tramway
VP - Vanpool
www.ntdprogram.gov/ntdprogram/Glossary.htm
Click on images to enlarge
Florida's Top Cities for Transit Ridership
Average Weekday Riders (000's) - City
315.7 Miami
134.1 Fort Lauderdale
79.2 Orlando
42.9 St. Petersburg
42.2 Tampa
40.6 Gainesville
39.0 Jacksonville
Selected Peer Cities
Average Weekday Riders (000's) - City
140.5 Salt Lake City
123.9 Austin
99.1 Charlotte
90.4 Buffalo
85.0 Hartford
58.6 Tucson
48.3 Louisville
42.7 Syracuse
41.2 Lansing
39.7 Memphis
39.4 New Orleans
39.0 Jacksonville
38.0 Richmond
35.1 Wilmington
29.1 Indianapolis
10.1 Birmingham
10.0 Oklahoma City
Full report: http://www.apta.com/resources/statistics/Documents/Ridership/2009_q4_ridership_APTA.pdf
Update by Ennis Davis
32 Comments so far
Jump into the conversation