Transit Numbers Released: How Does Jacksonville Rank?

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Ever 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


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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