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29.1.11

Report * USA - Buses Are 'Fastest Growing Transportation Mode’

Long-distance bus services are thriving in the United States

(Photo: Boltbus) 

Chicago,ILL,USA -The Infrastructurist, by Eric Jaffe -January 20, 2011: ...   America’s intercity buses seem to do best along corridors also serviced by fast trains — namely, the East Coast. If new research is correct, however, the success of intercity buses may be approaching a national phenomenon...  According to a new report by transit researchers Joseph Schwieterman and Lauren Fischer of DePaul University, buses showed the most growth of any intercity transportation mode in America in 2010 — the third year in a row they achieved this distinction...  
The number of weekday bus departures rose to 2,125 last year, a 6 percent increase from 2009. By comparison, airline departures rose just 3 percent, while Amtrak mileage rose just half a percent over a similar period, according to the report: ...   Intercity buses seem to be outpacing other modes when it comes to ridership growth as well. While Amtrak and airline ridership last year grew 5.6 percent and roughly 5 percent, respectively, the new report estimates that bus ridership grew about 33 percent...  The key to the industry’s rise, it seems, is the popularity of “curbside” operators like Megabus and BoltBus — as opposed to those housed in traditional stations, like Greyhound — which accounted for more than one-fifth of all daily bus departures in 2010. Part of this recent appeal is that most curbside companies have upgraded their coaches to include amenities like WiFi...

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