Public Transport * USA
* Mass transit use rises as gas prices soar
(Photo: Ridership on mass transit reaches second highest level since 1957 as gas prices soar)
New York,NY,USA -CNNMoney, by Steve Hargreaves -March 12, 2012: -- Ridership on the nation's trains and buses hit one of the highest levels in decades, with officials crediting high gas prices, a stronger economy and new technology that makes riding public transit easier... In 2011, Americans took 10.4 billion trips on mass transit -- which includes buses, trains, street cars and ferries, according to the American Public Transportation Association... That's a 2.3% increase over 2010 and just shy of the number of trips in 2008, when gasoline spiked to a record national average of $4.11 a gallon... Michael Melaniphy, president of APTA said gas prices near $4 a gallon tends to be the tipping point that pushes more people onto mass transit...Labels: public transportation services
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Gasoline is a very big problem to all driver because it increase and increase transportation services like train is very reliable to every body which is very cheap.
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