The State of the Public Transportation Industry

Flora CastilloAPTA Chair

Board Member, NJ TRANSITApril 22, 2013

Ft. Myers19.7%

Indianapolis, IN9.4%

Columbus, OH10.1%

Ridership Growth

San Diego, CA 7%

New Orleans, LA

8.3%

Pittsburgh, PA 4.7%

Phoenix, AZ3%

Nashville, TN7.3%

Dallas, TX10%

Albuquerque, NM7.2%

Seattle, WA4.1

Canton, OH8.9%

Denver, CO 2.7%

Riverside, CA7%

Salt Lake City, UT 3.6%

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(17%) (22%) (34%)

Public Transportation Use Growing Faster Than Population and Highway Use

(1995 -2012)

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Public Transportation in the U.S.

•53% of trips on buses

•42% of trips on rail

•5% on other modes

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Commuter Rail Has Grown

1970: 9 systems2012: 29 systems

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Light Rail Is Booming

1970: 7 systems2012: 36 systems

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Public Transit’s Economic Clout

$57 billion industry

Directly employs more than 400,000 people

Supports 1.9 million public & private sector jobs

White House Panel onWomen In Transportation

APTA’s Veteran and MilitaryFamily Resource Center

apta.com/veterans

Signing Ceremony for MAP-21

Increase in Percentage ofAlternative Fueled Buses

U.S. Population

Gen XUnder 14Over 65BoomersMillennials

Young People Postponing Driving

Public Transit Vital to Mobility

State of Disrepair

Public Transit Infrastructure Graded a “D”

A Vision of What’s Ahead

Thank You!