Bay Area local public transportation services include buses, trolleys, light rail, commuter trains, streetcars, cable cars, van pool services, paratransit services for people with disabilities, and ferries. Nationally, there are more than 6,500 providers of public and community transportation offering Americans the opportunity and the choice to travel by means other than a car. Recent attention to protecting the environment, and efforts to reduce dependency on foreign fuels, has resulted in public transportation ridership going up over 35% over the last 10 years.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION REDUCES GASOLINE CONSUMPTION: |
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| • | Each year, public transportation use in the U.S. saves 1.4 billion gallons of gasoline. This represents almost 4 million gallons of gasoline per day. |
| • | The typical public transit rider consumes on average one half of the oil consumed by an automobile rider. Click here for next page |
