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PUBLICATION
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 MTI Report-01-22
Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit
Systems in the 1990s
This study examines trends in U.S. public transit
ridership during the 1990s. Specifically, we focus on agencies that increased
ridership during the latter half of the decade. While transit ridership increased by 13
percent nationwide between 1995 and 1999, not all systems experienced
ridership growth equally. While some agencies increased ridership dramatically, some
did so only minimally, and still others lost riders. What sets these
agencies apart from one another? What explains the uneven growth in
ridership?
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ABSTRACT
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This study systematically examines recent trends in public
transit ridership in the U.S. during the 1990s. Specifically, this analysis focuses on agencies
that increased ridership during the latter half of the decade. While transit ridership increased steadily by
13 percent nationwide between 1995 and 1999, not all systems experienced ridership growth
equally. While some agencies increased ridership dramatically, some did so only minimally, and still others
lost riders. What sets these agencies apart from each other? What explains the uneven growth in
ridership?
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
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BRIAN D. TAYLOR, PH.D.,
AICP Brian D. Taylor is an associate professor and vice-chair of urban
planning, and director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the
University of California at Los Angeles. His research centers on both
transportation finance and travel demographics. He has examined the politics
of transportation finance, including the influence of finance on the
development of metropolitan freeway systems, and the effect of public
transit subsidy programs on both system performance and social equity. His
research on the demographics of travel behavior have emphasized
access-deprived populations, including women, racial-ethnic minorities, the
disabled, and the poor. Dr. Taylor’s work in this area has also explored
the relationships between transportation and urban form, with a focus on
commuting and employment access for low-wage workers. Prior to coming to
UCLA in 1994, he was an assistant professor in the Department of City and
Regional Planning at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
before that, he served as a transportation analyst with the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission in Oakland, California. Dr. Taylor teaches
courses in transportation policy, and planning and research design.
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TECHNICAL
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MTI Report-01-22
Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit
Systems in the 1990s
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Taylor
Published: January 2002
Keywords: Transit ridership, Transit buses, Transit fares.
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MTI Report-01-22
Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from
the Most Successful Transit Systems in the 1990s
Principal Investigator: Dr. Brian Taylor
Published: January 2002
Keywords: Transit ridership, Transit
buses, Transit fares.
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