USA transportation Facts

FACTS AT A GLANCE | USA Proven Transportation facts It's a proven fact: investment in our transportation infrastructure, particularly public transportation, drives growth. It attracts development and increased property values along its corridors. It connects restaurants to diners, landlords to renters, families to local stores and employers to employees. Robust investment in public transportation yields results More than 7,100 Every $10 million in operating investment in public transportation yields $32 million in increased organizations provide public transportation in the United States business sales Economic facts Public Reduce congestion Transport ation Save fuel & money Public transportation provides personal mobility and freedom for people from every walk of life A household can save more than $10,100 by taking public transportation and living with one less car From 1995 through 2013, public transportation ridership increased by 37.2%-a growth rate higher than the 22.7% increase in U.S. population and higher than the 20.3% growth in the use of the nation's highways over the same period Med Trans Medical Transportation Brokers Sources @ Presented by DD Med Trans Inc. http://www.publictransportation.org/news/facts/Pages/default.aspx