Public Transportation Ridership Levels

Christopher R. Swimmer and Christopher C. Klein

Journal for Economic Educators, 2010, vol. 10, issue 1, 40-46

Abstract: This article uses linear regression analysis to examine the determinants of public transportation ridership in over 100 U. S. cities in 2007. The primary determinant of ridership appears to be availability of public transportation service. In fact, the relationship is nearly one to one: a 1% increase in availability is associated with a 1% increase in ridership. The relative unimportance of price may be an indicator of the heavy subsidization of fares in most cities, leaving availability as the more effective policy tool to encourage use of public transport.

Keywords: identification; public transportation; ridership (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A22 C81 H42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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