Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit, Portland is Well Positioned
Loved this quote from the NYT today.
Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by. Parking lots at many bus and light rail stations are suddenly overflowing, with commuters in some towns risking a ticket or tow by parking on nearby grassy areas and in vacant lots.
[From Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit - New York Times]
Seems like folks are finally discovering that taking mass transit really does pay off. Portland, has been a leader in developing its mass transit system and I sure hope that the TriMet planners are pleased with the foresight they had to build such a great mass transit system. My unscientific analysis of daily ridership shows that it is increasing. Lots of new faces and the morning express buses are more crowded then usual.
