Public transit is fiscally responsible investment

Public Transportation Enhances Personal Opportunities

• Public transportation provides personal mobility and freedom for people from every walk of life.
• Access to public transportation gives people transportation options to get to work, go to school, visit friends, or go to a doctor’s office.
• Public transportation provides access to job opportunities for millions of Americans.

Public Transportation Saves Fuel, Reduces Congestion

• Access to bus and rail lines reduces driving by 4,400 miles per household annually.
• Americans living in areas served by public transportation save 646 million hours in travel time and 398 million gallons of fuel annually in congestion reduction alone.
• Without public transportation, congestion costs would have been an additional $13.7 billion.

Public Transportation Provides Economic Opportunities

• For every $1 invested in public transportation, $4 in economic returns is generated.
• Every $1 billion invested in public transportation supports and creates 36,000 jobs.
• Every $10 million in capital investment in public transportation yields $30 million in increased business sales.
• Every $10 million in operating investment yields $32 million in  increased business sales.

Public Transportation Saves Money

• The average household spends 18 cents of every dollar on transportation, and 94% of this goes to buying, maintaining, and operating cars, the largest expenditure after housing.
• Public transportation provides an affordable, and for many, necessary, alternative to driving.
• Households that are likely to use public transportation on a given day save over $9,000 every year.

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