Top Reasons For Riding Metro

As you likely know, there are many Reasons for Riding Metro. Riding is Convenient, Reliable, Affordable, Relaxing and much more!

Here are the Top 10 Reasons for Riding Metro according to Metro's 2008 Fiscal Year Annual Report and the American Public Transportation Association.

Reason #1 — Getting to Work is the Number #1 Reason Commuters Ride Metro

Reason #2 — Getting to School is the 2nd Most Popular Destination for Metro Commuters

Reason #3 — Average Cost to Drive to Work is $587 a month. A Metro Monthly Pass is $68

Reason #4 — MetroLink Runs on Electricity and Takes over 80 Single-Occupancy Cars off the Road with each Trainload.

Reason #5 — MetroLink is On-Time 98% of the Time

Reason #6 — To date, $15 Billion in New Development has Occurred within a Ten-Minute Walk of MetroLink

Reason #7 — 96% of all Job Centers in Metro's Service Area are within One-Quarter Mile of a MetroLink Station or MetroBus Stop.

Reason #8 — Metro Eases Traffic Congestion and Crowded Roads by Taking 45,000 Vehicles Off the Roads Each Day.

Reason #9 — From 1995 through 2008, Public Transportation Increased by 38%, a Growth Rate Higher than the 14% Increase in U.S. Population and a 21% Growth in the Use of the Nation's Highways over the same period.

Reason #10 — Every Dollar Communities Invest in Public Transportation Generates Approximately $4 in Economic Returns

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