US Public Transportation Ridership Hits Record Levels Despite Dipping Gas Prices
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US Public Transportation Ridership Hits Record Levels Despite Dipping Gas Prices

Despite plummeting gas prices, public transportation ridership in the U.S. hit a record high. According to a new report by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), 2.7 billion trips were taken on public transit systems in the third quarter of 2014. That marks a 1.8 percent increase from the same period last year, and makes…