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US Public Transit Ridership in 2008 At Highest Level in 52 years; 10.7B Trips

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increase over the number of trips taken in 2007 on public transportation, while at the same time, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) declined by 3.6% This represents a 4.0% in 2008, according to the US Department of Transportation. Heavy rail (subways) ridership increased by 3.5% in 2008.

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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The near-term investment strategy seeks to: Advance new express high-speed corridor services (operating speeds above 150 mph (241 km/h) on primarily dedicated track) in select corridors of 200-600 miles (322-966 km). (As Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Earlier post.)

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