… that the cross-price elasticity has increased over this time period for commuter rail, light …
riders are individuals without a private vehicle that rely on mass transit for transportation. …

… validity of the claim that rising gasoline prices have fueled an increase in transit usage and, if
… study include bus (MB), light rail (LR), heavy rail (HR), and commuter rail (CRP). Each city’s …

… growth in light rail ridership can be explained by the construction of new routes. Commuter
rail … of 1% in car use for commuting induces a 4.2% increase in public transportation ridership. …

… If rising gasoline prices lead to increased transit ridership, transit agencies might expand … ,
with those for commuter rail, ranging from −0.01 to 0.01 and those for bus, ranging from 0.04 to …

… In addition to highlighting the impact of rising gas prices, this research highlights the … This
might explain why they are overrepresented in rail and particularly in peak and commuter trains…

… This research examines traveler responses to rising gasoline prices in the Philadelphia, …
Rail Division and the City Transit Division. The other two divisions provide suburban bus …

… NJ Transit provides nearly 857,000 weekday trips on 240 bus routes, three light rail lines,
and 11 commuter rail lines with 162 rail … Rising gasoline prices early in the 21st century have …

… main transit modes—bus, light rail, heavy rail, and commuter rail… in travel cost due to rising
gasoline prices can affect motorists’ … of cars, transportation prices, available railroads, or road …

… between gasoline prices and transit ridership. This paper adds … city bus, city rail, suburban
bus and suburban commuter rail … , a city that is generally well served by public transportation, …

… ), cable car (CC), commuter rail (CR), heavy rail (HR), and light rail (LR). It would be ideal to
… Bus ridership appears to experience more volatility than rail ridership. Rising gasoline prices …