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Article: Transit use rose along with gas prices
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2000
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Transit use rose along with gas prices
Not all bus, train operators attribute higher ridership to fuel
costs, however
By LARRY SANDLER
of the Journal Sentinel staff
Monday, August 14, 2000
When Milwaukee and Chicago drivers started paying more to fill
their tanks, more seats started filling on many buses and trains
serving those areas.
Some public transit officials believe high gas prices lured
commuters out of their cars, particularly for longer suburban
commutes and Milwaukee-to-Chicago trips. But not all transit systems
registered ridership gains, and other factors -- from calendar quirks
to Summerfest scheduling -- make it difficult to draw definitive
conclusions.
May transit ridership ...