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I tried to rank the systems based off current ridership, system coverage, and last year it was expanded. I think this presents the best method of showing how much the systems are used, how much of the metropolitan area they service, and the trajectory for system growth/expansion.
Ridership Ranking
1. Portland - 124,200
2. Minneapolis - 72,900
3. Seattle - 66,203
4. Baltimore - 22,800 + 36,800 (heavy rail) = 59,600
5. St. Louis - 45,800
6. Cleveland - 6,810 + 17,587 (heavy rail) = 24,397
7. Pittsburgh - 21,324
System Size
1. Portland - 60 miles/97 stations
2. Baltimore - 33 miles/33 stations + 15.5 miles/14 stations (heavy rail) = 48.5 miles/47 stations
3. St. Louis - 46 miles/37 stations
4. Cleveland - 15.3 miles/34 stations + 19 miles/18 stations (heavy rail) = 34.3 miles/52 stations
5. Pittsburgh - 26.2 miles/53 stations
6. Minneapolis - 21.8 miles/37 stations
7. Seattle - 20.4 miles/16 stations
Last Expansion
1. Seattle - 2016
2. Portland - 2015
3. Minneapolis - 2014
4. Pittsburgh - 2012
5. St. Louis - 2006
6. Baltimore - 1997
7. Cleveland - 1996
Average Ranking
1. Portland 1.3 - high ridership, large coverage, recent expansions
2. Minneapolis 3.6/Seattle 3.6 - high ridership, small coverage, recent expansions
3. Baltimore 4 - moderate expansion, large coverage, last expansion 20 years ago
4. St. Louis 4.3 moderate ridership, large coverage, last expansion 10 years ago
5. Pittsburgh 5.3 low ridership, small coverage recently expanded 5 years ago
6. Cleveland 5.6 low ridership, moderate coverage, last expansion 20 years ago
*If we do not include heavy rail and just include light rail, the rankings stay the same except Baltimore and St. Louis switch places.
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