Battle of the Transit Systems 2: Greater Minnepolis-St. Pau (MN) vs. Greater Cleveland (OH) vs. Metro St. Louis (MO/IL) (best, state)

[Rwarky]

This second battle of the transist systems presents a new set of cities and criteria. Of the following three areas, Minneapolis-St. Paul (Metro Transit), Greater Cleveland (RTA), and Greater St. Louis (Metro, which metropolitan public tranportation system has the best access (proximity) to stores, offices, restaurants, housing, etc., availability, and highest percentage of ridership?

[Mezter]

St Louis, Minneapolis, the Cleveland i'm guessing?

[Drewcifer]

Transit mode share (MSA):

Minneapolis 4.67%
Cleveland 3.79%
St Louis 2.55%

Transit Mode Share Trends Looking Steady; Rail Appears to Encourage Non-Automobile Commutes « The Transport Politic

[cali3448893]

Does cleveland even have a tranist system besides the bus servive and the train.

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by jonathancalderon71

Does cleveland even have a tranist system besides the bus servive and the train.

bus and rail seems pretty common for all places. did you want llamas and airships?

[JohnDBaumgardner]

Cleveland has the distinction of having one of thee BEST transit systems in the U.S.
It's latest marvel is the "Euclid Ave Corridor" project - it alone has spawned over $4.3 BILLION
in new city development!

Greater Cleveland RTA

RTA Facts - About RTA | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

History -

RTA History - About RTA | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Riding Options -

Riding Options | Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Positive impact on Cleveland & environs -

all aboard: how rta is breathing new economic life into the region

Cleveland was the first city in the entire world to have rapid transit train service from it's downtown to the cities airport - this was in 1968.

[slengel]

st. louis's metrolink system has the highest train ridership by far out of all of these cities. not sure about total transit (bus/train).

[costello_musicman]

Here's a map of Cleveland's train system:

[slengel]

rail transit ridership by city

st. louis: 52,300
minneapolis: 30,300
cleveland: 27,500 (includes red line)

source: List of United States light rail systems by ridership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[costello_musicman]

Originally Posted by jonathancalderon71

Does cleveland even have a tranist system besides the bus servive and the train.

Huh?

Besides train and bus, Cleveland also has one of the few examples in the USA of a Bus Rapid Transit line, known as the "Healthline:"


Cleveland BRT - YouTube

Also:
1) train system connects into the Airport
2) there are FREE "trolleys" rotators Downtown loops http://www.riderta.com/ro_downtown.asp
3) AMTRAK comes through connected from Chicago and New York/DC.

Does that answer your question? I'm not even sure what you're asking...

Originally Posted by slengel

rail transit ridership by city

st. louis: 52,300
minneapolis: 30,300
cleveland: 27,500 (includes red line)

source: List of United States light rail systems by ridership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; List of United States rapid transit systems by ridership - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Minny and St Louis have a much higher ridership with much less track! Impressive!

Not that we can count it in the numbers, but the busy BRT line of the Healthline in Cleveland is now getting over 4 million annual riders nowadays http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011...lthy_clim.html

It connects Downtown to University Circle, Cleveland's two largest employment centers.