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Old 03-16-2007, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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That is really high. It's certainly not how I remember it. What is the source of that statistic?
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Old 03-17-2007, 12:45 AM
 
Location: Cleveland, GA
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I couldn't find a source for that statistic, so I retract it. However, here is an impressive stat that is sourced.

8.8 million passenger trips in 2000. http://www.bts.gov/publications/stat...ble_04_03.html

The table clearly shows that the CU MTD is the largest public transport system in Illinois outside of Chicago. You can see how much larger a ridership it has than cities that are larger, such as Bloomington-Normal and Peoria.
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Old 03-25-2007, 07:45 PM
 
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When I lived in Champaign from 1998-2003, I used the bus system quite a bit to go to and from campus. I loved the ease of the bus system, and for a relatively small city, I was quite impressed with the organization of the busses.
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Old 03-26-2007, 02:53 PM
 
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It's because they have a campus with 20,000+ students, many without cars.

As far as "green" Illinois cities, Peoria is an underestimated gem. There are gorgeous river bluffs and miles and miles and miles of single track trail.
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Old 03-26-2007, 07:24 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Peoria is pretty. When I get sick of Champaign and have time, I take a drive up there.
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Old 03-27-2007, 12:55 PM
 
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Peoria is pretty. When I get sick of Champaign and have time, I take a drive up there.
So you go daily, hey? LOL! Coming from Pittsburgh, with its three rivers, I like the Illinois River at Peoria.
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Old 03-27-2007, 09:28 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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So you go daily, hey? LOL! Coming from Pittsburgh, with its three rivers, I like the Illinois River at Peoria.
Nah, whenever I have a spare weekend but not enough time to spend all my money in Chicago or Indianapolis.

Being from Michigan, I like hills and rivers and that kind of thing. Lakes are good too.
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