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Originally Posted by behan
What?
That list is crazy and makes no sense.
Chicago is #9? The only city besides NY that offers 24 hour service?
And Durham is #21? Over Cleveland, Atlanta, San Diego, or New Orleans?!
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What's surprising about that? If you read the methodology, it makes absolute sense.
You're surprised based on the nature of service offered or the size of the city. What these metrics are based on is actual usage. That is, the ridership level -- the number of trips per capita per year. I presume the numbers include Chapel Hill, too.
DATA and Chapel Hill buses are very full, thanks to large numbers of students; low-wage workers who may not be able to afford cars; and large work centers like UNC and Duke campuses and hospitals that are dense enough to be easily served by transit.
Not surprised by that figure at all. And that's also why Durham-CH will have light rail long before Paul Coble deems it worth his serious attention to study for Wake County.
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