Do You Know?

• A full van replaces 12 cars; a full bus replaces 60 cars; a full light rail car replaces 125 cars; a full train car replaces 200 cars.
• In 13 very large metropolitan areas (pop. > 3 million), public transit currently reduces cumulative annual transit delays by 919 million hours or about 33% of the current total delay.
• As many as 15% of transit and carpool riders may be regular drivers of private autos, often utilizing this alternative when their cars require services.
• Every year public transit operations in Chicago saves our community $1.577 billion due to Congestion Cost Savings.  Each peak traveler in Chicago saves 22 hours per year because of public transit.