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[quote user="John WR"] [quote user="Sam1"]The surveys {of Dallas transit riders} showed, amongst other things, that 43 per cent of the city bus riders did not have a car or an alternative mode of transport.  Also, 21 per cent of the light rail passengers did not have an alternative mode of transport.[/quote] These figures indicate that more than half of all bus riders have other transportation available and choose to ride the bus.  Also, more than three quarters of all light rail riders have other transportation available to them and choose to ride the light rail. [/quote] As noted in other posts regarding transit use in Dallas, which is the only area where I have delved seriously into the numbers, approximately four to five per cent of the Metroplex (Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounds) population uses public transit. The point I was attempting to make is that of those numbers a significant percentage, albeit not a majority, have no other options.  If they had another option, the overall percentage of people in the Metroplex who chose to use public transit could be even less.   Also as pointed out in another post. of the modes of transit supported by DART, the HOV lanes host more passenger trips for less cost to the taxpayers than the buses, light rail, and commuter train.
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