No one rides public transit

…except those that do.  The New York Times reports that public transit ridership in the USA is at its highest level since 1956: [Use of Public Transit in U.S. Reaches Highest Level Since 1956, Advocates Report].   Todd Litman (Victoria Transport Policy Institute in Victoria, British Columbia) says that increasing public transit usage is the result of changing consumer preferences due to increasing urbanization, an aging population, and environmental and health concerns.

So why do our urban transportation policies still favor driving over public transit?

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