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A record number of Americans are moving into cities. When they move into urban areas they drive less. New York city is one of the top cities for new people and for users of mass transit.
There are about 3.4 billion riders on New York City subways and buses every year. That is about one-third of all mass transit trips in the United States. New Yorks mass transit system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The public transport system costs $1.5 billion a year to maintain. It is one of the worlds oldest mass transit systems. The citys first subway line opened in 1904. Use of public transportation is the highest it has been in almost 60 years in almost every American city.
Researchers say Americans took 10.7 billion trips on public transportation in . Gene Russianoff is the spokesman for the Straphangers Campaign. The group supports people who take public transportation. He says younger Americans are causing the rise in mass transit use.
Millenials, those people born around the turn of the past century are much less car-oriented. They are urban. They like not owning cars, they like less responsibility and there are a lot of them, Russianoff said.
Many people, not just Millenials, believe public transit is less costly than car use and is good for the environment. New York City is planning several major expansions of its public transportation system. One project is a new $4.7 billion subway line. The first part of the project is set to be completed in 2016.
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