As public transit use increases across the country, driving is decreasing. Americans are driving 6 percent fewer miles today than they were in 2004, after decades of steady increases.
The trend is even more pronounced among 16 to 34-year-olds, who are driving 23 percent less miles today and have increased their public transit miles by 40 percent.
"America’s travel habits are undergoing tremendous change," said APTA President and CEO Michael Melaniphy.