Without transit, Americans would be wasting an additional $13.7 billion a year on travel delay and fuel – on top of the $87 billion already being lost to congestion. Movement on our streets and highways would come to a standstill if the 10.7 billion trips taken on public transit were instead taken by personal vehicle.
Because of our transit systems across the country, Americans are saving more than 855 million gallons of gasoline every year – enough fuel to heat, cool and supply electricity to all the homes in America for three months.
When the average American household incorporates transit into their daily routines, they save close to $8,700 every year, or $724 per month.
Data from the American Public Transit Association and Chicago’s Metropolitan Planning Council