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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 10 > Rising ridership

Rising ridership

Higher gas prices are driving people to public transportation

By Clifford Krauss / The Bulletin
May 10, 2008

DENVER — With the price of gasoline approaching $4 per gallon, more commuters are leaving their cars at home and taking trains or buses.

Mass-transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by. Parking lots at many....

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