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Fun Facts

• Single occupant vehicles make up 90 percent of traffic and each car produces a pound of pollution for every 25 miles that it drives. For more information
• Every $1 invested in public transit projects generates $4 to $9 in local economic activity. For more information
• Buses emit one fifth the carbon monoxide per mile that is emitted by a single occupant vehicle per mile. For more information
• Every $10 million invested in public transportation saves more than $15 million in transportation costs for both highway and transit users. For more information
• Our bus drivers really appreciate passengers who cross the street behind the bus.
• A household with two cars that swaps one vehicle for public transportation for daily commutes would save about $6,200 a year even after paying transit fares. For more information
• Every $1 billion in Federal funds invested in our nation’s transportation infrastructure supports and creates 47,500 jobs. For more information