Ridership aboard U.S. public transportation in 2014 is expected to top last year's figures. 2013 saw more riders on public transportation than any year since 1956, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Denver's revamped Union Station transportation center helped increase the city's third-quarter light rail ridership by 6.3%, according to APTA. Bus riders increased by .75%.
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Puget Sound, Washington —
Sound Transit, which serves Washington state's central Puget Sound area, reported a 14.13% rise in riders from July through September.
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Boston —
In Boston, third-quarter 2014 subway ridership topped 5%.
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New York City —
New York City subway ridership rose 5.18% July through September.
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Charlotte, North Carolina —
LYNX -- a light rail line serviced by the Charlotte Area Transit System -- reported a third-quarter ridership increase of 5.05%.
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Utah —
Ridership on Utah Transit Authority streetcars increased 6.44% during the third-quarter of 2014.
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Portland, Oregon —
In Oregon, Portland's success with its streetcars in the early 2000s helped spur similar projects around the nation. Third-quarter 2014 ridership on the city's streetcars is up .55%.
