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... 52 Urban rail systems are in resurgence. Streetcar rail systems were once the predominant transit mode in American cities, until they were dismantled and replaced with bus systems under pressure from the competition of automobiles.
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... Competition and Complementarity Between Transit Modes in the Twin Cities 53   0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 U nl in ke d Pa ss en ge r T rip s ( m ill io ns ) All Modes Rail Bus 1920 1930 1940 1950 19701960 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 Figure 6-1.
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... 54 Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses curbs and even physical barriers. Light rail vehicles are also able to avoid delays at intersections through TSP.
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... Competition and Complementarity Between Transit Modes in the Twin Cities 55   The route was cut to only cover the eastern section of the corridor up from Fairview Avenue to downtown St. Paul, where it continues to provide local bus service with more frequent stops than the Green Line.
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... 56 Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses Figure 6-7 shows how ridership started increasing immediately following the Green Line inauguration. In the first schedule period, overall ridership on the corridor increased by 75%.
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... Competition and Complementarity Between Transit Modes in the Twin Cities 57   Figure 6-8. Comparison of station-level Green Line ridership with route-level ridership of connecting lines.
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... 58 Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses bus routes, regardless of the ridership served by the Green Line at the intersecting station. No apparent trend, either positive or negative, can be directly attributed to the Green Line opening.
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... Competition and Complementarity Between Transit Modes in the Twin Cities 59   and ends on the Blue Line at 46th Street Station. The A Line runs parallel to Route 84 through most of its alignment.
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... 60 Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses Figure 6-12. Average weekday passenger boardings on A Line corridor.
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... Competition and Complementarity Between Transit Modes in the Twin Cities 61   Figure 6-13. Comparison of station-level A Line ridership with route-level ridership of connecting lines.
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... 62 Recent Decline in Public Transportation Ridership: Analysis, Causes, and Responses The analysis reveals the power of light rail to almost double ridership while cutting service. One possible explanation could be the more positive attitudes of passengers toward rail, also known as the "rail factor" (Scherer, 2010)

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