Labels:text | screenshot | font | black and white OCR: New Rider Profile Discloses ' Typical' Mass Transit Patron Page 88 DC, 1-22/US Newswire: A new profile of the typical US transit rider has emerged from a ridership analysis just published by the American Public Transit Association. She is a minority female with below average income, going to & from work. APTA Chairman Louis J. Gambaccini said the findings illustrate the importance of public transit to the nation's economic well-being. On an average weekday, the APTA survey found, 7.5 million people board public transit. More than half (54%) of all transit "trips" are made to & from work; school trips comprise another 15%. The remainder are for shopping, medical visits & recreation. Other key findings include : - About 28% of all riders have annual family incomes of less than $15,000, twice ...
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