[Doady]

Don't forget OKC. 3.9 unlinked trips per capita.

Ames is interesting. Never heard of the place, but definitely will try keep it in mind.

I am not sure trains inflate the numbers or require more transfers, rail lines being able to be much longer. Even rapid transit measures such exclusive ROWs, signal priority, limited stops, all-door boarding for buses to increase their capacity and reliability and so allow the bus routes to be longer than usual. Big system is not going to serve people effectively with one route, and a bus-only system would require even more transfers. Longer trips is part of the whole reason to build rail after all.

Systems where riders use rail a lot they also use buses a lot. Maybe something systems like Dallas started to realize recently. Even in Portland, you can see people travel more on the buses than on the rail, but somehow the rail gets all the attention and the credit. And of course, successful bus-based systems like Honolulu, Seattle, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh don't get much attention either.