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Originally Posted by pj3000
Exactly, so NY is even higher than TRIPLE the ridership of Toronto + Montreal COMBINED. And that's probably just the MTA. I think that can actually put an end to the topic.
To say nothing of Chicago, DC, Philly, Boston, Bay Area, LA, Atlanta...
Winnipeg is the 7th largest area of Canada; Boston is its counterpart at #7 CSA in the US... is Winnipeg "more culturally public transit" than Boston? How about our respective contenders at #3: Vancouver and DC... which is the "more culturally public transit"?
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Winnipeg has higher transit mode share and higher ridership per capita than Boston.
In Q3 2023, Winnipeg Transit got 201.5k boardings per weekday, serving an area of 850k people. The MBTA in Boston got 778.6k boardings per weekday that same period serving an area of 5 million people.
Transit mode share in Winnipeg was 13.6% in 2016 compared to 12.2% in Boston in 2010.
The only US metropolitan areas with better transit usage than Winnipeg are New York, Washington, and San Francisco.
The only US metropolitan area with better transit usage than Vancouver is New York.
