Effects of Rising Gas Prices on Bus Ridership for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems
Summary. Rising gasoline prices increase bus ridership in small urban and rural transit systems, but the effect is modest. Using dynamic models on ten years of data from eleven Midwest and mountain state transit agencies, the study finds ridership elasticity ranges from 0.08 to 0.22 relative to gas prices. Higher fares from increased ridership do not offset transit agencies' rising fuel costs.
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Mattson, J.. (2008). Effects of Rising Gas Prices on Bus Ridership for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems. https://trid.trb.org/view/869460
Mattson, Jeremy. “Effects of Rising Gas Prices on Bus Ridership for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems.” 2008. https://trid.trb.org/view/869460.
Mattson, Jeremy. 2008. “Effects of Rising Gas Prices on Bus Ridership for Small Urban and Rural Transit Systems.” https://trid.trb.org/view/869460.
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- transportation, rural-data-and-definitions
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- 2026-04-28