Not bad!

A very interesting piece about the increase in use of light rail.
From today's Buffalo News:

Buffalo commuters are leading the nation when it comes to taking light rail to beat the high cost of driving.

Metro Rail ridership skyrocketed 45.9 percent in the second quarter of this year compared to 2008 passenger counts, according to a survey released by the American Public Transportation Association today. Ridership went from 1.2 million in the second quarter of 2007 to almost 1.8 million trips in the same period this year.

This is good for the environment and good for hopes of extending the light rail line.
The article goes on to say:

Record light rail counts were also recorded in Philadelphia (34.9%), Kenosha, Wis. (26.9%) and Sacramento, Calif. (26.3%).

I guess we have Atrios to thank for the increase in Philly...Go Supertrain! Scroll down to see one of his many posts promoting better rail.