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Indicators:  Leading Environmental Indicators*

Taking the Bus

After a four-year slide in bus riding, the average Connecticut resident took six percent more bus rides in 2006.

Bus Ridership Chart

Riding a bus is just one way to avoid the negative environmental consequences of driving a car. Ridership data are collected by the Department of Transportation. There was a 20% decline in per capita bus ridership from 2001 through 2005. Fares were increased in 2004 and 2005. Ridership rose about six percent in 2006, perhaps in response to high gasoline prices. Improvements to bus service are planned for 2007.

* Leading environmental indicators illustrate trends in behavior or practices that can be expected to influence the condition of tomorrow’s air, water, land and wildlife.< p="">