{"id":595,"date":"2008-08-01T09:58:48","date_gmt":"2008-08-01T14:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/08\/01\/transportation_by_the_numbers\/"},"modified":"2008-08-01T09:58:48","modified_gmt":"2008-08-01T14:58:48","slug":"transportation_by_the_numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/08\/01\/transportation_by_the_numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"Transportation by the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/7\/files\/2008\/07\/sheryl_canter.jpg\" alt=\"Sheryl Canter\" class=\"blogAuthorPic\" align=\"left\" height=\"80\" hspace=\"8\" \/><em>This post is by Sheryl Canter, an online writer and editorial manager at Environmental Defense Fund.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve posted several articles recently about the transportation crisis in this country &#8211; a painful combination of <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/07\/03\/public_transportation\/\">astronomical gas prices<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2008\/07\/23\/public_transit_bills\/\">inadequate public transit<\/a>, and bike challenges in some cities. Well, okay, we haven&#8217;t posted about biking yet, but we will soon!<\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/article.cfm?contentID=8161\">Transportation by the Numbers<\/a> list puts the situation in high relief. For example, did you know that 20 percent of public transit agencies in the U.S. are cutting services due to budget constraints, and 46 percent of Americans have no access to public transit at all? Use of public transit is at a 50-year high due to soaring gas prices, and yet services are being cut. Something is wrong with this picture!<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a public transit story to tell? Tell us how you&#8217;re coping with crowded parking at commuter train stations, crowded buses and trains, or whatever else is happening in your area. We&#8217;d love to hear your experiences. 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