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The median Caltrain rider makes $129,000 [0]. Unless a six figure income is considered poor, there's no way this is a safety net for the poor. 0: https://www.g
by jdavis703 9y ago
The median Caltrain rider makes $129,000 [0]. Unless a six figure income is considered poor, there's no way this is a safety net for the poor.
0: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.caltrain.com/Assets/__Agendas%2Band%2BMinutes/JPB/Board%2Bof%2BDirectors/Presentations/2017/2017-04-06%2B2016%2BTriennial%2BSurvey%2BResults.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiyyd-F5PPWAhUE92MKHcBDBs8QFggpMAE&usg=AOvVaw2sVy9iRdq12PWeNt0Df1FE https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://...
- danans 9y agoYou are right that Caltrain isn't a good example, but the bus transit systems of the Bay Area's suburban locales, like SamTrans, do reflect the GP's comment. SamTrans' 2011 median rider income was $36000, 64% had no car, and 33% were youths. http://www.samtrans.com/Assets/_SSP/archives/2011/July_Open_House-Final_Pres.pdf http://www.samtrans.com/Assets/_SSP/archives/2011/July_Open_...
- DrScump 9y agoThese stats are somewhat skewed by the fact that cold-weather night bus routes are mostly populated by homeless who are there for shelter/warmth rather than transportation (I can't speak to SamTrans specifically, but it is the case for VTA). VTA likes it, as it boosts their census artificially.
- goialoq 9y agoThat's amazing. Caltrain is the "tech" industry commute option. That doc says that "minority" (non-white) ridership share is growing, but it's actually Asian/Indian growing and black/hispanic shrinking.