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hi it's me caltrain, serving santa clara and growing 2x in 15 years https://nationaltransitdatabase.org/california/peninsula-corridor-joint-powers-board-dba-ca

• itronitron 7y ago
  Interesting to note that counting rides by a bounded geographic area is going to miss a lot, as the caltrain data doesn't seem to be represented in the santa clara data. Also, the Austin data doesn't take into account that the city regularly expands its geographic boundaries (typically east and west) which may artificially make it seem as if it is increasing riders when it is simply absorbing them.
• briandear 7y ago
  In 15 years, how much has road usage grown and how much has population grown? Just a 2x increase seems like a relative decline.
  • rgbrenner 7y ago
    SF hasn't grown by anywhere near 2x in 15 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland%E2%80%93Berkeley,_CA_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco%E2%80%93Oakland%...
    • Tempest1981 7y ago
      True, but tech jobs have grown more than 4x: Since the current expansion started in 2010, the San Francisco tech industry has more than quadrupled in size to 100,644 tech jobs as of year-end 2018. https://www.globest.com/2019/11/13/san-francisco-has-second-highest-tech-jobs-growth/?slreturn=20200213044019 https://www.globest.com/2019/11/13/san-francisco-has-second-...