Transportation system monitoring
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See the latest published data on vehicle miles of travel (VMT) and transit use in the greater Portland metropolitan area.
This data provides information necessary to monitor the transportation system, to understand current characteristics and establish a basis for comparison to forecasted future conditions.
Each year, Metro gathers data to define and evaluate the region's transportation system. Data collected and summarized includes:
Daily vehicle miles of travel per person compared to the U.S. average
Compare the Portland metropolitan area's daily vehicle miles of travel (DVMT) per capita and the United States national average, 1990-2011.
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Portland area population 1990-2010
View two types of statistical data comparing Portland to 39 other urban areas.
Download Excel version of Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) comparison data
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Download Excel version of Federal Aid Urban Area comparison data
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2010 annual transit ridership by metropolitan urban area
Compare annual transit ridership of the top 50 transit agencies in the United States for unlinked passenger transit trips. Portland's TriMet ranked 13th highest in 2010.
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David Horowitz
david.horowitz@oregonmetro.gov