Rodger Jones // January 12, 2010
Interesting talk with DART VP Todd Plesko and spokesman Morgan Lyons on the subject of ethnicity, ridership and equity, stemming from my post on a lawsuit out of Chicago that touches on these issues.
DART's data on ridership, Plesko said, is based on surveys of riders by Austin consultant NuStats. From 2007, here's an ethnic breakdown of how DART's riders described themselves (different methodology from national study):
Rail only - 23 % black, 57 % white, 15 % Hispanic, 5 % other
Bus & rail - 61 % black, 22 % white, 11 % Hispanic, 6 % other
Bus only - 55 % black, 24 % white, 15 % Hispanic, 6 % other
Systemwide ridership: 49 % black, 31 % white, 14 % Hispanic, 6 % other
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