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KEY BENEFITS KEY BENEFITS
Traveling by commuter
rail is 15 times safer
METRA KEY than driving (APTA).

BENEFITS

Public transportation in the
Chicago was the third-most U.S. is responsible for
congested city, and the 15X saving 4.2 billion gallons

Eisenhower Expressway was SAFER of gasoline each year
(ICF international).
the most congested highway in SAVE Communities that invest in
public transit reduce the nation’s
the U.S. in 2020*. But avoiding $2,000 carbon emissions by 37 million
congestion is just one of the metric tons annually (APTA).
many benefits of riding Metra.
Our trains play an important

role in reducing our region’s Riding Metra saves the average A household can save nearly
commuter more than six days of
carbon footprint, and wherever $10,000 by taking public
travel time every year (that’s For every dollar invested in transportation and living with
a Metra station appears, 12 hours a month) and nearly Twenty-seven public transportation, approximately one less car (APTA).
economic growth follows, $2,000 a year, or $166 a additional highway lanes $4 in economic returns are generated,
month, compared would need to be added to and for every $1 billion in investments in
and people and communities
to driving. the existing network to the sector, 50,000 jobs are created Compared to drivers, public
become connected. Just accommodate Metra riders if they and supported (APTA). transportation users are:
consider some of the other switched to driving (Metra). • 44% less likely to be overweight

key benefits Metra provides: • 27% less likely to have high
blood pressure
Individuals who use public transportation
*2020 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard get over 3X the amount of physical • 34% less likely to have diabetes
(American Heart Association)
activity per day of those who don’t
by walking to stops and final
50,000 destinations (Victoria Policy SAVE

Institute, APTA).
JOBS
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