INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis has some of the worst public transportation amenities in the country, according to a new study from Consumer Affairs.
In the study, Consumer Affairs ranked public transportation amenities in the 50 largest urban areas in the U.S. Indianapolis clocked in at No. 47 on the list.
Consumer Affairs used a weighted points system to create its rankings, collecting data in three major categories — usefulness and accessibility, affordability and operational safety. The data points examined within those categories included the following:
- Public transit boardings per resident
- Public transit passenger miles per resident
- Share of transit stations that are compliant with ADA requirements
- Estimated annual transit fares as a share of median earnings for public transit commuters
- Collisions and fires per million vehicle miles traveled while in service
- People killed or injured in major transit safety and security events per million vehicle miles traveled while in service
Consumer Affairs gathered its data from the Federal Transit Administration…