COMPARATIVE SPEEDS IN GLOBAL CITIES | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 2005 |
Ratio of overall public transport system speed to road speed |
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American cities | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.54 |
Canadian cities | 0.54 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.58 | 0.56 | 0.55 |
Australian cities | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
European cities | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 0.81 | 0.90 |
Asian cities | - | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.79 | 0.86 | 0.86 |
Global average for all cities | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 0.71 | 0.70 |
Ratio of metro/suburban rail speed to road speed |
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American cities | - | 0.93 | 0.99 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.95 |
Canadian cities | - | - | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.89 |
Australian cities | 0.72 | 0.68 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 1.06 | 1.08 |
European cities | 1.07 | 0.80 | 1.22 | 1.25 | 1.15 | 1.28 |
Asian cities | - | 1.40 | 1.53 | 1.60 | 1.54 | 1.52 |
Global average for all cities | 0.88 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 1.11 | 1.12 | 1.13 |