Ratings and Rankings - Transportation
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Greater St. Louis is located near the geographic and population centers of the nation. Our central location offers fast, convenient connections to a vast portion of the country through all modes of transportation, as well as the economic diversity of a presence in both Illinois and Missouri.
Greater St. Louis has recently been recognized for on-time flights, lower than average commuting times for workers and more. See the transportation ratings and ranking here:
Logistics
- St. Louis was named as a "Five-Star Logistics Metro" by Expansion Management magazine. The region placed in the 99th percentile and 2nd among 362 metropolitan areas in the US, according to the most recent Logistics Quotient study by Expansion Management and Logistics Today. The study was based on 10 major categories, including local transportation and distribution (T&D) industry, T&D work force, road infrastructure, road congestion, road conditions, interstate highway access, vehicle taxes & fees, railroad access, water port access, and air cargo access.
- Expansion Management also ranked St. Louis as having the 5th "Best Interstate Highway Connectivity" and the 5th "Best Railroad Service."
Commuting
- The 2011 average commute time to work in Greater St. Louis was 24.9 minutes, which was less than the U.S. average of 25.5 minutes, according to the U.S. Census.
Highways
- St. Louis had both the lowest travel time index and congestion cost per auto commuter among the top 20 metropolitan areas in 2011, according to the 2012 "Urban Mobility Report". The travel time index compares trip times during peak travel hours to free-flow conditions. St. Louis also had the 2nd lowest consumption of excess fuel due to congested traffic and the 3rd lowest truck delay costs.
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Public Transit
- Metro Transit in St. Louis had the largest nationwide increase in bus transit among large transit agencies. Metro Transit had an 8.55 percent increase in bus ridership from January to September 2012 compared to the same time in 2011. Nationally, bus ridership was up 1.8 percent, according to Metro Transit and the American Public Transportation Association.
- Metro also claims that overall ridership increased 7 percent in 2012 compared to 2011. Ridership was up nearly 2.4 million, from 33.2 to 35.6 million.
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