Ann Arborites' record setting year of bus usage (up 6.6% year over year) puts it among top metros in the nation for increased mass transit usage.
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"When Ann Arbor, Michigan, advertising executive Al McWilliams finished high school in the late 1990s, he made a vow.He swore he would "never, ever again" commute to work by car, "no matter what I was doing in life."
...Flash-forward to the present. McWilliams, now 32, either walks or rides the bus to his office every day, making his way to the back of the Route 5 bus, where he'll find a window seat and maybe enjoy a nice book...
McWilliams represents a growing segment of America that has embraced public transit from coast to coast in communities like Seattle, Dallas, Nashville and Los Angeles."
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