WASHINGTON, June 2 (UPI) -- More U.S. citizens are hopping on buses and jumping on the subway than have in the past 50 years, public transportation officials said Monday.

NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) -- U.S. commuters increasingly are abandoning their vehicles and crowding onto mass transit as gas prices approach $4 per gallon, transportation experts say.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- The American Public Transportation Association Tuesday called for congressional approval of funding to head off a congestion crisis across the United States.