NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Transit systems across the United States are raising fares and cutting service after attracting record numbers of riders amid last year's high gas prices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. residents continued their surge onto public transportation this fall, even though gas prices dropped significantly, statistics show.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. public transit systems are raising fares and cutting service even as high gas prices spur additional riders to use mass transit, a survey indicates.

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.