Openclusters

“In Boston, Michael Brennan, property manager for the private company
that operates the South Station bus terminal, said total passenger
traffic has risen about 2,000 people a day in recent years to 12,000 on
average, driven by lower fares and the ease of use compared to flying.
Business travelers and students alike take advantage of the low fares.”

“Buses aren’t alone in seeing traffic spikes to New York. Amtrak reports
it carried 613,000 people between its three Boston-area stops last year
and New York’s Penn Station, up from 460,800 in 2006. At the same time,
air travel seems to be under pressure: Farecompare.com
shows 624,679 passengers flying from Boston’s Logan airport to New
York’s LaGuardia airport for the first 11 months of 2007, the latest
data available. That’s about 10,000 fewer people than in the same
period in 2006. Rick Seaney, the firm’s chief executive, said the
difference likely reflects fewer seats on the route and rising costs
pressuring people to take the train or bus.”

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