TAXIS WERE IN GREAT DEMAND IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN MAY, 1974, DURING A BUS STRIKE WHICH AFFECTED THE... - NARA - 556711

Scope and content: TAXIS WERE IN GREAT DEMAND IN WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IN MAY, 1974, DURING A BUS STRIKE WHICH AFFECTED THE NATION's CAPITAL AND THE SUBURBS. SOME 250,000 PEOPLE WHO NORMALLY RIDE THE BUSES HAD TO FIND ALTERNATE METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION USUALLY THE AUTOMOBILE. THE CITY NORMALLY HAS 1,800 BUSES ON THE STREETS DURING THE MORNING AND EVENING RUSH HOURS. THE METRO SYSTEM AVERAGES 2.5 MILLION PASSENGERS A WEEK. THE BUSES CARRY AN AVERAGE OF FOUR PASSENGERS PER MILE DURING THAT PERIOD OF OPERATION