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Mar

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your city’s transit system work (or not)

Transit and Fuel Efficiency:

Train in Indian. Most likely the world's most fuel efficient transport mode on a per passenger mile basis.

Barrels of petroleum used per day by cars in US in 2008: 4,663,900

By bus transit: 45,200

By rail transit: 700

BTU (average energy use) per passenger mile for private automobiles: 3437 *

BTU per passenger mile for Bus Transit: 4348

BTU per passenger mile (weighted average) for Light Rail: 6436

Fuel economy of a Hybrid Bus in New York City: 4 miles per gallon

For a Prius: 48 miles per gallon

Weight of a bus: 40,000 lbs

Of a Prius: 3000lbs

Fuel economy  of a Diesel Bus in New York City: 2.75 miles per gallon

Percentage fuel savings in New York: 30%

Driving conditions: Stop-and-go city traffic

Percentage fuel savings forecasted by TTC hybrid buses: 20%

Actual: 10%

Driving conditions: Suburban streets

Anticipated fuel savings claimed by Hybrid Bus vendor in Seattle: 60%

Actual: 20%

Fuel economy of 1989 Breda buses: 3.8 miles per gallon

New hybrid buses: 3.75 miles per gallon

Driving environment: Hills and tunnels

CO2 emissions of clean diesel bus operating in downtown area: 2000 grams per mile

Hybrid buses: 1400 grams per mile

Streetcars: 0

Number of metric tons of carbon emissions reduced because of transit: 37 million

Percentage carbon emission reduction if 1 in 5 Americans took public transit: 20%

*As quoted from the US Department of Energy: “Great care should be taken when comparing modal energy intensity data among modes. Because of the inherent differences among the transportation modes in the nature of services, routes available, and many additional factors, it is not possible to obtain truly comparable national energy intensities among modes.”


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Mar

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your city’s transit system work (or not)

Transit Safety and Crime:

Businesses unhappy over perceived/real crimes along Portland MAX lines. image by Lester Of Puppets

% of Canadians feel safe walking alone in neighbourhood after dark: 90

% of Canadians not worried using public transit alone after dark: 57

% of women not worried: 42

Land uses attracting crime near transit stations: Schools, bars, liquor stores, pawnshops, abandoned buildings

% of crime incidents occurring on transit vehicles: 22

% in transit stations: 36

% nearby transit station: 42

Number 1 type of crime on transit: Disorderly conduct

Number of transit passenger fatalities in US per year: 230

Pedestrian fatalities: 4100

Passenger car fatalities: 13,100

% of total transportation fatalities related to transit: 0.61

Number of crime incidents on Translink (Vancouver) system: 3500

Number of transit officers in Vancouver: 169

Number of crime incidents on Toronto Transit Commission (TTC): 3800

Number of TTC special constables: 95

Trips per year on Translink: 348 million

Trips per year on TTC: 460 million

Odds of being crime victim/offender on TTC: 1 in 121,000

Odds of being killed in a car crash: 1 in 5000

Extra ridership generated if public transit made safer: 10.5%

Solution?: Classical music

% decrease for police service calls nearby classical music transit stations: 40



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Mar

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your shindig work (or not):

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

River dyed green in Chicago. Image by Hans.

St. Patrick’s Day: March 17

St. Patrick’s original name: Maewyn/Succat

St. Patrick’s Day’s original intent: Religious feast day

First parade celebrations observed in US: 1737 in Boston

In Canada: 1824 in Montreal

In Dublin: 1931

Number of Canadians with Irish ancestry: 4.3 million

In US: 36.2 million

In Ireland: 4.2 million

Only province where St. Patrick’s Day is a holiday: Newfoundland

Province with largest percent of population with Irish ancestry: Newfoundland

One of Ireland’s most famous alcoholic exports: Guinness

Famous slogan: “Guinness is Good for You”

Scientific evidence: Daily pint reduces blood clotting

Number of Guinness pints consumed on average per day: 5.5 million

Number of consumed on St. Patrick’s Day: 13 million

Best selling beer in Ireland: Budweiser

World’s 2nd heaviest drinking country (per capita): Ireland

Drinking beer in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day (historically): Illegal

Year in which ban was finally lifted: 1970

Traditional Irish toast: May your glass ever be full!



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Mar

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your country/natural disaster relief work (or not):

Haitian Earthquake 1 Year After:

Makeshift camps outside National Palace in Port-au-Prince, image by Timoluege

Haitian population: 9.7 million

Earthquake magnitude: 7.0

Lives claimed by earthquake: 316,000

% of government work force claimed: 25

Number of refugee camps: 1200

Number still living today in tents: 1.2 million

Number of more years people to live in camps: 1-3

Standard tent size area: 180 ft2

Actuality: Much smaller, cramped conditions

% of rubble uncleared after 1 year: 95

Years to clear at prevailing clearance rate: 19

Years to clear 50% of rubble in 2004 Indonesian Tsunami: 2

% living in poverty: 80

% of country’s annual budget in form of foreign aid: 40

% of country’s wealth owned by 1% of population: 50

Days required to open a business in Haiti: 204

Average in Latin American: 73

In OECD countries: 16

Years to buy land from the state: 5

Bureaucratic procedures: 65

% of population living on less than $2.50 USD per day: 76

Annual aid donations before earthquake: $165 million

Aid donations pledged after earthquake: $10 billion USD

Money released so far: $1.6 billion USD

Amount sent to Haiti by US Government: $0

Amount donated by Beyonce resulting from performance for Gaddafi’s family: $1 million

Ways you can continue to help: Here



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Feb

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your country work (or not):

Libyan Uprising 2011:

Tensions continue to rise in Libya

Population of Libya: 6.5 million

Population density of Libya: 50 person/km square

% of population urban: 88

% of country covered by deserts: 90

% arable land: 1

Highest HDI (Human Development Index) in Africa: Libya

Highest literacy rate in North Africa: Libya

Percent of population that can read and write: 82

Highest GDP per capita in Africa: Libya

Highest rate of car ownership in Africa: Libya

Ruling dictator: Moammar Gaddafi

Number of ways to spell his name: 112

Year assumed power: 1969

Result: Longest-serving leader in Arab world

Gaddafi’s ideology: Green book

Preferred form of self-defense: Female virgin bodyguards

Number employed: 40

Intention: Female emancipation

Favourite place to conduct business: Bedouin Tent

Aspirations: United States of Africa

Largest oil reserves in Africa: Libya

Total trade volumes net worth: $85 billion

Highest unemployment in North Africa: Libya

% of population under 15: 50

Youth unemployment: 50%

Gravest threat to national security: Unemployed teenage men



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Feb

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your cities work (or not)

Happy Family Day!:

Where are we going dad?! Image by goingslowly

Family Day: Statutory holiday

Occurrence: 3rd Monday in February

First Canadian province to enact Family Day: Alberta

2nd: Saskatchewan

3rd: Ontario

Percent of Ontarians still working on Family Day: 40

Average family size in Canada: 2.5 people

US: 3.14

Sub-Saharan Africa: 6

Biggest family in Canada: 20 members

Number of wives: 1

Children: 18

Biggest family in UAE: 102 members

Number of wives: 17

Children: 84

Biggest family in the World: 162 members

Number of wives: 38

Children: 94

Most family friendly city in US: Denver

Number 1 perk for kids: Free ski pass for all 5th graders

In Canada: Quebec City

% Quebec’s poverty rate decreased in last decade: 40%

Increase in lone-parent family income headed by women: 30%

Percent of Toronto families living in poverty: 30

% Toronto’s poverty rate increased in last 2 decades: 14

Worst city to raise a family in US: Detroit

% of students graduating high school: 21.7%



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13
Feb

2011

Sunday Statshot with Nick Chu

A quick look at some of the things that make your cities work (or not)

Happy Valentine’s Day!:

FREE HUGS! Image by Eric 731

Transit geek and single?: Kærlighedssæder (Danish love seat)

Best dating site for single middle-aged transit riders: Charlottetown transit

Need help bagging that commuting cutie of yours?: Tips

Submitting a love story on Calgary Transit: Free monthly transit pass

Puckering up for a stranger on Calgary Transit: Future husband

Most unromantic city on Valentine’s day: Tehran

Most romantic city: Paris

Number 1 for: Restaurants, museums, and monuments

Most romantic American city: Honolulu

Number 1 for: Beaches and surfing

Most romantic Canadian city: Saskatoon

Number 1 for: Crime



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