According to a McKinsey report, out of global projects worth over 1.4 trillion U.S. dollars currently at various planning and execution phases, Asia is investing the most in its future light-rail and metro systems, at 920 billion U.S. dollars. The Middle East and Europe are set to invest between 135 and 145 billion U.S. dollars, respectively, in their light-rail infrastructures, while Latin America and Africa plan to invest under 100 billion U.S. dollars over the next five years.
The United States trails behind other global regions regarding investment in its light-rail and metro systems – and particularly when it comes to converting commuters from automobile drivers to light-rail passengers on a large scale. U.S. cities in which light-rail ridership is highest include Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Boston, where the number of passenger trips came to around 50 million annually in 2019.
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Projects comprise light-rail and metro system projects of 100 million U.S. dollars in the environmental, bidding/negotiating, design, and execution phases.
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McKinsey & Company. (March 13, 2020). Global investments in light-rail and metro projects between 2019 and 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/
McKinsey & Company. "Global investments in light-rail and metro projects between 2019 and 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/
McKinsey & Company. (2020). Global investments in light-rail and metro projects between 2019 and 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/
McKinsey & Company. "Global Investments in Light-rail and Metro Projects between 2019 and 2025 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/
McKinsey & Company, Global investments in light-rail and metro projects between 2019 and 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/ (last visited July 23, 2024)
Global investments in light-rail and metro projects between 2019 and 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], McKinsey & Company, March 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142868/investment-in-light-rail-projects-worldwide/