Editing Transportation in Puerto Rico (section)

==Urban transportation==
[[File:Tren Urbano in Bayamón (Puerto Rico).jpg|thumb|right|Tren Urbano at Bayamón Station]]
Transportation in Puerto Rico is heavily dependent on automobile transportation. Nevertheless, the government has increased investment in public transportation in an attempt to decrease vehicle dependency and road congestion. The island's metro area is serviced with three major public transportation systems:

* The 10.7 mile (17.2&nbsp;km) metro system called "[[Tren Urbano]]" with a total of 16 stations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alternativa de Transporte Integrado homepage|url=http://www.ati.gobierno.pr/|language=es|access-date=2007-05-08|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070505011816/http://www.ati.gobierno.pr/|archive-date=2007-05-05}}</ref> The project, which began operations in late 2004 cost a total of $2.25 billion and was more than $1 billion over budget and four years late. However, the "subsidized" Tren Urbano has received far less ridership than was originally projected and has failed to make a significant impact on reducing the island's metropolitan area traffic.<ref>[http://tollroadsnews.info/artman/publish/article_1161.shtml/ Tren Urbano PR another way low transit ridership forecast], TOLLROADSNews, November 20, 2005, accessed April 13, 2007.</ref>
* A daily ferry service known as the [[Cataño Ferry]], (''La Lancha de Cataño'' in Spanish) which operates a route across [[San Juan Bay]] between Old San Juan and the municipality of [[Cataño, Puerto Rico|Cataño]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.presupuesto.gobierno.pr/Tomo_II/transporteMaritimo.htm#PROG1314| title=Government's page on Lancha de Cataño's economical impact| language=es| access-date=2007-05-08| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311082352/http://www.presupuesto.gobierno.pr/Tomo_II/transporteMaritimo.htm#PROG1314| archive-date=2007-03-11}}</ref>
* [[Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses|Metropolitan Bus Authority]] (''Autoridad Metropolitana de Autobuses'' or AMA in Spanish) provides daily bus transportation to residents of San Juan, Guaynabo, Bayamón, Trujillo Alto, Cataño, and Carolina through [http://www.dtop.gov.pr/ama/rutas.htm 30 different routes]. Its fleet consists of 277 regular buses and 35 buses for handicapped persons, and its ridership is estimated at 3,800 on work days.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.apta.com/wp-content/uploads/2023-Q2-APTA-Ridership.pdf | title=Public transportation ridership report - Second Quarter 2023| website=www.apta.com}}</ref>

Most cities and towns also have a [[Share taxi|Jitney-type taxi]] system locally called ''Carros Públicos''. Each town has a central taxi terminal usually within walking distance of the town's central plaza where taxis are stationed, and they provide transportation through local and islandwide routes. In February 2014, the islandwide system of Carros Públicos consisted of over 3,000 vehicles authorized by the "Comisión de Servico Público" (Public Service Commission), and it covered almost 500 routes. At approximately 130,000 passengers per day, in 2014 the Públicos system handled over five times the daily passenger volume of the island's largest international airport, the [[Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport|Luis Muñoz Marín]].<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/fotodetalle-desanjuanacayeyencarropublico-1712298.html ''De San Juan a Cayey en carro público.''] Toñito Zayas. El Nuevo Día. 15 February 2014. Photo Number 2. Photo Caption. Retrieved 16 February 2014.</ref>