As public transit stagnates in most U.S. cities, central Seattle continued its rapid growth by adding roughly 10,000 morning transit commuters last year, new local data show.

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Bicycle commuting remains rather seasonal but during the summer months can account for 13.1% of commuters.

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Growth of ridership has brought problems as well, buses coming from the north often have overflow problems as they pass through denser housing areas in the last few miles.

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Solo commuters rates dropped from 35.2% to 25.4% from 2010 to today.

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