Since 1970, the United States has experienced a distressing trend of workers increasingly driving in automobiles rather than using their city’s public transit system, which includes buses, trains, and subways. In that period, the number of workers nationwide grew from 77 million to more than 150 million, but the number of people taking public transit to work increased by only 1 million. Public transit use seems to be tied to money—the top six areas for venture capital investment were also the top six areas for increases in public transit use. Some cities, such as Philadelphia and Chicago, actually lost public transit riders over the past 50 years, despite increasing populations.

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Since 1970, the United States has experienced a distressing trend of workers increasingly driving in automobiles rather than using their city’s public transit system, which includes buses, trains, and subways. In that period, the number of workers nationwide grew from 77 million to more than 150 million, but the number of people taking public transit to work increased by only 1 million. Public transit use seems to be tied to money—the top six areas for venture capital investment were also the top six areas for increases in public transit use. Some cities, such as Philadelphia and Chicago, actually lost public transit riders over the past 50 years, despite increasing populations.
Which sentence would benefit the most from a revision to a more informal voice?

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Some cities, such as Philadelphia and Chicago, actually lost public transit riders over the past 50 years, despite increasing populations.
Some cities, such as Philadelphia and Chicago, actually lost public transit riders over the past 50 years, despite increasing populations.

Since 1970, the United States has experienced a distressing trend of workers increasingly driving in automobiles rather than using their city’s public transit system, which includes buses, trains, and subways.
Since 1970, the United States has experienced a distressing trend of workers increasingly driving in automobiles rather than using their city’s public transit system, which includes buses, trains, and subways.

In that period, the number of workers nationwide grew from 77 million to more than 150 million, but the number of people taking public transit to work increased by only 1 million.
In that period, the number of workers nationwide grew from 77 million to more than 150 million, but the number of people taking public transit to work increased by only 1 million.

Public transit use seems to be tied to money—the top six areas for venture capital investment were also the top six areas for increases in public transit use.
Public transit use seems to be tied to money—the top six areas for venture capital investment were also the top six areas for increases in public transit use.
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GPT-4o mini · Answer

The sentence that would benefit the most from a revision to a more informal voice is:

"Public transit use seems to be tied to money—the top six areas for venture capital investment were also the top six areas for increases in public transit use."

This sentence could be made more relatable and conversational by simplifying the language and structure. For example:

"It looks like using public transit is all about the money; the places that got the most venture capital also saw the biggest jumps in public transit use."