Extremely high ridership was especially seen on the Worcester Commuter Rail Line and the Green Line.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams had encouraged eclipse viewers to take mass transit to their destinations for safety and congestion relief.
Compared to regular transit service planning, services for special events pose a unique set of challenges to cities of smaller sizes, as well as service providers because they’re non-recurring events without a predictable transit demand.
Already high ridership levels were boosted during the first week of October by great weather, out-of-town marathon runners and their friends and families, and local residents making preparations for the big race, according to CTA officials.
Metro’s monthly bus and rail ridership is now at 79% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level. Average weekend ridership is now at 75% of pre-pandemic (August 2019) levels and 79.5% for average weekdays.
The agency saw a 15% year-over-year increase in ridership in July 2023 compared to July 2022 with more than 23.3 million boardings, marking the eighth consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth.
LIRR Customer Service Ambassador Clifton Jerrick served as catcher, while LIRR Conductor Michael Ackerler was a guest. And of course, Mr. and Mrs. Met were there as well.
Metro’s monthly bus and rail ridership is now at 81% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level. Average weekend ridership is now at 91% of pre-pandemic level and 76% for average weekdays.
From Southern California to Cincinnati to New York, agencies around the nation are once again stepping up to serve sports fans, making it easier to skip the traffic and get dropped off and picked up directly near the stadium.
The service plan is only successful if all departments collaborate early and often in meetings, table tops, and live dry runs to fine-tune it.
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