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Expecting 13 percent more commuters to use public transportation next year. Projected revenue increases are based on an expected rise in TRAX ridership — and higher fares — after the completion this summer of two highly anticipated light rail projects.
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The agency has experienced greater cost savings, increased ridership and passengers per revenue mile, as well as a reduction in no-shows.
Read More →Alongside discussions around safety measures, such as limiting or staggering ridership to better enable physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, and the introduction of rules and changes enabling safe increases in system capacity, agencies have been accelerating operational changes that were already being examined pre-pandemic.
Read More →The platform encourages rider behaviors that help manage periods of peak demand and incentivizes additional ridership.
Read More →Seating estimates featured on the new online tool are based on ridership data that the agency collects from a mix of sources, including Automatic Passenger Counting systems and assessments by SEPTA personnel and traffic checkers.
Read More →The frequency improvements are expected to contribute further to the continued ridership growth VIA has experienced annually since 2022.
Read More →Transit agency leaders answered this question and whether their systems are seeing an overall boost in ridership this year.
Read More →Connected and autonomous vehicles could represent a breakthrough in surface transportation with potentially profound implications for land use, travel behavior, transportation investments, safety, and economic productivity.
Read More →The agency will continue to monitor ridership and evaluate routes and schedules.
Read More →Trying to eliminate or reduce service on the 305 and other bus lines for more than a year, due to the upcoming opening of the Expo light rail line, low ridership, budget concerns and to eliminate route duplication. Cuts will fall hardest on minorities and low-income riders, critics say.
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