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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2013

IndyGo growth continues with new services

Ridership has slowly grown from just over eight million in 2009 to 10.2 million in 2012, with that growth continuing or holding reasonably steady over the first few months of 2013.

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Newsby StaffApril 16, 2013

N.C. transit to celebrate 20 years

The agency started with 35 staffers. Today, it takes 191 full- and part-time employees to help operate regional bus, vanpool, paratransit, planning, customer service, marketing, public affairs and sustainable transportation services. Ridership for the first year averaged 500 daily compared with 7,000 daily last month.

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Newsby StaffApril 9, 2013

Amtrak sets ridership record for March

Was the single best month ever in the history of the service. October, December and January each set individual monthly records as well.

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Newsby StaffMarch 11, 2013

APTA: Public Transportation Ridership Up 7th Year in a Row

Report finds 10.5 billion trips, the second highest ridership since 1957, equals 154 million more trips than the previous year.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2013

Pa. agency urges riders to 'break up with their cars'

To help residents who’ve never tried transit get their first bus experience, Lebanon Transit is offering a free round-trip bus pass for new riders, good on any bus route on any Tuesday from now until June 30.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2013

CUTA, Canadian leaders meet in Ottawa

The two-day agenda was set to focus on transit infrastructure, integrated mobility and innovation as well as long-term economic benefits of investing in transit in Canada.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 19, 2013

Study: Young Montreal residents stick with transit

Found that 43% of people from age 20 to 25 used only public transit to get to school or work in 2008, compared with just 36% in 1998. Study researchers say Montreal-area transit agencies could seize on the trend and make transit even more attractive to youth.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 15, 2013

U. of Wis. Oshkosh celebrates 101K rides on transit

According to the Oshkosh Transit System’s (now GO Transit) monthly ridership reports, nearly 86,000 UW Oshkosh riders took the bus in 2011. In 2012, UW Oshkosh-based ridership surged like never before, resulting in an 18% annual increase.

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ArticlesFebruary 14, 2013

Community Transit aims for 25% ridership boost

Has cut its service by 37% over the past three years, but hopes to increase ridership by making its services more productive.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 7, 2013

OKC's Metro Transit ridership up 5%

Boost attributed to additional funding for improving routes and soaring fuel prices.

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