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Changes include adjusting trip times, adding service or eliminating trips to match ridership demand, without discontinuing an entire route.
Read More →RTD's larger numbers come in vain, however, for some rail lines of the system that lost out on federal funding.
Read More →While 70 percent of respondents saw ridership increase, fewer plan to buy new vehicles next year and many have had to reduce service to meet tighter budgets. In many cases, software, mobile data terminals and other technologies are helping agencies streamline services.
Read More →City mayor calling for cuts ranging from $700,000 to $1.2 million since ridership is down from last year by nearly half.
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The down economy has caused a large spike in student enrollment, boosting ridership numbers. Without federal or state funds to purchase additional buses, the system has had to find other ways to accommodate more riders.
Read More →The $1.2 billion, 11-mile extension to the region's light rail system is expected to increase transit ridership by 20,000 boardings a day. The voter-approved project has half of the funds dedicated from the TransNet half-cent sales tax.
Read More →Will begin a 90-day pilot program on Sept. 7 in response to customer requests. Pilot will run weekdays on the first and last cars of Northeast Corridor express trains, selected for the trains’ relatively long trip times and consistently high ridership.
Read More →In June 2010, when ridership usually slumps as a result of the summer heat, Metro saw a 15 percent increase from 815,566 in 2009 to 942,154 in 2010.
Read More →Construction on the project is expected to begin as early as July 6, 2010, and will continue over the next 28 months. The expanded service is expected to increase ridership, improve connectivity and balance passenger flow.
Read More →Unexpectedly high student ridership numbers have boosted the cost of covering free rides for students on Riverside Transit. UC Riverside will now pay up to $204,000 annually for the service.
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