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Riders boarding an L.A. Metro Train.
Newsby StaffJuly 23, 2024

LA Metro Ridership Up for 19th Consecutive Month

With 18,792,300 boardings on weekdays, ridership reached 82.1% of its pre-pandemic levels in June, with weekends seeing 6,389,175 boardings, reaching 97.7% of pre-pandemic weekend ridership from June 2019.

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Transit Dispatchesby Mark R. AeschJuly 16, 2024

Modernizing the Measurement of Value

The transit industry has both embraced and allowed the singular definition of value to be that of ridership. Ridership goes up somehow the industry did something great.

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Newsby StaffJune 28, 2024

Ridership Growth Growth Continues on All 3 Major Chicago Transit Systems

The latest figures represent nearly 14% year-over-year growth for all fixed routes on three service boards combined.

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Newsby StaffJune 26, 2024

Pace Marks 40 Years, Touts Ridership, Zero Emissions

In May 2024, monthly ridership was the highest since the pandemic began, with over two million trips on the system. May 2024 average weekday ridership came in at 17.9% over May 2023, with over 81,000 riders each weekday.

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Newsby StaffJune 20, 2024

Houston METRO Will Not Pursue Fed Funding for BRT Project

Financial estimates for the project in 2019 were aspirational, but the COVID-19 pandemic significantly reduced ridership and increased costs — variables that were not calculated at the time the project was proposed, according to Houston METRO officials.

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Passengers preparing to board LA Metro Bus
Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 17, 2024

LA Metro Hits 18th Month of Ridership Growth

Metro carried an average of 980,865 boardings each weekday, an 8.2% increase over last May and the 18th-straight month of year-over-year ridership increases.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsJune 12, 2024

Chicago Hits Average Weekday Ridership of 1M in May

Ridership on bus routes that received additional scheduled service was up 10% on weekdays in May compared to March, while the other bus routes also saw gains of 3%.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJune 7, 2024

Metrolink Extends CEO's Contract Through '29

As CEO, Darren Kettle's passion and expertise have guided Metrolink through an unprecedented industry-wide shift in ridership triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Newsby StaffMay 28, 2024

Broward County Transit Ridership Surges

The surge in ridership brings BCT to nearly 89.1% of pre-pandemic ridership levels, highlighting a positive trend.

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Newsby Staff and News ReportsMay 24, 2024

L.A. Metro Ridership Up for 17th Straight Month

In April 2024, Metro had 26,210,300 boardings on its bus and rail services. A total of 21,286,056 rides were taken each weekday, with Saturday boardings at 2,702,268 and Sunday boardings at 2,221,976.

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