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.
The bus debuted at the 2018 MLK parade, sponsored by the City of Riviera Beach, Fla., in honor of Dr. King’s birthday on Jan. 13, 2018.
Link light rail drove the increase, growing 14.5% as more riders used the University Link stations at Capitol Hill and Husky Stadium for a top choice to get around.
Maintenance project includes replacing sections of tracks, upgrading switches, and repairing concrete and overhead wires.
Ridership during the Cubs rally was 61% greater than that of the first Friday in November 2015, when Metra carried 285,078 passengers.
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