Recession Pulls Transit Ridership Down
"Last year, public transit ridership hit a 52-year high of 10.7 billion rides. This year, January-through-September ridership was down 4% from the first nine months of last year to 7.7 billion trips,...
View ArticleRidership Rising on Canada Line
"Daily Canada Line ridership has occasionally topped 100,000, which is the break-even threshold for the system covering its operating costs. That level comes about three years ahead of schedule....
View ArticleSeducing Riders Onto Transit
Adam Christensen comments on Dr. Kroon's presentation: "Think of premium brands: Apple, BMW, etc. They seduce you on a level above pure functionality. You pay more for the experience.Publication Date:...
View ArticleCities Seek to Quantify Rise in Bicycle Ridership
With bicycle use increasing in the U.S., planners are keen to quantify the increase and identify areas where more bicycle infrastructure may be necessary. Publication Date: Tue, 05/11/2010
View ArticleAmtrak Line Meets Ridership Goals for First Year in 6 Months
From the Lynchburg News & Advance: "By the end of March, it already had topped that goal by 4,000 riders, according to Amtrak and the state Department of Rail and Public Transportation. Publication...
View ArticlePlaying with Ridership Numbers
Jarrett writes that one of the main reasons the numbers are confused is that they lump together areas of low transit use and high transit use into "metropolitan areas". Publication Date: Fri, 07/16/2010
View ArticleWith ARC Truly Dead, What’s Next for Jersey?
There will be no new tunnel under the Hudson for the foreseeable future, so New Jersey Transit and Amtrak must take other measures in order to grow, says Freemark. He argues that New Jersey Transit...
View ArticleTransit Plans in Charlotte Face Budget Troubles
The Transport Politic looks at how transit has grown in Charlotte, and how tax problems are likely to derail planned expansions. Publication Date: Fri, 11/19/2010
View ArticlePoor Ridership = Poor Efficiency
O'Toole says that on average, public transit runs at about 1/5th of capacity: Publication Date: Sun, 11/28/2010
View ArticleRidership Predictions Lowered, But Subway Plans Move Ahead
The predictions are for the T-Third line, the first phase of the Central Subway project. Publication Date: Wed, 12/01/2010
View ArticleOlympic Boost to Vancouver Transit Ridership, Then a Drop
"In the Olympic period, bus ridership jumped by 34 per cent, SkyTrain usage went up 54 per cent and the number of people on the SeaBus increased 200 percent. Results of a study released Tuesday...
View ArticleBogotá's Bus Rapid Transit Under Attack
Riders of TransMilenio, Bogotá's widely acclaimed bus rapid transit system, rioted in protest over a lack of transportation options earlier this month, destroying five bus stations and bringing out...
View ArticleDesigning Transit Networks That People Will Actually Use
When it comes to transit, ridership is often the determining metric of a system's success.Publication Date: Mon, 05/21/2012
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For Amtrak, Short Trips Are Route to Profitability
Not only has Amtrak reached record levels of ridership, it's also the nation’s fastest growing mode of transportation says a new report out today from the Brookings Institution.Publication Date: Fri,...
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L.A.'s New Light Rail Line Reports Strong Ridership, Without Cannibalizing...
"When the Expo Line, Los Angeles Metro’s newest light rail line, opened in April 2012, initial ridership numbers were low, starting at around 11,000 per average weekday, a fact which Publication Date:...
View ArticleIs Your Project Transit-Oriented or Merely Transit-Adjoining?
"[P]lanners have invested decades of considerable work in the pursuit of transit-oriented development (TOD), under the presumption that clustering new housing, offices, and retail will result in rising...
View ArticleWhat is the Ideal Catchment Area for TODs?
"Planners and researchers use transit catchment areas—the land around stations—as geographic units for predicting ridership, assessing the impacts of transit investments and, recently, for designing...
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Despite Sandy Disruption, Amtrak Has Another Historic Year
Alex Goldmark dives into Amtrak's recently released ridership and revenue numbers for the fiscal year that ended September 30th.Publication Date: Mon, 10/14/2013
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Salt Lake City Suffers Streetcar Setback
"The federal government expected 3,000 people a day to ride the new Sugar House Streetcar when it opened, according to a statement it issued in 2010 to announce a $26 million grant for the project,"...
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