Topic – Ridership
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290 commuter rail study shows less ridership than park & rides
Gulf Coast Rail District
A new study of commuter rail in the 290 corridor shows ridership that would be less than current Metro park & ride service
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Transit ridership up across country
Attributed to gas prices
Rising gas prices are helping drive big growth in ridership at several public transit systems across the country
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A surge in Amtrak ridership
Year over year growth
Amtrak ridership increased all over the United States for the 18th consecutive month
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Austin’s now-packed MetroRail is mixed blessing
Need the loyal following
Increasing desire to ride but not enough funds to support growth
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Transit agencies ask Congress for more money
Rising gas boosts ridership
Congress turned them back to local governments, and to streamline their operations
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Yonah Freemark
Transport Politic blogger
If Dallas now has the longest light rail system in the nation, why is ridership so low?
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METRO doing better than most transit agencies nationwide
Agency is expanding service
METRO is expanding service while many transit agencies are cutting routes to save money, which its president attributes to a change of philosophy since 2004.
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As gas prices fall, mass transit use keeps growing in US
Expected fallback not seen
Many who have shifted to transit are staying there
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