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According to data from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), ridership currently stands at only 58% of what it was before the outbreak of COVID-19.
After ridership drops during the pandemic, he now weighs his options.
Among the factors it must consider are fare evasion, serving areas with significant commercial and employment activity, ridership and how it would serve low-income communities.
“At an estimated $800 billion, the long-term economic benefits will be substantially greater than the costs – an estimated $587 billion – and these connections would bring an exceptional increase of rail ridership and market share.”
But Amtrak as a whole is facing an equipment shortage which is currently limiting the length of Hiawatha trains even as ridership rebounds from a pandemic slowdown.
Source: https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2023/06/25/plats-and-parcels-airport-train-station-expansion-underway/
Currently, Line One witnesses 3.8 lakh ridership on weekdays, down from 4.5 lakh during pre-Covid times.
Dependable and reliable bus service leads to increased ridership which supports our sustainability efforts, reduces congestion and increases the quality of life for our residents.”
Despite hitting recent daily highs of 4 million turnstile entries, subway ridership and fares are still only 70% of what they were before the pandemic.
Source: https://gothamist.com/news/free-buses-coming-to-nyc-but-pilot-will-run-shorter-than-hochul-promised
For city Transit Manager Candice Folkers, it’s a welcome sign of recovery for COLT, which saw ridership fall by 50% during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government transportation has a ridership problem—people are not using government systems.
Source: http://capoliticalreview.com/capoliticalnewsandviews/consolidate-the-bay-areas-transit-agencies/
In a Homeless High-Speed Rail project, unhoused individuals would provide a large and steady ridership base.
It marked the first time in 3 1/2 years that weekday ridership went over 900,000 boardings, Metro reported.
Last year, when the MTA passed its budget for the current year, it included an anticipated 5.5% overall fare and toll increase to balance a budget still suffering from reduced ridership.
Source: https://gothamist.com/news/mta-pitches-subway-bus-fare-hikes-by-labor-day-weekend
NJ transit has an expected $842 million deficit in its budget by FY2026, potentially more if ridership doesn’t continue to rebound.
Source: https://newjerseyglobe.com/governor/statements-on-gov-phil-murphys-budget-address-2/
On April 20, Deputy Administrator Dawn Huston reported the Delaware Transit Board was “showing an 18% increase in ridership than the first quarter of last year.”
Source: https://www.delgazette.com/2023/08/24/mundane-items-among-board-business/
On average, this stretch is drawing 25,000 ridership daily.
Public transit needs all the ridership it can get these days.
Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12746264?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark
Rail commuter ridership has been down significantly since the pandemic, and the budget increases subsidies in anticipation of some additional riders.
Source: https://ctmirror.org/2023/06/06/ct-budget-income-tax-cut-proposal-ned-lamont/
Saturday was chosen because ridership was typically lowest on that day.
The city can waste nearly $3 billion on an LRT extension to the west end, but without a major improvement in security on trains and buses, and at stations, ridership will never be what they city predicts.