[J. Will]

I'm not a big fan of the APTA numbers anymore because they aren't even retroactively consistent. Example:

Montreal:

2nd quarter, 2011: 2,337,500

2nd quarter, 2012: 1,354,500 (Year to date change: +2.04%)

If there was a 2.04% increase year-over-year, 2012 should show daily ridership of about 2,385,185 in 2012, not 1,354,500. According to their numbers, there was a 42% decrease in daily ridership, not a 2% increase.