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Old Posted Aug 2, 2016, 4:35 PM
Novacek Novacek is offline
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Originally Posted by nixcity View Post
It is no coincidence that ridership started dropping at the same time they implemented changes to the 1.
Except that it didn't.

You're entitled to your own opinions, you're not entitled to your own facts.

CapMetro ridership peaked in 2008.

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news...r-highe/njkwz/

"The effect of higher prices on ridership, meanwhile, has been substantial. In the 2007-08 fiscal year, before the increases, Capital Metro hit its all-time high of 35.4 million annual riders. In 2013-14, there were 33.2 million boardings, down 6.2 percent. The agency expects another 1.2 percent dip this fiscal year, to 32.8 million."


Or, if you want to just look at weekday metrobus ridership.

http://www.capmetro.org/uploadedFile...all-2015v3.pdf

In fall 2012, weekday bus ridership had a daily average of
133,873

By fall 2013 (before any metrorapid or any changes to the 1) weekday ridership had fallen to
125,691


Or if you want to look at the 1 specifically.
Fall 2012 : 14,118
Fall 2013: 12,459

Over 1500 riders per day. Or about as much as they've lost in the corridor since then.

(a loss of another 200 off the 101 from 2012 to 2013 as well).

Quote:
Originally Posted by nixcity View Post
That is the only argument that one can prove as causal, all the others may have had some impact but messing with our most successful route proved detrimental to the point they still have not recovered.
Absolutely, incontrovertibly, provably false.

It's all about the benjamins

Last edited by Novacek; Aug 2, 2016 at 4:45 PM.
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