METRO Light Rail Ridership Takes Summer Dip
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Tony Arranaga in News
METRO light rail ridership numbers took a dip during the month of June, meanwhile the year over year numbers continue to increase. According to METRO’s website, there were 942,154 riders during the month of June compared to 991,999 during the month of May. While there was a decrease in the month to month numbers, there was a 15% increase in the amount of riders during June of 2010 than during the previous June (815,566). Also in June:
- The average weekday ridership was 35,315
- The average Saturday ridership was 24,370
- The average Sunday/holiday was 16,938


Sean S
16. Jul, 2010
Data’s fun
check these out too – I update these graphs of Metro ridership data each month: http://twitpic.com/23bcli
Tony Arranaga
19. Jul, 2010
Ahh.. very nice! Interesting how Sat/Sun is all over the place on the YoY graph. Thanks for sharing!