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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 22 February 2018 - 10:29 PM

Sound Transit news release:

 
Sound Transit system-wide ridership rose 10 percent in 2017
Feb 22, 2018
 

More than 47 million people rode Sound Transit trains and buses last year, with light rail ridership up 22 percent as Link becomes a top choice for getting around

 

 

 

Forty-seven million people rode Sound Transit trains and buses in 2017, a 10 percent system-wide increase over the previous year. Light rail ridership alone surged 22 percent as more people took advantage of fast, consistent travel times to stations at Capitol Hill, the University of Washington and Angle Lake that opened in 2016.

 

"As more people chose the Pacific Northwest as a place to live and work last year, more commuters rode public transit," said Board Chair and Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers. "Link light rail remained a top choice for getting to and from work, sporting events and other destinations—which means the hard work of expanding our regional rail network remains more important than ever."

 

Average weekday ridership system-wide during the fourth quarter increased 9.4 percent over the same period in 2016, with light rail average weekday ridership climbing 8.3 percent.

 

The fourth quarter ridership report can be found here: soundtransit.org/ridership.

 

 

 



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Posted 26 February 2018 - 10:30 AM

<p>Coordinating schedules and operations between Metro and Sound Transit helped customers travel smoothly to work, school, appointments and entertainment.</p><p>King County Metro</p>

Strong growth in Metro, Sound Transit, and RapidRide — as well as vanpools and shuttles — contributed to the Seattle-area posting record ridership numbers and leading the nation in year-over-year ridership growth.

“Sound Transit is moving aggressively ahead to expand regional transit service as ridership on our trains and buses continues to grow,” said CEO Peter Rogoff. “In a few short years, people will be able to ride light rail to Northgate, Bellevue, Federal Way, and Lynnwood — with more service to come as we all work together to build a 116-mile regional transit network.”

“Record ridership wouldn’t be possible without the hard work of Metro’s employees — especially its operators, mechanics, and shelter cleaners — who together provide a system that provides outstanding service and reliably carries millions of customers every week,” said King County Metro GM Rob Gannon.

Transit ridership on Sound Transit Link light rail, Metro bus service, and ST Express bus service operated by Metro fueled the growth. Together, these services combined to break records and climb to their highest levels ever: 155 million rides in the King County area — the vast majority of the Seattle-area’s total 191.7 million trips taken in 2017.

According to ridership reported to the National Transit Database, the Seattle-area ranked first due to the growing number of passenger trips among all major metropolitan areas; the rate of growth — 2.5% — ranked second behind only Phoenix (2.7%) and ahead of Houston (0.2%). From 2015 to 2016, the Seattle-area posted 4.7% growth in ridership — leading the nation with the fastest growing ridership rate among major metropolitan areas.

Coordinating schedules and operations between Metro and Sound Transit helped customers travel smoothly to work, school, appointments and entertainment.

On March 10, Metro will again expand service, bringing transit service levels to 15% higher than they were in 2014, thanks to investments by King County and the City of Seattle.

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