ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
ˈrī-dər-ˌship 
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
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As Metro ridership has gone up, so too has the number of assaults on its bus and train operators — 168 in 2023, a slight increase from the previous year.
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In New York, for example, Amtrak’s passenger ridership has surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
But while Metro ridership has been improving, this still leaves a city with fewer daily commuters.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
Public transit ridership in the Phoenix area has still not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to Valley Metro.
—Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
Currently, commuter busses operate 599 trips across 36 routes, with average daily ridership of 5,100, or 43% of the pre-pandemic average daily ridership.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
The analogy may be imperfect, but the mental-health crisis affecting the city — a problem that is partially, but in no way totally, responsible for reduced ridership on the subway — could be tackled in the same vein.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2016, before the demolition of the Joe Louis Arena and the alterations to the Detroit auto show timing over the last several years, ridership was listed at 2.2 million.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
Tierney said work-from-home policies and cheaper gas prices were likely major reasons for this drop, in addition to shifting ridership patterns.
—Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
In New York, for example, Amtrak’s passenger ridership has surpassed pre-pandemic levels.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
But while Metro ridership has been improving, this still leaves a city with fewer daily commuters.
—Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2024
Public transit ridership in the Phoenix area has still not rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to Valley Metro.
—Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
Currently, commuter busses operate 599 trips across 36 routes, with average daily ridership of 5,100, or 43% of the pre-pandemic average daily ridership.
—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2024
The analogy may be imperfect, but the mental-health crisis affecting the city — a problem that is partially, but in no way totally, responsible for reduced ridership on the subway — could be tackled in the same vein.
—Ginia Bellafante, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
In 2016, before the demolition of the Joe Louis Arena and the alterations to the Detroit auto show timing over the last several years, ridership was listed at 2.2 million.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 12 Mar. 2024
Tierney said work-from-home policies and cheaper gas prices were likely major reasons for this drop, in addition to shifting ridership patterns.
—Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 12 Feb. 2024
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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
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