ridership

noun

rid·​er·​ship ˈrī-dər-ˌship How to pronounce ridership (audio)
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation

Examples of ridership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The latest funding request comes as transit systems across the country struggle to recover from plunging ridership following the pandemic. Danny Nguyen, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024 And some of the big cities that have waived fares still haven’t regained pre-pandemic ridership. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2024 Last year, Lyft had more than 40 million riders, the highest annual ridership in its history. Antonia Mufarech, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024 Cyclists even turn on their headlights and tail lights on the Greenbelt to be seen by other cyclists because of high ridership during commuting hours. Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Weekend ridership has fully recovered to pre-COVID-19 levels. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024 Transit officials plan on creating a car-free Olympics and have been using events at SoFi, including Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, as a testing ground for not only the Olympics but how to deal with changing ridership patterns. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024 Meanwhile, the county’s portion of funding for Metro will increase by $10 million to help that agency deal with lower ridership and repair needs, Hill said. Antonio Olivo, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 The mistake overshadowed what was otherwise a solid beat on profit and bookings projections that signaled a years-long effort to boost ridership and challenge Uber Technologies Inc. may be paying off. Antonia Mufarech, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridership was in 1968

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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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