ridership

noun

rid·​er·​ship ˈrī-dər-ˌship 

: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation

Examples of ridership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Levine Cava’s budget called them low-ridership bus routes, but transit advocates said service loss would be devastating for riders who use them. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Beltline officials presented the new ridership projections at a community meeting Thursday night where staff laid out the final recommendations from a multiyear transit study. — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 4 Sep. 2026

The sales tax measure was placed on the ballot earlier this year to help stave off cuts to the region’s struggling public transit agencies that have yet to see ridership levels return to pre-pandemic levels. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Members opposed to funding VRT invoked years of low ridership and competing infrastructure needs. — Noah Daly august 20, Idaho Statesman, 20 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ridership

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