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10/20/2023
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (L.A. Metro) registered a 10% year-over-year increase in total system ridership in September at more than 24.5 million boardings.
That marked the 10th consecutive month of year-over-year ridership growth. L.A. Metro's monthly bus and rail ridership is now at nearly 80% of its 2019 pre-pandemic level, L.A. Metro officials said in a press release.
Average weekday and weekend ridership is now at 77% and 91% of pre-pandemic levels, respectively.
The increased focus on safety, and the resulting 53% decrease in crime across the system since April, is helping to drive increased ridership, along with improved reliability and frequency of service, agency officials said.
In September, L.A. Metro logged 24,671,730 boardings on its bus and rail services. An average of 938,167 rides were taken each weekday — the first time since February 2020 that the agency's weekday ridership surpassed 900,000 boardings.