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4/23/2009
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Santa Clara VTA registers ridership gain for eighth-straight month
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The recession hasn't slowed the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority's (VTA) ridership. March ridership rose 3.4 percent system-wide compared with March 2008 figures. The agency now has posted a ridership gain for eight consecutive months.
The agency carried an average of 33,000 weekday passengers on its light-rail system, up 7.1 percent. VTA attributes the gain in part to a platform retrofit project completed earlier this year, as well as the low cost of public transportation, gas price volatility and an increased awareness of carbon emissions.
The agency carried an average of 33,000 weekday passengers on its light-rail system, up 7.1 percent. VTA attributes the gain in part to a platform retrofit project completed earlier this year, as well as the low cost of public transportation, gas price volatility and an increased awareness of carbon emissions.
