2025 MOW Spending Report: Passenger-rail programs
Gardner steps down as Amtrak CEO
Guest comment: Oliver Wyman’s David Hunt
Women of Influence in Rail eBook
Newsletter Sign Up
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
Stay updated on news, articles and information for the rail industry
railPrime
RAIL EMPLOYMENT & NOTICES
Rail News Home
Rail Industry Trends
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
12/16/2008
Rail News: Rail Industry Trends
TriMet's light-rail ridership slips slightly in November
advertisement
Rising unemployment levels and falling fuel prices might be starting to affect some transit agencies' ridership figures.
In November, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon's (TriMet) daily rush-hour light-rail ridership remained flat at 31,900 riders, but overall, light-rail ridership fell 1.7 percent compared with November 2007's totals.
However, TriMet's rising bus ridership helped offset the light-rail decline. The agency posted an overall ridership gain of 3.6 percent, recording 1.9 million bus and light-rail trips in November.
In November, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon's (TriMet) daily rush-hour light-rail ridership remained flat at 31,900 riders, but overall, light-rail ridership fell 1.7 percent compared with November 2007's totals.
However, TriMet's rising bus ridership helped offset the light-rail decline. The agency posted an overall ridership gain of 3.6 percent, recording 1.9 million bus and light-rail trips in November.
