ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
ˈrī-dər-ˌship 
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
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Year-on-year record ridership growth and continued interest in additional stops and services show that passengers are keen to use our 520 miles of coastline to its fullest potential.
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Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Major crimes on the subway were down 5.4% in 2024 compared to the year prior, NYPD statistics show, and down 13% compared to 2019, before the pandemic hollowed out transit ridership, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Monday, Jan. 6.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
And after the pandemic dealt a painful blow to the 110-year-old American stalwart, halving its ridership, one of its new rivals — an express bus startup called Flix — bought the company for just $172 million, down almost 80% from a $800 million valuation a decade earlier.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Metro Transit is seeing strong ridership in corridors with bus rapid transit service, according to Kerr.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
Major crimes on the subway were down 5.4% in 2024 compared to the year prior, NYPD statistics show, and down 13% compared to 2019, before the pandemic hollowed out transit ridership, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters on Monday, Jan. 6.
—Ben Brachfeld, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
And after the pandemic dealt a painful blow to the 110-year-old American stalwart, halving its ridership, one of its new rivals — an express bus startup called Flix — bought the company for just $172 million, down almost 80% from a $800 million valuation a decade earlier.
—Iain Martin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Metro Transit is seeing strong ridership in corridors with bus rapid transit service, according to Kerr.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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