Jul 01 2008
St. Louis Latest City to See Double Digit Increase in Mass Transit Ridership
I had the opportunity to visit St. Louis this past weekend for my brothers wedding reception, and just like in recent trips to cities across the Country like Seattle and San Diego, I was impressed with the level of mass transit options the region offered.
St. Louis’s Metrolink is another great example of a mass transit system that is seeing a huge increase in it’s ridership numbers. It’s ridership numbers from April (the most recent month for which there is data) are the highest in recent history.
It’s bus ridership in April was up 12% and it’s commuter rail line ridership was up 13% in April. Over 2.3 million boardings took place on the commuter rail system in April alone.
I think it’s a safe bet to assume that the increased ridership St. Louis saw on the Metrolink will only increase as gas prices continued to rise through May and June.
