Charlotte's LRT continues to exceed it's projections by a third, AND
other forms of mass transit are seeing a huge boost as well.
Lynx, CATS ridership surging
Ridership on the new Lynx light rail is running about a third more than projected, the Charlotte Area Transit System said today.
Jim Zingale, CATS' chief operating officer, said about 12,000 riders were using the 9.6-mile line each day. The agency had projected that about 9,100 trips would be taken daily in its first year.
The Lynx Blue Line started service on Nov. 24.
Overall ridership on other CATS routes also surged in November, Zingale said. Regional express bus service was up 15 percent and community circulator transit was up 21. Ridership on local bus services was up 4.3 percent.
Zingale attributed the increase in transit ridership in part to high gasoline prices.
New figures for March 2008. The line opened in late November 2007.
Weekday average: 14,807 Saturday: 13,061 Sunday: 5,271
Keep in mind the projections were 9,100 for the first year, and 18,300 by
2030.
If this keeps up, they will meet the 2030 projections by 2009,
21 years ahead of schedule.
Drop this Bus nonsense, PLEASE!!
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