June 11, 2009

May ridership report

There were 8.5 million trips taken in May 2009, down 4.3 percent from May 2008. Ridership is impacted by the recession, double-digit unemployment and lower gas prices that were at record levels last year. MAX weekend ridership was up but all other ridership categories were down. All figures below are compared to May 2008:

Bus, MAX & WES

• Weekly trips were 1,998,700, down 3.2 percent
• Weekday trips were 325,000, down 3.7 percent
• Weekend trips were 373,800, down 1.2 percent
• Rush hour trips were 104,000, down 5 percent

Bus

• Weekly bus trips were 1,291,900, down 3.8 percent
• Weekday bus trips were 216,100, down 4 percent
• Weekend bus trips were 211,400, down 2.8 percent
• Rush hour bus trips were 71,600, down 5.5 percent

MAX

• Weekly MAX trips were 700,900, down 2.8 percent
• Weekday MAX trips were 107,700, down 3.9 percent
• Weekend MAX trips were 162,400, up 1 percent
• Rush hour trips were 31,200, down 7.4 percent

WES

• Weekly WES trips totaled 5,900
• Weekday/rush hour trips averaged 1,180 boardings. WES service is only weekday/rush hour service.

TransitTracker

Real time arrival information is available for all 7,300 bus stops and 64 MAX stations. Check TransitTracker online or by calling 503-238-RIDE (7433) and entering the stop ID number.

Plan your trip online

TriMet's online trip planner makes it easy to plan a trip, with information on travel and walk times, transfers and cost. Visit trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.