August 10, 2009

July ridership report

8.5 million trips taken in July

For the month of July, there were 8.5 million trips, down 8 percent from July 2008. Ridership is impacted by the recession, double-digit unemployment and lower gas prices that were at records levels last year. All ridership categories were down and figures below are compared to July 2008:

Bus, MAX & WES

• Weekly trips were 1,907,350, down 8.8 percent
• Weekday trips were 308,300, down 9.6 percent
• Weekend trips were 365,700, down 5.4 percent
• Rush hour trips were 92,130, down 14.3 percent

Bus

• Weekly bus trips were 1,172,100, down 10.3 percent
• Weekday bus trips were 193,800, down 11.2 percent
• Weekend bus trips were 203,100, down 5.7 percent
• Rush hour bus trips were 58,800, down 17.3 percent

MAX

• Weekly MAX trips were 729,600, down 7 percent
• Weekday MAX trips were 113,400, down 7.6 percent
• Weekend MAX trips were 162,600, down 5 percent
• Rush hour trips were 32,200, down 11.5 percent

WES (weekday rush hour service)

• Weekly WES trips totaled 5,650
• Weekday trips averaged 1,130 boardings.

TransitTracker

Real time arrival information is available for all 7,100 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.