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January 29, 2018
Lessons on Ridership, from the National Literature

Transit and elected officials experiencing ridership losses in recent years need to better understand what’s causing those declines before they can reverse them. But recognizing the factors that drive ridership down is not always simple. Industry…

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December 18, 2017
A New Ridership Map To Explore Transit Trends, Locally

We are excited to debut a new tool that makes it easy for transit advocates, researchers, and journalists to better understand what’s going on with ridership in their region. As part of our new Ridership Initiative,…

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November 14, 2017
In Portland, Economic Displacement May Be A Driver of Transit Ridership Loss

This Ridership Initiative guest post, by TriMet’s Tom Mills & Madeline Steele, is our first from transit agency staff who are working to understand and respond to declining ridership in their system. If your agency would…

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October 15, 2017
All Ridership is Local

Trying to understand why transit ridership is going up or down is a worthwhile pursuit, but one that is best undertaken locally. National transit ridership trends may help elucidate forces that influence ridership at a macro-level—transit…

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May 8, 2017
Transit Ridership Recipe

Cities from Nashville to Denver to Los Angeles are increasingly interested in building bigger and better transit systems, and in most cases would like to see more people riding transit. But attracting a strong user base…

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February 14, 2017
Using Transit Ridership Data for Better Advocacy

As a follow-up to our post about how to download and interact with National Transit Database (NTD) ridership data, we further explore how to interpret and use this data. While myriad factors govern whether people opt…

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February 16, 2024
How will WMATA avoid crisis and cover costs for the next couple years?

By Wyatt Gordon Note: A version of this article was originally published by Greater Greater Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing racial, economic, and environmental justice in land use, transportation, and housing throughout the Greater Washington…

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January 19, 2024
Death Spiral or New Dawn: How Did WMATA Get Here?

By Wyatt Gordon Note: A version of this article was originally published by Greater Greater Washington, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing racial, economic, and environmental justice in land use, transportation, and housing throughout the Greater Washington region. This is…

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