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D Line Ridership

Corridor ridership up 50% after D Line’s opening 

| Saturday, January 7, 2023 1:41:00 PM
When snow fell in December, Bloomington resident Laura Johnson hopped on a METRO D Line bus to reach her job as an administrative employee at Children's Hospital. “I like that I can close my eyes, listen to a podcast, and not stress about [...]
Ridership

Ridership growing as more people return to office, cost of driving rises 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Friday, June 17, 2022 1:14:00 PM
Ridership has steadily risen since falling at the end of last year amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. In May, average weekday ridership reached nearly 120,000, approaching the previous COVID-era highwater mark of 124,000 average weekday rides [...]
Ridership

Survey sheds light on who’s riding transit, and why   

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, March 31, 2022 1:56:00 PM
Data from an on-board survey that was piloted last fall provides a snapshot of who continued to rely on transit during the pandemic. Comparing data on the system’s busiest routes from 2021 and 2016, the last time the survey was completed, [...]
Ridership

Ridership growing in corridors with fast, frequent service 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, March 5, 2020 8:49:00 AM
Ridership continues to rise in corridors with fast, frequent service. The METRO Green Line and METRO A Line each set annual ridership records in 2019. Ridership in the corridor served by the METRO C Line, which opened in June, increased by [...]
Light Rail METRO Blue Line METRO Green Line Minneapolis Ridership

Final Four leads to record light rail ridership 

Posted by Drew Kerr | Thursday, April 18, 2019 11:46:00 AM
The METRO Blue and Green lines each set single-day ridership records on Monday, April 8, when the NCAA Men’s Final Four championship game was held at U.S. Bank Stadium. There were 62,686 rides provided on the Blue Line and 68,210 rides on the [...]
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