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Ridership Report

FY08 Ridership: 9,081,282

Another Record-Breaking Year!

  • Total annual ridership was up 11.3%, or 924,657 rides from FY07 (8,164,795)
  • We had our first monthly ridership of over 1 million (September 2008)
  • All fixed-route ridership averages show double digit increases:
  • Weekday is up 11.3%
  • Saturday is up 12.7%
  • Sunday is up 21.8%
  • Other services and segments showing large gains over the year include:
  • DASH is up 8.0%
  • GVSU Campus Connector is up 30.1%
  • Vanpools are up 16.8%

See our most recent Ridership Report

March 2009 compared to March 2008

Daily Averages:

  • Average Weekday ridership (36,111) has increased 11.1% (4,230)
  • Average Saturday ridership (10,355) has increased 3.1% (307)
  • Average Sunday ridership (4,079) has increased 11.0% (403)

Total Ridership by Category:

  • Fixed-Route monthly ridership (575,377) has increased 7.0% (37,498)
  • Contracted/specialized service ridership (280,880) has increased 31.6% (67,442)
  • Demand-Response ridership (39,397) has increased 11.4% (4,030)
  • Total monthly ridership (895,654) has increased 13.9% (108,970)

FY 2009 Compared to FY 2008 (Fiscal Year to Date)

Daily Averages

  • Average Weekday ridership (37,906) increased 12.1% (4,084)
  • Average Saturday ridership (10,593) increased 11.0% (1,047)
  • Average Sunday ridership (4,160) increased 18.1% (636)

Total Ridership by Category

  • Fixed route ridership (3,322,640) increased 7.7% (238,321)
  • Contracted/specialized services ridership (1,875,064) increased 18.4% (291,448)
  • Demand-Response ridership (220,080) increased 5.9% (12,341)
  • Total ridership (5,417,784) has increased 11.1% (542,110)

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