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%
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)