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Appendix E - Ridership Data
Appendix E - Ridership Data
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74 APPENDIX E Ridership Data
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Ann Arbor Transportation Authority Ann Arbor MI 2007 5,470,854 3,876,946 30% in the last 3 years Agreement with university to pay the fares for students AppalCART Boone NC 2007 889,979 844,990 13% Going fare free, getting newer low floor buses, adding service Capital Area Transportation Authority Lansing MI 2007 10,630,000 3,500,000 -- - -- - Capital Metro Austin TX 2007 ~33,400,000 ~5,160,000 (UT Shuttle) ~ -15% Additional on-campus housing has been constructed in recent years; additional dense development surrounding the main campus has been constructed; both allow more students to relocate closer to campus and reach by walking or biking.
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CityBus of Greater Lafayette Lafayette/West Lafayette IN 2007 4,664,581 -- - 7.2% Gas prices and limited parking Clear View Strategies LLC Pittsburgh PA -- - 3.2M 400,000 15% More and more frequent services provided. Clemson University Clemson SC 2007 1,771,346 -- - 17% Higher gas prices, more buses, more often, more places Dallas Area Rapid Transit Dallas TX 2006 102,900,000 210,000 -- - -- - Division of Student and Campus Life, SUNY Geneseo Geneseo NY 2006-2007 232,577 112,054 27% 1.
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People are getting used to the service and using it more. George Mason University Fairfax VA -- - 200,000 200,000 -- - -- - Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta GA 2007 ~2,300,000 Average 5% to 6% per year for last 5 years Cost of campus parking; increasing cost of operating a vehicle; incentives offered for using alternate mode Go West Transit, Western Illinois University Macomb IL 2007 ~1,570,000 ~1,450,000 18% More service, gas prices Harvard University Cambridge MA 2007 -- - -- - 10% A dditional services and an increase in charter services Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority Tampa FL 2007 11,000,000 1,687,983 -- - -- - Huskie Line DeKalb IL -- - 1,800,000 -- - 15% Areas of growth to accommodate more students Indiana University Campus Bus Service Bloomington IN 2007 ~3,100,000 ~3,100,000 100% increase in the past 3 years Universal pre-paid access was implemented for the FY 2005-2006 school year (continued on next page)
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(IndyGo) Indianapolis IN 2006 ~8,300,000 1 2,198,000 4.3% Increase in fuel costs and traffic congestion Kalamazoo Metro Transit System Kalamazoo MI 2007 ~3,000,000 687,000 -10 to -15% Reduction in service levels by the university d ue to budget constraints King County Metro Seattle WA 2006 ~103,200,000 ~21,700,000 2.0% 3 Limits and cost and parking, gas prices, campus population growth, targeted service enhancements Lee County Transit Fort Myers FL 2007 3,037,194 23,578 36% over six years Population growth Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 2006-2007 Unknown 2,300,000 -- - -- - Loyola College in MD Baltimore MD -- - 160,000 160,000 12% More students more routes, crime Mass Transportation Authority Flint MI 2007 ~5,300,000 -- - 2 ~14.5% increase Fuel prices, local economy, wide variety of services offered, growing work related transportation needs Metro Transit, City of Madison Madison WI 2006 12,306,641 9,709,475 4.9% Unlimited ride pass programs (University and other large employers)
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Oklahoma State University Parking and Transit Services Stillwater OK -- - 750,240 460,455 4.96% Increased awareness of routes to campus from off-campus students/lack of on-campus parking Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls OR -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - Parking and Transit Services Auburn AL 2007 656,208 203,112 -- - -- - Pullman Transit Pullman WA 2006 1,260,194 1,260,194 3.55% Better service along with an increase in students living in off campus apartments Purdue University West Lafayette IN -- - ~4,500,000 -- - -- - Free rides to Purdue students, faculty, and staff Razorback Transit, University of Arkansas Fayetteville AR 2007 1,272,041 -- - -3.9% Shifting demographics Riverside Transit Agency Riverside CA 2006-2007 ~7,000,000 ~1,500,000 ~3% Growing population, price of gasoline Rutgers University New Brunswick NJ -- - 6,113,545 -- - -- - -- - Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services (STARS) Saginaw MI 2007 771,299 33,600 Approx.
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Transportation & Mail Services, Cornell University Ithaca NY 2007 ~3,000,000 ~2,400,000 33% since 1999 Due largely to parking fees and gas fees Transportation Services (Penn Transit) Philadelphia PA 2007 553,962 451,541 -- - -- - UC Irvine Parking and Transportation Services Irvine CA -- - -- - -- - ~10% Campus population growth UCLA Transportation Los Angeles CA -- - ~1,200,000 ~1,200,000 ~2% Growing student population UMass Transit Amherst MA 2007 2,553,359 2,553,359 5% Increase in fuel prices UNC Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC -- - 1,800,000 1,800,000 12% Decrease in on campus parking availability TABLE E1 (Continued)
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Fewer people driving to campus and parking at the parking lots we service University of Nebraska @ Omaha Omaha NE 2006-2007 -- - 265,000 10% Less available parking on campus due to construction (continued on next page) TABLE E1 (Continued)
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Prior to the shootings, ridership had been up 2% over the same period in 2006. Western Kentucky University Bowling Green KY 2007 388,975 388,975 75% Adjustments to routes to meet needs of customers; Improvements in reliability and frequency of service; New transit equipment (as opposed to school buses)
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