January Transit Ridership Up 5.1 Percent

Transit ridership in January 2020 was 5.1 percent greater than the same month in 2019, according to data released last week by the Federal Transit Administration. Ridership actually grew in a slight majority of the nation’s largest urban areas — 28 out of 50.

Is this the first sign of a turnaround for the transit industry? Possibly. But it is more likely a reflection of the extremely mild winter that United States has enjoyed this year. Due to snow and ice storms, January normally has the lowest ridership of any month of the year except February.

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In any case, you can download my enhanced spreadsheet with January 2020 ridership as well as ridership going back to 2002. The spreadsheet includes totals by year, by mode, by transit agency, and by urban area.

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One Response to January Transit Ridership Up 5.1 Percent

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