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Monday, June 13, 2011

This months phony statistics

TriMet spokeswoman Mary Fetsch attributed the growing ridership in part to gas prices still hovering around $4 a gallon and the Portland region’s job market revving up.
“It is certainly a sign of more people working, especially with WES being commuter and worker focused,” Fetsch said. “It’s good that bus (ridership) is picking up. With all modes up, we may be seeing the economy really turning around.”
(Ya right Mary, sure)
Bus, MAX & WES
• Total monthly ridership was 8,813,900, up 4.9 percent
• Weekly trips were 2,044,600, up 3.6 percent
• Weekday trips were 337,700, up 4.7 percent
• Weekend trips were 356,200, down 1.1 percent
• Rush hour trips were 106,300, up 5.1 percent

Bus
• Weekly bus trips were 1,196,600, no change
• Weekday bus trips were 201,700, up 0.4 percent
• Weekend bus trips were 188,100, down 2.3 percent
• Rush hour bus trips were 65,300, up 0.8 percent

MAX
• Weekly MAX trips were 839,800, up 9 percent
• Weekday MAX trips were 134,300, up 11.5 percent
• Weekend MAX trips were 168,100, up 0.2 percent
• Rush hour MAX trips were 39,400, up 12.3 percent

MAX Green Line
• Weekday trips averaged 23,300, up 18.3 percent
• Weekend trips averaged 26,400, up 4.8 percent

WES
• Weekday/rush hour trips were 1,640, up 30.2 percent
• Weekly WES trips were 8,200, up 30.2 percent

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