Trimet ridership goes down in October

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Obviously MAX ridership is up because of the Orange line. It's disturbing that total ridership is going down but it appears to be industry wide right  now. This  would lead us to believe that gas prices has something to do with it but on the other hand  Trimet ridership trends have been stagnant for a long time now. People are not flocking to ride Trimet that's for sure.  Anybody who follows this blog can figure out why that may be