TriMet ridership up in September
October 13, 2011
MAX Green Line and WES continue double digit growth
In September, 8.4 million trips were taken on buses, MAX and WES Commuter Rail, a 2.8 percent increase compared to September 2010. The largest increases were on MAX Green Line and WES, both up 13 percent. All figures below are compared with September 2010.
Bus, MAX & WES
- Weekly trips were up 2.8 percent to 1,989,450
- Weekday trips were up 3.2 percent to 326,730
- Weekend trips were down 1.1 percent to 355,800
- Rush hour trips were up 2.9 percent to 103,130
Bus
- Weekly trips were up 0.6 percent at 1,176,300
- Weekday trips were up 0.8 percent to 192,300
- Weekend trips were down 0.7 percent to 183,300
- Rush hour trips were flat at 62,300
MAX
- Weekly trips were up 5.9 percent to 836,500
- Weekday trips were up 6.7 percent to 132,800
- Weekend trips were up 3 percent to 172,500
- Rush hour trips were up 7.4 percent to 39,200
MAX Green Line
- Weekday trips were up 13 percent to 23,500
- Weekend trips were up 8 percent to 27,000
WES
- Weekday/rush hour trips were up 13.2 percent to 1,630
- Weekly trips were up 13.2 percent to 8,150
TransitTracker—real time arrival information
With more than two million requests for arrival information each month, TransitTracker info is available for all 6,800 bus stops and 85 MAX stations. Check TransitTracker online, by mobile device, or by texting 27299 or by calling 503-238-RIDE (7433) and entering the stop ID number.
Plan your trip—new Regional Trip Planner launches this weekend
In addition to TriMet's online trip planner, the agency will launch the new Portland Regional Trip Planner on Saturday. It's the first open-source, multi-modal trip planner produced by a U.S. transit system. It combines transit, biking and walking in a single itinerary, and saves significant travel time over single-mode trip planners. It even accommodates bike preferences such as elevation changes. The beta trip planner goes live at 9 a.m. on Saturday.