ridership
noun
rid·er·ship
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Definition of ridership
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation
Examples of ridership in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Metra saw its ridership fall 9% between 2014 and 2018, a period of time in which the railway raised fares four times to help pay for new equipment. — Mary Wisniewski, chicagotribune.com, "Metra says it won’t hike fares in 2020, second year in a row without an increase," 9 Sep. 2019 That’s partly due to population and job growth, as overall commuter rail ridership increased by 21.2 percent between 2012 and 2018. — Boston.com Real Estate, "Will transportation woes drive down home prices?," 4 Sep. 2019 That’s a relatively small percentage of revenue derived from fares, but not unheard of, says Jonathan English, who studies transit ridership at Columbia University. — Alex Davies, WIRED, "Free Bus Rides in Salt Lake City Might Not Be So Far-Fetched," 9 Aug. 2019 The study would look at how the state can reduce emissions from passenger cars and consider other steps to try to combat climate change, such as changing land-use planning and increasing transit ridership. — Dustin Gardiner, SFChronicle.com, "California idea to study phasing out gas-powered cars wins new life," 15 June 2019 The report said offering the service for free would reverse the system’s declining ridership. — USA TODAY, "‘Stranger’ tourists, Phish and the plague, kinkajou attack: News from around our 50 states," 22 Aug. 2019 Most of the recommendations have already been embraced by the Commonwealth, including reinventing bus transit, increasing MBTA capacity and ridership, and producing more affordable housing near transit. — Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, "Would managed lanes make rush hours more manageable?," 9 Aug. 2019 Too many regulations can jeopardize the high ridership and discourage companies from the Dallas market, Kleinman said. — Hayat Norimine, Dallas News, "Dallas could add more limits on scooter rides to address safety risks," 13 July 2019 As ridership has fallen, public transportation costs have increased. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fare hikes expected to accelerate decline in bus, train riders," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ridership.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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