MetroRapid, U-Pass Help Grow Ridership to over 1.2 Million in January!
On the heels of setting another annual record for total
ridership by providing transportation services to more than 14.6 million
Hillsborough County residents in FY2013, January marked another month of more
than 1 million in bus ridership. The most recent ridership report shows
1,229,442 rides taken on HART buses to get around Hillsborough County in
January.
Fast facts:
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MetroRapid
ridership has been on an upward trend for the first eight months of this
innovative limited stop service. Ridership for January was 49,184.
- Last
month, January 13 saw the greatest daily ridership throughout the month with
53,954 riders choosing HART.
- Year-to-date
(October 2013 - January 2014), bus ridership is up 1.4 percent; an increase of
69,079 trips, compared to the same period last year.
In addition, more University of South Florida faculty, staff
and students are riding HART. U-Pass ridership has increased by 12 percent in
FY2014 compared to FY2013. In fact, the U-PASS program represented 4 percent of
HART January ridership. The U-Pass program is a partnership between HART and
the University of South Florida that allows students to ride any HART local bus
for free with a valid student ID; faculty and staff ride for 25¢.
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