Quarterly RidershipThird Quarter 2009 - July 1 - September 30
The opening of Central Link light rail on July 18 was the highlight of the Third Quarter, increasing total system boardings by 22 percent compared with the same period last year. Central Link boardings for the quarter were close to projections, but ST Express bus, Sounder and Tacoma Link declined. Without Central Link, system ridership would have shown a decrease of four percent. This decline is at least partially explained by the extraordinary ridership growth that occurred a year earlier when a surge in gasoline prices caused systemwide boardings to increase by 21 percent; gasoline prices were at least $1.00 lower per gallon than during Third Quarter 2008. In addition, Tacoma Link was impacted by an eight-day service suspension in August made necessary by a pavement repair project. Total system ridership excluding Central Link is still above 2007 numbers.
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