CityBus reported 2008 ridership at 5,028,088. The figure sets a new record for the bus company and represents the first time more than 5 million trips were taken on CityBus in one year.
Free rides were offered during the last week of December to help boost CityBus over the 5 million mark. About two thousand additional trips were taken each day.
(See ridership and more about how CityBus counts riders here.)
Ridership has grown significantly in the past decade. CityBus crossed the 3 million mark for the first time in 2001, and the 4 million mark in 2004. 1998 was the first year CityBus contracted with Purdue University to pay fares for students and staff. This arrangement is a significant factor in CityBus's growth.
Only Indianapolis carries more riders in Indiana. The Indianapolis bus company announced this week that 2008 ridership was at 8.9 million trips for the year.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
New Years Holiday Service Advisory
CityBus will operate Saturday schedules on Wednesday, December 31st (New Years Eve). There will be no bus service on Thursday, January 1st (New Years Day).
On Wednesday, the regular Saturday schedule will operate with the following exceptions:
On Wednesday, the regular Saturday schedule will operate with the following exceptions:
- Last 1A, 1B, 2A, 4A, 6A, and 7 buses will depart downtown at 5:45PM.
- Last 2B, 3A, 3B, 4B, and 6B buses will depart downtown at 5:15PM.
- One bus will operate on route 5 with last campus stop at Grant & Wood at 5:05PM.
- The last 9 bus will depart Pay Less on Old 231 S. at 6PM.
- Route 10 will operate the regular weekday schedule.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Free rides inch CityBus toward 5 million goal
CityBus is offering free rides through the end of the year in an effort to reach a new record for the transit agency: 5 million rides for the year.
General manager Martin Sennett said 4,983,964 rides have been taken on CityBus through Monday, December 22nd, making 2008 already a record year. Last year CityBus delivered nearly 4.7 million passenger rides.
UPDATE 12/29/2008, 4:43pm:
Ridership as of Sunday, December 28th is 4,997,202 rides. CityBus is 2798 rides from goal.
“Achieving record ridership is something we all can be proud of,” said Sennett. “Yet the opportunity to go over the 5 million mark would be something our entire community could be proud of.”
CityBus is shy of that goal by 16,036 rides, so the transit agency’s board of directors voted Tuesday to offer free rides for all riders from Friday, December 26 through Wednesday, December 31.
“Remember ‘get out the vote?’ We’re ‘getting out the ride,’” said Sennett. “We’re encouraging everyone to get out and ride the bus. Ride early and ride often, not just to help us reach our goal, but to enjoy the benefits of transit use including saving money and the environment.”
Sennett cites CityBus’s agreement with Purdue University, which pays fares for students, faculty and staff, as a leading cause for its significant growth over the past ten years. 65% of all CityBus riders are Purdue students. Sennett said growing costs of vehicle ownership, concern for the environment, and the ease of using CityBus are other reasons to ride. CityBus crossed the 3 million mark for the first time in 2001, and the 4 million mark in 2004. (See year-by-year ridership here.)
CityBus operates a fleet of 73, including four hybrid busses. Its mission is to be a proactive community partner, striving to improve the community’s quality of life by operating safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transit services, by partnering in local economic development activities, and by providing excellent customer service and efficient, convenient access to destinations throughout Lafayette and West Lafayette.
General manager Martin Sennett said 4,983,964 rides have been taken on CityBus through Monday, December 22nd, making 2008 already a record year. Last year CityBus delivered nearly 4.7 million passenger rides.
UPDATE 12/29/2008, 4:43pm:
Ridership as of Sunday, December 28th is 4,997,202 rides. CityBus is 2798 rides from goal.
“Achieving record ridership is something we all can be proud of,” said Sennett. “Yet the opportunity to go over the 5 million mark would be something our entire community could be proud of.”
CityBus is shy of that goal by 16,036 rides, so the transit agency’s board of directors voted Tuesday to offer free rides for all riders from Friday, December 26 through Wednesday, December 31.
“Remember ‘get out the vote?’ We’re ‘getting out the ride,’” said Sennett. “We’re encouraging everyone to get out and ride the bus. Ride early and ride often, not just to help us reach our goal, but to enjoy the benefits of transit use including saving money and the environment.”
Sennett cites CityBus’s agreement with Purdue University, which pays fares for students, faculty and staff, as a leading cause for its significant growth over the past ten years. 65% of all CityBus riders are Purdue students. Sennett said growing costs of vehicle ownership, concern for the environment, and the ease of using CityBus are other reasons to ride. CityBus crossed the 3 million mark for the first time in 2001, and the 4 million mark in 2004. (See year-by-year ridership here.)
CityBus operates a fleet of 73, including four hybrid busses. Its mission is to be a proactive community partner, striving to improve the community’s quality of life by operating safe, reliable and environmentally friendly transit services, by partnering in local economic development activities, and by providing excellent customer service and efficient, convenient access to destinations throughout Lafayette and West Lafayette.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Holiday Service Advisories
- Ross Ade service will reduce at 12noon on Wednesday Dec. 17 during finals week. This reduction will last through the end of the semester.
- Campus Loops will not operate during Purdue’s holiday break from 6PM Dec. 19th through Sunday Jan. 11th. Service will resume Monday Jan. 12th.
- Also during Purdue's holiday break, regular route service reductions will be in effect for 5 Happy Hollow and Wabash Trolley Line. 4B Purdue West will detour through Purdue Village on inbound trips. 8 Klondike Express will not operate. See schedules for details.
- Christmas Eve and New Years Eve: Wednesday, Dec. 24th and Dec 31st. Buses will run Saturday schedules with last trips departing downtown at 5:45PM. All CityBus offices will be closed on Christmas Eve. Only the Riehle Plaza office will be open on New Year’s Eve, from 7:30AM to 5:45PM.
- CityBus will not operate on Christmas Day or New Years Day, Dec. 25th and Jan 1st. All offices will be closed.
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