March 13, 2007

Transit ridership highest since World War II

Filed under: bart, caltrain, muni, ridership — MarkBallew @ 10:36 pm

Transit ridership in the US is on the move upward, the highest since World War II: 10.1 billion trips, up 2.9% from 2005 to 2006.

The death spiral that is Muni ridership declined 1.7%. Can Newsom fix it one route at a time?

Bay area top three systems, 2005 over 2006 ridership change:

  1. Muni: 649000 riders/day, -1.7%
  2. BART: 352000 riders/day, +4.4%
  3. Caltrain: 33000 riders/day, +6.5%

The winner here is again Caltrain, proving if you expand service, people will ride.

August 22, 2006

SF plans transit village at Balboa Park BART station

Filed under: balboa park, bart, muni, transit village — MarkBallew @ 9:07 am

Over at the Examinor, Melanie Carroll writes that SF plans to build a transit village over at Balboa Park BART station. Over 6000 square feet, including a library, museum, and even a new entrance into Bart are included in this plan that has been launguishing since the 1990’s. Muni passengers also have cause to celebrate, with a larger boarding platform included in the 20 year plan.