ridership

How to use ridership in a sentence

• Transit agencies across the nation have been hit hard during a pandemic that has ravaged their ridership and budgets.

  Morning Report: Federal Court’s Jury Selection Plan Draws Scrutiny | Voice of San Diego | January 22, 2021 | Voice of San Diego

• The losses are driven by low ridership, which on the rail system has rarely risen above 30 percent of pre-pandemic levels.

  Metro is planning normal service this year, but hoping for a cash infusion in 2022 | Justin George | January 15, 2021 | Washington Post

• Officials previously have said they might seek more federal assistance at that time to bridge the gap unless ridership rebounds.

  Metro to lower its annual subsidy request from Washington-area jurisdictions | Justin George | January 12, 2021 | Washington Post

• Of its 15 long-distance routes, the Crescent ranked 10th in ridership in the 2019 fiscal year, with 295,000 riders — or roughly 400 per trip per day — costing Amtrak $36 million more than it brought in.

  Aboard Amtrak’s Crescent, surprising comfort and welcome seclusion on a slow train to Mississippi | Scott Butterworth | January 1, 2021 | Washington Post

• With overall mobility revenue down 53% year-over-year, the ride-hailing and delivery giant, which remains unprofitable, also has a dire need to ramp up ridership, particularly once online restaurant orders start to come down back to earth.

  Uber is trying to win back ridership with a kinder, gentler image | Michelle Cheng | December 19, 2020 | Quartz