Sentence examples for ridership that from inspiring English sources

"This means that the forecast of ridership is unlikely to be very close to the ridership that would actually materialize if the system were built.

The background to this, as every New Yorker will recognize, is the revolution in subway ridership that has changed the trains in the past decade.

But the questions were still echoing among a ridership that has spent too many nights stranded in the bowels of Pennsylvania Station, too many mornings and evenings waiting for delayed or canceled trains.

Most of the additions will come on weekends and during off-peak hours, an effort to meet "noncommutation ridership" that has grown by about 6 percent annually, the railroad said.

"I look at that line that they have, with the low ridership, that could have gone from Newark to Elizabeth, and I think they're doing pretty well," Mr. James said in a recent interview.

The business case is there". The new locomotives are part of a broader program to improve customer service and rebuild ridership that has been lost since 2008.

But the plan has met growing skepticism among some legislators who say it would put the bulk of the initial funding in a low-ridership area that would have little independent value until the full system is completed.

"Frankly, I'm really shocked by the ridership on that train," Mr. Harris said.

And the results reflect romance per capita: the number of Missed Connections ads mentioning a particular station was divided by the annual ridership at that stop.

Ridership on that line is up 83percentt since 1979, according to recent figures, and officials at the Chicago Transit Authority predict the overhaul will increase capacity by 33percentt.

"I believe there will continue to be an increase in ridership and that a quick ride into the city is important for companies staying in New York City and the region".