Why are less people riding the bus?
There are less buses to ride.
Route | 03-17 | June 2017 | August 2017 | March 2018 | 03-18 | Change |
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3 | 194,698 | Service Cut | 167,288 | 14% | ||
6 | 12,924 | Discontinued | 0 | 100% | ||
7 | 108,342 | Service Cut | 90,470 | 16% | ||
8 | 158,854 | Service Cut | Service Cut | 114,610 | 28% | |
11 | 282,938 | Service Cut | Service Cut | 227,959 | 19% | |
16 | 73,525 | Service Cut | 54,147 | 26% | ||
24 | 57,741 | Service Cut | 56,352 | 2% | ||
27 | 233,477 | Service Cut | 200,231 | 14% | ||
31 | 44,220 | Service Cut | 36,623 | 17% | ||
35 | 63,345 | Service Cut | 55,803 | 12% | ||
38 | 207,776 | Service Cut | 195,414 | 6% | ||
48 | 3,788 | Discontinued | 0 | 100% | ||
56 | 14,013 | Service Cut | 8,877 | 37% | ||
62 | 73,647 | Service Cut | 51,640 | 30% | ||
70 | 36,356 | Discontinued | 0 | 100% | ||
73 | 64,274 | Service Cut | 53,383 | 17% | ||
77 | 245,997 | Service Cut | 204,625 | 17% | ||
103 C | 69,813 | Service Cut | 11,674 | 83% | ||
107 G | 55,597 | Service Cut | 46,742 | 16% | ||
108 H | 45,133 | Service Cut | 13,556 | 70% | ||
112 L | 209,523 | Service Cut | 210,756 | 1% | ||
115 | 4,801 | Service Cut | Service Cut | 3,409 | 29% | |
117 | 4,689 | Discontinued | 0 | 100% | ||
119 S* | 248,992 | Service Cut | 260,908 | 5% | ||
120* | 156,362 | Service Cut | 175,188 | 12% | ||
136 | 7,227 | Service Cut | 3,713 | 49% | ||
183 | 103,357 | Service Cut | Service Cut | 93,725 | 9% | |
207** | 25,054 | Service Cut | 30,443 | 22% | ||
208** | 24,372 | Service Cut | 24,903 | 2% | ||
211 | 2,096 | Service Cut | 1,284 | 39% | ||
249 | 19,664 | Service Cut | Discontinued | 0 | 100% | |
252 | 25,952 | Service Cut | 22,756 | 12% | ||
254 | 1,688 | Service Cut | 610 | 64% | ||
TOTAL | 2,880,235 | 2,417,089 | 16% |
* Increased ridership due to truncation of Route 103 C and 108 H, explained in the next section
** These routes overlap with the Little Havana trolley, yet continue to grow, and faced cuts anyway
Source: Service Adjustment Brochures and Ridership Technical Reports from Miami-Dade Transit
Thanks: Daniela Sanchez Zamora and William Moose
Our County's only response to falling ridership has been continuous and haphazard service cuts during the past year.
Low ridership routes should rightly be discontinued. However, cuts often affect the most popular routes. Ridership dips, and the cycle continues.
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Service reductions:
38
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Service increases:
1
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Bus riders affected:
1 out of 2