* USA - City bus ridership swells

More people are riding the bus to get to where they want to go, a Saginaw transit official says

Saginaw,Mich,USA -The Saginaw News, by BARRIE BARBER -May 19, 2007: -- ... And when they climb aboard, riders can grab a book along one route... Saginaw Transit Authority Regional Services figures show 441,498 passengers took the bus from October through March, compared with 396,723 for the same time the previous fiscal year -- a more than 10 percent jump... Ridership steadily has risen about 1 percent to 2 percent a month since last year, said Sylvester Payne, STARS general manager...