Riders * Canada - Flock to buses as gas prices jump
Ottawa,ONT,CAN -The Ottawa Citizen, by Patrick Dare -April 30, 2008: -- Ottawa is seeing a surge in public transit ridership as rising gasoline prices and increased congestion prompt residents to get on the bus... Last fall saw a big jump in transit riders, with a 5.8-per-cent increase in October compared with October the previous year, a 6.9-per-cent increase in November and a 4.6-per-cent increase in December. In January, ridership went up 3.1 per cent, in February, it jumped 5.8 per cent and it climbed 1.2 per cent in March... One big problem for the city is that as it sees greater success with attracting people to transit, its costs rise, since fares only cover about 50 per cent of the cost of transit.
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