STATISTICS * USA - More people riding buses, trains
Gas prices are up and according to the city so are the numbers for people moving by mass transit
Albuquerque,NM,USA -KRQ, by Bill Diven -7 May 2008: -- ... The mayor's office said today that bus ridership hit record levels in April for the 32nd consecutive month. ABQ Ride, the city's transit department, reported its buses hauled 916,000 passengers last month. That's 19 percent more than April 2007... "Definitely gas prices have caused people to look at ABQ Ride as a different means of transportation; they've gotten on board," ABQ Ride director Greg Payne said. "A lot have stayed on as passengers, but I also think it's different services: Rapid Ride, the expansion to the west side, new park-and-ride facilities, new buses"...
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