The July 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers came in at 940,364. It’s a pretty big number but with the huge ridership days of the 4th of July and the MLB All Star Game, most expected the number to be big. Heck, METRO claims that 200,000 rode light rail during the 5 days of the […]

We hear a lot about the success of the Phoenix light rail system and about the ridership numbers being higher than expected. Ever since since opening day in 2008, people have looked to METRO as a very convenient way to get to many places along the 20 mile line. Sporting events along the line are […]

The June 2011 METRO light rail ridership numbers came in at 924,547 which is the 4th declining month in a row. Average weekday, average Saturday and average Sunday / holiday were once again down from the month before. June 2011 ridership numbers look like this: Total Boardings for June: 924,547 vs 1,018,684 in May: Avg. […]

Last month, we guessed that METRO’s ridership numbers would be greater than February but didn’t know it would be 133,455 more than the previous month. Weekends were a huge hit in March as many people enjoyed our awesome weather and took advantage of many of the cool events that took place along the line. While […]

While January 2011 boardings were impressive once again, the February numbers improved by a little over 6,000 with a total of 1,080,821. I have a hunch that March numbers will be even more impressive as the Spring weather always brings people out to play. Beer festivals, the Aloha Festival, Arizona CityFest, sporting events, the Tempe […]

While December 2011 boardings were shy of the 1 million mark, the January numbers rebounded quite well with a total of 1,074,803. Daily, weekend / holiday numbers were all up over the previous month. Positive numbers and growing ridership is almost getting boring, will we see a slowdown soon? Not likely. Gas prices continue to […]

While November 2010 boardings were over the 1 million mark, December came in at 959,340 boardings to end the year. For the month of December 2010, light rail ridership numbers prove once again that ASU students are a big part of the numbers. The boardings are down when school is out. Even the large number […]

For the month of November 2010, light rail ridership numbers were slightly lower than the previous month for the second month in a row. While October numbers were 4% higher than 2009, they were still lower than September 2010. Totals look like this: Total Boardings for November: 1,080,495 vs 1,165,737 in October Avg. Weekday Boardings: […]