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VTA Sees An Increase in Ridership Following its New Bus Service Launch!

San Jose, Calif. – Following its massive new bus service launch in January, the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) saw an increase in total monthly system ridership for bus and light rail during February 2008. Average weekday ridership was 5.9% more than the same period last year and the highest since February 2003.

February 2008 marks the first full month of service of the new bus service plan. VTA is proud to announce that average weekday bus ridership last month jumped 5.6% in comparison to February 2007. Fiscal year to date, bus ridership is up 4.6% compared to the same time last year. 

An increase of 6.9% in average weekday ridership on light rail was recorded for February 2008; marking the highest February average weekday ridership for light rail in VTA history. Saturday ridership increased by 4% while Sunday ridership decreased by 2.1%.

Background

On January 14, 2008, VTA launched a redesigned bus system, the largest overhaul of the bus network in more than two decades. The new service affected thousands of transit riders and included re-routing, the introduction of two Express Bus lines and Community Buses. The service change impacted 74 revised bus routes, with 19 lines offering service frequencies of 15 minutes or less.

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations; congestion management; specific highway improvement projects; and countywide transportation planning. As such, VTA is both an accessible transit provider and multi-modal transportation planning organization involved with transit, highways and roadways, bikeways and pedestrian facilities.

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