BRONX
Gaps between Gains in Ridership and Service, Bronx Local Bus Routes, September
1997-September 2000, MTA New York City Transit*
| |
Ridership |
Amount of Service* |
Change in
Ridership |
Change in
Service |
| Route |
Sep-97
|
Sep-00
|
Sep-97
|
Sep-00
|
| Routes Where Gains in Ridership
Outpaced Gains in Service |
| Bx6 |
14,962 |
20,973 |
58,388 |
73,902 |
40.2% |
26.6% |
| Bx7 |
13,370 |
14,677 |
67,989 |
72,957 |
9.8% |
7.3% |
| Bx8 |
5,550 |
5,746 |
46,505 |
47,613 |
3.5% |
2.4% |
| Bx9 |
22,388 |
26,451 |
88,982 |
94,690 |
18.1% |
6.4% |
| Bx10 |
8,001 |
9,199 |
54,514 |
61,028 |
15.0% |
11.9% |
| Bx11 |
6,677 |
10,315 |
27,132 |
40,254 |
54.5% |
48.4% |
| Bx12 |
32,765 |
38,789 |
231,032 |
193,690 |
18.4% |
-16.2% |
| Bx13 |
6,212 |
8,559 |
16,194 |
22,301 |
37.8% |
37.7% |
| Bx15 |
14,446 |
20,177 |
66,247 |
75,565 |
39.7% |
14.1% |
| Bx16 |
5,031 |
6,088 |
39,272 |
40,294 |
21.0% |
2.6% |
| Bx17 |
9,046 |
10,007 |
47,840 |
50,949 |
10.6% |
6.5% |
| Bx18 |
989 |
1,648 |
5,432 |
7,264 |
66.6% |
33.7% |
| Bx19 |
27,580 |
35,951 |
94,625 |
99,984 |
30.4% |
5.7% |
| Bx21 |
11,165 |
13,528 |
59,064 |
59,126 |
21.2% |
0.1% |
| Bx26/25 |
7,700 |
8,137 |
62,183 |
55,860 |
5.7% |
-10.2% |
| Bx27 |
6,110 |
6,973 |
32,978 |
33,798 |
14.1% |
2.5% |
| Bx28 |
15,065 |
16,813 |
94,143 |
101,514 |
11.6% |
7.8% |
| Bx29 |
1,992 |
2,220 |
19,289 |
20,678 |
11.5% |
7.2% |
| Bx30 |
6,305 |
8,250 |
44,213 |
50,701 |
30.8% |
14.7% |
| Bx31 |
10,085 |
11,716 |
46,598 |
51,606 |
16.2% |
10.7% |
| Bx32 |
3,936 |
4,876 |
20,900 |
25,460 |
23.9% |
21.8% |
| Bx33 |
2,924 |
4,349 |
19,484 |
20,860 |
48.7% |
7.1% |
| Bx34 |
5,482 |
5,958 |
30,925 |
30,925 |
8.7% |
0.0% |
| Bx35 |
9,078 |
10,670 |
28,978 |
33,754 |
17.5% |
16.5% |
| Bx36 |
25,046 |
27,051 |
98,252 |
103,062 |
8.0% |
4.9% |
| Bx40/42 |
24,968 |
29,314 |
98,704 |
105,821 |
17.4% |
7.2% |
| Bx55 |
19,735 |
20,010 |
123,746 |
117,288 |
1.4% |
-5.2% |
| |
| Routes Where
Gains in Service Outpaced Gains in Ridership |
| Bx1/2 |
45,300 |
46,179 |
219,891 |
233,127 |
1.9% |
6.0% |
| Bx3 |
14,856 |
16,790 |
49,538 |
56,101 |
13.0% |
13.2% |
| Bx4 |
18,983 |
18,178 |
62,804 |
82,796 |
-4.2% |
31.8% |
| Bx5 |
10,302 |
12,847 |
42,807 |
81,364 |
24.7% |
90.1% |
| Bx14 |
2,447 |
2,450 |
22,106 |
22,126 |
0.1% |
0.1% |
| Bx20 |
2,649 |
2,600 |
19,472 |
19,346 |
-1.8% |
-0.6% |
| Bx22 |
16,648 |
18,513 |
67,511 |
98,398 |
11.2% |
45.8% |
| Bx39 |
10,188 |
13,781 |
44,770 |
78,266 |
35.3% |
74.8% |
| Bx41 |
30,657 |
32,645 |
143,763 |
190,945 |
6.5% |
32.8% |
| |
| Borough Total |
468,638 |
542,428 |
2,296,270 |
2,553,415 |
15.7% |
11.2% |
| |
| System Total |
2,008,764 |
2,353,653 |
10,368,584 |
11,671,823 |
17.2% |
12.6% |
*Source: MTA New York City Transit. Service is expressed in Revenue Seat Miles,
a standard industry measure of service. Ridership is measured by the average
number of weekday riders.
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