MANHATTAN
Gaps between Gains in Ridership and Service, Manhattan 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 |
| M2 |
15,822 |
16,954 |
94,600 |
99,373 |
7.2% |
5.0% |
| M7 |
16,951 |
17,816 |
82,152 |
84,061 |
5.1% |
2.3% |
| M8 |
3,010 |
4,541 |
17,287 |
17,287 |
50.9% |
0.0% |
| M9 |
3,550 |
4,890 |
20,373 |
20,534 |
37.7% |
0.8% |
| M14 |
27,867 |
37,287 |
97,304 |
106,943 |
33.8% |
9.9% |
| M15 |
58,344 |
64,136 |
226,845 |
235,097 |
9.9% |
3.6% |
| M18 |
646 |
887 |
11,592 |
11,796 |
37.3% |
1.8% |
| M22 |
3,423 |
3,823 |
15,599 |
15,599 |
11.7% |
0.0% |
| M30 |
1,924 |
2,213 |
6,425 |
6,425 |
15.0% |
0.0% |
| M31 |
13,366 |
16,330 |
48,277 |
49,769 |
22.2% |
3.1% |
| M34/16 |
14,048 |
17,530 |
34,915 |
36,626 |
24.8% |
4.9% |
| M42 |
13,081 |
16,434 |
38,388 |
38,064 |
25.6% |
-0.8% |
| M50/27 |
9,211 |
10,632 |
36,720 |
39,971 |
15.4% |
8.9% |
| M57 |
6,639 |
8,508 |
24,686 |
29,235 |
28.2% |
18.4% |
| M60 |
3,557 |
8,338 |
36,127 |
66,186 |
134.4% |
83.2% |
| M66 |
10,096 |
13,225 |
25,108 |
27,157 |
31.0% |
8.2% |
| M72 |
4,796 |
5,947 |
18,320 |
17,568 |
24.0% |
-4.1% |
| M96 |
10,954 |
16,217 |
23,232 |
28,151 |
48.0% |
21.2% |
| M100 |
13,491 |
17,039 |
54,302 |
59,955 |
26.3% |
10.4% |
| M106 |
893 |
1,357 |
5,356 |
5,656 |
52.0% |
5.6% |
| M116 |
4,487 |
7,039 |
17,700 |
22,562 |
56.9% |
27.5% |
| |
| Routes Where Gains in Service Outpaced Gains in Ridership |
| M1 |
17,427 |
19,492 |
90,769 |
103,097 |
11.8% |
13.6% |
| M3 |
21,908 |
21,666 |
102,638 |
104,172 |
-1.1% |
1.5% |
| M4 |
25,094 |
27,159 |
121,097 |
131,390 |
8.2% |
8.5% |
| M5 |
14,244 |
13,260 |
95,648 |
97,670 |
-6.9% |
2.1% |
| M6 |
7,982 |
7,974 |
37,699 |
41,592 |
-0.1% |
10.3% |
| M10/20 |
19,240 |
20,553 |
97,777 |
114,484 |
6.8% |
17.1% |
| M11 |
15,135 |
16,777 |
73,444 |
83,588 |
10.9% |
13.8% |
| M21 |
2,251 |
2,376 |
14,719 |
15,577 |
5.6% |
5.8% |
| M23 |
15,195 |
21,441 |
31,555 |
46,932 |
41.1% |
48.7% |
| M35 |
2,145 |
2,031 |
15,196 |
20,743 |
-5.3% |
36.5% |
| M79 |
18,143 |
22,279 |
40,917 |
54,969 |
22.8% |
34.3% |
| M86 |
24,731 |
32,710 |
50,722 |
71,125 |
32.3% |
40.2% |
| M98 |
3,413 |
3,783 |
18,684 |
24,088 |
10.9% |
28.9% |
| M101/2/3 |
63,334 |
71,319 |
251,881 |
302,566 |
12.6% |
20.1% |
| M104 |
31,453 |
30,803 |
115,202 |
115,202 |
-2.1% |
0.0% |
| |
| Borough Total |
517,851 |
604,766 |
2,093,255 |
2,345,207 |
16.8% |
12.0% |
| |
| 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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