Transit use up in 2012 - Southwest Journal

Good to see. The assumption is that this is related to long-term hard economic times and people opting for cheaper transit. It may also have to do with more people moving back into the city.

Metro Transit use was up 165,044 rides in 2012, a 0.2-percent increase over 2011. It was the third straight year of increased ridership numbers for the transit system, said Metro Transit spokesman John Siqveland.