Early Community Transit data shows youth ridership bump
Early data shows youth ridership has boomed since September when Community Transit adopted free fares for passengers 18 and younger.
The Snohomish County transit agency youth ridership averaged 8% of its total in October, system planning manager Chris Simmons told the board Thursday. Thirteen routes were higher than that average, between 11% and 28% of their totals, according to the agency’s data.
“I don’t think there are any real surprises out of this,” Simmons said, later adding that staff are confident the fare policy change is making an impact but the degree of which is “nebulous.”
Route 116, between the Silver Firs area southeast of Everett and the Edmonds waterfront, had the highest number of youth passengers in October with 3,000.
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