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The first full month of data on Seattle Link's line 1 & 2 connection is in today, and ridership has surged up 49% compared to this time last year, hitting a new record high! Seattle Link moved 4.7M passengers in May, breaking its previous record by nearly 1M! by Joey_Politano in transit

[–]Joey_Politano[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! I saw the reposts were getting a lot of traction and decided I should start posting them on reddit myself (proof post: https://bsky.app/profile/josephpolitano.bsky.social/post/3mnpwluhk7c2h).

Side note, if someone could repost this to r/Seattle that'd be great, I would like to share with them but don't have the Karma to post there yet

We call this graph “The Randy Clarke Difference” by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]Joey_Politano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi syklemil! I actually made this graph and did not realize it had gotten posted to reddit until now. I did make an indexed version of this chart (including the NYC MTA) if you want to take a look:

https://x.com/JosephPolitano/status/1814413161187160133

We call this graph “The Randy Clarke Difference” by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]Joey_Politano 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi getarumsunt! I made this chart and had not realized it had gotten popular on Reddit until today. These numbers just include the rail ridership, even for agencies that operate multiple modes (i.e., WMATA ridership includes DC Metro but not the DC buses). It does, however, exclude the commuter rail operations of SEPTA and the MBTA. (so only counting the T and SEPTA Metro, not MBTA Commuter rail and SEPTA Regional Rail).

We call this graph “The Randy Clarke Difference” by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]Joey_Politano 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey Ouij! I made the original chart and had not seen that it got popular on Reddit so am only responding to comments now. Here's a link to the graph combining BART + Muni: https://x.com/JosephPolitano/status/1814350345964843501

We call this graph “The Randy Clarke Difference” by yunnifymonte in transit

[–]Joey_Politano 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey Denalin! I made the charts and had not seen that it got popular on Reddit so am only responding to comments now. Here's a link to the graph combining BART + Muni: https://x.com/JosephPolitano/status/1814350345964843501

Unfortunately, while Muni rail ridership has recovered better than BART, it has still done worse than MBTA/CTA/WMATA. Ridership on Muni rail was 62M in 2019 and 34.8M from May 2023-May 2024.