10-27-2015, 12:56 PM
(10-27-2015, 11:38 AM)MidTowner Wrote: I'm probably off topic, too. I wonder what impact the iXpress and 7 (and other) detours have had on ridership. At least a few riders must have found other modes of travel.
I was expecting that ridership would take a large hit, thanks to all the detours. It's not just the 7 and 200. Everything downtown has been heavily disrupted.
I know that for me, it was enough to get me biking regularly to work ever since June started. I'd tried to bike regularly in previous summers, but the bus was just too easy. The detours, schedule padding, and early service reductions all pushed me away. I can't imagine anyone with remotely easy access to a car sticking around under the present circumstances.