Chicago Transit Authority Acting President’s Report February 18, 2009 SECTION TITLE: Ridership JANUARY RIDERSHIP Year Begins with Increased Ridership System Up 1.6 Mil. (4.0%) Bus Up 0.9 Mil. (3.6%) Rail Up 0.7 Mil. (4.8%) All figures adjusted for calendar differences. JANUARY RIDERSHIP BY TIME Growth in the Rush is Positive, given economic climate and fare increase. CHART Weekday Rush: Bus: 2% Rail: 2% System: 2% Weekday Off-Peak: Bus: 4% Rail: 5% System: 4% Weekend/Holiday: Bus: 16% Rail: 24% System: 18% JANUARY RIDERSHIP BUS ROUTES Chart: Bus Routes With Largest Weekday Increases (shows route and weekday ridership increase) - 8 Halsted - 2,231 (11%) - 36 Broadway - 2,001 (14%) - 52 Kedzie/California - 1,578 (14%) - 151 Sheridan - 1,471 (8%) - 38 Ogden/Taylor - 1,355 (94%) - 79 79th - 1,352 (4%) - 7 Harrison - 1,239 (20%) - 76 Diversey - 1,169 (12%) - 21 Cermak - 1,060 (15%) - 20/X20 Madison - 986 (4%) #38 OGDEN/TAYLOR BOARD CHANGES IMAGES: One shows current routing compared to previous #37 Sedgwick/Ogden routing - Modification: The #37 Sedgwick/Ogden was split into two routes: #37 Sedgwick and #38 Ogden/Taylor - #38 Ogden/Taylor operated from west Loop to Pulaski Pink Line Station - In June ‘08, route was modified to operate from west Loop to Mt. Sinai. Midday service added - Ridership increased by 92% to 3,000/day (2006-2008) JANUARY RIDERSHIP ON RAIL Chart: Change in Avg. Weekday Ridership Red - up 5,929 (3%) Purple - up 713 (8%) Yellow - up 162 (8%) Blue - up 6,182 (6%) Pink - up 467 (4%) Green - down 1,315 (-4%) Orange - down 909 (-4%) Brown - 5,048 (13%) -- END --