Traffic & Transit
Metro Ridership Increases By 10%, Sets Record Since COVID Pandemic
"While remote work continues to depress our weekday ridership, I'm pleased that we've recovered nearly 90% of our pre-pandemic ridership."
May 25, 2023
LA Metro delivered more than 23.4 million rides in April -- a 10% increase in total system ridership compared to last year in the same month -- and the highest ridership level recorded since the coronavirus pandemic began in March 2020, officials announced Wednesday.
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Metro delivered more than 18.2 million rides on its buses in April, along with almost 5.2 million rides on the rail system. In a statement, Metro said ridership was especially high on weekends in April, rising 14% year over year and reaching 88% of its April 2019 level, before the pandemic began.
"While remote work continues to depress our weekday ridership, I'm pleased that we've recovered nearly 90% of our pre-pandemic ridership on the weekends," Metro CEO Stephanie Wiggins said in a statement.
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