The data also showed 2017 was the lowest year of overall transit ridership since 2005, according to TransitCenter, and bus ridership alone fell 5 percent. The trend was largely driven by a six percent decline in bus ridership. [What city bus systems can tell us about race, poverty and us]We asked some evening commuters on Feb. 7 about their feelings on carpet in Metro trains. Los Angeles-area transit agencies have seen dramatic bus ridership declines since the mid-2000s, with overall bus ridership falling about 30 percent over the course of a decade, according to the TransitCenter analysis. The city’s bus ridership has steadily grown from 92 million to 119 million trips over 16 years, the TransitCenter analysis shows.

Source: Washington Post March 21, 2018 12:00 UTC