PUBLIC TRANSIT RIDERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA 2000 & 2001 (Calendar Years)

 

 

Region

Transit Agency

2000 Unlinked Passenger Trips (x1000)

2001 Unlinked Passenger Trips (x1000)

Change (2000 to 2001)

San Jose

Altamont Commuter Express*

730

923

26.4%

Northern CA

AMTRAK Capitol Corridor

879

1,064

21.1%

Los Angeles

Access Services

1,576

1,890

19.9%

Los Angeles

Santa Clarita Transit

2,579

3,041

17.9%

Los Angeles

Norwalk Transit System

1,536

1,776

15.6%

Los Angeles

LA County MTA*

377,580

434,907

15.2%

Oxnard

Ventura County Transportation Comm.

406

464

14.3%

Los Angeles

Orange County Transportation Authority

57,083

62,490

9.5%

San Diego

San Diego Metropolitan Tr Dev Bd

11,291

12,343

9.3%

Riverside

OMNITRANS

15,394

16,797

9.1%

San Diego- Southern CA

AMTRAK Pacific Surfliners

1,594

1,738

9.0%

Monterey

Monterey-Salinas Transit

4,579

4,970

8.5%

Contra Costa County

Eastern Contra Costa Transit Agency

2,209

2,360

6.8%

San Francisco-Oakland

Livermore/Amador Valley TA

2,069

2,210

6.8%

Lancaster-Palmdale

Antelope Valley Transit Authority

2,375

2,511

5.7%

Los Angeles

Southern California RRA (Metrolink)

8,063

8,523

5.7%

Fresno

Fresno Area Express

11,909

12,572

5.6%

Los Angeles

Torrance Transit System*

4,321

4,555

5.4%

Bakersfield

Golden Empire Transit District

6,941

7,299

5.2%

Central CA

AMTRAK San Joaquins

684

713

4.3%

San Francisco-Oakland

MUNI

225,672

234,913

4.1%

San Francisco-Oakland

Alameda-Contra Costa TD

70,124

72,825

3.9%

San Diego

Chula Vista Transit

3,325

3,435

3.3%

Los Angeles

Long Beach Transit

29,101

30,028

3.2%

Sacramento

Sacramento Regional Transit District

27,515

28,281

2.8%

Riverside

Riverside Transit Agency

6,828

7,007

2.6%

Davis

University Transport System

2,458

2,522

2.6%

San Francisco-Oakland

Peninsula Corridor JPB (Caltrain)

10,267

10,498

2.2%

Palm Springs

SunLine Transit Agency

3,856

3,941

2.2%

Los Angeles

Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus*

22,193

22,640

2.0%

Redding

Redding Area Bus Authority

907

924

1.9%

San Francisco-Oakland

Central Contra Costa TA

4,748

4,837

1.9%

Los Angeles

Montebello Bus Lines

7,702

7,839

1.8%

Modesto

Modesto Area Express

3,283

3,318

1.1%

Fairfield

Fairfield/Suisun Transit System

944

951

0.7%

San Francisco-Oakland

San Mateo County Transit District

18,003

17,968

-0.2%

San Francisco-Oakland

San Francisco Bay Area RTD

101,476

100,114

-1.3%

Los Angeles

Foothill Transit

17,018

16,709

-1.8%

San Diego

North County Transit District

12,436

12,168

-2.2%

San Diego

San Diego Transit Corp

37,152

36,087

-2.9%

Visalia

Visalia City Coach

1,249

1,204

-3.6%

San Francisco-Oakland

Golden Gate Bridge, Hwy & TD

11,679

11,219

-3.9%

San Jose

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

58,268

55,856

-4.1%

Oxnard

South Coast Area Transit

3,569

3,418

-4.2%

San Diego

San Diego County TS

4,490

4,233

-5.7%

San Diego

San Diego Trolley

30,036

26,766

-10.9%

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Metro Transit District

8,406

7,287

-13.3%

San Luis Obispo

San Luis Transit

1,050

880

-16.2%

TOTAL RIDERSHIP

 

1,237,550

1,311,009

5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: LA MTA strike in September 2000 resulted in annual decrease in system ridership

 

 

Source:  American Public Transportation Association.  The full report of 2001 national and local ridership statistics can be found on APTA's website, www.apta.com/stats/ridershp/index.htm.