Table One: New York City Transit Local Bus Route Average Weekday Ridership and Service Levels September 1997 vs. September 2003
Average Weekday Ridership Route Sep-97 Sep-03 % change B1 17,207 21,588 25% B2 3,364 3,715 10% B3 12,168 15,419 27% B4 6,668 6,798 2% B6 30,531 41,817 37% B7 6,949 8,584 24% B8 18,097 24,434 35% B9 12,315 15,176 23% B11 10,540 14,347 36% B12 21,179 23,626 12% B13/18 4,344 5,592 29% B14 6,779 7,861 16% B15 18,652 22,426 20% B16 7,310 8,353 14% B17 8,991 16,015 78% B20 6,269 8,682 39% B23 1,788 1,770 -1% B24 2,278 3,330 46% B25 12,278 14,514 18% B26 10,938 13,203 21% B31 2,468 2,926 19% B35 28,137 39,347 40% B36 14,094 17,584 25% B37 6,087 4,718 -22% B38 17,585 22,746 29% B39 2,500 2,068 -17% B40/47/78 10,212 11,396 12% B41 37,726 42,285 12% B42 4,874 5,071 4% B43 11,782 14,329 22% B44 38,468 46,429 21% B45 9,335 10,054 8% B46 30,248 51,216 69% B48 8,084 6,894 -15% B49 21,921 22,066 1% B51 1,244 1,093 -12% B52 11,302 14,965 32% B54 10,777 11,850 10% B57 6,948 7,502 8% B60 15,512 16,578 7% B61 11,547 18,543 61% B63 14,932 14,673 -2% B64 5,689 6,210 9% B65 4,889 5,675 16% B67 5,147 6,728 31% B68 19,075 24,189 27% B69 2,931 2,740 -7% B70 2,391 3,986 67% B71 727 890 22% B74 2,513 3,301 31% B75 4,427 4,585 4% B77 2,046 4,008 96% B82 23,096 30,202 31% B83 7,799 9,383 20% Brooklyn Total 615,159 763,484 24% Bx1/2 45,300 45,115 0% Bx3 14,856 17,074 15% Bx4 18,983 15,334 -19% Bx5 10,302 11,915 16% Bx6 14,962 21,345 43% Bx7 13,370 13,969 4% Bx8 5,550 6,061 9% Bx9 22,388 26,553 19% Bx10 8,001 10,587 32% Bx11 6,677 10,959 64% Bx12 32,765 40,377 23% Bx13 6,212 9,432 52% Bx14 2,447 2,357 -4% Bx15 14,446 22,629 57% Bx16 5,031 6,320 26% Bx17 9,046 9,913 10% Bx18 989 1,599 62% Bx19 27,580 36,699 33% Bx20 2,649 2,253 -15% Bx21 11,165 15,169 36% Bx22 16,648 18,067 9% Bx25/26 7,700 8,200 6% Bx27 6,110 7,307 20% Bx28 15,065 16,302 8% Bx29 1,992 2,552 28% Bx30 6,305 8,189 30% Bx31 10,085 11,316 12% Bx32 3,936 5,277 34% Bx33 2,924 3,861 32% Bx34 5,482 5,696 4% Bx35 9,078 11,561 27% Bx36 25,046 27,630 10% Bx39 10,188 13,031 28% Bx40/42 24,968 28,700 15% Bx41 30,657 30,308 -1% Bx55 19,735 17,836 -10% Bronx Total 468,638 541,491 16% M1 17,427 17,937 3% M2 15,822 16,631 5% M3 21,908 19,863 -9% M4 25,094 26,617 6% M5 14,244 12,863 -10% M6 7,982 6,846 -14% M7 16,951 17,842 5% M8 3,010 3,499 16% M9 3,550 5,314 50% M10/20 19,240 18,723 -3% M11 15,135 15,773 4% M14 27,867 41,218 48% M15 58,344 63,047 8% M18 646 964 49% M21 2,251 2,166 -4% M22 3,423 4,813 41% M23 15,195 20,368 34% M30 1,924 2,355 22% M31 13,366 16,065 20% M34/16 14,048 16,471 17% M35 2,145 2,562 19% M42 13,081 16,463 26% M50/27 9,211 9,663 5% M57 6,639 9,356 41% M60 3,557 12,000 237% M66 10,096 14,045 39% M72 4,796 6,683 39% M79 18,143 21,322 18% M86 24,731 30,773 24% M96 10,954 17,018 55% M98 3,413 3,963 16% M100 13,491 19,036 41% M101/2/3 63,334 72,344 14% M104 31,453 28,970 -8% M106 893 1,762 97% M116 4,487 8,190 83% Manhattan Total 517,851 603,523 17% Q1 5,681 6,521 15% Q2 5,216 7,477 43% Q3 6,870 8,684 26% Q4 10,347 12,251 18% Q5 10,839 12,431 15% Q12 6,898 9,811 42% Q13 6,163 8,304 35% Q14 1,879 2,445 30% Q15 3,583 4,784 34% Q16 3,960 3,995 1% Q17 12,387 19,509 57% Q24 10,507 12,020 14% Q26 1,898 2,194 16% Q27 16,407 20,323 24% Q28 8,934 10,047 12% Q30 11,900 12,104 2% Q31 4,569 7,325 60% Q32 11,252 14,574 30% Q36 5,940 6,589 11% Q42 1,738 1,590 -8% Q43 13,590 17,200 27% Q44/20 27,635 37,679 36% Q46 19,291 23,301 21% Q48 3,334 2,888 -13% Q54 11,886 14,012 18% Q55 6,114 8,018 31% Q56 10,191 11,229 10% Q58 18,467 25,055 36% Q59 3,695 6,159 67% Q74 2,367 3,077 30% Q75 1,214 1,140 -6% Q76 5,688 6,745 19% Q77 6,593 7,520 14% Q79 807 735 -9% Q83 9,716 12,201 26% Q84 5,375 5,651 5% Q85 12,559 13,680 9% Q88 11,170 12,726 14% Queens Total 316,662 391,997 24% S40/90 4,063 4,766 17% S42 1,831 2,138 17% S44/94 7,494 8,064 8% S46/96 6,907 7,580 10% S48/98 7,760 8,376 8% S51/81 4,350 5,121 18% S52 2,966 3,320 12% S53/93 6,186 8,640 40% S54 2,460 2,422 -2% S55/56 2,192 1,751 -20% S57 1,891 1,829 -3% S59 4,156 5,138 24% S60 230 282 22% S61/91 4,342 4,436 2% S62/92 6,647 6,450 -3% S66/67 3,002 2,822 -6% S74/84 5,206 6,177 19% S76/86 4,706 5,477 16% S78 8,304 8,248 -1% S79 5,762 7,575 31% S.I. Total 90,455 100,612 11% System Total 2,008,764 2,401,107 20%	Revenue Seat Miles Sep-97 Sep-03 % change 95,425 95,800 0% 18,087 19,396 7% 60,761 66,173 9% 46,593 46,962 1% 144,884 188,084 30% 40,515 47,013 16% 90,292 103,280 14% 77,750 81,423 5% 44,854 55,822 24% 84,883 90,899 7% 44,767 50,042 12% 36,425 38,029 4% 109,291 136,139 25% 47,001 51,278 9% 42,584 52,729 24% 42,353 51,985 23% 12,183 11,595 -5% 27,762 27,083 -2% 55,205 60,753 10% 59,142 68,163 15% 18,145 20,234 12% 107,112 110,901 4% 66,156 72,281 9% 41,796 34,491 -17% 80,839 100,806 25% 14,716 14,030 -5% 54,126 59,737 10% 165,508 166,053 0% 22,138 21,859 -1% 51,373 54,688 6% 151,756 185,549 22% 44,637 43,482 -3% 126,207 204,412 62% 38,392 36,965 -4% 124,487 116,963 -6% 10,419 9,574 -8% 51,400 64,558 26% 39,477 41,110 4% 42,902 39,741 -7% 72,720 72,788 0% 77,320 92,325 19% 71,372 63,723 -11% 31,470 40,886 30% 31,076 32,538 5% 30,339 34,761 15% 84,427 104,440 24% 19,966 19,235 -4% 18,876 22,139 17% 9,171 9,299 1% 8,274 14,895 80% 28,947 27,480 -5% 16,110 18,473 15% 125,011 146,936 18% 32,180 34,078 6% 3,089,602 3,474,076 12% 219,891 227,127 3% 49,538 56,101 13% 62,804 71,488 14% 42,807 81,364 90% 58,388 73,908 27% 67,989 72,647 7% 46,505 55,479 19% 88,982 120,875 36% 54,514 65,871 21% 27,132 42,144 55% 231,032 220,109 -5% 16,194 24,521 51% 22,106 22,330 1% 66,247 85,777 29% 39,272 36,694 -7% 47,840 48,652 2% 5,432 7,264 34% 94,625 100,030 6% 19,472 16,538 -15% 59,064 65,415 11% 67,511 98,142 45% 62,183 57,003 -8% 32,978 61,412 86% 94,143 95,333 1% 19,289 20,706 7% 44,213 51,292 16% 46,598 95,412 105% 20,900 24,320 16% 19,484 18,595 -5% 30,925 28,128 -9% 28,978 67,702 134% 98,252 105,794 8% 44,770 73,398 64% 98,704 146,355 48% 143,763 169,933 18% 123,746 95,189 -23% 2,296,270 2,703,050 18% 90,769 96,031 6% 94,600 92,000 -3% 102,638 95,311 -7% 121,097 117,909 -3% 95,648 92,230 -4% 37,699 37,699 0% 82,152 80,451 -2% 17,287 15,523 -10% 20,373 22,270 9% 97,777 95,633 -2% 73,444 73,720 0% 97,304 105,064 8% 226,845 234,923 4% 11,592 10,782 -7% 14,719 13,442 -9% 15,599 23,678 52% 31,555 44,952 42% 6,425 6,425 0% 48,277 45,534 -6% 34,915 36,448 4% 15,196 20,743 37% 38,388 35,632 -7% 36,720 33,627 -8% 24,686 30,247 23% 36,127 90,043 149% 25,108 28,203 12% 18,320 19,652 7% 40,917 55,197 35% 50,722 67,159 32% 23,232 28,222 21% 18,684 23,672 27% 54,302 64,846 19% 251,881 278,981 11% 115,202 98,919 -14% 5,356 7,272 36% 17,700 23,389 32% 2,093,255 2,245,827 7% 32,875 35,978 9% 30,554 36,888 21% 59,044 80,676 37% 53,725 68,339 27% 68,475 74,130 8% 40,536 54,599 35% 39,527 48,190 22% 15,438 16,104 4% 20,192 29,784 48% 35,001 34,920 0% 67,413 105,174 56% 71,422 74,790 5% 15,184 16,790 11% 80,675 101,674 26% 45,129 53,005 17% 76,135 74,167 -3% 33,348 46,630 40% 62,858 38,682 -38% 40,822 44,235 8% 10,933 11,030 1% 68,164 80,447 18% 172,500 255,928 48% 109,344 124,175 14% 24,960 25,080 0% 88,714 81,699 -8% 31,268 33,987 9% 56,816 56,280 -1% 98,576 110,847 12% 27,175 37,769 39% 12,421 15,800 27% 16,562 16,058 -3% 46,873 62,131 33% 36,568 44,122 21% 9,744 9,910 2% 55,513 68,641 24% 40,857 42,570 4% 83,869 91,858 10% 78,006 94,540 21% 1,957,215 2,297,628 17% 40,584 48,726 20% 8,768 8,940 2% 60,388 65,096 8% 51,238 59,696 17% 48,868 51,530 5% 44,600 45,708 2% 36,836 38,576 5% 57,666 65,081 13% 36,984 38,384 4% 25,610 27,780 8% 29,870 30,950 4% 65,087 76,711 18% 3,000 3,300 10% 39,468 47,896 21% 53,756 52,199 -3% 29,136 29,484 1% 93,819 101,266 8% 40,096 51,368 28% 97,548 107,965 11% 68,920 94,834 38% 932,242 1,045,489 12% 10,368,584 11,766,070 13%	Did Service Keep Pace with Gains in Ridership? 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