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By Staff Writer - Vernon Morning Star Published: July 15, 2012 1:00 AM
Officials insist Vernon’s transit system is extremely healthy. B.C. Transit and the city indicate ridership is up 8.7 per cent over last year. “Vernon residents identified transit expansion as a top priority and the investment into it is paying off,” said Mayor Rob
Sawatzky. Figures recently provided by city hall showed ridership
was down in April and May compared to March 2012. It has since been
determined the data was not complete and did not reflect the entire
North Okanagan. Actual B.C. Transit fare box numbers show 46,277 riders in March, 37,915 in April and 38,940 in May. So far in 2011/12, there have been 440,438 riders, compared with 405,271 in 2010/11. May ridership was up 6.5 per cent from the same month in 2011, while April ridership was down 2.3 per cent. “That may be due to the transitioning of the transit
exchange and finalizing the new transit schedules,” said Meribeth
Burton, B.C. Transit spokesperson. Transit ridership in June was up 0.8 per cent in the North Okanagan.
Officials insist Vernon’s transit system is extremely healthy. B.C. Transit and the city indicate ridership is up 8.7 per cent over last year. “Vernon residents identified transit expansion as a top priority and the investment into it is paying off,” said Mayor Rob
Sawatzky. Figures recently provided by city hall showed ridership
was down in April and May compared to March 2012. It has since been
determined the data was not complete and did not reflect the entire
North Okanagan. Actual B.C. Transit fare box numbers show 46,277 riders in March, 37,915 in April and 38,940 in May. So far in 2011/12, there have been 440,438 riders, compared with 405,271 in 2010/11. May ridership was up 6.5 per cent from the same month in 2011, while April ridership was down 2.3 per cent. “That may be due to the transitioning of the transit
exchange and finalizing the new transit schedules,” said Meribeth
Burton, B.C. Transit spokesperson. Transit ridership in June was up 0.8 per cent in the North Okanagan.
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