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You're missing the precipitous post WW2 drop in ridership. A discussion of this curve, with a link to the ridership graph: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeaut
by mercutio2 11y ago
You're missing the precipitous post WW2 drop in ridership. A discussion of this curve, with a link to the ridership graph:
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/2bk7f5/new_york_city_subway_annual_ridership_19042013_oc/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/2bk7f5/new...
- Zach_the_Lizard 11y agoI understand ridership declined due to things like crime, growth of the suburbs, etc., but how much of an impact did things like tearing out the elevated rails in Manhattan have on these ridership numbers? What would they have looked like had they not been torn down?