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>>an average increase of just over 4 million per year. However, 1997 was a turning point for the relatively stagnant ridership growth experienced by New York Ci
by felipemnoa 9y ago
>>an average increase of just over 4 million per year. However, 1997 was a turning point for the relatively stagnant ridership growth experienced by New York City’s subway system. In 1998,just after the introduction of the MetroCard, over 137 million more rides were taken than the year before.
That is a huge change. Frankly, knowing nothing else I would almost be willing to guess that what accounts for the change is better tracking due to the new MetroCard system.
- bogomipz 9y agoI think that's unlikely, prior to the card system you needed to purchase a token and drop it in the slot in the turn style so they could still account for ridership. A more likely explanation is that Metro Cards simply made it a better deal since they now allowed you to transfer between the subway and bus on the same fare and they also offered riders unlimited 7 day and unlimited 30 day options. See: http://www.mta.info/news-subway-bus-new-york-city-transit-metrocard/2014/01/06/mtas-metrocard-turns-20 http://www.mta.info/news-subway-bus-new-york-city-transit-me...