[PRCo] Re: San Diego increases

[John Swindler]

Except that the reporter was not asking college graduates that were not San Diego transit executives.  (:>)
 
John
> To: pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org> From: fwschneider at comcast.net> Subject: [PRCo] San Diego increases> Date: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:46:33 -0400> > I hate to take this to the demented list but John has been putting > the LA issue there. Here is the San Diego newspaper story on their > 10% bus increase over the last year. What this does not show is the > caustic comment from a reader saying that I too can go to college for > four years to be a transit executive and figure out that gas prices > are behind this. Professor Fred> UNION-TRIBUNE> > > > July 26, 2008> > > > SAN DIEGO: The high cost of gas seems to be sending county residents > to public transportation in droves.> > The Metropolitan Transit System on Thursday reported ridership > records for June, and July is expected to be another record-setting > month, especially with Comic-Con at the San Diego Convention Center > through tomorrow, MTS spokeswoman Judith Leitner said.> > > > In June, the trolley had 3.4 million riders, a 16 percent increase > from May and a 17 percent increase from June 2007, Leitner said in a > statement.> > MTS buses had more than 4.2 million riders in June, a 9.6 percent > increase over June 2007, Leitner said.> > Some bus routes reported double-digit increases. Ridership on > Interstate 15 commuter express buses from Escondido, Poway, Rancho > Bernardo and Rancho Peñasquitos to downtown San Diego was up 15 > percent over June 2007, Leitner said, with increases as much as 23 > percent on some days.> > Paul Jablonski, CEO of MTS, said the high cost of gas appears to be > the major contributing factor. –S.S.> 
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