The Coolest Ride In Riverside

Started by Metro Jacksonville, April 04, 2014, 03:00:01 AM

jaxlore

The rain is a killer. I wonder if anybody takes the weather into account of these ridership numbers. It's like Art Walk. March was supposed to be huge and the rain squashed it but April Art walk was off the chain.

fieldafm

Comparatively,  Friday's numbers werent too far off (rain was an issue all night Friday). Saturday had perfect weather, yet was the worst Saturday since the first month of the pilot (where weather was awful).

June is the last chance to reverse these clear trends.

johnnyliar

Quote from: fieldafm on May 06, 2014, 01:04:41 PM
Comparatively,  Friday's numbers werent too far off (rain was an issue all night Friday). Saturday had perfect weather, yet was the worst Saturday since the first month of the pilot (where weather was awful).

June is the last chance to reverse these clear trends.

Is it at all possible for you to post all of the numbers?
I'm just really curious, and a huge fan of the service.

fieldafm

In May, there were 998 trips taken, which is statistically equivalent to the 963 trips taken the first month of the trial period.

johnnyliar

Quote from: fieldafm on May 06, 2014, 03:40:11 PM
In May, there were 998 trips taken, which is statistically equivalent to the 963 trips taken the first month of the trial period.

Thank you.

I have noticed while riding the trolley that past midnight, every passenger that is boarding with a $4 pass bought from one of the participating businesses is getting an error message upon swiping their pass.
It has happened to me the last 3 months, and I've watched as 10s of people board while the error message beeps and the driver just waves us on. How are they keeping track of the ridership past midnight when it seems that our passes have become "expired?"

Josh

Quote from: johnnyliar on May 06, 2014, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: fieldafm on May 06, 2014, 03:40:11 PM
In May, there were 998 trips taken, which is statistically equivalent to the 963 trips taken the first month of the trial period.

Thank you.

I have noticed while riding the trolley that past midnight, every passenger that is boarding with a $4 pass bought from one of the participating businesses is getting an error message upon swiping their pass.
It has happened to me the last 3 months, and I've watched as 10s of people board while the error message beeps and the driver just waves us on. How are they keeping track of the ridership past midnight when it seems that our passes have become "expired?"

Exactly what I was wondering as well since this past Friday was the first time I ever rode the trolley after midnight.

fieldafm

Quote from: johnnyliar on May 06, 2014, 03:50:07 PM
Quote from: fieldafm on May 06, 2014, 03:40:11 PM
In May, there were 998 trips taken, which is statistically equivalent to the 963 trips taken the first month of the trial period.

How are they keeping track of the ridership past midnight when it seems that our passes have become "expired?"

The driver has a manual key punch that tracks these trips after midnight.