Royko beat me to the post — about Metro’s September ridership and fare data — so I’ll link to his comment and point out that Metro’s numbers are not encouraging:
— Train boardings are up, but Metro’s counting method is misleading.
— Ticket vending machine (TVM) revenue is down from September 2004.
— Bus ridership declined from September 2004.
— Fare box revenue is down from September 2004.
Is it any wonder Metro has decided to go into real estate development?
