Ridership increases for fourth straight year
Despite a mid-year fare increase and roller-coaster fuel prices, RTA posted a ridership increase in 2007. This is the first time since the 1970s that RTA has put together four straight years of increasing ridership. Release

RTA to overhaul its fare collection system
This month, RTA Trustees will award contracts totaling more than $20 million to vendors who will install a new, state-of-the-art fare collection system. The decision affects every person who uses RTA. Presentation

Service to Steelyard Commons begins Jan. 28
The #807 Tremont Community Circulator begins service Jan. 28 to the much-awaited Steelyard Commons shopping area. The Circulator operates from 6 a.m. -7 p.m. weekdays , and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. weekends. It connects to the Red Line at the West 25th Street Rapid Station. The first store opens Feb. 1, with Wal-Mart set to open this fall. Map & timetable 

Ridership up nationally, APTA reports
Americans took 7.8 billion trips on transit in the first nine months of 2006, a 3 percent increase. This occured even as gas prices declined. Release