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July 27, 2006

 

RTA quarterly report card shows increase in ridership

 

CLEVELAND – The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s (RTA) quarterly report card shows that more riders are choosing RTA for their safe and reliable services. The report card compares the first six months of 2006 with the first six months of 2005.

 

• Ridership increased by 1.3 percent over last year.
• Traffic safety – the number of preventable collisions per 100,000     vehicle miles -- also improved by 18.8 percent. The figure dropped from .96 in 2005 to .78 in 2006.
• On-time performance improved 6.5 percent. RTA buses and trains were on time 82 percent of the time in 2006, compared to 77 percent in 2005.

 

“We are delighted that more and more riders are benefiting from RTA. Everyone here at RTA is working hard to make service exceptional for our riders and our numbers show a significant success. We will continue to improve and provide an even better experience for our riders,” says Joe Calabrese, RTA CEO and General Manager.

 

The report card also shows decreases in four other areas – customer satisfaction, farebox revenue, reliability and employee attendance.

 

All quarterly report cards are posted here.

 

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