November 18, 2010
Mark Schlachtenhaufen
The Edmond Sun
EDMOND — Ridership on Edmond’s relatively new public transit service has nearly tripled during its first year, a city official said.
During Wednesday’s City Council workshop members of the Edmond Public Transportation Committee, chaired by Councilman David Miller, discussed the increase in ridership with Citylink Edmond.
The city’s new free public transportation service, managed by McDonald Transit, began operating in July 2009, and currently manages eight buses equipped with bike racks and wheelchair tie-downs, according to the city. Two Expresslink buses seat 30 passengers each while the six local route buses can carry 19 passengers each.
In July 2009, Citylink transported 4,609 passengers, according to city records. In July 2010, 12,724 were transported. And a total of 109,156 passengers have been transported from July 2009 to June 2010... FULL ARTICLE
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Thu, November 18, 2010
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