TriMet ridership down in May - Portland Business Journal:

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percent in May, compared with May 2008. Therse were 8.5 million trips taken in May. TriMet attributex the lower ridership tothe recession, double-digit unemploymen and lower gas prices that were at record levels last Only MAX weekend ridership was up. Overall, weekl trips were 1,998,700, down 3.2 Weekday trips were down 3.7 percent. Weekenxd trips were 373,800, down 1.2 Rush hour trips were down 5 percent Weekly bus tripzswere 1,291,900, down 3.8 percent. Weekdayu bus trips were 216,100, down 4 percent. Weekend bus trips were down 2.8 percent. Rush hour bus tripa were 71,600, down 5.5 percent. Weekluy MAX trips were 700,900, down 2.8 Weekday MAX trips were 107,700, down 3.
9 Weekend MAX trips were up 1 percent. Rush hour trips were down 7.4 percent Weekly trips on WES, the new commutef rail service on thewest side, totalecd 5,900. Weekday and rush hour tripss averaged 1,180 boardings. WES service is only on weekdaysa and duringrush hour.