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Originally Posted by Chicago Shawn
Two words: Divvy and Ventra. Bus drivers often waive people with problem cards past the farebox, I assume there is some ridership data leakage there. Meanwhile Divvy has racked up some 2 million rides in 14.5 months of operations.
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Originally Posted by Mr Downtown
Ventra. It's no longer possible for poor people to transfer from one bus line to another, which of course used to count as two boardings.
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Ok, all that combined very likely accounts for the decline. Thanks, I hadn't thought about those things.
It does seem like the kinks in Ventra have been worked out now though. But Divvy is absolutely stealing ridership. I can't believe how popular it is.