[DetroitMan]

I hope this trend continues...
QLine ridership up as streetcar works to improve service

The QLine, operated by nonprofit M-1 Rail, reopened late September 2021 after closing in March 2020. Average daily ridership was 969 last October through January. It increased to 1,522 riders a day in February-May and June-September was at an average of 2,285 riders per day, according to M-1 Rail's annual report. In 2019, the QLine delivered about 3,000 trips a day, Crain's previously reported.

Its most recent documented economic impact was $8.1 billion from renovations, expansions, retail, restaurants and more across Woodward and beyond, communications officer Dan Lijana told Crain's.

The 12-stop battery-operated streetcar service travels 3.3 miles each way on Woodward Avenue from Congress Street north to West Grand Boulevard, passing through Downtown, Midtown, the North End and New Center. The first stop is a 7-minute walk from the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, and the last is a 5-minute walk from the Fisher Building. Current hours of operation are 8 a.m.-midnight Monday-Saturday and 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/transp...rvice-improves