Charlottetown Transit breaks records
Last Updated: Monday, September 17, 2007 | 10:18 AM AT
CBC News
The Charlottetown transit system broke its monthly record for riders in August, and more commuters appear to be hopping on each day.
'People are starting to say, 'You know, what if I give up that car?"'— Bobby Dunn, Charlottetown Transit
Transit general manager Bobby Dunn said 12,588 passengers took a bus last month, the most since the service started in October 2005. That's an improvement of more than 20 per cent over last August.
"Certainly we saw tourists getting on this summer," Dunn said, adding that groups such as Study Abroad and the Newcomers used the transit system to get their members around town.
Besides breaking a monthly record in August, the transit system has been enjoying more daily riders in September, sometimes logging than 600 riders a day, Dunn said.
"Now that they've seen that it's here to stay, people are starting to say, 'You know, what if I give up that car? I do trust the transit is here and it's going to get me to work.'"
Dunn said it costs about $1 million a year to run Charlottetown's buses. The system is operated by a private company, Trius Tours, with a $700,000 annual subsidy from the city.
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