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Archuleta County Mountain Express Transit

Month Route/Program Riders
April AS Route (Not Offered) 0
May AS Route (Not Offered) 0
Sept AS Route 21
Oct AS Route (Not Offered) 0
April PS Route 512
May PS Route 611
Sept PS Route 498
Oct PS Route
April DRO Route 5
May DRO Route 6
Sept DRO Route 20
Oct DRO Route
Month
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  • May
  • Sept
  • Oct
  • April
  • May
  • Sept
  • Oct
  • April
  • May
  • Sept
  • Oct
Route/Program
  • AS Route (Not Offered)
  • AS Route (Not Offered)
  • AS Route
  • AS Route (Not Offered)
  • PS Route
  • PS Route
  • PS Route
  • PS Route
  • DRO Route
  • DRO Route
  • DRO Route
  • DRO Route
Riders
  • 21
  • 512
  • 611
  • 498
  • 5
  • 6
  • 20

The PS Route MET observed the following trends in ridership:

    • June 2023 vs April - 810 vs 512 equal to 58.2% Increase in ridership
    • June 2023 vs May - 810 vs 611 equal to 32.6% Increase in ridership
    • June 2023 vs Sept - 810 vs 498 qual to 38.5% Decrease in ridership
    • July 2023 vs April - 710 vs 512 equal to 38.7% Increase in ridership
    • July 2023 vs May - 710 vs 611 equal to 16.2% Increase in ridership
    • July 2023 vs Sept - 710 vs 498 equal to 29.9% Decrease in ridership
    • Aug 2023 vs April - 748 vs 512 equal to 46.1% Increase in ridership
    • Aug 2023 vs May - 748 vs 611 equal to 22.4% Increase in ridership
    • Aug 2023 vs Sept - 748 vs 498 equal to 33.4% Decrease in ridership

The AS Route was not operated in April or May as it was a new expansion route, ridership trends that were noted for September.

    • June 2023 vs Sept - 55 vs 21 qual to -61.8% Decrease in ridership
    • July 2023 vs Sept - 100 vs 21 equal to -79% Decrease in ridership
    • Aug 2023 vs Sept - 45 vs 21 equal to -53.3% Decrease in ridership

The DRO Route MET observed the following trends in ridership:

  • June 2023 vs April - 14 vs 5 equal to 180% Increase in ridership
  • June 2023 vs May - 14 vs 6 equal to 133% Increase in ridership
  • June 2023 vs Sept - 14 vs 20 equal to 42.9% Increase in ridership
  • July 2023 vs April - 15 vs 5 equal to 200% Increase in ridership
  • July 2023 vs May - 15 vs 6 equal to 16.2% Increase in ridership
  • July 2023 vs Sept - 15 vs 20 equal to 33.3% Increase in ridership
  • Aug 2023 vs April - 37 vs 5 equal to 640% Increase in ridership
  • Aug 2023 vs May - 37 vs 6 equal to 517% Increase in ridership
  • Aug 2023 vs Sept - 37 vs 20 equal to -46% Decrease in ridership
  1. The PS Route the MET saw an increase in ridership over both April and May during each of the Program Months June - Aug and a steep decline in ridership in the month following the Fare Free Program in September. Drivers noted that "tourist" would often get on the bus and ride so they could "see the town" versus having to drive and sight-see at the same time. This is a departure from our normal ridership that is typically locals.
  2. The AS Route was not offered in April or May and again saw a steep steep decline in ridership in the month following the Fare Free Program in September. This route also saw a decline from the program month of July to August and is the only route to notice such a significant decline during the program period. We believe this could be attributed to high school age youth retuning to school but did not have the mechanism in place to record the youth numbers earlier in the summer vs August when we saw this decline.
  3. The DRO Route the MET saw numbers greatly increase in August and continue a higher than normal trend in September. This route is typically the lowest utilized and we believe the increased advertising has made a direct impact. This is the only route that had higher ridership in September than either April or May. September, while ridership was lower than August, was 300% higher than April and 233% higher than May.