The Madison BRT plan needs is lacking
<p>Over the past few years, Madison Metro bus ridership has declined by 2.4 million rides per year (16%) from ~15,200,000 rides in 2014 to ~<a href="http://www.cityofmadison.com/metro/annualreports/2017.pdf" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">12,800,000 rides</a> in 2017, while at the same time our population increased by roughly 10,000 people.</p>
<p>This decline in bus ridership <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/falling-transit-ridership-poses-an-emergency-for-cities-experts-fear/2018/03/20/ffb67c28-2865-11e8-874b-d517e912f125_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f52aa6c7b68e" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">has been seen nationally</a>. Researchers think the trend is related to a few variables such as gasoline prices, car ownership rates, and ride hailing services.</p>
<p>All of this is to say that our bus system is not overwhelmed. The problem is:</p>
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