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They could be certainly correlated but why would you assume that growth automatically means an equal (or slightly higher in this case) ridership? After all, the

They could be certainly correlated but why would you assume that growth automatically means an equal (or slightly higher in this case) ridership? After all, the out of towners all didn't take the bus there. Most public transportation I've experienced (subways, buses, trollies, local trains, etc) have a lower-band economic class, for reasons that I could only assume and is an entirely different topic. These lower economic classes aren't pushing the growth of Seattle's population. If Seattle is getting the middle and upper classes to take the bus then they very-well deserve kudos.

hcho3 9y ago
Indeed, many riders on Seattle buses are middle and upper class: From 2016 Riders Survey (http://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/accountability/customer-research/2016-rider-survey-final.pdf http://kingcounty.gov/~/media/depts/transportation/metro/acc...): Household Income * < 35k/year: 25% * 35k-100k/year: 34% * > 100k/year: 32% Also, 93% of the riders have access to a personal vehicle.