Puget Sound Transit Ridership Is Falling. Who's Paying Attention?

Charles Prestrud of the Washington Policy Center examines Puget Sound transit data showing a 31% drop in passenger-miles from 2015 to 2024, even as the region's population grew by more than a half million. Transit funding rose from $2.6 billion to over $4.7 billion in that same period, yet light rail carries less than 1% of regional trips today. https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-transit-ridership-trends-are-dismal-but-regional-plans-are-oblivious/ #Opinion #Transportation #SoundTransit #LightRail #PugetSound #TransitPolicy #WashingtonPolicyCenter #PublicTransit #WashingtonState #PacificNorthwest