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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Thu Jul 1 18:32:39 2010, in response to Re: WhineMATA, posted by The Flxible Neofan on Thu Jul 1 18:23:06 2010. Ride On operates the 15 as frequently as it does because until recently, there were so few 40 footers in the fleet, odds were that a trip would be covered by a 30 footer or 35 footer. Therefore, they needed the frequent trips to meet demand. Although Route 15 ridership has gone up since this was explained to me, as a WMATA route, every trip could be operated by a 40 footer, which could result in a longer headway compared to the current Ride On service and ultimately, monetary savings as a result of "cutting" service.The main reason the 55 became the highest ridership route is because the 59 no longer operates along 355 between Shady Grove and Lakeforest, and the 62 no longer operates along 355 between 124 and Middlebrook (or anywhere else for that matter, since it got discontinued). It is the only route on some very heavy ridership sections where ridership used to be split among several routes, and now all those riders are on th e 55. |
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