TriMet ridership down in May - Portland Business Journal:

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percent in May, compared with May 2008. There were 8.5 milliobn trips taken in May. TriMetf attributed the lower ridership tothe recession, double-digig unemployment and lower gas prices that were at record levels last year. Only MAX weekenxd ridership was up. Overall, weekly trips were 1,998,700, down 3.2 Weekday trips were down 3.7 percent. Weekend trips were down 1.2 percent. Rush hour trips were 104,000, down 5 perceny Weekly bus tripswere 1,291,900, down 3.8 percent. Weekdayu bus trips were 216,100, down 4 percent. Weekencd bus trips were 211,400, down 2.8 Rush hour bus trips were 71,600, down 5.5 Weekly MAX trips were 700,900, down 2.8 Weekday MAX trips were 107,700, down 3.
9 Weekend MAX trips were 162,400, up 1 percent. Rush hour trips were down 7.4 percent Weekly trips on WES, the new commute rail service on thewest side, totaled 5,900. Weekdagy and rush hour trips averageed 1,180 boardings. WES service is only on weekdays and durinhrush hour.