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Higgins ridership decreases by 54.3% during August

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Higgins ridership decreased by 54.3 percent during August compared to the previous year, according to the Chicago Transportation Authority. The CTA calculates ridership by counting the customers who board a transit vehicle (bus or rail). The route that saw the largest decrease in ridership was Stockton/LaSalle Express with 96 percent drop.

Bus transit experienced a 57.2 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 78 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the Merchandise Mart station with a decrease of 90.8 percent.

So far, the CTA has made no service cuts even with the decrease in ridership. The Metra, which provides service to many of Chicago’s suburbs has seen a 97 percent decrease in ridership according to the Active Transportation Alliance. According to the Federal Transit Authority, Chicago’s public transportation sector received $1.43 billion in bailout funds from the CARES act to combat the decrease in ridership.

Bus Routes with Largest Declines in Ridership
RankRouteRidership decline year over year (%)
1Stockton/LaSalle Express96
2Union/Streeterville Express94.8
3Ogilvie/Streeterville Express94
3Clarendon/LaSalle Express94
5U. of Chicago/Hyde Park92.7
6W ater Tower Express92.2
7LaSalle90.2
8Sedgwick89.4
9Bronzeville/Union Station88.9
10Stockton/Michigan Express88.6
11Sheridan/LaSalle Express87.7
12Navy Pier86.7
13U. of Chicago/Kenwood86.3
14Hyde Park Express85.8
15U. of Chicago Hospitals Express83.9
16Streeterville/T aylor81
16Clarendon/Michigan Express81
18Evanston Circulator78.2
1955th/Austin74.7
20Harrison70.9
21Grand70.4
22W entworth70.2
23Inner Drive/Michigan Express67.6
24Sheridan67.5
25Addison65.8
2655th/Narragansett65.5
27Armitage64.8
28Kedzie64.2
29Montrose64.1
30Halsted63.4
30Blue Island/26th63.4
32Damen62.9
32Archer62.9
3431st/35th62.8
35Chicago62.6
35Central/Ridge62.6
3731st62.4
38North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.62.2
39South Shore Express62.1
40State61.9
40Jackson61.9
42North61.7
4316th/18th61.4
44Narragansett/Ridgeland60.5
45South Dam en60.3
46Clark59.7
47Ashland Express59.5
48Jackson Park Express59.3
49Outer Drive Express58.9
50Lunt58.6
51Jeffery Jump58.5
51Diversey58.5
53Belmont58.4
54Pershing58.3
55W estern Express58.2
56Fullerton58
56King Drive58
56Milwaukee58
56Division58
60South Pulaski57
60Madison57
60Garfield57
60Peterson57
6459th/61st56.2
65South Shore Night Bus55.9
66W est 65th55.8
67Archer/Harlem55.3
68Irving Park54.8
68Halsted/95th54.8
70California/Dodge54.5
71Higgins54.3
72Roosevelt54.2
72Vincennes/111th54.2
74Kimball-Homan54
74Cermak54
74East 103rd54
74Stony Island54
78W est Lawrence53.2
79South Michigan53.1
7987th53.1
81Lincoln53
81Skokie53
81South Kedzie53
81North W estern53
85Cottage Grove52.2
8663rd52
86W estern52
86Austin52
89Broadway51.4
90Pulaski51.3
90Northwest Highway51.3
92W est 103rd50.9
93W allace-Racine50.6
9479th50.4
94Jeffery Manor Express50.4
96South Chicago50.1
97W est 63rd49.8
9874th-75th49.6
99Cicero49.5
10051st49.4
100Pullman/115th49.4
102Devon49.2
10367th-69th-71st48.8
10443rd48.6
104Harlem48.6
106Lawrence48.1
107South Cicero48
107Laramie48
10747th48
107North Central48
111Ashland46.7
112Foster46.5
113Central46.3
114Jeffery Local45.8
11571st/South Shore45.4
116South Halsted44.6
117111th/King Drive44.1
11895th44
118Michigan/119th44
120California39.3
121Pullman Shuttle23.4

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