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Stony Island ridership decreases by 55.8% during July

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Stony Island ridership decreased by 55.8 percent during July 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 95.3 percent drop.

Bus transit experienced a 57.1 percent decline in ridership overall during the month. Train ridership across the city during the same month saw a decrease of 77.9 percent year over year. The train station that saw the largest decrease was the Merchandise Mart station with a decrease of 90.6 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 Express95.3
2Union/Streeterville Express94.7
3U. of Chicago/Hyde Park94.2
4Ogilvie/Streeterville Express94.1
5Clarendon/LaSalle Express93.2
6W ater Tower Express91.1
7LaSalle89.7
8Bronzeville/Union Station89.6
9U. of Chicago/Kenwood89
10Stockton/Michigan Express87.8
11Sedgwick87.4
12Sheridan/LaSalle Express87.1
13Navy Pier86.7
14U. of Chicago Hospitals Express85.2
15Hyde Park Express85.1
16Clarendon/Michigan Express81.4
17Streeterville/T aylor79.9
1855th/Austin75.8
19Grand69.7
20W entworth69.2
21Inner Drive/Michigan Express69
21Sheridan69
23Harrison67.2
24Addison65.9
24Central/Ridge65.9
26Montrose65.6
2755th/Narragansett64.8
28Damen64.7
29Armitage63.7
30Narragansett/Ridgeland63.2
31Halsted62.7
32Kedzie62.3
32Archer62.3
34W est 65th61.8
3531st/35th61.7
36State61.6
36South Dam en61.6
36North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.61.6
36Chicago61.6
40Blue Island/26th61.5
41North61
4116th/18th61
41Clark61
41Lunt61
41Evanston Circulator61
41Jackson Park Express61
41Diversey61
41Belmont61
49Halsted/95th60.3
50South Shore Express60
51Peterson59.4
52Jackson59.3
52Outer Drive Express59.3
54Fullerton59.1
55Garfield58.3
56Pershing58.1
56Division58.1
58King Drive57.8
58Lincoln57.8
60Ashland Express57.6
60Milwaukee57.6
62W estern Express57.5
63Jeffery Jump57.4
64South Pulaski57.1
65North Central56.9
66Madison56.1
6759th/61st55.9
67East 103rd55.9
69Stony Island55.8
70Irving Park55.6
71Vincennes/111th55.4
72California/Dodge55.3
73Broadway54.4
74Skokie54
7431st54
74Archer/Harlem54
77North W estern53.3
77W est 103rd53.3
79South Michigan53.2
80South Kedzie52.8
80Kimball-Homan52.8
82South Chicago52.6
82W allace-Racine52.6
84W estern52.5
85Cermak52.4
8587th52.4
87W est Lawrence52
87Pulaski52
87Higgins52
87South Shore Night Bus52
91Foster51.3
92Jeffery Manor Express51
92Cottage Grove51
92Roosevelt51
92Austin51
9263rd51
92W est 63rd51
9851st50.4
99Laramie49.4
100Lawrence49.3
101Pullman/115th49.2
102Harlem48.7
10343rd48.6
10379th48.6
10574th-75th48.3
106Devon47.9
107Cicero47.8
10867th-69th-71st47.1
10971st/South Shore46.9
110Jeffery Local46.6
111South Halsted46.5
112Ashland46.1
11347th45.7
11495th44.9
115Central44.7
116South Cicero44
116Michigan/119th44
118111th/King Drive43.4
119Northwest Highway42.3
120California38.1
121Pullman Shuttle5.1

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