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Narragansett/Ridgeland ridership increases by 109.9% during October 2021 compared to previous year

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Narragansett/Ridgeland ridership increased by 109.9 percent during October 2021 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 U. of Chicago/Kenwood route saw the largest increase in ridership with a 514.9 percent rise.

Bus and train traffic took a serious hit during the pandemic. The Metra, which provides service to many of Chicago's suburbs, saw a 97% 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.

However, the CTA claimed ridership had rebounded 56 percent in the first six months of 2021. CTA's president Dorval R. Cart Jr. said weekday ridership has doubled since the initial shutdown.

Bus Routes with Largest Increases in Ridership
RankRouteRidership increase from 2020 to 2021 (%)
1U. of Chicago/Kenwood514.9
2Evanston Circulator393.2
3Navy Pier306.9
4Stockton/LaSalle Express247.7
5U. of Chicago/Hyde Park224.7
6Ogilvie/Streeterville Express209.8
7Union/Streeterville Express178.6
8Water Tower Express161
9U. of Chicago Hospitals Express155.7
10Bronzeville/Union Station146.9
11Streeterville/Taylor136.6
12LaSalle131
13Stockton/Michigan Express129.3
14West 65th125.4
15Hyde Park Express118.8
16Sedgwick116
17Narragansett/Ridgeland109.9
18Clarendon/LaSalle Express108.9
19Addison102.5
20Clarendon/Michigan Express93.7
21Sheridan/LaSalle Express91.9
2255th/Austin89.5
23South Damen86.7
24Harrison80.2
25Central/Ridge77.3
26Damen77.2
27Blue Island/26th74.4
28Montrose69.6
29Northwest Highway67.3
30Inner Drive/Michigan Express66.2
31Western Express64.3
3231st63.7
33Sheridan59.8
34Grand58.1
35Wentworth56.7
3631st/35th55.8
37South Pulaski55.6
38Higgins55.4
39Peterson53.3
40California/Dodge52.5
41Ashland Express51.2
42Archer/Harlem51.1
42Outer Drive Express51.1
44West 63rd50.6
45Fullerton50
45Armitage50
47Chicago49.2
48Kimball-Homan49.1
49Belmont47.9
50East 103rd47.5
51Milwaukee46.8
52Archer46.5
53Halsted46
53Irving Park46
55Broadway44.4
5655th/Narragansett43.1
56Jackson43.1
5851st42.2
58Diversey42.2
60Foster41.3
61Vincennes/111th41.1
62Clark41
63Lincoln37.5
6416th/18th37
65North Western35.9
66State35.8
67Pershing35.7
68South Shore Express34.1
69North34
69North Cicero/Skokie Blvd.34
71California32.1
72Jackson Park Express31.7
73Division31.6
74Harlem30.2
75King Drive30.1
76Lawrence28.3
77Garfield27.5
78Central27.4
79South Kedzie27.2
80West Lawrence27
81Kedzie26.4
8259th/61st26.2
83Laramie25.8
84Cermak24.9
85Devon24.4
86Roosevelt23.9
87Lunt22.4
88Western22.2
88Skokie22.2
90South Chicago22.1
9147th21.6
92Jeffery Jump21.2
92Pullman/115th21.2
94Wallace-Racine20.6
95West 103rd17.3
96Jeffery Local17
97Austin16.4
98Pulaski16.2
98Halsted/95th16.2
100Jeffery Manor Express15.8
10187th15.2
10274th-75th14.8
103Ashland14.6
104Cottage Grove14.1
105Madison13.8
106South Halsted13.7
107111th/King Drive12.3
10863rd10.6
109Stony Island10.4
110Cicero8.3
11167th-69th-71st8.1
11295th8
11343rd7.3
11471st/South Shore6.8
115South Shore Night Bus6.1
11679th5.2
117South Michigan4.4

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