Saskatoon bucks transit trend with 2017 bus ride increase

While transit ridership across North America is declining, Saskatoon Transit recorded more bus rides in 2017 than the year before.
Bus rides in Saskatoon increased to 8.7 million in 2017 from 8.5 million in 2016. Transit revenue also increased from $13.9 million in 2016 to $14.1 million last year.
However, projections fell more than $1 million short of the Saskatoon Transit revenue goal of $15.1 million.ON THE BUS
Ridership numbers for Saskatoon Transit for the last five years:
2013: 9.4 million