TriMet sees ridership increase in July

There were 8.5 million trips taken on Portland, Oregon's TriMet buses, MAX light-rail and WES Commuter Rail in July, with overall weekly ridership up two percent compared to July 2010. Weekday trips on the MAX Green Line increased 15.5 percent and increased 16.5 percent on WES. Rush hour trips were up 2.5 percent on all modes. All figures below are compared with July 2010. Bus, MAX & WES * Weekly trips were up two percent to 1,991,300 * Weekday trips were up 2.3 percent to 323,420 * Weekend trips were up 0.6 percent to 374,200 * Rush hour trips were up 2.5 percent to 98,220 MAX * Weekly trips were up 4.8 percent to 879,700 * Weekday trips were up 5.7 percent to 137,900 * Weekend trips were up 1.4 percent to 190,200 * Rush hour trips were up 5.6 percent to 39,300 MAX Green Line * Weekday trips were up 15.5 percent to 23,900 * Weekend trips were up 4.2 percent to 27,600 WES * Weekday/rush hour trips were up 16.5 percent to 1,620 * Weekly trips were up 16.5 percent to 8,100