Buses, bikes catch up to cars as a way to get to work in Ann Arbor
Buses, bikes, and plain old-fashioned feet are upending the solo-passenger car as the only route to work in Ann Arbor, as shown by a recent survey of about 250 employers and 275 employees released by getDowntown. The study was funded by the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) and the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority. The most significant finding, says Nancy Shore, executive director of getDowntown, was "Seventy percent, the overwhelming... [Read More...]
Downtown Ann Arbor’s bus pass program usage up 20% over last year
Commuters to downtown Ann Arbor are ditching the solo drive and boarding buses in record numbers, as the latest figures from getDowntown's go!pass bus pass program show. Ridership levels are up 20% on a year-over-year basis. Over 55,000 rides were taken in August, the highest ever recorded in the go!pass program's 11-year history, according to Nancy Shore, director of getDowntown, Ann Arbor's alternative transportation program. Shore... [Read More...]
