"Bus ridership" refers to the number of people using or traveling on buses. It indicates how many individuals are utilizing buses as a means of transportation. Full definition
Overall ridership on those nine lines dipped by 0.2 percent, which isn't terrible compared to the five percent that overall local bus ridership has dropped between 2013 and 2016. (ny.curbed.com)
However, Stringer's report claims that SBS has «failed to deliver on its core goal: increased bus ridership,» and the reason can be linked back to its failure to implement its key components. (ny.curbed.com)
Annual bus ridership fell by 16 % between 2002 and 2015, with decreases concentrated primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn. (amny.com)