Via Star Tribune reporter Eric Roper’s twitter feed, here’s a chart showing ridership vs. seats on Metro Transit buses, sorted according to express and local routes:
Roper quipped:
Interesting MT graphic shows express transit services have more seats than riders during peak hrs. Local is opposite
You don’t have to have a planning degree to notice some of the inequities in how our bus system operates, with often cushy deluxe amenities and buses for suburban express routes, and (charitably put) “some things left to be desired” for local routes.
But hey, at least we’re not Atlanta.