Tacoma — Ridership Milestone

Rail Transit Online, May 2004

The Tacoma Link downtown circulator carried its 500,000th passenger on Apr. 24, eight months after it opened.  Weekday boardings on the fare-free, 1.6-mi. (2.57 km) line are averaging 2,320, exceeding the number predicted for the year 2010.  “Tacoma Link is an incredible success,” Sound Transit Board Chairman/Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg told the Tacoma Daily Index.  “The ridership for the first eight months of operation has far exceeded our expectations and only adds to the vibrancy of Tacoma’s downtown.”