Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

December 2012Bus ridership system-wide remained relatively stable from 2009 to 2011. In FY 2011, RIPTAincreased fares by 14 percent, resulting in an 8.5 percent increase in total20.0revenues. Ridership increased by almost 10 percent in 2012, most likely due tohigher gas prices.19.519.0The RIde Program is Rhode Island’s statewide paratransit service providing doorto-doorservice to eligible elderly and disabled residents. RIde’s total trips for FY18.52012 were 706,315, a 19.5 percent increase since FY 2009.18.017.5National travel trends are documented periodically in the Nationwide Personal17.0Transportation Survey (NPTS). The 2009 edition showed that most daily travel isfor non-work purposes, such as personal business/errands, social and recreational, 16.5shopping, and school. Interestingly, the vehicle miles of travel for social and16.0recreational purposes were significantly lower than 2001, but the number of tripsremained the same, indicating that people drove to a similar number of social andrecreational activities but chose places closer to home. Both men and women took fewertrips, on average, in 2009 than in 2001 and 1995. Travel by men decreased at agreater rate than travel by women. While traditionally less mobile than men, by2001 women made about the same number of person trips, and by 2009 womenmade significantly more trips overall than men. According to the 2009 NHTS,women overall took more trips than men for family errands, including shopping.Men make significantly more trips to and from work, and for work related business.Men and women made about the same number of social and recreational trips.Millions720,000680,000640,000600,000RIPTA Fixed Route Ridership, 2009 - 20122009 2010 2011 2012Paratransit Ridership, 2009 - 2012560,000520,0002009 2010 2011 2012Transportation 2035 (2012 Update)State Guide Plan Element 611Rhode Island Statewide Planning ProgramPage 1-28