[Mintwood-place] RE: Immigration Rally sets Second Highest Ridership Day inMetrorail History

[Jim Graham]

A very impressive action on immigration concerns! Bests CM Jim Graham

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Jim Graham, Councilmember, Ward One, 1350 Pa. Ave., NW, #105, Washington, DC
20004. 202-724-8181; 202-724-8109 (fax).
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Candace E. Smith [mailto:cesmith at wmata.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 9:03 AM
To: Candace E. Smith
Subject: Immigration Rally sets Second Highest Ridership Day inMetrorail
History


N E W S  R E L E A S E

For Immediate Release	 
April 11, 2006

Contact:				
Candace Smith	
or Lisa Farbstein
202-962-1051
		Immigration Rally sets Second Highest Ridership Day in
Metrorail History

	The immigration rally on the National Mall yesterday set the second
highest ridership day in Metrorail's 30-year-history.  Regular riders and
protesters took 821,283 trips. An additional 137,234 people boarded trains
compared to a typical Monday last month.  Combined with Metrobus ridership,
Metro provided nearly 1.3 million trips yesterday. 
Typical weekday bus ridership has been about 451,000 trips.
					
Metrorail's Top 10 Weekday Ridership Days

		Date	Ridership 		Event	

1)		06-09-04	   850,636	Reagan State Funeral
Ceremony 
2)	 	04-10-06	   821,283	Immigration Rally
3)		01-20-93    811,257	Clinton Inaugural #1
4)		03-31-06	   808,108	Cherry Blossoms
5)		10-16-95	   804,146	Million Man March
6)		07-21-05	   769,553	Baseball
7)		04-14-05	   766,184	1st Baseball Game
8)		07-20-05	   764,663	Baseball
9)		06-30-05	   764,425	Baseball
10)		06-10-04	   763,121	Reagan State Funeral
Ceremony


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