Recovering economy, gas prices are cited
Ridership on the Red, Orange, and Blue lines grew 6.9 percent in March, compared with last March, to 516,000 per weekday. The Green Line saw a 7.7 percent surge, to 227,900 daily.
Travel on the MBTA grew in March by the largest percentage in more than two years, probably propelled by recovering employment and soaring gas prices in the Boston area.
The T — including the subway system, buses, and commuter rail — recorded an average of nearly 1.3 million passenger trips each weekday in March, a 5 percent increase from the year before. The sharpest growth was registered on subway and trolley lines, where ridership swelled 7.1 percent, according to statistics released by the transit agency this week.
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