A-B-Q RIDE OFFICIALS SAY THE U-S CENSUS BUREAU IS WRONG. THE BUREAU FOUND ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF ALBUQUERQUE METRO RESIDENTS USING THE BUS TO GET TO-AND-FROM WORK. BUT TRANSIT OFFICIALS SAY RIDERSHIP HAS BEEN GROWING SINCE 2007 AND HASN'T SLOWED DOWN SINCE. SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS MORE PEOPLE ARE USING PUBLIC TRANSIT IN ALBUQUERQUE THAN EVER. HE SAYS THE BUS SYSTEM AVERAGES MORE THAN A MILLION PASSENGERS A MONTH.
THE CENSUS BUREAU REPORT FOUND MORE PEOPLE WALKING TO WORK THAN TAKING THE BUS.
