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The Squamish Transit system is run in partnership with BC Transit, and service is provided by local operator PWTransit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style='color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color='#000000' face='Myriad Pro, Avenir Next'&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16px;'&gt;Ridership estimates for 2016/17 and 2017/18 do not include the 5-12 age group, and all years do not include the 4 and under age group. In 2017, Squamish introduced free transit for children aged 12 and under, and these riders were not included in the 2017/18 annual ridership number, making ridership that year appear lower than it was in reality. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;font color='#000000' face='Myriad Pro, Avenir Next'&gt;&lt;span style='font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; margin:15px -15px; display:flex; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; min-height:1px; padding-right:15px; padding-left:15px; width:1170px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; background-color:rgb(239, 240, 238); margin:-25px; padding:25px;'&gt;&lt;h4 style='box-sizing:border-box; font-family:var(--fontsHeadingFamily),Avenir Next; font-weight:400; color:rgb(17, 94, 103); margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; font-size:var(--font-size-h4);'&gt;&lt;span style='box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:600;'&gt;About this target:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px;'&gt;Local transit ridership increases over time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; margin:15px -15px; display:flex; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; min-height:1px; padding-right:15px; padding-left:15px; width:1170px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; height:15px;'&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; margin:15px -15px; display:flex; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; min-height:1px; padding-right:15px; padding-left:15px; width:1170px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;h4 style='box-sizing:border-box; font-family:var(--fontsHeadingFamily),Avenir Next; font-weight:400; color:rgb(17, 94, 103); margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; font-size:var(--font-size-h4);'&gt;&lt;span style='box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:600;'&gt;Analysis:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px;'&gt;The 2023/24 year shows a strong rebound of pre-pandemic ridership numbers and from the transit worker strike that spanned the previous two years. Prior to the pandemic, increasing ridership was recorded 2018/19 with increasing levels of service, infrastructure improvements, communications improvements and population growth. Ridership estimates for 2016/17 and 2017/18 do not include the 5-12 age group, and all years do not include the 4 and under age group. In 2017, Squamish introduced free transit for children aged 12 and under, and these riders were not included in the 2017/18 annual ridership number, making ridership that year appear lower than it was in reality. Prior to 2014/15, Squamish saw progressive annual gains in transit ridership beginning in 2013, as a result of improvements including extended service hours as well as a new commuter route from Tantalus Road to downtown. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; margin:15px -15px; display:flex; color:rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:&amp;quot;Myriad Pro&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Avenir Next&amp;quot;; font-size:16px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box; min-height:1px; padding-right:15px; padding-left:15px; width:1170px;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;div style='box-sizing:border-box;'&gt;&lt;h4 style='box-sizing:border-box; font-family:var(--fontsHeadingFamily),Avenir Next; font-weight:400; color:rgb(17, 94, 103); margin-top:12px; margin-bottom:12px; font-size:var(--font-size-h4);'&gt;&lt;span style='box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:600;'&gt;Reason for monitoring:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h4&gt;&lt;p style='box-sizing:border-box; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:12px;'&gt;Increasing ridership produces a more efficient transit system (more passengers per trip) and can lead to increases in service. As transit service increases, transit becomes a more attractive alternative to the single occupant vehicle. Efforts to increase transit ridership ensure that Squamish neighbourhoods are connected by an efficient, accessible and reliable local transit system that will in turn connect to enhanced future regional transit services. Official Community Plan policies encourage density along the District's Core Transit Network, paired with transit service and infrastructure improvements to meet community service and mobility needs. The District is also a partner in the completed Sea to Sky Transit Future Plan (2015) that will guide transit in the region over the next 25 years.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</idAbs>
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