More than 2,500 riders participated June 17 in Dump the Pump, a program that provided Norman residents with free rides on the city’s bus system.
Statistics showed a 72 percent increase in ridership for the Dump the Pump initiative as compared to an average summer day, said Kris Glenn, CART spokesman.
CART surpassed its previous summer daily ridership total of 2,333 set during 2009’s Dump the Pump by transporting 2,541 passengers, Glenn said.
“Dump the Pump spotlighted public transportation in Norman by encouraging people to get out of their cars to ride the bus,” he said.
2009 saw an 88 percent increase from the previous year, and this year saw a 72 percent increase, he said, with ridership higher in the summer.
“Almost 1,500 people ride CART on a typical summer day instead of the approximate 1,000 who boarded buses on a daily basis during June 2009,” he said.
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