Washington County Freedom Transit sees 3 percent increase in ridership during past year

Observer-Reporter : "Ridership has increased 3 percent overall from the year before the merger. “We attribute that to marketing and rebranding,” Gombita said. “Increases in ridership also result in increases in funding. We would like it to be more along the lines of 5 to 7 percent.”"

People in Southwest Pa keep saying they want #publictransit. Anyone listening?

timesonline.com: "Carly Dobbins-Bucklad, a senior policy analyst with the Allegheny Conference, said Friday morning that residents in 10 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania have all answered resoundingly that they’d like to see better access and more options for public transit."