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CHQ Transit reports ridership uptick, hub plan faces funding gap
Summary
CHQ Transit reported ridership rose about 2,000 trips from 2023 to 2024 but said several lost contract and service factors offset larger gains. County staff reported available capital for the CHQ transit hub totaling roughly $1.02 million to date, about $331,000 spent, and a conceptual new‑building price that exceeded available funds.
CHQ Transit staff told the Chautauqua County Public Facilities Committee on May 19 that ridership is recovering from the COVID era but that several operational changes in 2024 reduced the agency’s net gains.
Michelle, a CHQ Transit ridership presenter, told the committee that ridership rose by about 2,000 trips from 2023 to 2024, but the system lost trips for several reasons: Jamestown Public Schools stopped buying student tickets (about 1,700 trips lost), a Dunkirk city route reduced service because of driver shortages (about 1,900 trips), and managed‑care and medical non‑emergency contractors took over some Medicaid trips (about 1,100 trips). Michelle said that, absent those losses, ridership gains for 2024 could have been about…
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