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Metro Transit reports about 75,000 Monona rides in first year, outlines trends and outreach plans

Monona Common Council · March 17, 2026
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Madison Metro Transit told the Monona Common Council that its March 2025 service expansion to Monona produced roughly 75,000 rides over the past year, added 37 stops and shows distinct peak patterns tied to school and commute trips; Metro proposed marketing steps and offered follow-up data on legacy-stop contributions.

Madison Metro Transit staff updated the Monona Common Council on the first year of expanded service in the city, reporting roughly 75,000 rides within Monona since the March 2025 launch and the addition of 37 new stops.

"The Monona service has generated over 75,000 rides in the past year," said Connor Mountford, transit planner at Metro Transit, presenting ridership charts that showed Route G especially strong on weekdays and peaking in the afternoon as LaFollette…

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