Mercyhurst College/EMTA Partnership: Success in Numbers
Erie, Pa. – August 21, 2009 – Mercyhurst College, Mercyhurst Student Government and the Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (EMTA) combined forces in 2008 to provide students with quality transportation in Erie. The existing MSG shuttle was replaced with an EMTA bus with double the capacity and many more destinations for Mercyhurst students who are able to ride for free simply by showing their OneCard.
EMTA recently released ridership numbers from the 2008-09 academic year, as follows:
October 2, 683
November 1, 675
December 1, 998
January 1,597
February 1,784
March 2,667
April 3,050
May 3,464
YEAR TOTAL: 18,918
The MSG shuttle transported 7,747 students in 2007-08, showing a 41% ridership increase since the switch to EMTA transportation. The 2009 –10 schedule can be found at msg.mercyhurst.edu.
Contact:
Alexandra Miniri – MSG PR Coordinator
msgpr@mercyhurst.edu
502 E. 38th St.
Erie, Pa.
Ph: 814-824-2563
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Address: 501 East 38th St., Erie, PA. 16546