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every mode of transit along commute routes in the bay (rail to downtown, freeways to southbay) seems to be at a 4 year high in terms of utilization

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It was hard to tell from the article whether it was electrification, new seats, some other affordance of the new purchase, or simply more ridership overall...

Well the main affordance is higher frequency and better travel times.

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