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Article: TROLLEYS TALLY MORE RIDERS
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- Roanoke Times & World News
- Article date:
- May 21, 2009
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Balancing a yellow hard hat on his lap, J.R. Lasley rode a
trolley during his lunch break Monday.
He traveled South Jefferson Street from a construction job in
downtown Roanoke to visit a friend hospitalized at Carilion Roanoke
Memorial Hospital.
Like every other passenger, Lasley rode free.
Drivers for the Star Line Trolley track passenger numbers. Their
counts suggest that average daily ridership during the first five
months of service has exceeded expectations and increased over time,
according to Valley Metro, which operates the system.
The trolley's November launch and its weekday service along a two-
mile loop have stirred some measured controversy. For example,
critics have ...