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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Mass transit ridership at the University of Utah has leveled off as gas prices have dropped, but officials say the number of riders still surpasses expectations.
While campus shuttle ridership is always high -- about 45,000 people a week -- the number of people using TRAX is more reflective of gas prices.
Last fall the number of light-rail riders topped 14,000 a day as gas prices hovered around $4.50 a gallon.
The numbers may have leveled off, but the number of people using TRAX to get to campus has yet to drop below 33 percent, which is the current level.
The campus shuttle system costs the university about $2.5 million a year.
Information from: Deseret News
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