ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Bi-State Development confirmed to First Alert 4 that security upgrades, including turnstiles at 11 stations has helped to boost ridership.
At the 11 stations where the turnstiles were added, more than 1.3 million riders have boarded trains from January to May, which is a 15% increase compared to last year. At all Metro stations, ridership is up 11%, or more than 3 million riders.
The number of incidents is also down in the same time period, dropping from 251 to 215…