At least one Birmingham bus route has seen a dramatic increase in ridership over the past two years.
More people are taking the bus on the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority 201 commuter route, according to 280 Living. The route runs along U.S. 280 from downtown Birmingham to Walmart near Alabama 119.
Ridership on the bus route increased from 132 monthly riders in October 2015 to an average of 2,000 each month in 2017.
BJCTA Executive Director Barbara Murdock believes an increase in…