IT'S A LUCKY 13-MILLION FOR ALBUQUERQUE'S TRANSIT SYSTEM. A-B-Q RIDE SPOKESMAN RICK DE REYES SAYS OVER 13-MILLION PEOPLE BOARDED A CITY BUS IN 2012, AN INCREASE OF 630-THOUSAND OVER 2011. IT'S A NEW RECORD. HE ALSO SAYS IT WASN'T LONG AGO WHEN 1-MILLION PASSENGER BOARDINGS IN A MONTH WAS A RARE EVENT. HE SAYS 2012 SAW A LONG STRING OF 1-MILLION PLUS MONTHLY BOARDINGS.

 

DE REYES SAYS LAST OCTOBER TOPPED THEM ALL WITH A RECORD-SETTING 1-POINT-2 MILLION PEOPLE HOPPING ABOARD A BUS.