Lets be sure to keep in mind how these numbers are generated for Tri-Met. In order to make MAX appear like less of a tax payer funded failure there has been a drive to divert all bus riders to MAX, then back to busses on their commute. Any cross (or to downtown)town trip will require a ride on two busses to a transit center, then max, than back on a bus. You can't take a bus anywhere anymore. This artificially inflates MAX ridership numbers ... it makes me cringe when I hear "Ridership is up!" as if Portlanders have a choice. But for the sake of argument, let’s be conservative and say that you only took two busses and a train ride to get to your destination that only 46,000 boarding’s.