Public transit ridership jumps after rollout of on-demand service in Sioux Falls

City Hall, third-party vendor release metrics showing gains in operational efficiencies, service utilization by community

The number of Sioux Falls residents using public transportation to get around the city is up 10 percent since on-demand rides became available earlier this fall.

In the two months since the rollout of Sioux Area Metro’s (SAM) Reimagined Plan, Sioux Falls is seeing not just increased ridership but also operational efficiencies.