1.0Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)https://www.mnrtap.usBerta Hartighttps://www.mnrtap.us/author/bertahartig/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Vl9SBE7Pya"><a href="https://www.mnrtap.us/new-fixed-route-in-new-ulm-ridership-continues-to-climb/">New Fixed Route in New Ulm, Ridership Continues to Climb</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mnrtap.us/new-fixed-route-in-new-ulm-ridership-continues-to-climb/embed/#?secret=Vl9SBE7Pya" width="600" height="338" title="“New Fixed Route in New Ulm, Ridership Continues to Climb” — Minnesota Rural Transit Assistance Program (RTAP)" data-secret="Vl9SBE7Pya" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> A new fixed route bus service kicked off in the city of New Ulm in October 2022. In its first month of service, it had 174 riders. Near the end of March 2023, the service reported 382 riders for the month with eight service days remaining for the month.https://www.mnrtap.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/hermannexpressbus-300x203.jpg