Question: The company I work for keeps track of passengers moved on an annual basis. Below are the ride fares for the corresponding years. Forecast the expectation for 2005.

Also, do you think that my company is meeting a community expectation to provide mass transit, is there something more we could do (or less). What do you think about gas prices affecting our ridership in 2005.

Year # of riders (in Millions)

1993 23

1994 28

1995 34

1996 39

1997 35

1998 40

1999 43

2000 45