It has been months since I’ve ridden the 97 at 5:30 in the morning. I figured with the local colleges being on Thanksgiving break the bus would be empty but the it had a good amount of passengers. I wish it didn’t though because every stop to pick up more people meant it more time added to the trip. I knew I wasn’t going to be on time but I’d rather be 5 minutes late instead of 15 minutes late. Overall there were just a little over 20 riders in the morning. I got off across from BJ’s which might have been a mistake since I had to climb up 4 escalators, luckily they were on. Next time I’ll get off at the exit of the commuter lot.
I stayed later than I was scheduled and I was expecting to take the 5:18 from the mall like I normally do on weekdays but as I made my way to the bus stop the 97 was already out there. I’m guessing it was the 4:38 I luckily hopped on it before it pulled away. It wasn’t full but I would say around 20 were on it.