The full results of the study will be presented to a transit commission meeting on Wednesday.
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The study identified three categories of riders: Choice or commute-oriented, Transit dependents and occasional riders.
In a period between 2009-2017, transit dependents and occasional riders both decreased by about 10 percent, while choice riders were up 13 percent.
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Summary of the findings:
Bay Area ridership has fallen but more recently and less steeply than the rest of the nation
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Off-peak declines are far steeper.
Evidence suggests that rising housing prices and ride-hail use loom large.
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