Five streetcars, 90,000 miles and 740,000 rides. Here are 17 fun facts about The Hop's first year

Jordyn Noennig | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Show Caption Hide Caption First ride on the Milwaukee streetcar Local officials and the media took a preview ride on the Milwaukee streetcar, The Hop, which officially opens for passengers Friday.

The Hop streetcar system is celebrating its first year of service in Milwaukee on Nov. 2. With almost 365 days in action, the city has learned a lot about the streetcar.

They learned Bastille Days was a success with nearly 30,000 rides during the four-day festival, making it the busiest weekend for "Le Hop." It turns out weekdays with wind chills at minus 47 are bad for ridership, like the last week of January when only about 1,700 rides took place Tuesday through Thursday.

Also a learning moment was when The Hop's Automatic Passenger Counter, which counts riders and miles, was programmed to count up to 9,999 miles. At 10,000 miles it stopped counting and The Hop was only able to estimate February and March ridership numbers because of the glitch.

As The Hop celebrates one year, it has boasted 740,000 rides in its first 11 months. October number have not been counted yet.

Here are 17 more facts about The Hop in its first year:

Busiest month: July had an average of 3,343 rides per day.

Slowest month: Officially, it's January, which had an average of 1,560 rides per day. February and March both had daily ride estimates in the low 1,600s.

Busiest day: July 13 had more than 9,000 rides. It was the Saturday of Bastille Days.

Slowest day: It was probably Jan. 30, with 241 rides. February and March might have had a slower day.

Busiest weekday time: 5 p.m.

Busiest weekend time: 2 p.m.

Slowest time: 5 a.m. both weekdays and weekends

Busiest day of the week: Saturday

Slowest day of the week: Monday

Where most people hop on: Historic Third Ward Eastbound

Where most people hop off: Intermodal Station

Where fewest people hop on: Ogden at Astor Eastbound

Where fewest people hop off: Jackson at Juneau Southbound

Operators hired: 35

Total trips: Over 45,000

Total miles: Over 90,000

Street cars: Five

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Jordyn Noennig covers pop culture and entertainment in Milwaukee. Follow her on Instagram @JordynTaylor_n. Find her on Twitter @JordynTNoennig. Call her at 262-446-6601 or email Jordyn.Noennig@jrn.com.