GRTC’s Pulse service opened last week and has offered free rides the past week. GRTC Pulse is the new slick high capacity rapid transit system that serves a 7.6-mile route along Broad Street and Main Street, from Rocketts Landing in the City of Richmond to Willow Lawn in Henrico County. Here’s what we had to say about it last week.

The brains behind Pulse were hoping for daily ridership of 3,500. The first weekday they had 8,669. The other days that they’ve release data for weren’t far behind.

The big test comes this week when the ride are no longer free. The fare to ride the Pulse is the same as local routes at $1.50 per ride or $0.75 for reduced fare customers. The Pulse is free to ride for CARE customers. If you’re new to Pulse and feeling nervous or simply want more information visit: http://www.ridegrtc.com/brt/. Also check out GRTC Pulse’s social media (Twitter; Facebook; Instagram).

A little reminder from GRTC: