San Diego's restrictions on development near trolley stations could be contributing to the financial struggles of the Metropolitan Transit System, according to a KPBS analysis of MTS ridership data.

San Diego's trolley network among the most popular light rail systems in the country. MTS 42.6 million trolley trips in the most recent fiscal year, up from 39.6 million in the year prior.

The Blue Line is the network's most popular by far — though some of its stations see the lowest ridership of the entire trolley network.

KPBS obtained a dataset showing the average weekday boardings of every MTS trolley station for the past seven years. The network's two least popular stations were Gillespie Field, which has been dubbed the , and the Stadium Station, where ridership is dependent on special

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