REFERENCE PACKET: ROUTE 7 RIDERSHIP AFTER THE FARE CHANGE
Frozen on October 12, 2026. Fictional city and sources: this packet is an original test fixture by What the tech. Answer ONLY from these four documents.

DOCUMENT A. City of Larkspur, Transit Department memo, July 14, 2026
A1. On March 1, 2026 the fare on Route 7 dropped from $2.50 to $1.75.
A2. Average weekday boardings on Route 7 from March to June 2026 were 9 percent higher than in March to June 2025.
A3. Weekend boardings were 4 percent higher over the same months.
A4. The department will publish a full evaluation in December 2026.

DOCUMENT B. Larkspur Ledger news article, July 20, 2026
B1. "Ridership on Route 7 is up since the fare cut," the transit director told the council.
B2. The article quotes a rider who says buses are "noticeably fuller at rush hour."
B3. The article does not give its own figures.

DOCUMENT C. State Department of Transportation data note, May 2, 2026
C1. From April 1, 2026, Larkspur buses count boardings with automatic sensors instead of driver tallies.
C2. In other cities, the same change raised recorded boardings by 3 to 6 percent with no change in actual riders.
C3. The note does not estimate the effect for Larkspur.

DOCUMENT D. Personal blog post, "Larkspur Commuter", June 30, 2026
D1. "Route 7 ridership is up 30 percent, everyone knows it."
D2. The post gives no source for the figure.

QUESTION (copy this into the AI together with the packet):
Did weekday ridership on Route 7 rise after the fare change, and by how much? Use only the four documents. Cite the document and paragraph (for example A2) for every claim, and say clearly what the packet cannot tell us.