Bus ridership is up, but trains are still half-empty as public transit systems across the U.S. try to recover from the COVID pandemic.
Bus ridership is up, but trains are still half-empty as public transit systems across the U.S. try to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.The unevenness of the recovery reflects the socioeconomic inequities of public transportation and the vagaries of hybrid work.
Office workers, many of whom used to commute by rail from the suburbs, now have more flexibility to work from home at least some of the time.After falling to 20% of pre-pandemic levels in April 2020, total nationwide public transit ridership has recovered to more than 70% as of September, according to the American Public Transportation Association .
APTA says more people returning to school and the office could account for the increase in ridership in September.to more of their daily living," says APTA CEO Paul Skoutelas. "But we still have a long way to go to get to pre-pandemic levels."
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