摘要: |
Transit agencies across North America continue to grapple with the disruption brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic but remain nimble in their approaches to community engagement, ridership retention and overall service recovery and growth initiatives. Several systems, including Edmonton Transit Service, Chicago Transit Authority, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, TransLink and Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority are reporting steady gains in ridership in late 2022 and into 2023. These systems are also making note their bus services have been driving these increases. A policy brief released in March from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) offers a national view of ridership trends. Overall, transit ridership has reached more than 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels, which is a significant gain when compared against the lowest levels that represented 20 percent of pre-pandemic ridership. |