Tag: COVID-19
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Pre-Pandemic Levels of Transit Ridership, Are We There Yet?
Published: 08/31/2023
After over 3 years, transit ridership finally is reaching closer to pre-pandemic levels; but it hasn’t been without a few challenges. The biggest challenge public transit is currently facing is the amount of people still working remotely on a frequent basis, if not fully remote. Continue reading
Boost Ridership for Public Transit
Published: 01/06/2023
Ever since COVID-19, public transit agencies have come up with different strategies to boost ridership. Public transit ridership reached an all time low when COVID-19 restrictions hit. With everyone working from home, it impacted public transit in a way unseen before. Continue reading
Federal Mask Mandate Ending for Transit
Published: 04/28/2022
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has extended the federal mask mandate. This time, it has extended to April 18, 2022. This was based on current national data, science and other factors. Continue reading
Public Transit Ridership and Its New "Normal"
Published: 01/15/2022
One of the industries mostly affected with the COVID-19 pandemic was the public transit and its ridership. As lockdown procedures started back in spring of 2020, more people had the option of working remotely. Initially, the transit industry thought it would be a matter of just a few weeks. Still to this date, at the final stages of 2021, public transit has not gone back to normal. Continue reading
Advantages of a Company Shuttle
Published: 11/18/2021
The challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic also brought creative, alternate solutions; for example a company shuttle. This is a new modality that did exist before the pandemic. Lately it has been more common as an incentive to get employees back to work. Continue reading
Mask Mandate in Public Transportation
Published: 10/14/2021
The Center of Disease Control (CDC) issued an order that mandated the use of face masks for transportation. This mandate started in the month of January 2020. It includes buses, trains, airplanes and transportation hubs. Continue reading
To Effectively Clean and Disinfect
Published: 06/03/2021
Facing a global pandemic has made a lot of people think more about what they're touching. And also how they physically interact with the world. To effectively clean and disinfect on a constant basis is the new norm. Continue reading