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NewsApril 12, 2021

New York's Daily Subway Ridership Hits 2M for First Time Since Pandemic

A reported 2,009,025 trips were recorded on the subway on April 8, the first time that more than two million trips were taken on the subway since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City.

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Articlesby Sadiah Thompson April 8, 2021

One Year In: Operators Talk COVID Impact on Transit Safety

While it is clear the pandemic has changed the face of transit operations, it has also proven the importance of proper emergency planning to meet passenger and employee needs.

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NewsApril 6, 2021

DATTCO Ad Campaign Works to Ease Traveling Concerns

The program celebrates the return to travel, featuring beautiful Coastal New England scenery seen from travelers' perspective on a group tour.

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NewsMarch 29, 2021

FTA makes $30B to Aid Transit with COVID-19 Recovery

Funding is provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Pub. L. 117-2), signed by President Biden on March 11.

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NewsMarch 29, 2021

Detroit’s SMART Bus, Via Partner for On-Demand Service

The new service, called SMART Flex, will extend access to public transit and provide trips to COVID vaccine centers in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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How Transit Can Create Pop-Up Vaccine Transportation with Microtransit

Getting people like seniors, low-income earners and car-less people to COVID-19 vaccination centers safely and efficiently is a significant logistical challenge in many places. Without universal access to adequate fixed-route transit, pop-up microtransit can be an important tool in an agency’s arsenal.

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NewsMarch 19, 2021

U.S. DOT Launches 'Mask Up' Campaign

The centerpiece of the campaign is a digital toolkit including posters, social media, FAQs, and other resources.

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VideosMarch 17, 2021

TriMet Video Focuses on Transit Driver Appreciation Day

But despite all of the changes in the past year, TriMet’s operators have remained a steadying force, helping those who have needed to ride and serving the community through extraordinary times.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson March 17, 2021

Texas Transit Agencies Continue to Enforce Federal Mask Mandate

Despite Gov. Gregg Abbott’s calls to ease the state’s COVID restrictions, agencies like DCTA and DART are keeping their focus on employee and passenger safety.

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Safety Cornerby James GoochMarch 16, 2021

How Fare Payment Innovations are Helping Bring Riders Back to Transit

Alongside discussions around safety measures, such as limiting or staggering ridership to better enable physical distancing, mandatory mask wearing, and the introduction of rules and changes enabling safe increases in system capacity, agencies have been accelerating operational changes that were already being examined pre-pandemic.

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