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NewsMarch 18, 2022

San Diego MTS Sees Ridership Increase as Gas Prices Soar

Ridership was up to nearly 200,000 trips per weekday for the week of March 7-11.

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NewsMarch 7, 2022

New York City Subway Sets New Pandemic Era Ridership Record

The record beats the previous record set on February 10 when subways carried 3,118,851 riders, a period in which subway ridership surpassed three million on seven out of eight consecutive days.

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NewsJanuary 31, 2022

2 Reports Focus on SEPTA Bus Service

The two reports — “The State of the System” and the “Market Analysis” — include extensive and detailed technical analyses of transit markets, ridership patterns, and service productivity that reveal what works in the bus network currently and opportunities for system improvement.

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NewsJanuary 21, 2022

FTA Awards $11M in TOD Grants

FTA’s Pilot Program for TOD Planning supports local planning and strategies to increase transit access and encourage ridership through mixed-use and mixed-income development near public transportation projects.

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NewsJanuary 13, 2022

Buttigieg Announces $332.5 Million Grant Award to the CTDOT

The grant funds for CTDOT will help maintain and improve transit service for Connecticut residents and visitors as the agency continues to address pandemic-related challenges such as decreased ridership and staff shortages.

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Transit Dispatchesby Patrick Salemme December 29, 2021

Understanding Mobility: Why Transit Operators Must Lead the Way

Between the recently approved U.S. Infrastructure Bill and post-lockdown ridership remaining in a state of flux, now is both a critical and an ideal time for transit agencies to re-imagine the service they provide.

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NewsDecember 1, 2021

MTA Celebrates Graduation Day for New Bus Operators

The graduation took place as New York City Transit Bus and MTA Bus Company combined ridership has neared 70% of pre-pandemic levels in recent days.

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NewsNovember 29, 2021

Trolley Ridership Increases on UCSD Blue Line Extension Opening Day

Ridership on MTS buses and Trolleys has been increasing since a pandemic low point in April 2020 during the COVID-19 Stay-at-Home order.

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NewsNovember 12, 2021

CTA Ridership Continues to Grow in 2021

Since January 2021, CTA’s system-wide ridership has essentially doubled, with more than 21 million monthly and nearly 800,000 average weekday rides provided during the month of September.

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NewsNovember 11, 2021

APTA Report Evaluates Public Transit's Pandemic Response, Path Ahead

Based on the data, four overarching recommendations were developed for agencies that included integrating best practices from the COVID-19 period, prioritizing social equity, leveraging opportunities to expand ridership, and keeping abreast of changing trends.

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