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Newsby StaffJune 3, 2020

ENGIE offering real-time transit occupancy solution during COVID-19

Using passenger counting data coming out of bus or train fleet, agencies can analyze current ridership and trend per route and optimize vehicle utilization and schedule to the current reality.

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Newsby StaffMay 27, 2020

Amtrak says it needs $1.475B to maintain minimum service levels

The railroad has seen a dramatic decline in demand for service since the pandemic, and is expecting ridership to only return to approximately 50% in FY 2021.

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Newsby StaffMay 26, 2020

TTC temporarily lays off 450 employees, implements new cost-cutting measures

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an 80% drop in ridership and a loss of $90 million in monthly revenue

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Newsby StaffMay 20, 2020

IndyGo returning to regular weekday service

The agency will continue to monitor ridership and evaluate routes and schedules.

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Newsby StaffMay 13, 2020

WMATA's gradual recovery plan promotes safety first, while ramping up regional mobility

Its success depends on a sustained downward trajectory in infections and a gradual ramp-up in service and ridership.

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ArticlesMay 12, 2020

4 questions transit agencies need to ask themselves in the wake of COVID-19

Government orders to stay at home, social distancing recommendations, and an unfortunate rise in unemployment have meant that transit ridership has plummeted across the globe.

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Newsby StaffMarch 30, 2020

DCTA expands microtransit service in response to COVID-19

The agency introduced the new on-demand transit zones as a replacement for fixed routes with low ridership and long wait times.

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Newsby StaffMarch 19, 2020

RTD estimates its ridership has dropped 60% due to COVID-19

The agency is working to quantify the effects the pandemic is having on its ridership and solidify actual ridership figures.

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Safety Cornerby Amos HaggiagMarch 12, 2020

Helping transit agencies prepare for COVID-19 with no-cost contingency plans

Agencies are left to figure out how best to provide transit service while minimizing the spread of the virus and contending with expected drops in ridership and driver availability.

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Newsby StaffMarch 4, 2020

Metra's reverse-commute service exceeding first-year goal

While there have been some fluctuations in ridership during the first months of the test, the overall trend is very positive.

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