On the flip side, I find it shocking that ridership is still only 60% of pre-pandemic levels.
My understand is that it's been true of commuter rail everywhere - e.g. a Twin Cities commuter railroad has shut down as well due to declining ridership.
My understanding is that there's a decline in transit use in general, but I would hazard to guess that the emphasis on commuters has hit commuter rail the hardest.
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My understand is that it's been true of commuter rail everywhere - e.g. a Twin Cities commuter railroad has shut down as well due to declining ridership.
https://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/M...
Here's a relatively rigorous report from the GAO synthesizing cross-US experiences:
https://www.gao.gov/blog/most-commuter-rail-systems-are-stil...
My understanding is that there's a decline in transit use in general, but I would hazard to guess that the emphasis on commuters has hit commuter rail the hardest.
Also WFH is still around. Sure RTO is being forced but it's not universal. Lots of orgs are still hybrid.
Yeah; my bay area job is basically remote (in all but name), but I keep hearing "everyone" had to RTO.
" find it shocking that ridership is still only 60% of pre-pandemic levels."
Do we know how much of this 47% is due to electrification vs just post-pandemic trend?
Yet, astoundingly, many transit system budgets are higher than ever.