With millions of people still not wanting to go back to the office in urban areas, public transit ridership has plummeted by 35 percent and shows no sign of rebounding anytime soon.
Car journeys back to pre-pandemic, while rail, bus and tube 15% to 25% down. Since the majority of travel is for activities like shopping, eating out and entertainment (which are back to pre-pandemic levels ) suggests commuting substantially down. pic.twitter.com/wjnritxZRS
Many people have asked about social distancing as a factor deterring the return to public transport. That is absolutely right – in our monthly survey 24% of respondees state they definitely would avoid this and another 30% likely would. pic.twitter.com/uoqEOfrggh
