NEW: Flattened peak travel periods and ridership concentrated in Black, Hispanic and lower-income neighborhoods: How the pandemic has altered public transportation demand and how transit agencies are responding
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The pandemic has significantly altered ridership trends.
Columbia Heights, previously around the 14th most trafficked station, is now the busiest, surpassing transit hubs like Union Station and Metro Center.
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While ridership declined everywhere, the smallest declines occurred at stations in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods.
West Hyattsville saw the least decline. It went from the 72th to 26th most used station during the pandemic.
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Metro has historically been about getting 9-5ers to and from work. But the pandemic has flattened the big rush hour peaks.
Metro now runs fewer trains during peak. It's still unclear how much rush hour traffic will return and when.
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Public transportation usage has fallen across the board, but the bus has emerged as transit’s workhorse and now transports more riders each day than rail.
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