After lockdowns ease, public transportation ridership in the U.S. is likely to remain low for years. But some see a way forward for a new understanding of transit’s role.
Rare sightings of Mount Kenya from Nairobi and the Himalayas from areas of northern India which have not been seen in decades owing to pollution are a wonderful spectacle. They are the result of a near-global lockdown to prevent the further spread of COVID-19, which has emptied city streets of people, cars and buses. The need for transport is dwindling as people stay at home as instructed. While the reduced greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution are a bonus, public transport needs to be supported to ensure it does not become a casualty of the pandemic.
Mayor Michael Hancock won’t be extending the city’s stay-at-home order, which is set to expire after Friday.
Via discussed the transportation they have been providing in the Boulder area during quarantine. Via is currently delivering food from grocery stores, food shares, and farmers markets. They are also dropping off prescriptions from local stores and still providing rides for essential trips like doctors visits.
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Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak announced on Monday, April 27, 2020, their respective states are joining California, Oregon and Washington in the Western States Pact — a working group of Western state governors with a shared vision for modifying stay at home orders and fighting COVID-19. Read more
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