by davinp
The pandemic continues to have negative impacts on public transportation, and Virginia Railway Express commuter system is proof of that.
The average number of daily trips in February 2020 was more than 18,000, according to VRE data. The average this October was just under 3,000.
Low ridership numbers have resulted in a loss in revenue.
VRE revenue is more than $2 million below budget — that’s down nearly 50%.
Federal COVID-19 funding has helped to ease the revenue shortfall.
Officials had hoped more workers would return to the office in fall which would have increased ridership, but that did not happen. We don't know when ridership will return to pre-pandemic levels
https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/11/vre-r ... ic-levels/
The average number of daily trips in February 2020 was more than 18,000, according to VRE data. The average this October was just under 3,000.
Low ridership numbers have resulted in a loss in revenue.
VRE revenue is more than $2 million below budget — that’s down nearly 50%.
Federal COVID-19 funding has helped to ease the revenue shortfall.
Officials had hoped more workers would return to the office in fall which would have increased ridership, but that did not happen. We don't know when ridership will return to pre-pandemic levels
https://wtop.com/virginia/2021/11/vre-r ... ic-levels/