For two years, COVID-19 worries and the emergence of work-from-home as a viable option for some employers have meant plummeting ridership on US transit systems. At the same time, declining revenue sources like payroll and sales taxes, as well as fares, have often meant service cutbacks.
Today we look at the ten cities that had the least decline in ridership since the pandemic's onset, and try to see what they did right. Fare-free systems, new services, increased focus on maintenance -- we'll cover it all here.
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