Pandemic

When the U.S. began to comprehend the severity of the pandemic back in March and governors across the country began issuing stay at home orders, life and the economy came to a grinding halt. Riders were encouraged, for perhaps the first time in history, not to ride transit in an effort to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. Ridership in cities around the country plunged. Consequently service and frequencies were reduced to bare minimum levels for systems of all sizes.