Take about 12 minutes to watch more from our interview with Dr. Jim Davison about transportation funding in Hillsborough County.
All for Transportation (AFT) was NOT the only transportation funding plan in town in 2018.
Take about 12 minutes to watch more from our interview with Dr. Jim Davison about transportation funding in Hillsborough County.
All for Transportation (AFT) was NOT the only transportation funding plan in town in 2018.
Transit ridership was declining across the country before the pandemic, The pandemic, together with innovation and technology has created paradigm shifts away from riding transit.
More telecommuters working from home mean less commuters are on the road or on transit. The "choice" transit rider has disappeared. People prefer the security of their individual vehicles to keep them safe and healthy.
Our local Tampa Bay transit expert Steve Polzin recently did a study about the impact of the pandemic on public transit for Reason stating:
Public transportation is uniquely sensitive to changes in the number of people working from home, changes in commuting patterns, and concerns over public health and safety.
COVID-19 has produced changes in the behavior of individuals, businesses, and governments.
Public transportation is among those sectors disrupted by COVID-19 and unlikely to return to pre-COVID-19 conditions.
Polzin's study found here states transit ridership decreased 65% from April 2020 to April 2021 during this past year of the COVID pandemic.
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