VERMONT'S STATE INFRASTRUCTURE MEETS THE NEEDS OF VERMONTERS, THE ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
% change in public transit ridership year over year
Current Value
14.870%
Definition
Story Behind the Curve
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, during which public transit ridership dropped severely for the last quarter of SFY 2020 and all of SFY 2021, there has been a steady increase in ridership volumes that is beginning to return to pre-pandemic numbers.
Primarily, routes that are oriented towards essential services and shopping have recovered the strongest. Commuter oriented services - which suffered the steepest losses of over 80% of ridership - have also recovered, but are still feeling the lasting impacts of the pandemic.
Notes on Methodology
Ridership data is routinely reported by the regional transit providers to AOT and prepared for a yearly report in October. Values for SFY 2023 are calculated from the same source, but have not undergone the same level of auditing as the other values.
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