Public transit use in the United States in the era of COVID-19: Transit riders’ travel behavior in the COVID-19 impact and recovery period

Madeleine E.G. Parker, Meiqing Li, Mohamed Amine Bouzaghrane, Hassan Obeid, Drake Hayes, Karen Trapenberg Frick, Daniel A. Rodríguez, Raja Sengupta, Joan Walker and Daniel G. Chatman

Transport Policy, 2021, vol. 111, issue C, 53-62

Abstract: COVID-19 has upended travel across the world, disrupting commute patterns, mode choices, and public transit systems. In the United States, changes to transit service and reductions in passenger volume due to COVID-19 are lasting longer than originally anticipated. In this paper we examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on individual travel behavior across the United States. We analyze mobility data from Janurary to December 2020 from a sample drawn from a nationwide smartphone-based panel curated by a private firm, Embee Mobile. We combine this with a survey that we administered to that sample in August 2020. Our analysis provides insight into travel patterns and the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on transit riders.

Keywords: Public transit; Travel behavior; COVID-19; Recovery period; Transportation justice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.07.005

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