Monitoring and Adjusting Transit Service during a Pandemic

Project Description

The global COVID-19 pandemic has shocked many economic and social systems. One of the most profoundly affected have been the public transit systems that serve cities large and small. Ridership initially plummeted, service has been cut, and in some cases slashed, and public health concerns are many, and finances increasingly tight on public transit systems around the globe, in the U.S., and here in California.

To understand how public transit is evolving in the pandemic, UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies researchers have looked into what transit service is changing, how it is changing, why it is changing, and for whom it is changing. The project has also examined how well the changes made affect the spread of COVID-19, and how transit can continue to safely serve the mobility needs of essential workers during the pandemic.