Now public transit systems nationwide are grappling with a new reality — drastically plummeting ridership and revenue caused by a stealthy virus that's also sickening and killing transit workers. Joe Aiello, chair of the Fiscal and Management Control Board, said the T is also watching transit systems elsewhere. Weekday subway ridership typically tops 5 million in New York, the nation's busiest public transit system. The pandemic arrived at a time when the proliferation of bike-sharing and ride-sharing services was already chipping away at subway ridership. In Washington, officials with the nation’s second-busiest public transit system are using plummeting ridership to shut down stations and accelerate construction plans.

Source: ABC News May 05, 2020 12:56 UTC