Why Rider Fees-Dependent Metro Systems Suffered Greatly During the COVID Onset

12/12/22

“Why did rider fee-dependent metro systems suffer greatly during the COVID onset?”

Metro systems are funded through a variety of mechanisms. Charging riders a fee is one of these. If a system bases a sizable portion of its revenue on these fees, then a dip in ridership can cause significant financial harm. When the COVID pandemic started, people stopped using transit en masse. This made metro systems dependent on rider fees such as Bay Area Rapid Transport (BART) to lose revenue drastically. This is Why Rider Fees-Dependent Metro Systems Suffered Greatly During the COVID Onset.

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