Will transit systems convince you it's safe to ride? The answer is in this European city

Will transit systems convince you it’s safe to ride? The answer is in this European city.
Ridership on Wiener Linien, the operator of Vienna’s transit system, saw daily ridership come back to 65% of pre-COVID-19 levels on weekdays and to 75% on weekends

Larry Higgs
nj.com (TNS)
Jun 19th, 2020


Transit agencies seem to be in the role of dentists trying to convince children to come in for a check-up, when it come to getting them on trains and buses in post coronavirus world.

There’s a lollipop at the end of the dental visit, but there also could be a drill.

For riders, the drill is fear of being exposed to coronavirus, due to close proximity of others on trains and buses. Ways to ease concerns and keep riders and workers safe from COVID-19 were discussed during the introduction of two studies during a Zoom conference Wednesday.

Perhaps what happened to Vienna’s transit ridership, when it and that Austrian city reopened as the coronavirus subsided, might give American transit riders and officials a glimpse of what happened, if everyone does their part. ..........(more)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/news/21142674/nj-will-transit-systems-convince-you-its-safe-to-ride-the-answer-is-in-this-european-city