So, When are COVID-19 Service Cuts Going to End?
We've now sped past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's far from over, but while a lot of life has returned to some sort of normalcy, many transit systems have still yet to return to the pre-pandemic offerings of service. The question remains now, when? When will these services return? How permanent are some of the cuts from March 2020, or from November 2021? I have broken this article up by a select group of transit agencies, as different systems had different approaches to cutting, and restoring services. I do miss the downtown express routes from time to time. Toronto Transit Commission Generally speaking, the TTC's cuts did not affect coverage. Every local route remained in place, albeit with some reductions in frequency. The route that received the biggest service cut that has yet to be restored is the 19 Bay (f.k.a. 6 Bay), which had a pre-COVID frequency in rush hour of every 5 minutes, which now sits at every 15 minutes. This route's ridership was two core ...