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To evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic altered individual travel behaviors and transit use across diverse sociodemographic groups in the United States.

July 9, 2021Transport PolicyOpen Access

Public transit use in the United States in the era of COVID-19: Transit riders’ travel behavior in the COVID-19 impact and recovery period

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MPMadeleine Parker MLMeiqing Li MBMohamed Amine Bouzaghrane

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Observational panel study reveals severe disruptions in travel behavior among public transit riders, indicating lower-income households experienced less discretion to reduce travel.

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To evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic altered individual travel behaviors and transit use across diverse sociodemographic groups in the United States.
Analyzed passive smartphone GPS mobility data from January to December 2020 via a nationwide panel curated by Embee Mobile.
Administered a cross-sectional follow-up survey to panel members in August 2020 to assess perceived infection risk, transit habits, and socioeconomic status.
Seventy-five percent of transit riders reported reducing public transit use due to schedule cutbacks, shelter-in-place mandates, and viral infection concerns, while less than 10% reported comfort using transit despite infection risk.
Transit riders experienced greater reductions in average weekly trip frequency and travel distance than non-riders, while exhibiting an increased propensity for walking.
Lower-income transit riders exhibited significantly smaller reductions in trip numbers and total distance traveled compared to higher-income riders, demonstrating reduced travel discretion.

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Parker et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a033df04f17ebd438652dc7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.07.005

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July 9, 2021Transport PolicyOpen Access

Public transit use in the United States in the era of COVID-19: Transit riders’ travel behavior in the COVID-19 impact and recovery period

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Authors

MPMadeleine Parker MLMeiqing Li MBMohamed Amine Bouzaghrane

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Observational panel study reveals severe disruptions in travel behavior among public transit riders, indicating lower-income households experienced less discretion to reduce travel.

Key Points

To evaluate how the COVID-19 pandemic altered individual travel behaviors and transit use across diverse sociodemographic groups in the United States.
Analyzed passive smartphone GPS mobility data from January to December 2020 via a nationwide panel curated by Embee Mobile.
Administered a cross-sectional follow-up survey to panel members in August 2020 to assess perceived infection risk, transit habits, and socioeconomic status.
Seventy-five percent of transit riders reported reducing public transit use due to schedule cutbacks, shelter-in-place mandates, and viral infection concerns, while less than 10% reported comfort using transit despite infection risk.
Transit riders experienced greater reductions in average weekly trip frequency and travel distance than non-riders, while exhibiting an increased propensity for walking.
Lower-income transit riders exhibited significantly smaller reductions in trip numbers and total distance traveled compared to higher-income riders, demonstrating reduced travel discretion.

Cite This Study

Parker et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a033df04f17ebd438652dc7 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.07.005

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