Transit ridershipin San Diego is now at 82% of its pre-pandemic level, Alex Fitzpatrick and Kavya Beheraj report citing American Public Transportation Association data.
That's comparing its September 2023 ridership to September 2019.
By the numbers: Of roughly 100 U.S. metro areas with more than 500,000 people, last September'stransit ridership reached or exceeded 100% of September 2019's levels in just nine.
Overall, national ridership reached 77% of pre-pandemic levels in November, per APTA's latest data.