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Jun 11, 2024 · Despite showing some improvement, public transit journey numbers in January 2023 at 118 million, remained significantly below pre-pandemic journey numbers. The public transit revenue was $267.6 million in January 2023. Toronto has the most expensive public transit prices in Canada.
- Canada has several public transit systems with regions and cities having their own systems. The frequency, reliability, and accessibility of those...
- Because different companies offer public transit depending on where you are, the cost of travel varies. Toronto has the most expensive monthly trav...
- There is no national survey on how much Canadians use public transit. However, in January 2023, there were almost 120 million journeys made on publ...
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Who returned to public transit during the pandemic?
1. In May 2020, 63% of riders across both cities reported that they had stopped riding transit completely. By March 2021, 70% of these same respondents had returned. 2. Only 24% of Toronto and 16% of Vancouver respondents stayed off transit completely over the 10-month period between survey waves. 3. Number of transit boardings over the last seven days rose to 5.94 in March 2021, up from 3.6 in May 2020. This is still down from 17.23 pre COVID-19.
How have the wellbeing impacts of avoiding transit changed during the pandemic?
1. 28% of respondents still find it harder to get to work while avoiding transit, down from 44% in May 2020. 2. 29% still find it harder to reach healthcare without transit, down from 39% in May 2020. 3. 19% find it harder to get groceries without transit, down from 22% in May 2020.
How much do riders anticipate riding transit again when COVID-19 is over?
1. About 32% of respondents agree that they will ride transit less than they did before the pandemic began, compared with 56% who disagree and 12% who are unsure.
Results of the first wave initial survey of 2,753 respondents in Toronto, “Preliminary Results from the Public Transit and COVID-19 Survey,” were released May 11, 2020. A first wave second survey was then deployed in Vancouver. Results from both surveys are examined in the article “Riders Who Avoided Public Transit During COVID-19: Personal Burdens...
May 11, 2021 · On February 10, the Government of Canada announced a plan for $14.9 billion in new public transit funding over eight years, including $3 billion in ongoing annual transit funding beginning in 2026-27 - from major shovel-ready projects to electric buses to rural transit to cycling and walking paths.
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Aug 30, 2023 · Annual number of passengers transported by the public transport operator in Toronto, Canada (TTC) from 2011 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], Toronto Transit Commission, August 26, 2021....
In June 2020, 3% took public transit, and 6% walked or cycled. Of the commuters who used public transit before the pandemic, nearly half (42%) did not have to travel to work anymore because they worked from home.
Jan 26, 2022 · Highlights. In November, ridership on Canada's urban transit networks continued to grow, reaching 89.4 million passenger trips, the highest level since the start of the COVID -1 9 pandemic in March 2020.
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Aug 18, 2023 · In June 2023, an estimated 119.6 million passenger trips were taken on Canada's urban transit systems, an increase of 23.7% (+22.9 million trips) from June 2022 and marking the 26th straight month of year-over-year increases.
