![]() ![]() ![]() Hoffman say ridership has begun to increase as Milwaukee County starts to open up more. The decline occurred when COVID-19 hit Milwaukee itself. “We saw our ridership decline 60 to 70% right off the bat.” “We knew (the pandemic) would be coming eventually,” Hoffman says. Kristina Hoffman, director of marketing and communications for MCTS, says when the pandemic first hit the United States, MCTS kept tabs on national transit systems in cities on the East and West coasts, where the first cases of the coronavirus in the United States appeared, to see how they handled the public health emergency. While both companies have seen declines in usage of their services, both have guidelines in place as they continue to navigate the pandemic. Both stayed in service throughout the pandemic, increasing cleaning precaution as well as limiting users specifically in the case of the Milwaukee County Transit System. In Milwaukee, different transportation companies, such as the Milwaukee County Transit System and Bublr Bikes, have been striving to increase usage numbers as restrictions are lifted. ![]() With COVID-19 changing the world as we know it, it is no surprise that many cities have seen changes, not only in local business, but in transportation too. ![]()
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