Bus ridership increased almost 200% year over year on one popular route, said VIA. Other routes have seen smaller but still significant increases.
A VIA Prímo bus travels along Market Street in downtown San Antonio. VIA has reported an increase in ridership following the relaxation of mask mandates.Bus ridership has been steadily increasing in 2022, said the city’s transit agency this week, with April’s numbers one-fifth higher than last year.
The conditions the agency credits with increasing ridership do appear to be changing, however. COVID-19 case counts are rising once again — the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District recently categorized the region’s risk level asGas prices, too, have begun to decline, dropping every day for the past month, according to the AAA auto club.
A VIA spokeswoman said that historically, VIA’s ridership increases when fuel prices go up. While gas prices have been dropping, a single fare of $1.30 is still far less than the cost of a gallon of gas, the agency noted in its release. Buying a day, weekly or monthly pass brings down the cost to riders down even further. A 30-day pass is $38.
Williams, who has been a regular bus commuter for the past five years, said that even during the peak of COVID-19, when busses had a passenger capacity,Since VIA dropped its mask requirement, “everyone just forgot it existed,” he said. The pandemic has dragged on so long … time can kind of get rid of a lot.”
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