Currently RPT is operating at about sixty percent capacity.
Changes to Rochester Public Transit
As more people go back to work, RPT is making a few adjustments.
Currently RPT is operating at about sixty percent capacity.
Transit numbers-stinger-2 the coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on public transit.
As life starts to return to normal - there's some concern that ridership may not ever return to its pre-pandemic levels.
But as kimt news three's raquel hellman is finding out - transit leaders in the med city are optimistic.
Live she joins us live in rochester to explain - raquel?xxx transit numbers-live vo-2 here in downtown rochester - many mayo clinic employees are getting off work - and heading to the rochester public buses to get home.
Transit numbers-live vo-1 transit numbers-live vo-4 currently r-p-t is operating at about sixty percent capacity.
Before the pandemic - they averaged about eight to nine thousand trips.
During the pandemic - that went down to just a few hundred trips a day.
That's more than a 90- percent loss of ridership.
But there is some good news.xxx transit numbers-live sot-1 transit numbers-live sot-4 we've since rebounded a little bit, we're up to about 1500 or so to 2000 trips per day, so we're starting to see a rebound.
Transit numbers-live sot-3 r-p-t recently completed a rider survey of more than 570 people.
Of those - 85 percent say they plan to return to their pre-pandemic public transit usage.
Live in rochester- raquel hellman kimt news 3.
Thanks raquel.
They are taking steps to protect riders - including ramping up their disinfecting procedures and asking riders to wear masks.
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As more people go back to work, RPT is making a few adjustments.