AC Transit ridership rises for third straight month, first time since pandemic

What happened

According to Local News Matters’s source item, AC Transit ridership rises for third straight month, first time since pandemic, Ridership on AC Transit, California’s largest bus-only transit agency, marked its first consecutive three-month year-over-year gain since the COVID pandemic. The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District posted a 6% increase in February, adding 192,875 monthly riders compared to the previous year; 8% in March, up 270,247, and 3% in April, a gain of 108,379. “This is […] The post AC Transit ridership rises for third straight month, first time since pandemic appeared first on Local News Matters .

Context

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Source

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