National and local transit ridership down significantly feds report

The US Census Bureau reports that people using mass transit to commute to work remains 38 percent below pre pandemic levels, particularly evident in the Portland metro area, challenging proposed transit expansion plans despite persistent traffic congestion concerns. https://rb.gy/6gcmjk #USCensusBureau #MassTransit #DrivingAlone #InterstateBridgeReplacement #ColumbiaRiver #TriMet #CTRAN #MAXLightRail #I5 #BusRapidTransit #Metro #Portland #VancouverWa #ClarkCountyWa #OregonTransportationCommission #OHSU #RandallOToole #KevinPeterson #FederalTransitAdministration #FederalHighwayAdministration #EnvironmentalImpactStatement #GregJohnson #Telework #Carpool #MultimodalTransportation #TrafficCongestion #VehicleCapacity #OregonDepartmentOfTransportation #WashingtonDepartmentOfTransportation #BentFlyvbjerg #HighCapacityTransit #CharlesMarohn #WestsideMobilityImprovementStudy #ClarkCountyNews #ClarkCountyToday