Transit ridership hit 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022, TransLink says – BC | 24CA News
Ridership on Metro Vancouver’s transit system rebounded to 80 per cent of its pre-pandemic ranges by the tip of final 12 months, based on new information from TransLink.
The return to transit additionally seems to be choosing up steam this 12 months, with ridership hitting 87 per cent of 2019 ranges in March, TransLink stated.
The regional transit and transportation company launched its 2022 Transit Service Performance Review on Friday, which included a selected deal with ridership patterns final fall.
Ridership Recovery by Sub-Region, Fall 2022.
TransLink
The report discovered that Metro Vancouver’s transit rebound seems to be outpacing different North American cities.
TransLink reported 194 million journeys systemwide in 2022, the fifth-highest ridership on the continent, whereas Metro Vancouver ranks twenty fourth for inhabitants.
It stated Metro Vancouver’s transit system was additionally the primary in North America to hit the 80 per cent milestone.
TransLink stated for the complete 2022 12 months, ridership on the system noticed 48 per cent progress over 2021, with the best improve taking place within the area’s jap suburbs.
By the tip of 2022, ridership in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge had hit 98 per cent of 2019 ranges, TransLink stated — a restoration pushed by the addition of the brand new R3 Lougheed Highway RapidBus in 2020.
The rebound was additionally robust within the southeast a part of Metro Vancouver, with ridership in Delta, Surrey, White Rock and Langley hitting 93 per cent of pre-pandemic ranges final 12 months.
TransLink stated the southeast area has since eclipsed its 2019 ranges, hitting 110 per cent in March.
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