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Originally published on December 23, 2020 12:00 pm
The wheels on the nation s buses aren t going round and round very much these days.
Demand for bus travel has fallen by more than 80% during the pandemic as public health authorities urge people to avoid travel where possible.
That is raising concerns about the potential long-term damage to an essential transport method for millions of lower-income Americans even as air travel has shown signs of picking up since the Thanksgiving holiday period.
And those who have to take the bus, for whatever reason, are finding fewer options, and often higher prices as a result.
Feeling the pinch most are people such as Andrew Sarkis. He paid $97 for a one-way bus ticket from Hampton, Va., to New York City a 12-hour journey that required two transfers.
The wheels on the nation s buses aren t going round and round very much these days.
Demand for bus travel has fallen by more than 80% during the pandemic, as public health authorities urge people to avoid travel where possible.
That is raising concerns about the potential long-term damage to an essential transport method for millions of lower-income Americans even as air travel has shown signs of picking up since the Thanksgiving holiday period.
And those who have to take the bus, for whatever reason, are finding fewer options, and often higher prices as a result.
Feeling the pinch most are people like Andrew Sarkis. He paid $97 for a one-way bus ticket from Hampton, Va., to New York City a 12-hour journey that required two transfers.
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A Greyhound bus driver wears a protective mask and gloves as he prepares to depart a station in San Antonio, Texas, on March 30. Bus companies are struggling amid the pandemic, cutting off travel options for lower-income Americans. Eric Gay/AP
The wheels on the nation s buses aren t going round and round very much these days.
Demand for bus travel has fallen by more than 80% during the pandemic as public health authorities urge people to avoid travel where possible.
That is raising concerns about the potential long-term damage to an essential transport method for millions of lower-income Americans even as air travel has shown signs of picking up since the Thanksgiving holiday period.