MoveLA's Denny Zane and Gloria Ohland assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transit.
Transit ridership has declined precipitously across the United States as "social distancing" continues during the COVID-19 crisis. Given the aforementioned, The Planning Report spoke with MoveLA Executive Director Denny Zane and Director of Policy and Communications Gloria Ohland, to assess their views of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transit moving forward.
Both express their confidence in the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and highlight the necessity for a level of transit service that meets the needs of those worst hit by the current health and economic challenges:
"With demographics a primary driver, and with transit riders primarily low-income (often service workers) likely to be the worst hit by the economic fallout, the question becomes how many people/riders is that …and what level of public transit services will they need to survive afterwards.” —Denny Zane
Read the full interview at The Planning Report.
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