More than five years after the pandemic dramatically reshaped commuting patterns, the Bay Area’s largest transit systems have yet to recover to pre-pandemic ridership levels as the agencies work to adjust to new passenger habits.
But for some systems at some times, ridership is notably robust.
San Francisco’s Muni system, which transports the most passengers of any Bay Area transit authority each month, has come the closest to its pre-pandemic ridership, with more than 75% of its 2019 numbers. AC Transit, the East Bay’s largest bus operator, has also recovered about 75% of its transit…