Cities urgently need to convince residents that it’s safe to ride public transit if they want to recover from the coronavirus-induced double whammy of dwindling ridership and higher fixed costs.

Public transit faces “existential” challenge after the pandemic – Axios

There hasn’t been enough conversation over the last several months about the necessary role public transit plays and the support needed to keep it operational. And this concern needs to be put in the context of reports the Trump Administration blocked CDC guidelines mandating masks etc on public transportation.