Post-pandemic public transit

A recent study looked into how the use of public transportation might change after the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY COULDBE CHANGING...SOME SAY..THEY MAY NOT EVEN USEA BUS OR TRAIN ANYMORE..13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....AUSTIN CARTER IS LIVE....TONIGHT..AND AUSTIN...IT APPEARS.....THE CORONA-VIRUS IS HAVINGPEOPLE TRULY CONSIDER....HOW THEY WILL GET AROUNDTOWN....IN THE FUTURE..THAT STUDY FOUND THAT ABOUTTWENTY PERCENT OF THOSE WHOREGULARLY HOPPED ON A BUS ONTRAINSAID THEY NO LONGERWOULD I SPOKE TO THE FORMERCEO OF THE RTC - BY PHONE TODAY- SHE TELLS MEMANY OF THERIDERS HERE.DEPEND ON THE BUS TO GET TOWORK AND IF THERE'S NOTWORKTHE REDUCTION IN TRANSITWILL BE EVEN GREATER.PKG NATS IN SOUTHERNNEVADAYOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOKFAR TO SEE A GREEN RTC BUSCARRYING PASSENGERS ABOUT THEVALLEY AND COMINGSOONPASSENGER RAIL ISEXPECTED TO RETURN TO LAS VEGASABOARD VIRGIN TRAINS USANATS OF TRAIN BUT THELANDSCAPE OF PUBLICTRANSPORTATION ISCHANGINGACCORDINGTO THIS IBM STUDY ((SOTUNDER VO)) SERGIO AVILA - AAANEVADA "SOMEBODY MAY NOT WANTTO GET ON A CROWDED BUS" THESTUDY OF 14 THOUSAND U-S ADULTS- SAID IN ADDITION TO THE 20PERCENT OF PEOPLE DITCHINGPUBLIC TRANSIT.ANOTHER 28 PERCENT WOULD USE ITLESS OFTEN.((TAKE FULLSCREEN)) MORE THAN17 PERCENT OF PEOPLE SURVEYEDSAID THAT THEYEYEYNTEND TO USETHEIR PERSONAL VEHICLE MORE ASA RESULT OF COVID-19.APPROXIMATELY 1 IN 4 SAYINGTHEY WILL USE IT AS THEIREXCLUSIVE MODE OFTRANSPORTATION GOING FORWARD.THE TRENDS OFTRANSPORTATIONIS SOMETHINGAAA OF NEVADAISMONITORING ((SOT)) SERGIOAVILA - AAA NEVADA "AS PEOPLEDECIDE HOW THEY'RE GOING TOHANDLE TRANSPORTATION IN THISNEW NORMAL, THE OPTIONS AND THEAVAILABILITY OF DIFFERENTMOBILITY OPTIONS IS CRITICAL"NATS ANOTHER TRANSPORTATIONOPTION IS UBER OR LYFT.AND WHEN IT COMES TO RIDE-SHAREAPPSTHAT STUDY ALSO FOUNDTHAT THOSE WHO USED THOSEOPTIONSSAID THEY WOULDEITHER USE LESS - OR STOP USINGTHOSE SERVICES COMPLETELY.SO WHAT'S LEFT?

AAA ISDEVELOPING NEW PRODUCTS TOHELP PEOPLE DURING THIS TIME.ONE OF THEM - IS GIG CARSHAREIT'S SIMILAR TO RENTINGA CAR ((SOT)) SERGIO AVILA -AAA NEVADA "YOU WALK UP TO ACAR, UNLOCK IT, AND USE IT FORAS LONG AS YOU WANT.IT CHARGES YOU FOR THE MINUTE,THE HOUR AND THE DAY."THAT SERVICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE