Sound Transit Ridership Surges in Early 2025, Still Chasing Pre-Pandemic Levels - The Registry

How is public transit doing in the US?

In this episode, I’m joined by consultant Jarrett Walker to take the pulse of US transit in a world of empty downtown office towers, surging weekend ridership, and the tech elite’s dream of transit without strangers. We unpack the myths that plague buses, reveal why Canada’s transit abundance should be our model, and map the policy battles that will determine whether US transit systems shrink or soar.(PDF transcript)(Active transcript)Text trans…

Sound Transit Ridership Surges in Early 2025, Still Chasing Pre-Pandemic Levels - The Registry

Sound Transit ridership continued its strong recovery through March 2025, with total system boardings reaching 3.67 million for the month—a 12 percent increase compared to the same period last year. Despite this impressive growth, the transit agency’s latest performance metrics reveal ridership remains 12 percent below pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Sound Transit states on its performance tracking dashboard that it’s “committed to delivering a great …