Transit ridership is increasing in Canada but it still lags pre-pandemic levels by a significant margin. Transit ridership across the country is still noticeably down compared to pre-pandemic levels, even as more people return to the office and gas prices hit record-setting highs. Calgary Transit's overall ridership has increased recently, reaching about 55 per cent of pre-pandemic levels. "There are some interesting things happening with ridership in terms of that return to the office," said Stephen Tauro, a Calgary Transit spokesperson. Overall, Petrunic expects it will take two years for transit ridership across the country to overcome the pandemic and return to 2019 ridership levels.

Source: CBC News May 31, 2022 14:14 UTC