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2 Pandemic Partnerships: Findings from Literature Scan
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... The following sections describe the types of initiatives and partnerships identified from the literature review. 2.1.1  Public Health, Transit Service, and Equity Implications When the pandemic and associated public health risks first emerged in the United States, demand for public transit fell in response to the unknowns surrounding the safety of transit, as shown by the fall in unlinked passenger trips (UPT)
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... Riders during the pandemic also represented essential service workers in industries such as food preparation and health care, as shown in Figure 3, and those with low incomes (Who's Left Riding Public Transit?
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... 2017; Who's Left Riding Public Transit?
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... 2.1.2  COVID-19 Relief Funding and Allowance for Incidental Use The initial stark decrease in public transit ridership that occurred early in the pandemic was followed by a longer period of ridership below prepandemic levels. This led to losses in fare revenue simultaneous with decreases in other transit revenue sources.
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... Despite the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in lower demand for transit rides, some reduction in services, and losses of fare and tax revenue, transit agencies have nevertheless mobilized resources and engaged in creative partnerships to provide access to essential services, particularly for those who rely on transit most. 2.2 Nontraditional Transit Functions to Meet Essential Needs In conducting the literature scan, the team reviewed resources from the FTA and the National Rural Transit Assistance Program, scanned transit agency websites, and searched the internet for news articles describing nontraditional transit initiatives and partnerships.
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... . Findings from the literature scan show that over half of the nontraditional transit initiatives identified were related to providing access to COVID-19 vaccinations, whether through a mobile clinic, hosting vaccination sites at transit hubs, or providing direct transit to vaccination sites.
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... Various state agencies, including state health and human services departments, state DOTs, and other state agencies, were involved in nearly a quarter of identified nontraditional transit initiatives. As with local gov ernment, vaccine-related initiatives were again the most common type of partnership involving state agencies.
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... Transit organizations and partners built new infra structure (i.e., new bus lanes) ; expanded the number of traditional transit vehicles in use; or added to typical transit service coverage to help manage capacity limits on vehicles or to otherwise improve service with COVID-19 relief funding.
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... Hospitals or other medical facilities were partners in helping to provide transit service to essential workers and support transit-reliant popula tions. Other state agencies or other transit organizations or agencies were involved as partners in some initiatives, such as partnering to provide transit service for essential workers and to provide access to PPE for transit workers.


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