BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 18, 2022
Ridership on buses and trains in Maine remains between 30 percent and 50 percent lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic, with public transit operators racing to match systems to changing rider habits before federal aid runs out. The slow recovery fits with a national trend of lower usage of public transportation, but stands in stark contrast to car travel here, which has nearly returned to levels seen prior to the pandemic.