Virginia Transit Association

271 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 efore the pandemic over 500,000 trips were taken on public transit in the Commonwealth every day, and public transportation generated over $4.8 billion in economic benefits every year helping to create/sustain over 28,000 jobs. Transit ridership across the state was trending upward… then the pandemic hit. Since then, every mode of transportation has had its own challenges in returning to normal. B A IS LEADING ON OF PUBLIC TION ation