Business View Magazine Feb 2023

189 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 Rudolph, the Municipality of Anchorage’s Transit Planning and Communications Manager. “A lot of credit goes out to our drivers and our dispatchers. One of the things that helped us keep running was their sheer determination and grit to be out there every day. And people showed up.” People Mover has been a staple in Anchorage since it opened on July 1, 1974, serving 39,505 in its first month alone. After a system redesign in 2017, Ridership has steadily increased with a peak ridership of 4,220,667 in 2019. Today the transport service serves around 9,500 passengers per weekday through bus stops located across the greater Anchorage and Eagle River areas. And no matter what the weather, People Mover’s buses are out there, racking up over two million miles of road traveled annually. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March 2020, ridership fell to 50 to 60 percent of pre- COVID numbers for the first time in history. PEOPLE MOVER