HAMPTON — Public transit across the country is slowly but surely recovering from sharp drop in usage during the pandemic, and Hampton Roads transportation officials on Tuesday discussed the ways they’re working to continue that trend.

Total transit usage nationally dropped by 90% in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 lockdowns, and has since increased to about 85% of its pre-pandemic level, according to Paul Skoutelas, president and CEO of the American Public Transit Association. Speaking at the biennial State of Transit conference at the Hampton Convention Center, Skoutelas touted the growth in transit usage across Hampton Roads.

Across all modes of transit, Hampton Roads saw an increase in ridership from 583,349 in October 2022 to 852,812 last month, a spike of about 46%, accordin

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