If you drive on the 5 or the 15 or the 76 during morning and afternoon rush hours, you know how badly congested it usually is. Even on weekends, the north and south bound lanes of the 5 can be backed up for miles.
Drivers either get used to it and add doses of patience or they find alternate ways and/or alternate times to go to and from work…or are able to still work from home at least some days of the week to avoid sitting in traffic.
Last week’s report from the North County Transit District shows that after the drops in ridership during the pandemic when a lot of workers worked from home and working back at the workplace has become common, more people are using mass transit.
As the CEO of the North County Transit District put it to the San Diego Union Tribune,
“We are in a ridership rebound.” But admits ridership is still below the level it was before the pandemic.
This report come at a time when voters are casting ballots that include a sales tax hike that proponents say would raise the money needed to improve public transportation and as well as some highways and roads.
Everyone agrees that traffic will probably always be a problem in any metropolitan area like San Diego. But not everyone agrees on what to do about it. And that’s why voters vote.
(Photo North County Transit District)