COVID-19 Pandemic Threatens Public Transit Businesses [September 2020]   [open pdf - 0B]

From the Key Takeaways: "1. More than eight in 10 businesses (86 percent) have seen a reduction in their transit industry business as a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more than one-third of these businesses have already furloughed employees[.] 2. If Congress and the Administration do not provide additional COVID-19 emergency funding for public transit agencies, nearly one-half of businesses (47 percent) expect to lay off employees[.] 3. One-third of transit industry businesses (31 percent) are concerned that they may go out of business due to the COVID-19 pandemic[.]"