Greyhound connects America. What happens if intercity buses disappear?
The pandemic has dealt a harsh blow to an already struggling industry. But intercity buses provide a vital service and a link to a complex national history.
Jacksonville, Florida
Greyhound got its start in the early 1900s, then grew rapidly; today it serves more than 2,400 locations across North America.
BySonam Vashi
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Past national crises often brought good business to America’s intercity bus industry. Ridership saw an uptick during recent economic recessions, and many who were anxious about flying in the years after 9/11 took to buses instead.
But the COVID-19 pandemic, with its social-distancing imperatives and calls for fresh, circulated air, decimated the industry. Bus ticket purchases in December 2020 had declined to a quarter of 2019 sales. (Prior to COVID-19, the bus industry brought in around $15 billion in revenue, according to the American Bus Association.) In 2020, the industry laid off o
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Bus accidents, although not the most common type of accident, have the potential to cause massive carnage. Unlike almost every other kind of vehicle, the occupants of buses are not required to wear safety belts. Thus, when a bus accident occurs, bus passengers get tossed around the interior of the bus, often sustaining very serious injuries.
While the number of bus accidents has gone down over recent decades, there are still hundreds of people killed in bus accidents across the country each year. According to the most recent data compiled by the
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After nearly a decade of reviewing plans, scratching them and then drawing up more, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has finally zeroed in on a single design for a new Port Authority Bus Terminal.
The plan would demolish the existing terminal and construct a new one in the same location, build an additional facility on the west side of Ninth Avenue for bus storage and to serve commuters while the new terminal is built, construct new ramps and include new private developments on the property to help pay for the proposal.
Construction of the two bus facilities is estimated to take eight years and would have a target completion date of 2031. Officials did not provide a cost estimate, but the planning documents indicate that this proposal is substantially more expensive than the original build-in-place idea pitched more than a year ago.
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London: Several US transport companies, including bus services Greyhound and Megabus, have suspended their routes to Washington from January 17-20 due to security concerns, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
Earlier, US Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who chairs the Oversight Committee, was reported to have sent letters to various bus services, auto rental companies, as well as hotels, asking to help prevent possible incidents in the days before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, scheduled for January 20. Among the companies that received such letters are Megabus, Greyhound, BoltBus, Peter Pan, Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott.