PLAINFIELD – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic drop in northeastern Connecticut public transit ridership numbers that seems to also have led to few people so far taking advantage of the recently re-introduced Plainfield bus line.
During the Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments’ annual meeting on Friday, Executive Director John Filchak said the number of passengers using the transit district s deviated/fixed bus service is down 57% since March, with 80% fewer clients using the transit district’s elderly and disabled service.
“We don’t expect those to see a rebound in those numbers until the crisis is over,” he said.