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Transit providers take a multipronged approach to address Virginia's bus operator shortage – Greater Greater Washington

For most of 2022, Virginia’s largest public transportation provider has struggled to staff its dozens of routes at one point even facing a dearth of over 100 drivers in order to offer full service to the region of 1.8 million people. Now the agency is looking at several solutions at once. ....

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How a bus operator shortage is impacting transit in Virginia

The good news for Blacksburg Transit, and other public bus systems in Virginia, is that demand for bus service has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels. The bad news is that it has 20% fewer drivers than they need to reliably run their full schedule of service. ....

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