This morning there were less than ten cars in the Barrington Metra parking lot at 10 AM. Things have not changed since we published this photo in late May.
Riders slowly are trickling back onto the Chicago area’s public transit systems, and so far at least, they’re pleased with what they’re finding.
Passengers on sparsely populated CTA and Metra trains say they find the interiors mostly clean and the riders mostly masked. It’s usually possible to keep at least 6 feet from other passengers, although buses tend to be more crowded, passengers and agency officials report.
Daily ridership on Metra tumbled about 97% at the start of the pandemic, but it’s starting to slowly come back and is now 95% below normal levels, said Metra spokeswoman Meg Thomas-Reile. Other transit agencies, including CTA and Pace, report a gradual uptick in passenger traffic.
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