As more workers return to the office, hybrid schedules and lingering concerns about mass transit so far are leading more to drive, experts say.
It’s too soon to know how much commuters who previously took transit, rode a bicycle or walked will continue to drive, particularly as gas prices soar and roads get busier amid a move to more office work
Some commercial property managers report office buildings near 35 percent to 50 percent of pre-pandemic occupancies, while their parking garages are at 55 to 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Metrobus has hovered around 70 percent of pre-pandemic ridership for months. But Metrorail, whose customers generally have more opportunities to telework and drive, has lagged at about 30 percent this month.
Srikanth said the parking garage in COG’s office building near Union Station also seems busier than the building itself. He suspects some motorists might be avoiding longer waits for Metro trains while more than half of the system’s rail cars“For two years, people have been used to no commute time,” Srikanth said, “so now every five minutes feels like something.
Riverdale resident Erica Perry said she had considered switching from driving to riding Metro before the pandemic. Now she’s too worried about bringing the coronavirus home to her medically vulnerable husband. She said driving also seems like a more reliable way to get home to their daughter, even though her drive to downtown D.C. has gradually grown from a pandemic low of 20 minutes to 45.“I don’t want to be around all those people” on transit, said Perry, a data analyst.
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