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COVID-19 Research Roundup from DePaul University

An email newsletter from DePaul University shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected bus travel in the U.S., as of August 2020.

DePaul University Intercity Bus E-News Bulletin August 7, 2020

Executive Summary

  • About the Report: This Intercity Bus E-News Bulletin from DePaul University recaps several studies expressing the economic impact of the pandemic on bus travel.
  • Key Highlights:
    • Coach USA is permanently closing Lakefront Lines, the largest bus company in the state of Ohio, which will eliminate 339 jobs.
    • According to Polina Raygorodskaya, CEO of Wanderu, a leading ground-travel metasearch platform, the demand for bus ticket purchases in July was still less than 20% of that during that same month in 2019.

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