Abstract:

The COVID-19 crisis has shown that effective public transport is vital to keeping cities running. By serving essential workers in health care, emergency services, food services, and other sectors, public transport has become a service not just for some people but for all urban residents.

But coronavirus pandemic lockdowns are also putting an incredible strain on public transit systems worldwide. This blog post by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides five ways governments, development banks and agencies can make public transport an integral part of stimulus packages for economic recovery.