AC Transit ridership rises for third straight month, first time since pandemic

Ridership on AC Transit, California’s largest bus-only transit agency, marked its first consecutive three-month year-over-year gain since the COVID pandemic.

The Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District posted a 6% increase in February, adding 192,875 monthly riders compared to the previous year; 8% in March, up 270,247, and 3% in April, a gain of 108,379.