The worldwide spread of Covid-19 has had an impact on literally every way we live or work. While frontline workers fight the pandemic in emergency rooms, hospitals, or even grocery stores, we as transportation researchers have a social and moral obligation to take part, albeit indirectly, in this battle.
As a critical lifeline system, transportation systems haven't been spared. There is no doubt pandemic-proofing will be part of many transportation planning discussions in the future. Public transportation systems seem to be struck particularly hard due to the limited room for social distancing in these systems. Now, since discussions about opening-up are happening in all corners of the world, the role transportation systems play in mitigating the spread to this deadly pandemic could not be more prominent. Some localities (New York City), where public transit is the main mode of transportation, seem to be more vulnerable to this shift while others, where private cars are dominant mode, look less impacted. I am wondering if any experts in the field have any suggestions or thoughts on how to assess the level of exposure in transportation systems for pandemic-induced disruptions?
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
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