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A return-to-normal gauge to watch is mass transit ridership, which continues to creep higher in parts of the country as people get vaccinated and emerge from lockdown.
Why it matters: Ridership return is key for the big city systems — think San Francisco or New York — that are more reliant on fares for revenue.
Other transit systems rely primarily on a variety of funding sources, like sales tax (which also took a pandemic hit).