Impacts of COVID-19 on Public Transportation and the Popularity of Squid Game

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This chapter discusses the decrease in ridership and revenue in public transportation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the convenience of having a car and predicting a deeper integration of car dependence into American society.

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