Subway passengers at Grand Central Terminal in New York on May 23.
Photographer: Ed Jones/Getty ImagesThe Pandemic Transformed America’s Biggest Downtowns in Very Different Ways
While transit ridership and downtown dining took a big hit across the board, new commuting patterns and retail spending vary widely across the US.
This story is part of Businessweek’s Cities issue, a collaboration with CityLab. Read more here.
The coronavirus pandemic has eased, but US cities might never be the same. Transit ridership lags pre-Covid levels, as does restaurant and retail spending. While the general patterns are consistent, data compiled by transportation and economic analysts at Replica reveal some striking variation among cities.