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Sturgis Attendance Comes Roaring Back
The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is the largest motorbike rally in the world, attracting bikers from all over the United States. This South Dakota rally first began in 1938 and has evolved into a massive ten-day event, estimated to generate $800 million in annual revenue. On average, 500,000 bikers come into the small town each year for the event. Locals rent out their front and backyards for bikers to camp on, and motels quickly sell out.
Parks and Recreation not just in Pawnee - leisure travel to parks increase across U.S.
Introduction When the COVID-19 pandemic hit around March 2020, governments around the world imposed lockdown measures for “unessential” businesses, resulting in closed doors, limited hours of operation and increases in unemployment. In the United States, amusement parks shut down along with many other leisure-type businesses, leaving people searching for a replacement. Some found that replacement in national parks. At the same time, news outlets reported increases in RV sales.
Downtown Trips Begin to Recover while Metro Area Surpasses Pre-COVID Levels
When the coronavirus pandemic struck, cities all around the world went into lockdown. Roads were deserted as businesses closed and sent employees home to work. In the United States, we saw major congestion hotspots transform to free flow traffic as people stopped commuting downtown to work. Now, over a year later, businesses are opening and the roads are returning to their pre-COVID state.
So far, trips around college towns similar to last year, despite COVID-19
Amid COVID-19, college towns were left empty as students were forced to go home last spring and finish the school year online. These colleges must make the difficult decision on whether to keep their campus closed and have students take classes remotely from their homes or open the campus again and welcome students back into these small towns.
What do New York City and Mobile, Alabama have in common?
As we know, COVID-19 has sent the United States and much of the world into lockdown, affecting all modes of transportation as fewer people were out on the roads. This had a major effect on vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in cities across the country, causing travel to plummet when employers implemented “work from home” policies and public officials heightened restrictions on the economy.
VMT Continues to Raise, Evening Commute Close to Pre-COVID Levels
INRIX has reported that vehicle miles traveled (VMT) across the United States is returning to the levels last seen in February, before COVID-19. While some larger cities’ traffic has rebounded slower than others, many haven’t reached their normal, seasonally adjusted VMT. Nationally, the U.S. surpassed 100% of its normalized VMT the week of June 15th A recent INRIX post reported on how vehicle speeds are returning to normal, although when people travel has shifted since COVID-19.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Germany’s Roads
The coronavirus has caused countries around the world into lockdown, affecting all modes of transportation. As we’ve discussed before, the pandemic has a dramatic impact on passenger and commercial vehicles – including vehicles miles travel (VMT) and speeds – and Germany is no exception. Germany is unique in that its strict lockdown did not last nearly as long as other European countries. They began the slow process of reopening the country in late April, roughly 6 weeks since the initial lockdown.
VMT drops as states move back into lockdown
States that are “reopening” seeing VMT gains while most others fall Since COVID-19 and the related lockdowns have gone into effect, INRIX has used the INRIX Trip Trends tool to provide timely and accurate assessments of the impact to vehicle miles traveled (VMT). VMT, a transportation metric, is often seen as one barometer of the economic health of a city, county, region, state or country.
INRIX/umlaut webinar takes deep dive into consumer/driving habits during COVID
By Andrea Markezich, Research Intern The Coronavirus has impacted on travel across all modes, all around the world. That’s no different in Europe, where COVID-19 and various levels of government shutdowns have shown a wide range of impact to road travel. In last week’s webinar, we teamed up with the experts at umlaut to provide insight into ways INRIX data can show macro-level trends and provide micro-level insights.
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