The world is trying to recover from once in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has a higher mortality rate than the common flu. However, the threat of different variants is still affecting us in a different capacity. Several preventive measures have been adopted across the nation and the globe to avoid the spr ead of this virus, such as lockdown, restricted travel, social distancing guidelin es, obligatory face mask use, etc. These activities directly influenced the manag ement of social life, economy, and livelihoods. The effect of COVID- 19 on the public transit industry and strategies the transit agencies adapted to continue providing the service during the pandemic has been synthesized in this pap er. As a result of the pandemic, public transit ridership decreased by abou t 70 percent for most agencies compared to pre-pandemic levels. This article also highlights the prevention of COVID-19 spread in the public transit industry using engineering solutions and advanced material science and nanotechnology solutions.
KeywordsCOVID-19Public TransitEngineering SolutionAdvance material Science
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