The GAO’s March 2026 report on telework and travel patterns contains a data point that deserves to stand alone: as of fiscal year 2024, exactly one of the 26 cities the Federal Transit Administration designates as top transit cities had recovered ridership to 2019 levels. That city is Miami–Fort Lauderdale, at 104 percent. Every other major transit system in the country remains below the line. The spread is wide. Salt Lake City recovered to 91 percent.