As the economy reopens, more people are riding the bus

William Shephard rides a Cherriots bus to work on Friday, May 22. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

After ridership plummeted at the start of the pandemic, more people are venturing back on to Salem’s bus service.

In June, 87,000 people boarded a Cherriots bus for its local ridership service, a rebound from the month prior which saw 54,529 people riding the bus. But it’s still about a third of the ridership seen before widespread closures and mask…