Americans are moving again. Or at least, they’re looking for directions again.
After two months of social distancing and staying at home in an attempt to curb the spread of the coronavirus, data from Apple suggests that Americans in several cities, mostly where reopening plans are in place, are starting to venture outside of their homes again.
Apple began publishing data in April showing the change in searches for directions in Apple Maps in roughly 70 U.S. cities. And while the data showed a clear drop off in transit, walking, and driving directions requests in March, search volume has moved back to pre-coronavirus levels in seven cities.
Walking directions are above where they were in late January in Toledo, Ohio, Omaha, Neb., Corpus Christi, Texas, Virginia Beach, Va., Bakersfield, Calif., Tulsa, Ok., and Memphis, Tenn. Driving directions also rebounded in several of those cities, with Omaha, Corpus Christi, and Memphis, and Toledo all back above pre-coronavirus levels.
Other cities are nearing pre-coronavirus levels, including Modesto, Calif., St. Louis, Mo., Colorado Springs, Co., and Jacksonville, Fla.
The story is different in several of America’s largest cities, with search volume still down in New York City, New Orleans, San Diego, Washington, D.C. — all cities where lockdown orders have not lifted and stay-at-home orders are still in place.
While walking and driving directions are slowly nearing normal, transit directions have yet to recover. Search volume for traffic is still down by more than half in 46 cities.
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