Transit agencies around the USA continue to push for more big-money projects - more light rail, even though they're broke and ridership has declined dramatically.
Reeling from the pandemic, transit agencies are grappling with drastic reductions in ridership and pleading for help from Washington. In Boston, transit officials warned of ending weekend service on the commuter rail and shutting down the city’s ferries. In Washington, weekend and late-night metro service would be eliminated and 19 of the system’s 91 stations would close. In Atlanta, 70 of the city’s 110 bus routes have already been suspended, a move that could become permanent.
In general, low-income people are the most dependent upon buses and trains.
Not necessarily; In Portland, the big push from TriMet involves building a multi-billion-dollar light rail line to take riders from the downtown area to a large, wealthy suburban shopping mall called Bridgeport Village. We may have voted it down, but TriMet will likely push it through anyway.
