Rough Road Ahead * USA - For Bay Area public transit
Bay Area,CAL,USA -The Contra Costa Times, by Mike Rosenberg -10 Jan 2010: -- After enduring the most brutal year in the history of Bay Area public transit, train and bus operators are barreling down a track toward bankruptcy... The near-inevitable result will be costlier and longer commutes for all, whether you ride or drive... From BART to Caltrain to Santa Clara VTA, every Bay Area transit agency has increased fares and reduced train and bus service to plug deep budget holes. But the changes have produced fewer riders and even less revenue -- leading some to worry that the transit system has entered a death spiral... Already, more than a million riders are spending extra money and time each day just to get around. And a staggering 66,000 daily riders have abandoned Bay Area transit in the past year, more than enough to pack 40 freeway lanes during rush hour... Six major agencies -- BART, Valley Transportation Authority, Caltrain, SamTrans on the Peninsula, County Connection in the East Bay and Golden Gate Transit -- have lost at least 7 percent of their riders in the past year. Some officials fear they'll never get them back... (Photo from barryswensonbuilder: transit oriented development San Jose)Labels: fewer buses, fewer riders
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