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Newsby StaffApril 3, 2026

Funding Gap Could Force Caltrain to Slash Service, Close Stations

The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board recently met for a budget workshop, during which staff outlined the significant service reductions Caltrain could be forced to make without new external funding. 

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Transit Dispatchesby Laramie Bowron June 25, 2025

Why Bus Service Cuts Should Be the Last Resort for Transit Agencies

A closer look at ridership trends, demographic shifts, and the broader impacts of service reductions reveals why maintaining, and even improving, bus service levels should be a top priority in 2025.

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Transit Dispatchesby Roger Brereton February 5, 2025

The Driver Shortage isn't Slowing Down

Today, fresh data paints an even bleaker picture. Here, I’ll explain the repercussions behind the accelerating statistics that threatens essential transport services on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2013

Fed shutdown forces Yosemite transit system cuts

As a result of the drop in ridership, transit officials said the number of buses heading to the national park this time of year has been cut in half – from six buses to three.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2013

U. of Houston cuts $1M from shuttle service budget

Will save money by cutting two bus routes and switching providers. The money will be used for repairing streets and parking lots and reducing future permit rates.

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Newsby StaffDecember 21, 2012

Mich. seniors lose transit service

The Muskegon City Commission voted to end its senior transit program on Dec. 31 due to a reduction in funds. The city had already extended the program by six months.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2012

City asks Okla. transit to shrink bus coverage

Tulsa city councilors asked Tulsa Transit officials to prepare a plan for review that would shrink the bus system’s coverage area to provide more timely service. The system has an average wait time of 55 minutes between buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 5, 2012

Denver bus drivers protest transit cuts

Joined by riders and members of Occupy Denver, they say the cuts, both local and national, prevent them from getting people to and from jobs and home, which is a basic civil right.

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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2012

Riders oppose Allegheny Port Authority cuts

Fighting the agency’s plan to cut service by 35% on Sept. 2 to erase a $64 million budget deficit, more than 300 people registered to speak at a legally mandated hearing on the agency’s proposal.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2012

Niagara Frontier’s planned service cuts burden disabled riders

In a recent forum, Metro Bus Riders said Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority's plan to cut 22% of its bus routes by April 1 will be especially difficult for the disabled, low-income citizens and others without their own transportation. The agency recently lost $4.3 million in state aid.

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