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LA Department of Transportation to recommend fare hikes
Southern California Public Radio
The Los Angeles Department of Transportation will recommend on Monday raising fares and cutting services — including eliminating certain routes and reducing hours of operation on others — for its DASH, Commuter Express, CityRide and Charter Bus programs, according to officials ... The proposed fares and service cuts will balance the LADOT budget for the next two years only, according to (Department of Transportation General Manager Rita) Robinson. The department will slip back into the red after that, unless further revenue is found. "The City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation, along with many transit operators across the region and country, is facing a substantial deficit in its transit programs due to the economic downturn and the resulting loss of state and local funding," Robinson said in her report.
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AC Transit to Decide on Further Cuts to Service
The Daily Californian
Faced with a projected $56 million dollar deficit for the next fiscal year, the AC Transit board of directors is considering three possible sets of service cuts aimed at saving the agency $11.4 million annually. The board is also considering a request from agency staff to declare a fiscal emergency in order to give the agency more leeway when making financial decisions, according to agency spokesperson Clarence Johnson. The three proposals - ending weekend service on all but high demand lines, curtailing night service and an across-the-board service reduction - would cut service hours by 8.7 percent.
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Panel recommends North Bay transit cuts
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
More than $1 million in bus cuts were approved Thursday by the Golden Gate Bridge District's transportation committee as the agency works toward balancing its budget. The district's Board of Directors is expected to approve the cuts — which will be implemented no sooner than Sept. 12 — when it meets today. Golden Gate provides mostly commute service in Marin, Sonoma and San Francisco. Several routes are being targeted to help the district save money over five years as officials wrestle with a $132 million, five-year shortfall.
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Solano transit panel challenged to find new sources of revenue
Vallejo Times-Herald
Securing new funding sources for long-needed transit improvements will be a major focus of a new transportation group focused on senior and disabled riders. Spering said it has two main charges - to seek money and push for senior and disabled transportation programs. "Here in Solano County we haven't had an interest group dealing with those challenges," (County Supervisor Jim) Spering said. But with regular state raids on transportation coffers, finding new sources of money won't be easy, Solano Transportation Authority Director of Transit and Rideshare Services Elizabeth Richards said. "Transit funding clearly has not been increasing," Richards said.
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