No layoffs, empty buses, big UNION bleat for MORE BAILOUT!---Public transportation departments fear 'death spiral' if federal funding doesn't come

Public transportation departments fear 'death spiral' if federal funding doesn't come
"Transportation officials are warning of what they call a "death spiral" if public transit does not get the federal funding it needs to stay afloat.
Ridership has fallen by 90 percent since the pandemic as departments find themselves strapped for cash.
...“The reality is that transit agencies are in an existential crisis,” said Kisner.
Once ridership dropped across the country, public transportation departments saw their revenues plummet...Read all.