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Aftermath Archive

Barely a day passes without news of some public transit provider in California having to resort to service cuts, fare increases or other means for coping with reductions, diversions or outright elimination of state funding. The Aftermath Archive is a one-stop online resource for details of the pain inflicted by the state's transit funding crisis.


 


This map details the measures being taken by public transit agencies throughout California in the wake of massive state funding cuts. Fare increases, service cuts and other drastic measures have become the norm across the state as transit providers struggle to meet record-breaking demand for their services while enduring the state's crippling blow to operating budgets.

Click on any map pin to get details on such measures taken by the transit provider represented. You can move or resize the map on this page, but for best viewing results, click here to open a larger version of the map in a new window.

Information listed is compiled from media reports, independent research and surveys of California Transit Association member agencies. The information is continually updated as it becomes available.

Transit NewsWatch

Transit NewsWatch is a weekly collection of news clips compiled by the California Transit Association that documents the latest examples of the ramifications of the state budget crisis. It also includes timely articles of interest to transit riders, providers and advocates. Hyperlinks included in each edition go directly to the webpages of the media outlets producing the story, and thus in some cases may no longer be active. Click the image at right to read the latest edition. To read past editions of Transit NewsWatch, click here.

 

 


Things looked bleak enough back in November, 2008, when a survey of California Transit Association members detailed the grim outlook for transit services based on a 75 percent reduction of the State Transit Assistance (STA) program proposed at that time by the Governor. Since then, the Legislature has adopted (and the Governor approved) the complete, 100 percent elimination of the STA. Click the image at left to take a look at what was foreseen back when transit operations funding was expected to be merely abysmal instead of entirely abolished. Fact sheets detail the anticipated effects on fares, service levels, jobs, capital deferments and the flesh-and-blood Californians who depend on public transit for their day-to-day mobility.