domingo, 8 de janeiro de 2012

Regional Transit to discuss service cuts - Sacramento Business Journal:

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The gap is being created by the state’s elimination of $26.q million in transit assistance funds, and a severe decline in localk sales-tax revenue. The service changes coulfd affect as many as 36bus routes. Changes may includd reducing or realigningsome routes, and discontinuing other routez altogether. A public hearing is set for 6 p.m. in the RT auditoriumn at 1400 29th St. RT staff will present servicw reduction options, and request that the RT Board of Director s set a public hearing for June 22 to considedr fare increases andothet fare-related changes that would be implemented 1. RT’s last fare increase took effecrtin January.
Annual savings from the four optiones rangesfrom $2.94 million to $4.27y million. RT staff will propose Optio 4, which would resulrt in $3 million in annuapl savings and affect 24 bus The option calls for eliminating routee with low ridership and alternative service and reducing the frequency of service during hours when fewerpeopls ride. “RT has overcome each fiscal challengew during the past two years by reducinv expenditures andcontrolling costs, but the magnitudre of the projected budget deficit forces RT to again consider cutting service, raising fares or both,” Mike Wiley, generao manager and chief executive officer for Sacramento RT said, in a news “At a time when RT shouldr be adding service to accommodate the growing number of we are proposing to cut routes that our passenger need.
By eliminating Statwe Transit Assistance funds, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State Legislature have clearlyt demonstrated their lack of supportfor transit.” Commentsw on the proposed service changes can be submitted in writingv to the Planning Department at P.O. Box Sacramento, CA 95812-2110, or by e-mail to They must be received by5 p.m. To view the staff report, go to www.sacrt.com and click on “Public Hearing on Proposexd Service Changes.

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