Transit Systems Collapsing, Fare Hikes Devastate Local Economies

See reporting from Tri-State Transportation Campaign here: http://blog.tstc.org/2009/08/18/9-out-of-10-transit-agencies-cutting-service-raising-fares/

The full report on national service cuts can be found here: http://t4america.org/resources/stranded/

Also, despite over a hundred thousand crumbling bridges around the country, planning for long-term improvements to highways and mass transit has come to a virtual standstill over the past few months, because of the lack of Federal legislation to authorize future spending.