Riders boarding VTA’s 68 bus in San Jose.
Public transit service in Silicon Valley – and throughout the nation – is in dire straits. Many factors have caused large losses in ridership and fares for transit agencies like the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) and other transit agencies nationwide. Among these factors:
- “shelter-in-place” government orders
- more people working from home
- People driving instead of using public transit in an effort to minimize exposure to COVID-19
Also, lost revenue from sales taxes and gas taxes have caused VTA and other transit agencies in the nation to have large operating shortfalls. One result locally: a proposal by VTA to reduce transit service by as much as 30%. If approved, service reductions would take effect on February 8, 2021.
Read and learn how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected VTA and other transit agencies nationwide. We’ll also have ways people like YOU can help prevent massive service cuts that VTA is proposing now.