As millions of workers in American cities continue to work from home three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, revenue generated by mass transit ridership remains far below pre-pandemic levels, posing a dire threat to regional economies.
“It's not a secret that with the switchover of the House of Representatives, the federal government is less responsive to appeals for mass transit,” Janno Lieber, CEO of the MTA, told Yahoo News. “We have gone to the [state] Legislature and said ... COVID ain't over for mass transit. The fiscal cliff is the deficit caused by the fall-off in ridership.”
In Ditch’s view, transit systems, like many public agencies, overpay their workers thanks to collective bargaining agreements with public sector unions that include generous retirement benefits and health insurance policies. In 2021,— Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
Without new subsidies, Lieber believes, the consequences of reduced transit service will quickly become apparent. “When you see people who are really strung out and acting really strung out it makes you feel unsafe, especially when it’s a confined space,” Joffe, who rides BART, said.
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