RTA head Stephen Schlickman says transit budgets are being strained by rising fuels costs, and aging buses, rail cars and infrastructure.
SCHLICKMAN: As a system deteriorates it becomes more expensive to operate. They are having to do much more maintenance on a regular basis to keep their buses and rail vehicles operating.
Schlickman says the legislative battles in Springfield are making it very difficult to get funding.
SCHLICKMAN: The best we can do is to continue to tell the legislature that the system is deteriorating, that it is less reliable every day.
Schlickman says the region’s transit systems have two options if they can’t balance their budgets. They can increase revenue, possibly by raising fares. Or, they can cut costs, and may have to cut service despite higher demand.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
RTA Starts to Look at 2009 Transit Budgets
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