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BART Unveils Worst-Case Cuts If Tax Measure Fails: Up to 15 Station Closures, 9 p.m. Shutdowns, 1,200 Layoffs

The board is set to consider the austerity blueprint this month tied to a five-county sales tax projected to raise about $310 million.

Federal Draft Threatens NYC Free-Bus Plan as Advocates Press Fair Fares Expansion

Transit Agencies Mark Rosa Parks’ Birthday With Free Rides on Transit Equity Day

California, MTC Strike $590 Million Bridge Loan to Avert Bay Area Transit Cuts

Connect Bay Area Signature Drive Launches to Qualify Regional Transit Tax for November 2026

Hochul Vetoes Bill Requiring Two-Person Crews on Most NYC Subway Trains

Pritzker Signs NITA Law to Pump $1.5 Billion a Year Into Illinois Transit

Metro Recertifies Environmental Report for Dodger Stadium Gondola After Protests Disrupt Meeting

Shapiro Directs $220 Million to SEPTA to Speed Regional Rail Recovery

Pennsylvania Enacts $50 Billion Budget After 135-Day Stalemate

CTA Approves 2026 Budget With No Fare Hike, Cuts or Layoffs After State Transit Rescue

CTA to Run Orange Line to Midway 24/7 in 2026

Illinois Transit Rescue Clears Legislature as RTA Restores Disability Ride-Share, Scraps 2026 Fare Hikes

Pritzker Says House’s $1.5 Billion Transit Fix ‘Not Going Forward’ As Drafted Ahead of Veto Session Deadline

Rapaport’s Swipe at NYC Mayoral Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani Meets Public Rebuttal Over Sushi Price Claims

RTA Cuts 2026 Transit Gap to About $200 Million as Bigger Cliff Looms in 2027

PRT Board Shifts $106 Million From Capital to Operations to Halt Service Cuts, Fare Hike

Shapiro OKs $394 Million Capital Shift to Restore SEPTA Service

Bay Area Transit Loan in Limbo as Newsom Team Targets Fall Deal

RTA Shifts $74 Million to CTA and Tightens Paratransit as Fiscal Cliff Nears