http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703566504576202924273668518.html?mod=googlenews_wsjOfficials from more than 30 public transit systems came to Washington this week to tell Congress that most of them don't have the money to keep up with demand as rising gas prices boost ridership.
But a key House Republican said Tuesday that transit systems needed to streamline their operations, and not count on Congress for more money.
The American Public Transportation Association, a Washington trade group, said that most of its member transit systems that responded to a survey reported ridership increases of at least 4% in January or February, compared with a year ago.
The SEPTA system in Philadelphia saw a 10% increase in February. A month earlier, ridership on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority rose 4.6%, and LYNX in Orlando was up 10.7%.
It's the WSJ, so naturally, most of the comments are from the "transit should pay for itself" brigade.
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