The deficit is largely attributable to the expiration of COVID-19 relief funds. Other contributing factors include inflation, rising fuel and power costs, and a decline in ridership that began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the habitual underfunding of public transportation and other essential services in the eighth largest metropolitan region in the United States.
yep, a dirt road works acceptably without maintenance for years, a transit system requires these disgusting flesh creatures to function.