LA Times: A Mass Transit Dilemma: Ridership Up, Funds Down

From LA Times:

The regional transit authority that operates the South Florida trains said it expects to lose $18 million in state and local funding in October. That could mean cutting back from 50 trains per day to 20, with most cuts coming on the non-rush-hour schedule McClain depends on. "If it happens, I'm going to be forced to drive," he said. "I'm not very happy about that -- but it's an adjustment I'll have to make." The dramatic spike in gas prices that began in 2005 sent Americans flocking to trains, buses and subways, a trend that appears to have held up even as gas prices have dipped. But 2009 could be a year of crisis for the agencies that run them -- a time of more riders but much less money.