Undergoing the worst financial crisis in its history, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is considering drastically cutting services for next year. Hearst Connecticut reports MTA proposed a service reduction of 50 percent for Metro-North -- including the New Haven line -- and the Long Island Railroad; and 40 percent for NYC subways and buses. The changes would also cut 9,400 jobs across the corporation. MTA officials report they would need $12 billion in federal funds to overcome pandemic-related losses in order to run as usual.
Camila Vallejo is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms. She is a bilingual reporter based out of Fairfield County and welcomes all story ideas at cvallejo@ctpublic.org.
