Absolutely wild story that isn’t getting much attention (as far as I can tell) around the state: the largest city in the state is about to cut 30% of its service over only a $7.5 million shortfall

It would be madness to let this go over such a small number
www.ctinsider.com/news/article/bridgeport-ct-bus-cuts-transit-22071421.php

March 24, 2026 - 20:59 UTC

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oh i am so fucked
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I have only the tiniest bit of power but I promise I am trying to advocate against this
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Lamont’s gas tax holiday will cost $40M per month and he’ll spend $500M to send everyone $200 but we have no additional funding for public transit 🙄

Fully restore SLE, increase the bus transit subsidy, lower fares, still cost less than either of those.
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Apparently he’s dropped the idea?? I’ll assume my bluesky posts single handedly did it 😂
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For context, 57% of Bridgeport’s 55,000 households rent, and of those 32,000 renter households over 21,000 have 1 or no vehicle—including 8,000 with no cars
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Why do I care so much? First of all, I live in the Bridgeport metro region and this is essential for so many people’s lives—including some of my constituents, as my district borders Bridgeport and includes the heavily-used Trumbull mall stop
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