For Jennifer Eaton’s blind and vision-impaired clients at VisionCorps in downtown Lancaster, Red Rose Transit is key to the independence that the nonprofit seeks to provide.
“They want to be part of the community, they want to be part of society, and they cannot do that if they don’t have proper transportation,” said Eaton, a Lancaster city resident who also relies on public transit because of low vision.
Transit advocates say the cost of providing service is outgrowing the state funding agencies rely upon to provide it. The list of counties with transit agencies facing budget shortfalls is no longer limited to Philadelphia and Allegheny, and could soon include Lancaster…