The Anaheim Transportation Network in California will shut down for good on March 31, a victim of years of budget deficits, according to the Orange County Register. The termination will leave 8 million yearly riders to find another way to get to work, resorts, hotels and other services.
The ATN, which aimed to become one of the first transit agencies in California to create an all-electric bus fleet, now needs to sell off its 74 vehicles, along with a charging station and another property. Its Anaheim Regional Transportation service consists of 10 bus routes serving Disneyland, the Anaheim Convention Center, sports facilities, shopping districts and the Anaheim Canyon train station.
The ATN’s buses, purchased with federal grants, must be sold to another public transit operator to avoid repaying the grants, the Register said…