Las Vegas bus riders could be staring down a steep 42 percent cut to service within the next two years, the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is warning, unless a new permanent funding source surfaces. Weekday routes, special-event shuttles, paratransit and school-pass programs that tens of thousands of residents rely on to get to work and critical appointments are all on the potential chopping block. RTC leaders say they are sounding the alarm now to push for new legislative tools and a possible ballot question that could head off the reductions.
RTC’s Warning
As reported by 8 News Now, CEO M.J. Maynard-Carey told local leaders that the system, which the agency says handles roughly 1 million passenger trips per week and ranks…..