The city manager of Lathrop is doubling down on the contention that expanded service by the San Joaquin Regional Transit District represents a “transit disaster” for all the cities in the Stockton area.
Armed with data on the district’s operations based on a public records request, City Manager Stephen Salvatore wrote in a letter to RTD CEO Alex Clifford that his analysis shows some transit lines have shockingly high per-passenger subsidies — with one at $359 per rider.
Plus, Salvatore said the existing bus fleet is badly underutilized. He also wrote that the district lacks the legal authority to operate intercity operations within San Joaquin County…