LA Metro Cuts Bus Services by 10 Percent Due to Driver Shortage, Its ‘Single Biggest Issue’

LA Metro Cuts Bus Services by 10 Percent Due to Driver Shortage, Its ‘Single Biggest Issue’
A man wearing a face mask drives a bus with a sign in the downtown area in Los Angeles on March 8, 2021. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images
Micaela Ricaforte
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority will cut its bus services by 10 percent and reduce rail line frequency because Metro is struggling to find enough bus and rail operators to meet the demand of its 740,000 daily users.

“We’re currently facing a crisis both for our customers and for our employees,” Chief Operations Officer Conan Cheung said during a Jan. 27 board meeting.

Micaela Ricaforte
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Micaela Ricaforte covers education in Southern California for The Epoch Times. In addition to writing, she is passionate about music, books, and coffee.
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