The problem with public transit is that they insist on being profitable. Being profitable makes no sense, because the only thing you can do is cut back routes or raise prices and that means less people ride the transit, causing more future cutbacks. Transit needs to serve the people and if you have the best transit system in the world, eventually the chase of profit will make it too dysfunctional to attract riders.
@justinto there is no such thing as "profitable" public transit, AFAIK. The article also says no such thing. There are hard choices to make as to which areas to service and how frequently. It looks as though they're attempting to maximize resources by eliminating an under used route to better service well used routes. People can be upset about that, but it's a difficult job to make the best of a limited amount of money
