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Doreen

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1. When they did that in my small town people lost jobs, elderly people,

Reply to Klaralven (Original post)

Tue Dec 1, 2020, 02:17 AM

Dec 2020

and disabled people lost transportation to doctors appointments. People lost access to socialize with other people. People who used the bus to get to church lost that. It isolated people from everyday life and I am sure it did a lot of damage.

Thank goodness the bus system management got changed over but for a lot of people it was to late.

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Metro proposes to stop weekend rail service, close 19 stations and slash bus routes by half [View all] Klaralven Dec 2020 OP

When they did that in my small town people lost jobs, elderly people, Doreen Dec 2020 #1

Mass transit train ridership is way down as office workers work from home Klaralven Dec 2020 #2

I Would Also Guess That... ProfessorGAC Dec 2020 #3