Upstate Transit Cuts Leave Millions Stranded | Albany News

Upstate New York’s public transit is in crisis as RTS slashes on-demand services, cutting weekend and evening rides — a move that devastates nearly six million residents who depend on buses for work, school, and daily life. With car ownership low in places like Rochester, these cuts trap people without vehicles in economic and social isolation. While other cities like Syracuse and Buffalo invest in modern, expanded transit, upstate lags behind, underscoring a deeper problem: decades of underfunding and car-centric planning are leaving communities without reliable mobility — and without it, opportunity becomes a privilege, not a right. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d53b13c4ae54c6b7