MARTY transit service shutdown
Summary
The MARTY bus contractor walked off the job without notice, stranding riders who depend on buses for work, dialysis and school. United Way's Lyft-based Ride United program is a stopgap, and the county is negotiating with MTM Transit to restart full service within a year while pursuing damages.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.
Impact analysis
A one-year MTM contract at about $105.53 per revenue hour plus startup costs, with ridership at over 155,000 trips last fiscal year and the county budget as the spending ceiling.
Transit-dependent riders, including paratransit users, students and workers, once full service — and displaced drivers who get hiring priority — are restored.
Riders were left stranded, drivers lost jobs abruptly, and wheelchair users currently lack accessible options under the interim Lyft arrangement.
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