If you live in Oceanside, Vista, or Carlsbad, and you depend on the buses, you may be facing some reduced bus service soon. Because of some severe drops in state funding, the North County Transit District staff is proposing to cut back service to eight bus routes in San Diego’s North County.
The Transit Board will consider the proposal for cutbacks at their meeting in Oceanside next Tuesday, Sept. 1st. The Board of Directors will vote on the route recommendations on September 17th.
The District managers are proposing to reduce weekday or weekend service on some routes and modifying other routes. North County Transit has already made layoffs, raised fares, and is looking into outsourcing some bus operations. The same agency also runs the Sprinter light-rail system operating out of Oceanside.
Stay tuned for the outcome of these proposals. The changes would be implemented in January and would affect routes in Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, and other cities in North County.