Transit ridership falters, posing a 'fiscal cliff' - CalMatters calmatters.org Transit ridership falters, posing a 'fiscal cliff' Dan Walters 5–6 minutes A Bay Are Rapid Transit train waits in station on July 3, 2022. Photo by Michael Ho Wai Lee, Sipa USA via Reuters In summary California wants more people to use public transit for transportation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but ridership is down and transit systems face a “fiscal cliff.” California utopians, including those holding public office, envision a state that by 2045 will have achieved zero net emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The largest source of those emissions is transportation – the cars, trucks, buses, airplanes and railroad engines that carry Californians,...