In a four-minute segment last week, CNN used Transportation for America’s handy map — which we created to document the 85 communities that are being forced to either cut service, increase fares, or lay off workers due to budget crises at the local and state level — and took an in-depth look at some of the impacts of cutting back public transportation at a time when Americans are riding transit in record numbers.

Transit agencies across the country are struggling to accommodate increased ridership while dealing with “paradox” in public transit — as people fill up at the gas station less often, transit agencies receive less money through the sales tax. (CNN — Manav Tanneeru)