A new report from Transportation for America and the Transportation Equity Network takes a closer look at the cuts that public transportation agencies across the country are facing and how they’ve have impacted the people in those communities. Stranded at the Station: The Impact of the Financial Crisis in Public Transportation is the first systematic analysis of the issue, and the story is not a pretty one.

By eliminating some infrequently used routes and collecting revenue from non-traditional sources, Rochester’s Regional Transit Service has been able to buck a nationwide trend and lower its fares in a time of increasing financial insecurity. (New York Times — William Neuman)