Deep cuts to bus and rail services loom across big cities, small towns (Featuring Minot)

A city the size of Minot doesn’t need a subway map—but it does need reliable buses. With ridership still recovering from the pandemic and costs soaring, local transit is under real financial strain. A new bus now costs nearly twice what it did five years ago, and a patchwork of grants isn’t keeping pace. North Dakota lawmakers approved a $2 million stopgap, but transit leaders warn it’s far short of what’s needed. Across the U.S., big and small systems alike are asking the same question: how do we keep the wheels turning? Kevin Hardy with Stateline has the full story in which Minot is featured on a national story.