Rounds of bus cuts meetings

VTA has scheduled 7 public meetings from August 10 to August 13 on bus cuts. The times and locations have yet to be finalized.

SamTrans has scheduled 4 bus cuts meetings starting next week:

• * July 27 - Municipal Building
  33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco
• * July 28 - SamTrans headquarters
  1250 San Carlos Ave., San Carlos
• * July 29 - City Council Chambers
  701 Laurel St. , Menlo Park
• * Aug. 6 - Cunha Intermediate School
  600 Church St., Half Moon Bay

Besides bus service reduction, SamTrans also puts another fare increase on the table, which if implemented, SamTrans will join Muni and AC Transit on the $2 club. SamTrans also proposes to raise paratransit fares and reduce service.