A staple of American urban life—the city bus—is in a state of steady decline. Ridership on city buses around the country was down 13% in the second quarter of 2017 compared with the same quarter in 2007, according to Transportation Department data, a drop that has left transit agencies scrambling to make up for lost fare revenue and contemplating additional service cuts on top of ones they have already made. After the 2007-09...

Source: Wall Street Journal August 12, 2017 12:00 UTC