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As intercity bus companies like Greyhound sell off their valuable downtown stations, riders are being hung out to dry.

By Blake Aued

12:01 AM EST on December 21, 2023

Greyhound stations like these are becoming an increasingly rare species.

|Photo: Kyle Howeth

Intercity bus stations are closing because operators like Greyhound are selling the valuable real estate to investors, leaving passengers to wait on the curb or in stations on the outskirts of town (CNN). It's a topic Streetsblog explored last month.
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A journalist and transit advocate calls for the Utah Transit Authority to do more to protect bus drivers from violence. (Salt Lake Tribune)
Despite its most successful year ever, Cincinnati's Red Bike bikeshare is temporarily shutting down in January after losing a key sponsor. (WVXU)
Las Vegas transit riders can now simply tap their cards to pay fare. (Smart Cities World)
The L.A. Metro is offering free rides on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. (KTLA)