The Public Transportation Department is soliciting public input on two proposed options for reducing the frequency of bus service.
Anchorage’s People Mover bus system is planning to reduce services to some routes due to “significant workforce shortages and challenges,” according to the city’s Transportation Department.on two options for reduction proposed by the department. The service changes are proposed to take effect Oct. 28, with the final bus schedules published Sept. 27 at
“We’ve realized that we are not really meeting the expectations of the public in terms of service reliability as a result. So, it’s time for us to right-size our service for the amount of drivers and the workforce that we have available,” he said. “This is obviously a very big deal for us, and it’s a hard decision that we have to make to cut service.”
Bill Falsey, chief administrative officer in Mayor Suzanne LaFrance’s administration, said the service reduction plan began under Mayor Dave Bronson. LaFrance took office July 1., the Bronson administration said the city has “obstacles to recruitment and retention due to national and local shortage of CDL bus operators and mechanics” and that it is “losing skilled CDL required staff to private sector industries paying higher wages.
While the department has felt staffing crunches on and off during the last few years, in the last few months “we really felt the strain,” Rudolph said.
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