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Intercity buses are struggling, and that could leave some people stranded

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Oct 7, 2021

Bus operators have closed service in rural areas and small towns, leaving some riders with few transit options.

"Those routes from Washington, D.C., to, say, New York or to Boston, those routes are always going to be there," said Governing Magazine's Jake Blumgart. "The real question is what's going to happen to these other places."

Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images

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