COVID-19 clobbers weak transit systems

We certainly know that COVID-19 strikes hardest, sometimes fatally, at those who already have weakened bodies, such as the elderly.
That’s equally true of the COVID-19 recession. Businesses with weak balance sheets may not weather the sudden loss of income from government-ordered shutdowns and/or customers afraid to venture out.
Public services, particularly those dependent on patronage, are not immune, as the state’s public transit systems are proving. They were already struggling t