[Obadno]

The issue is that outside of a handful of urban cores our cities are not built in a way that makes mass transit useful.

So you have a train that goes from suburban part of San Diego A to suburban part of San Diego B you still need a car once you get there.

But besides that this is not surprising. in 2008 transit ridership was skyrocketing because oil prices were and people were struggling on top of that.

Now we have (outside of California) cheap gas for the foreseeable future and a solid consumer confidence.

This is to be expected really