Transit advocates warn ECAT service shrinking and microtransit may not replace lost coverage
A public commenter and staff outlined reduced ECAT coverage after loss of CTD and Section 5311 funds and warned microtransit funding and routing changes could leave about 400 people and up to 19,000 trips impacted, including NAS Pensacola shift workers.
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During public comment on the budget, Rodriguez presented service maps and said Escambia County Area Transit’s fixed-route service area has been reduced and the county lost CTD ($863,996) and Section 5311 ($265,000) funding. Rodriguez said microtransit is budgeted at $3,580,608 and that, given the new service area, the microtransit model will not be able to deliver the same coverage levels previously provided by fixed routes.
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