Brazos Transit District warns federal reclassification cut funding 36% as county partners on parking garage transition

Brazos Transit District representatives told the Brazos County Commissioners Court on a presentation that reclassification of Bryan–College Station as a large urbanized area has reduced federal formula funding and put pressure on local transit services.

Joe Marlowe, vice president for marketing and communications at Brazos Transit District, told the court BTD’s service area covers 20 counties, that the agency operates 10 fixed routes within Bryan and College Station and that riders rely on service to reach jobs, health care and schools. Marlowe said the 2020 census reclassification reduced BTD’s annual formula funding by roughly 36%, from about $4,300,000 to about $2,800,000, and that the shift increases the need for local support to maintain service levels.

The presentation laid out current service and near-term projects. Fixed-route fares are $1 per trip, with reduced fares for people 65 and older and riders with disabilities; Texas A&M University and Blinn students and staff…