MTU buses could get new safety equipment soon

Many types of mass transportation in America have taken a big hit from COVID-19 this year, with large numbers of travelers avoiding rides in confined spaces on planes, trains, and buses. 

The La Crosse MTU hopes to fix that, by installing new safety equipment on city buses. 

Transit manager Adam Lorentz says government emergency funding also will help make up for losses from a shortage of riders, noting that the bus system is down to about 60 to 75 per cent of normal ridership this year.