JTA officials told a council committee that fiscal-year 2026 revenue shortfalls and reporting errors left the agency projecting a multimillion-dollar deficit; the committee approved emergency legislation allowing JTA to borrow up to $30 million of LOGT2 funds to pay down a line of credit and manage cash flow.

Rahman Johnson told the committee Jan. 6 that JTA has reduced fixed‑route fares from $1.75 to $1.00 (a 43% cut), reduced paratransit from $2 to $1, and made the Navi neighborhood service complimentary; he announced public input meetings in early January and urged the public to use the reduced fares.