The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority is cutting routes.
Citing a multi-million-dollar budget deficit, the PVTA board of advisers voted to eliminate the express bus from Union Station in Springfield to the Holyoke Mall and the Tiger Trolley in South Hadley, and reduce service to twenty others during a Wednesday meeting.
Protesters decried the cuts, saying they disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities.
The changes are expected to take effect late next month or in early September.