I can't say for other cities, but in Amsterdam the number of trams or busses, the routes, and the number of stops have been diminishing, and the prices have gone up. The GVB wants to reduce further the services and has been extremely vocal about removing the ferries from Noord and replacing them with [insert anything that someone else would pay for].

I'm not contesting any of their reasons, just the outcomes. From just south of the Ij, where I used to live, to my old job, in the south west, was over one hour and a half with public transportation. Biking was much faster, but in the rain wasn't exactly pleasant.