Posts by Rayanne Hawkins — Guest Contributor

Rayanne Hawkins is a senior manager at the Urban Institute and VP of Finance for DC Net Impact. Her research interests include US technology policy, Pay for Success, and other alternative financing for public services and infrastructure. She resides in Kalorama with her two cats where she experiments with how to brew the perfect iced coffee.

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  How does Metro’s funding compare to other cities’ systems?

  BudgetBy Matt Eldridge (Guest Contributor), Rayanne Hawkins (Guest Contributor) March 25, 2016 47

  Most transit systems have two budgets: capital, to pay for things like trains and rails, and operating, for running the equipment they already have. And most rely on a few different sources for the money, including fares, advertising, and local government subsidies. Here’s where Metro’s subsidy funding comes from:…  Keep reading…