Posts tagged Service Cuts
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Prince George’s buses are making it through the pandemic, but advocates call for more frequent service
Prince George’s County’s TheBus is weathering the pandemic, but many say there’s more work to do to get service levels up to par. Keep reading…
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Charm City transit riders adapt to more safety measures, less frequent bus routes
Faced with a disease whose spread seems to thrive on the density inherent to its vehicles, the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) has attempted to reduce the risks the coronavirus poses to its Baltimore-area riders in three different ways: more cleaning, rear door boarding on buses, and a reduction in the frequency of some routes. Keep reading…
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Nine community organizations ask for an equitable Metro budget
Over the last month, GGWash has been working with several partners to ensure that WMATA’s budget reflects the diversity of its riders’ needs. We signed a letter with them making clear how the FY 2021 budget stands to impact vulnerable Metro riders. Here’s what we had to say. Keep reading…
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WMATA wants your opinion on its next budget (and you should give it to them)
It’s been in the news, at the WMATA Board, and here on Greater Greater Washington. Now, WMATA has officially opened up public comments for its next budget, which includes more late-night service, free transfers between bus and rail, fare increases, some bus service increases, and a larger number of bus cuts. Keep reading…
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The good, the bad and the unexplained: what you need to know about the WMATA budget
Soon, WMATA will formally be asking riders and other members of the public to weigh in on its next budget. There’s a lot riders should understand, and weigh in on, in addition to proposed cuts or changes to bus service which have rightly attracted a lot of attention — some of which transit advocates have been requesting for years, and other items which are worrisome. Keep reading…
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What the heck is going on with the WMATA budget? It’s not yet a decision, but a call to action
Up to 68 Washington-area bus routes could face cuts in 2020 (and some could see increases), under a draft budget document presented to the WMATA board Thursday. At the meeting, various board members then proposed numerous of amendments, and the board ultimately put off any action for a month. What’s going on, and what should riders take from this? Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: Restoring late-night service would bust legal budget caps, staff say
It may not be possible to restore the late-night rail service hours which were cut back in 2016, according to a new Metro staff report presented to the Metro Board of Directors today. The late-night hours were reduced to allow the agency to perform more trackwork overnight, and they're set to expire in June unless the Board allows them to continue. Keep reading…
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65 top Maryland officials to Wiedefeld: End the late night Metro cuts
Late last night, 65 elected officials from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties sent an official letter to Metro General Manager Paul Wiedefeld, urging him to restore Metro’s late night service. Keep reading…
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Metro Reasons: Why isn’t Metro mitigating service disruptions from track work?
With the cherry blossoms season over, Metro is back to its “normal” weekend trackwork schedule with a work zone disrupting each of the three sets of Metrorail lines. Unfortunately, Metro’s schedule includes things like 28-minute headways between Red Line trains with no attempt to minimize the service disruption area for the shrinking group of weekend riders. Keep reading…
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Metro’s schedules aren’t as realistic as they should be
It’s not possible for trains to get from one end of their line to the other in the time Metro’s schedules say they do. In fact, Metro’s Trip Planner tool underestimates actual travel times by about 10 percent. One upside of Metro’s coming schedule changes, which go into effect on June 25, is that its schedules will be updated to be more accurate. Keep reading…