Posts tagged Wmata Budget
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Breakfast links: Welcome changes?
The changing face of Montgomery suburbs; Can L’Enfant Plaza become an “ecodistrict”?; Cabbies like the thought of late-night cuts; Attempt to restore Metro funding fails; Montgomery council lists transportation priorities; Wolf, Latham want Silver Line audit; Connaugton on Virginia transportation issues; CaBi coming to Rosslyn in March; And…. Keep reading…
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GOP continuing resolution cuts WMATA, DC funds
House Republicans have proposed a “continuing resolution” to fund the federal government with deep cuts, including no federal payment for Metro repairs and cuts to many federally-funded DC services including the courts. The list of cuts removes the entirety of the $150 million annual capital contribution to WMATA, which just began last year. The federal government… Keep reading…
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GGW debates: Cutting late-night Metro service
Yesterday, the WMATA board discussed eliminating late-night Friday and Saturday service to help close a large budget gap and provide more hours for system maintenance. The proposal has generated more than 100 comments on our website and a rebuke from new WMATA board member Tommy Wells. Today, GGW contributors debate the merits of this proposal, from its impact on system maintenance… Keep reading…
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WMATA Board ponders cutting late-night service
WMATA Board members, including federal representatives and new members from DC and Arlington, expressed a willingness to explore cutting back late-night weekend transit service at their meeting today. The tenor of the debate differed greatly from that of previous years, when Board members pushed hard against even the suggestion of such cuts. This move would save substantial… Keep reading…
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Is your bus farebox working?
We know that broken Metrobus fareboxes cost WMATA significant revenue. But how big is the problem? If you ride the bus, please help by reporting whether your bus farebox is working on your next few trips. Unfortunately, hard data on the rate of fareboxes being broken isn’t easily available even to Metro. Knowing the scope of this problem could help with the tough budget WMATA… Keep reading…
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CSG’s 2011 State of the Washington Region
Last week, you heard from both President Obama and the Republican leadership about our nation’s challenges and opportunities. Today, we at the Coalition for Smarter Growth wanted to share with you the state of our communities and our region. 2010 was a great year for planning and creating the vibrant, walkable, bikeable and transit-oriented communities that are… Keep reading…
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Closing WMATA $72 million gap could include increased local contributions or even station naming rights
According to the latest budget summary released this morning, WMATA’s budget starts this season requiring $72.5 million in jurisdictional contributions, unless the region is willing to stomach fare increases, service cuts, or wacky one-time revenue sources like selling station naming rights. A number of factors contribute to the deficit, including the cost of wages… Keep reading…
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What would you ask the at-large candidates?
Tonight, the Ward 6 Democrats are holding the last candidate forum for the vacant at-large DC Council seat prior to the Democratic State Committee’s selection of an interim appointee. Based on the committee membership Chairman Kwame Brown announced before the holidays, we can assume that this member will sit on four committees: Public Works and Transportation, Economic… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Off and on the Hill
Real-time displays, displayed; Bye bye SmartBike; Transit benefit passes, but a little late?; It’s Bilbray, not Chaffetz; You get what you pay for; Height story focused on poor black areas?; As you an “autoist”?; Save on insurance as you don’t drive; And…. Keep reading…
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A toast to 2010: Top five Smart Growth moments of the year
2010 was a great year for smart growth. It was the year that biking, walking and transit communities really took off. And what a battle for Metro service we had! Here are our choices at the Coalition for Smarter Growth for the top five smart growth achievements from the last twelve months. Keep reading…