Posts tagged Wmata Budget
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On the calendar: WMATA capital budget, Christopher Leinberger, outdoor play, Met Branch Trail, Daniel Burnham
There are a lot of big events coming up in the next few days. In brief: There’s a WMATA hearing on the capital budget tonight. Tomorrow we’re hosting a live chat with Christopher Leinberger, and in the evening, there’s Montgomery County panel on building urban spaces that allow children to play. Saturday is a party for the Met Branch Trail. And next Wednesday,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Going up
Fare hike and more; The magic of sharing data; Metro PD bravery; Nobody uses them because they’re not open; DC drivers really are ignorant; Rubber sidewalks?; Lord Jesus Christ hit in crosswalk; Going without. Keep reading…
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WMATA Board approves fare hikes, no service cuts
The WMATA Board just unanimously approved a budget including a large fare hike but no service cuts. The decision came very swiftly after a 3-hour “lunch break.” Oddly, when members returned to the room their bellies didn’t seem to have grown as much as one would expect for people who’ve been eating for three hours. Could they have been debating budget… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Big votes on money
What’s in the DC budget?; Fares hike may be approved today; Motivated seller; N Street eclipse; How you talk about it matters; And…; Up in Maryland; In the west. Keep reading…
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Metro isn’t the NYC subway, part 2: Don’t forget transfers
The Post’s Sunday editorial says that Metrorail fares are subsidizing bus fares. It points out that in places like New York, people pay $2 or more for a bus ride, compared to $1.25 for a SmarTrip bus ride here. It’s true that bus fares are very low, and as Michael Perkins has pointed out, they haven’t kept pace with inflation. Michael said that a $1.50 bus fare would… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Budget day
Soda, maybe; meters, no; Commuter tax? Just for government work; How high will your fare be?; 11th-hour transit operating aid?; Parking cap for BRAC?; I-66 getting slightly wider; Shoup@NBM again; Why Smart Growth is smart. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Rails and money
Speak for streetcars; Metro money matters; Indifferent employees; Why do people take transit?; If it’s AAA, it leads; Not enough government in Maryland?; Flip him the smiley face; And…. Keep reading…
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Logjam at the WMATA Board, part 2: Don’t say it like that
Tempers got a little heated at yesterday’s WMATA Board meeting, and jurisdictions are deadlocked. Part of the problem was the funding formula, but another part was the way staff presented options. Two weeks ago, Interim GM Richard Sarles presented a budget that did a fairly nice job of sorting through the many fare and service proposals. It wasn’t exactly what anyone… Keep reading…
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Logjam at the WMATA Board, part 1: The unfair formula
Two weeks ago, the WMATA Board seemed very close to a consensus on the operating budget after Interim GM Sarles took the lead and proposed a new budget. Yesterday, the budget meeting devolved into fractious fighting over parking fees and late-night fares. What happened? Two things happened. First, the inequitable funding formula penalizes DC for decisions over parking prices… Keep reading…
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Change the Metrorail formula to change incentives
The current Metrorail subsidy formula does not reward jurisdictions for increasing ridership at their stations. Revenues from increased ridership get spread out across the system, while costs are concentrated. By changing how we calculate each jurisdiction’s share, we can change the incentives. That will encourage jurisdictions to better use the land around… Keep reading…