Posts tagged Wmata Budget
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WMATA proposes restructuring Greenbelt bus service
As a part of the slash-and-burn that WMATA is undertaking to reduce costs, the agency has proposed an entire restructuring of Metrobus service in Greenbelt. This represents one of the most significant alterations of service which is currently proposed in the region. Not all of the changes are entirely bad ideas. The new routes will be more direct and easier to understand. Headways… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Making the connection
Anti pantograph?; More traction for Fair Share; Stay away from the Convention Center; Hans and the Gaithersbungle; Posting stats boosts safe driving; Tour buses and annoyances are back; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery, Prince George’s officials endorse Fair Share
County Councilmembers and state delegates from Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties sent letters to Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley asking him to allocate funding for Metro sufficient to stop service cuts, as FairShareForMetro.com has been urging. The Prince George’s County Council and state legislative delegation both sent letters from their… Keep reading…
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Maryland broke, can’t meet WMATA capital commitments
The State of Maryland has asked WMATA for permission to defer $28.7 million in promised capital contributions for two years, since their Transportation Trust Fund is in such dire straits they can’t afford to make the payment on time. At yesterday’s oversight hearing before the DC Council, WMATA officials referred to a letter they’d received on January 28th… Keep reading…
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Fenty budget sets stage for huge transit cuts
Mayor Fenty’s proposed FY2011 budget, released yesterday, made no change to the contribution levels for transit, setting the stage for massive service cuts on top of large fare increases. Even the General Manager’s proposed budget, with cuts including no Yellow Line to Fort Totten, no 8-car trains, 30-minute evening headways and far fewer buses, plus fare hikes… Keep reading…
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Serious business
Tomorrow (Thursday) is a big day! Keep reading…
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Washington Post endorses Fair Share for Metro
A Washington Post editorial today endorses the message advocates have been promoting: that local jurisdictions must pay their “fair share” to stop crippling service cuts to transit. Metro is facing the threat of service cuts — shorter trains, much longer daytime and weekend waits, and other drastic curtailments, including to bus service — whose… Keep reading…
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Prince George’s residents speak out against bus cuts
Riders filled the Prince George’s County WMATA budget hearing on Monday despite a suburban and relatively transit-inaccessible location, and made heart-wrenching please to retain their vital lifelines, bus service. At least 100 riders attended and over 40 people gave testimony. Board Member Elizabeth Hewlett and General Manager John Catoe were both present to listen… Keep reading…
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Transit makes world larger for people with disabilities
When I was 16 years old and all my friends were learning how to drive, I learned that driving was not an option for me due to a visual impairment. I lived in a small town with no public transportation. So, as my friends got their keys and gained their freedom, I watched my small world get smaller. Sure, friends and family members drove me around. But I couldn’t… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What do you think?
Is the fare fair? Post version; Big races coming to DC?; Does six suffice?; Are police bad drivers?; “Go forth and inflate”; It’s working; Plugging leaks and more; Driving too safe. Keep reading…