Posts tagged Wmata Budget
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Why Washington’s transportation is a problem, in one map
Why does Metro have budget problems? Why is traffic bad? While there are many reasons, this map shows the biggest one: Our region keeps growing mostly on one side, which taxes strained transportation networks and wastes resources. Keep reading…
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Here’s how Metro can cut costs and grow smarter
WMATA General Manager Paul Wiedefeld recently laid out his roadmap for addressing the agency’s problems. We should all hope he succeeds in this effort. If he can get Metro back on track in the short term, our region must do its part to set up Metro for success in the long term. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Broke passage, new passes
Arlington Memorial Bridge is falling down; A new way to pay fare; By the numbers; Minimum wage waits; Metro tightens its belt; Bad housing math; Poor parking policy; A sketch on the streetcar. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Safe and secure on Metro
A few bad apples; Smile! You’re on WMATA cam; WMATA’s new finance wrangler; Disabled in snow; Kicking Baltimore while it’s down; Parking to housing; Surprising no one; Housing zipcode by zipcode. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: For a safer system
Metro’s crime spike; No new fares; Unnecessary shutdown; Blizzard’s hefty price tag; Where’s our interchange?; New afforable housing projects; Picking Purple Line builders; Marriott’s decision deadline; No ballot initiative; Memorial sneak peek. Keep reading…
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Here’s how WMATA spent money over the last 5 years
WMATA recently put out a video summarizing its capital spending— the $3.7 billion it spent on actual materials like train tracks and buses— from 2011-2015. Check it out: Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Snow daze
Winter is coming; Transit shutting down; Bowser will stomp this snow; How 1 inch of snow was so bad; Paid leave in limbo; I-66 HOT mess; Alexandria’s transportation funding; New building at UDC. Keep reading…
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Congress gives Metro riders an early Christmas present
If you’re a federal government worker, you’ll soon get up to $255 a month to pay for transit under a tax bill Congress agreed on last night. Or, if your employer allows setting aside pre-tax earnings for transit, you will also be able to reserve more. This will translate into badly needed fare revenue for Metro — perhaps as much as $15 million a year. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: What took so long?
Federal funding, finally; The customer comes first; Shifting demographics in DC; Bus lane support; Locked up in Lorton; Purple line property rights; Seriously, no parking. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro money
Metro budget bliss; Peace out, paper fare cards; Out of gas; Paid leave pushback; Metro as a PPP; Toll foes; Sweet community; TOD without the T?; Bad design is deadly. Keep reading…