Posts tagged Wmata Budget
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Breakfast links: Dedicated Metro funding?
Dedicated funding now; No Metro sales tax; A cause for celebration?; Respect the bus driver; Architecture and aging; Build at Braddock?; Mixed-use to retail; The benefit of city colleges; More wealthy babies; Driver’s ed for everyone; And…. Keep reading…
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A regional summit on fixing Metro shows agreement on WMATA’s leadership, divisions on its funding
“If we don’t do something, ten years from now the system won’t be running,” said WMATA Board chairman Jack Evans. “The financial situation is dire.” Keep reading…
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How does Metro’s funding compare to other cities’ systems?
Most transit systems have two budgets: capital, to pay for things like trains and rails, and operating, for running the equipment they already have. And most rely on a few different sources for the money, including fares, advertising, and local government subsidies. Here’s where Metro’s subsidy funding comes from:… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Turning the corner
A new era?; Behind the Metro mess; More safety inspections; Stuck in the door; Good news for CaBi; Fountain’s revival; Alexandria skyscraper; Take two for gas-to-condos; Taming transit costs; And…. Keep reading…
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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…