Posts about Budget
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Maryland moves slightly on operating funds, but plans more bus cuts for Prince George’s
Maryland’s WMATA board members announced April 22 that the state would meet its proposed contribution requirement of $13.9 million in GM Richard Sarles proposed budget through a combination of increased funds, possible local revenue and likely bus service reductions within Maryland. The announcement at the WMATA board meeting followed a rally last Tuesday at Addison… Keep reading…
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We can’t let Governor O’Malley sabotage Metro
The press has been thoroughly covering the impact of interim WMATA GM Richard Sarles’ proposed modified FY2011 operating budget, which has significant and immediate impacts on riders, but the much more important story from yesterday’s Board meeting is how the O’Malley Administration kneecapped prospects for repairing Metro’s aging infrastructure. To… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Getting built, getting rented
Not enough housing!; Higher vacant property charges?; War and Peaceoholics; In the courts; Tough streets; DIY complete street; Manhattan agrees not to overbuild parking. Keep reading…
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Region poised to back away from Metro good repair
The consensus emerging from months of negotiations between area jurisdictions that fund Metro is for fewer dollars for capital projects and diminished guarantees that the dollars committed will actually materialize. The WMATA board will be updated today and presented with three possible capital funding agreement renewal options. All them provide fewer dollars and fewer… Keep reading…
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Sarles proposes budget with far fewer service cuts
WMATA interim GM Richard Sarles has revised the proposed FY11 operating budget to substantially pare back proposed service reductions. He will present his proposal to the Board of Directors today. Sarles manages to reduce the need for service reductions by cutting departmental costs and increasing some revenue, but the biggest change is restoring the tactic of using capital… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Nonsense
National Highways-In-Parks Service?; Wilson Building ATM machine still running; Silver Line car price fight; Finalists selected for Planning Board; More cents and sense for Bethesda parking; Tenleytown: 60 years of anti; So high-speed, it never stops; Post’s new network. Keep reading…
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Graham proposes regional gas tax hike for WMATA
Yesterday, Councilmember Jim Graham introduced a bill to raise the gas tax and provide a dedicated funding stream for transit, if and when Maryland and Virginia join DC in passing the tax regionwide. The bill would add a 10¢ surcharge and dedicated all of the revenue to WMATA. However, it would not take effect until other funding jurisdictions (basically, Virginia and Maryland)… Keep reading…
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Fenty budget raises some traffic fines and not others
Mayor Fenty has touted his proposed FY2011 budget for avoiding raising taxes. But it instead raises many individual traffic fines as well as many other fees. Keep reading…
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Fairfax to restore Connector, make room for WMATA
Fairfax County is unlikely to let its transit wither as it awaits the opening of a new Metrorail line. The County Board of Supervisors’ draft budget restores Connector service and makes room for increased WMATA contributions if other jurisdictions follow suit. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Montgomery’s losses
Dan Reed leaving; Vacant stores and gas stations not the path; Lots in (& near) LeDroit; Oh, these spare parts?; Alexandria’s parking solution; All about Bobs (and Tom); Drive-thru booze. Keep reading…