Metro will hold hearings on service cuts, not fare increases

Today the WMATA Board of Directors officially proposed a series of bus service reductions which will balance the remainder of a $29M budget deficit. The proposed cuts will be presented to the public in a series of public hearings and are described in this document.

In addition to the bus service cuts, the Board of Directors approved hearing public comment on the entire FY 2010 budget proposal, which contains approximately $100M in other cost reduction measures, including reducing the number of operational supervisors.

Maryland and Virginia representatives sought to also present a five cent fare increase as an option in the hearings, to solicit public comment on both possibilities and allow the Board to ultimately choose either or a combination of both. However, the DC representatives vetoed that proposal. Get There has more details.