Good evening to everybody except a 9pm Monday embargo
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#wmata says they'll need to cut $494.5 million next near - in addition to this years' cuts - to balance their budget.
#wmata says they'll need to cut $494.5 million next near - in addition to this years' cuts - to balance their budget.
And, uh, no, #wmata does not have 7 rail lines.
#wmata GM has proposed $279M in cuts to service in part to close the $494.5M budget gap.
$160M is proposed to come from operating maintenance expenses to the capital budget. "Unsustainable approach" says the presentation
$160M is proposed to come from operating maintenance expenses to the capital budget. "Unsustainable approach" says the presentation
#wmata is now budgeting assuming the $150M/yr fed match (PRIIA funding) isn't reauthorized, which leaves a different $750M hole in the agency's capital budget.
#wmata says its FY22 budget, beginning July 1, faces a $494.5M deficit. Ridership expected to recover to 34% of pre-pandemic levels, but that's it.
Bus/Rail/Access will cost $1.681B, and Metro assumes it can rely on a subsidy of $1.186B from local/state/fed partners.
Bus/Rail/Access will cost $1.681B, and Metro assumes it can rely on a subsidy of $1.186B from local/state/fed partners.
This budget proposal would be disastrous for #wmata, both bus and rail. Metro's allocation of federal CARES act funding is running out and no add'l has been approved by Congress.
Eye-opening now looking @ Jan/Feb ridership *increases* just 9, months ago pre-pandemic.
Eye-opening now looking @ Jan/Feb ridership *increases* just 9, months ago pre-pandemic.
While #wmata seeks to cut nearly $500M from its operating budget, its 6-year $12.4B capital budget remains nearly untouched. It was just a few years ago mismanagement meant parts of the agency's $1B/yr capital budget was going unspent. Now, proposal to run trains only every 30min
Ben is smart. Read Ben's stuff.
https://twitter.com/2AvSagas/status/1333602553540571139#wmata
#wmata does not say which 19 stations they would close as part of their proposed FY22 budget, but I've been reminded 19 stations (potentially the same? who knows!) were closed earlier on in the pandemic: wmata.com/about/news/COV…
https://twitter.com/rdc20132/status/1333605595488931840
#wmata expects to adopt its FY22 budget sometime during March. If we get movement in Congress for money for transit agencies, the cuts in the budget could potentially get rolled back. But obviously I can't predict the future so who knows what'll happen.
If there hadn't been a pandemic, #wmata rail ridership was on track to be ~7-9% higher this year than last. wmata.com/initiatives/ri…
This would be v good for #wmata, if it ends up happening (obviously that's far from sure)
"It also includes $40 billion to assist hard-hit transit agencies..."
"It also includes $40 billion to assist hard-hit transit agencies..."
https://twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/status/1333759472683126787
And in the #wmata category of Mixed Messaging, an automated email I received overnight says "Please tap only when it is safe to return to the system"
Metro proposes a budget that would slash bus and train service, devastating transit in the region
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ggwash.org/view/79739/met… #wmata
Ah, nice, #wmata uploaded an updated version of its FY22 budget proposal with additional information.
https://twitter.com/JWPascale/status/1334139177978503168
And for my Arlington friends, #wmata proposes this for the 16 routes:
#wmata is proposing to eliminate Metroway in its FY22 budget
This would be the #wmata Metrobus network, if its FY22 proposed budget comes to pass.
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