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Mar 2, 2021 11 tweets 5 min read
It has absolutely nothing to do with funding.

#WMATA gets money from both the federal government as well as dedicated funding from DC/MD/VA - on top of charging one of the most expensive fares in the country.

There are, however, some other items to consider here: /1 Ridership has been steadily decreasing since 2009.

#WMATA points to an increase pre-pandemic (February 2020), but compared it to ridership in 2019...at about a 9% ridership increase. AKA: Nowhere near pre-2009 levels.