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New federal funding likely means no huge cuts in next year s Metro budget – Greater Greater Washington

Thirty-minute train headways? Closing twenty-two stations? Bus service offered at 50% of pre-pandemic levels? Severe Metro service cuts which the agency threatened to implement this upcoming January are now very likely off the table thanks to legislation moving ahead in Congress. The DC-area transit agency should receive enough funding to restore most – if not all – service cuts planned for the next fiscal year. Metro’s current draft FY22 budget includes significant rail and bus cuts that would begin in January, 2022. With more federal money, these should be no more. Image via WMATA. Planning for Metro’s upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1, usually starts about eight to nine months out. Given significant drops in ridership since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Metro has been hemorrhaging money, with so few riders in the system to pay for services being provided. The agency estimated that by using $514 million of CARES Act funding they would have a budget shor

Metro calls for more federal funding, says cuts will be likely in Jan 2022 without it

Metro calls for more federal funding, says cuts will be likely in Jan. 2022 without it Tom Roussey (ABC7) UP NEXT Metro began a series of four public hearings about its proposed budget Monday, just as Congress is taking action that may render many proposed cuts obsolete. Over the weekend the Senate passed a $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill that includes about $30 billion for transit agencies nationwide. Based on previous relief bills, Metro is likely to get hundreds of millions of dollars of that amount. The relief bill still has to pass the U.S. House a second time due to changes in the Senate bill and be signed by the president, but both of those things are widely expected to happen this week.

Meet Gina McCarthy, Biden s pick to lead the White House agenda on climate

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Metro Transit Police chief says changes underway to address community concerns

Metro Transit Police chief says changes underway to address community concerns
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