Metro has received pre-award authority from the Federal Transit Administration to move forward with more than $220 million worth of projects that address Metro’s most urgent safety and state-of-good-repair needs.
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July 12, 2010
WMATA to spend $220 million on safety & repairs
July 8, 2010
Costs to operate transit are rising
Local transit agencies are providing more trips than in the past but the costs to provide them are rising far faster, according to a new report.
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June 25, 2010
Some Metro fares rise Sunday
Metro riders will start paying record fares starting Sunday, after Metro’s board gave final approval to a wide-ranging fare hike on Thursday as part of a $2.18 billion budget.
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Virginia will pay Metro promised funds
Virginia Transportation Secretary Sean T. Connaughton said he told several senior Metro staff members, including Chief of Staff Shiva Pant, on Wednesday that Virginia is willing to pay Metro $500 million over 10 years even if it does not receive seats on the Metro board.
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June 17, 2010
McDonnell threatens to withold Metro funds
Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell’s administration threatened Wednesday to unravel a $1.5 billion federal funding plan for Metro unless the state gets two members on the agency’s board of directors.
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June 11, 2010
Metro to impose surcharge at up to 6 stations
As Metro riders brace for a historic fare increase, the finance committee of Metro’s board of directors approved the option Thursday of imposing yet another five-cent surcharge on entry and exit at two rail stations each in Virginia, Maryland and the District to fund capital improvements to the Metro system at those stations.
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May 28, 2010
WMATA raises fares, avoids service cuts
DCist outlines the specifics of WMATA’s new fare structure.
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May 14, 2010
Dr Gridlock explains WMATA’s proposed fare hike
WMATA is considering a wide array of fare hikes to cover its budget shortfall for the next fiscal year. Dr. Gridlock explains the complicated proposal, and WMATA’s process for approving it.
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May 7, 2010
MD backs down, will fully fund Metro
Maryland has reversed its decision to defer payment of $56 million in capital funds for the deteriorating Metro system over the next two years after receiving assurances that the transit agency will provide better accounting, senior Metro and Maryland officials said Thursday.
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April 30, 2010
Metro considering fare hikes instead of service cuts
Metro is moving ahead with plans to impose the largest fare increase in its history this summer, as the financially strapped transit agency prepares cover the $189 million operating budget deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The main components of the increase — expected to be finalized at a special meeting of the board in mid-May — include a 15 percent increase in rail fares and a 20 percent increase in bus boarding charges.
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