DC: Metro GM says 10 stations and 67 bus lines may be cut, 2,000 layoffs possible if budget gap isn't filled

Metro General Manager Randy Clarke warned of dramatic service and job cuts if the transit agency doesn’t close a $750 million budget gap in the first half of 2024.

Metro has sounded the alarm for months, saying that if a solution isn’t found, it could change the transit system as we know it, with stations potentially closing early and heavy cuts to how many trains run.

We’ve known about some of the potential implications for months, but Clarke gave more specifics in this week’s media briefing on his proposed "balanced but significantly reduced" budget for next year. It lays out a sort of doomsday scenario, showing what would change if the operating budget isn't increased.

Clarke said service cuts are a last resort and a decision he hopes he doesn’t have to make. ..............(more)

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