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Public Transportation and Smart Growth

jimfields33

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1. A billion dollars is a lot to run a metro.

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Mon Aug 19, 2024, 09:43 AM

Aug 2024

Perhaps a new price on riding. I remember going on the metro in the 90’s often and it was cheap. Maybe have a sliding scale where tourists pay the most, rich pay higher and the poor pay current rate. That’s the only way to save it.

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DC/MD/VA: Billion-dollar deficits, drastic cuts: Metro faces fiscal catastrophe [View all] marmar Aug 2024 OP

A billion dollars is a lot to run a metro. jimfields33 Aug 2024 #1

Like parks, schools, and libraries, transit should be heavily subsidized. CoopersDad Aug 2024 #2