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Report: WMATA Readies for Public Comment on Grim Budget Proposal Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
Due to pandemic-induced low ridership and fare revenue, Metro faces a $494.5 million deficit and has proposed service cuts. For Metrorail, that means weekend service would stop and weekday service would end two hours earlier. (Photo by William C. Vantuono)
The Washington Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board is sending its proposed budget to the public for review.
The Washington Post reported that the Board’s 6-2 vote “was a rare exception to its typically unanimous decisions on financial matters, showing how the [pandemic] crisis is unlike any Metro has faced.”