OmniRide wants fare hikes, more local subsidy in budget
OmniRide is hoping that higher fares and a larger local subsidy from its constituent localities will help make up for dwindling pandemic relief funding.
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OmniRide is hoping that higher fares and a larger local subsidy from its constituent localities will help make up for dwindling pandemic relief funding.
A bus driver strike at OmniRide, the regional transportation commission, is four weeks old, but there are signs of limited restored service.
OmniRide will operate on a limited schedule as union workers are a week and a half into a strike that has left some commuters hamstrung.
OmniRide bus and paratransit operators went on strike Monday, forcing the system to suspend service on all commuter routes and disrupting some local and Metro express lines.
Most OmniRide passengers headed to Washington D.C. must use the Metro to complete their trips this week.