Horrors! In response to a declining tax base, the “financially strapped” Washington Metro plans to increase fares, which “puts most of the burden on users.” How awful to think that transit users will actually be asked to pay for a larger share of their transport!
Rushing to financial disaster.
Flickr photo by Willamor Media.
Meanwhile, Atlanta’s Marta is also in dire financial shape and has threatened to cut service by 30 percent. This has led to protests, supposedly by bus riders but in fact organized by transit unions. This is at least in part a Washington Monument strategy by Marta, which would like the state to dedicate some funds to its future operation.
