GOP spending bill seeking immediate $1 billion in cuts to DC budget

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

Those three bridges are: H Street Bridge: ($313.3M); Theodore Roosevelt ($151.3M); and Benning Road ($210.3M). Which one of those is the "bike bridge"?

And exactly what part of alley, street, and sidewalk maintenance constitutes "ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects"? It's OK, I'll wait for you to figure it out.

The point your posts generally serve is to demonstrate that you have no idea whatsoever what you're talking about. I'd agree that this exchange has further reinforced that.

When one tears out a sidewalk and part of a road to create a bike lane then the ancillary parts are the subsequent repair and rebuilding of the sidewalk and road.

No. Those are the costs of bike lane construction. They do not constitute maintenance of alleys, streets, or sidewalks. Please try harder.

And, while you are at it, cite a single instance of a sidewalk in DC being "torn out" to create a bike lane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens with these funds if DC cannot spend them this year? They aren't federal funds that would be returned to the Treasury, right?

They are required to be put into the D.C. capital reserve, according to the Post, and probably can't ever be transferred back to the budget areas they were initially allocated to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happens with these funds if DC cannot spend them this year? They aren't federal funds that would be returned to the Treasury, right?

That's a very good question. There has been so much fear-mongering and so few details.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

So we can just take the billion out of the bike budget and we're good then right?

They need $600 million from the capital expenditures part of the budget. $32 million is $32 million that doesn't have to be cut from something important like school repairs. Take another $100 million from DDOT and we're starting to make progress.

Even on this, you are wrong. That $32 million will not, in any world, be spent by DC during the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year (which is what the CR will affect). It is what is planned to be spent over a SIX YEAR capital improvement plan. A few million, at the absolute most, would have been spent on bike lane construction before the end of the fiscal year and quite probably none at all. This is complete red herring fished up by someone who is on the verge of attributing the COVID-19 pandemic to the construction of bike lanes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

So we can just take the billion out of the bike budget and we're good then right?

They need $600 million from the capital expenditures part of the budget. $32 million is $32 million that doesn't have to be cut from something important like school repairs. Take another $100 million from DDOT and we're starting to make progress.

Even on this, you are wrong. That $32 million will not, in any world, be spent by DC during the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year (which is what the CR will affect). It is what is planned to be spent over a SIX YEAR capital improvement plan. A few million, at the absolute most, would have been spent on bike lane construction before the end of the fiscal year and quite probably none at all. This is complete red herring fished up by someone who is on the verge of attributing the COVID-19 pandemic to the construction of bike lanes.

Nope. You are wrong and obnoxious. $600m has to come out of the Six Year CIP. $500m has to come out of the operating budget.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

So we can just take the billion out of the bike budget and we're good then right?

They need $600 million from the capital expenditures part of the budget. $32 million is $32 million that doesn't have to be cut from something important like school repairs. Take another $100 million from DDOT and we're starting to make progress.

Even on this, you are wrong. That $32 million will not, in any world, be spent by DC during the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year (which is what the CR will affect). It is what is planned to be spent over a SIX YEAR capital improvement plan. A few million, at the absolute most, would have been spent on bike lane construction before the end of the fiscal year and quite probably none at all. This is complete red herring fished up by someone who is on the verge of attributing the COVID-19 pandemic to the construction of bike lanes.

Nope. You are wrong and obnoxious. $600m has to come out of the Six Year CIP. $500m has to come out of the operating budget.

Do you have a source for that or is just made up like everything else you post on here?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happens with these funds if DC cannot spend them this year? They aren't federal funds that would be returned to the Treasury, right?

That's a very good question. There has been so much fear-mongering and so few details.

Some answers here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/12/house-spending-bill-dc-budget-cuts-explained/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

So we can just take the billion out of the bike budget and we're good then right?

They need $600 million from the capital expenditures part of the budget. $32 million is $32 million that doesn't have to be cut from something important like school repairs. Take another $100 million from DDOT and we're starting to make progress.

Even on this, you are wrong. That $32 million will not, in any world, be spent by DC during the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year (which is what the CR will affect). It is what is planned to be spent over a SIX YEAR capital improvement plan. A few million, at the absolute most, would have been spent on bike lane construction before the end of the fiscal year and quite probably none at all. This is complete red herring fished up by someone who is on the verge of attributing the COVID-19 pandemic to the construction of bike lanes.

Nope. You are wrong and obnoxious. $600m has to come out of the Six Year CIP. $500m has to come out of the operating budget.

Do you have a source for that or is just made up like everything else you post on here?

I haven't told a single lie on any of things. You, on the other hand, cannot say the same thing.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/federal-spending-bill-cut-dc-budget-1-billion/3863004/

[Anonymous]

"FY 2025. The FY 2025 budget highlights are:
• $835.5 million for the District Department of Transportation, to include: $410.7 million for federal Highway Trust Fund supported projects which includes $47.2 million for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Rehabilitation and $42.8 million for Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, $115.5 million for various locally funded projects including local street paving, streetlight management, sidewalks, alleys, stormwater and flood mitigation, fleet, equipment and transportation mitigation, $93.8 million for the H Street Bridge, $47.3 million for Streetscapes and Beautification, $48.3 million for safety improvements, $36.7 million for the 11th Street Bridge Park, $18.2 million for Urban Forestry, $18.1 million for Pepco Powerline Undergrounding, $16.3 million for Bridge Rehabilitation, and $16.7 million for Bus Priority and Efficiency;"

The 11th Street Bridge is the bike bridge.

If we eliminated the streetscapes, safety improvements, 11th St Bridge, and bus priority lanes plus the $32 million for the bike lanes that's almost $200 million of painless cuts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"FY 2025. The FY 2025 budget highlights are:
• $835.5 million for the District Department of Transportation, to include: $410.7 million for federal Highway Trust Fund supported projects which includes $47.2 million for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Rehabilitation and $42.8 million for Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, $115.5 million for various locally funded projects including local street paving, streetlight management, sidewalks, alleys, stormwater and flood mitigation, fleet, equipment and transportation mitigation, $93.8 million for the H Street Bridge, $47.3 million for Streetscapes and Beautification, $48.3 million for safety improvements, $36.7 million for the 11th Street Bridge Park, $18.2 million for Urban Forestry, $18.1 million for Pepco Powerline Undergrounding, $16.3 million for Bridge Rehabilitation, and $16.7 million for Bus Priority and Efficiency;"

The 11th Street Bridge is the bike bridge.

If we eliminated the streetscapes, safety improvements, 11th St Bridge, and bus priority lanes plus the $32 million for the bike lanes that's almost $200 million of painless cuts.

Are you considering all spending on the 11th Street bridge PARK as bike infrastructure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"FY 2025. The FY 2025 budget highlights are:
• $835.5 million for the District Department of Transportation, to include: $410.7 million for federal Highway Trust Fund supported projects which includes $47.2 million for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Rehabilitation and $42.8 million for Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, $115.5 million for various locally funded projects including local street paving, streetlight management, sidewalks, alleys, stormwater and flood mitigation, fleet, equipment and transportation mitigation, $93.8 million for the H Street Bridge, $47.3 million for Streetscapes and Beautification, $48.3 million for safety improvements, $36.7 million for the 11th Street Bridge Park, $18.2 million for Urban Forestry, $18.1 million for Pepco Powerline Undergrounding, $16.3 million for Bridge Rehabilitation, and $16.7 million for Bus Priority and Efficiency;"

The 11th Street Bridge is the bike bridge.

If we eliminated the streetscapes, safety improvements, 11th St Bridge, and bus priority lanes plus the $32 million for the bike lanes that's almost $200 million of painless cuts.

It's interesting that you seize upon this array of stuff - all of which makes a positive contribution to the QoL in the city - and not the $600m giveaway to Ted Leonsis.

[Anonymous]

Ffs is the insane bike lane troll really here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
"FY 2025. The FY 2025 budget highlights are:
• $835.5 million for the District Department of Transportation, to include: $410.7 million for federal Highway Trust Fund supported projects which includes $47.2 million for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Rehabilitation and $42.8 million for Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, $115.5 million for various locally funded projects including local street paving, streetlight management, sidewalks, alleys, stormwater and flood mitigation, fleet, equipment and transportation mitigation, $93.8 million for the H Street Bridge, $47.3 million for Streetscapes and Beautification, $48.3 million for safety improvements, $36.7 million for the 11th Street Bridge Park, $18.2 million for Urban Forestry, $18.1 million for Pepco Powerline Undergrounding, $16.3 million for Bridge Rehabilitation, and $16.7 million for Bus Priority and Efficiency;"

The 11th Street Bridge is the bike bridge.

If we eliminated the streetscapes, safety improvements, 11th St Bridge, and bus priority lanes plus the $32 million for the bike lanes that's almost $200 million of painless cuts.

The 11th St Bridge is a park dumb*ss.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DDOT's current budget is detailed in the following presentation: https://ddot.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/ddot/release_content/attachments/FY%202025%20DDOT%20Budget%20Presentation%20%28April%202024%29.FINAL_.pdf

Bike lane construction accounts for $32 million of a $2 billion six year CIP.

Meanwhile, there is $675 million allocated for three (road) bridge projects and $391 million allocated for the maintenance of alleys, streets, and sidewalks.

One of those bridges is a bike bridge and some of those other costs are ancillary parts of bike lane construction projects.

But thank you for making my point.

So we can just take the billion out of the bike budget and we're good then right?

They need $600 million from the capital expenditures part of the budget. $32 million is $32 million that doesn't have to be cut from something important like school repairs. Take another $100 million from DDOT and we're starting to make progress.

Even on this, you are wrong. That $32 million will not, in any world, be spent by DC during the remainder of the 2024-25 fiscal year (which is what the CR will affect). It is what is planned to be spent over a SIX YEAR capital improvement plan. A few million, at the absolute most, would have been spent on bike lane construction before the end of the fiscal year and quite probably none at all. This is complete red herring fished up by someone who is on the verge of attributing the COVID-19 pandemic to the construction of bike lanes.

Nope. You are wrong and obnoxious. $600m has to come out of the Six Year CIP. $500m has to come out of the operating budget.

Do you have a source for that or is just made up like everything else you post on here?

I haven't told a single lie on any of things. You, on the other hand, cannot say the same thing.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/federal-spending-bill-cut-dc-budget-1-billion/3863004/

No, sweet dearie, you've told more lies than the tobacco industry.

I read that article and it sounds like not only do you have no idea what is going on, but nobody else seems to either.

If the $1.1 billion in cuts can be achieved simply by postponing projects in the CIP that haven't started yet, then it's a relatively painless exercise. But if it's a matter of cutting actual spending over the course of this fiscal year (rather than what is budgeted over the next six years), it's going to be bad.

But an even greater mystery is why the hell you're using this thread to beat your dead horse into submission yet again. About the kindest thing I can say is that you may want to seek out professional help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
"FY 2025. The FY 2025 budget highlights are:
• $835.5 million for the District Department of Transportation, to include: $410.7 million for federal Highway Trust Fund supported projects which includes $47.2 million for the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Rehabilitation and $42.8 million for Benning Road Bridges and Transportation Improvements, $115.5 million for various locally funded projects including local street paving, streetlight management, sidewalks, alleys, stormwater and flood mitigation, fleet, equipment and transportation mitigation, $93.8 million for the H Street Bridge, $47.3 million for Streetscapes and Beautification, $48.3 million for safety improvements, $36.7 million for the 11th Street Bridge Park, $18.2 million for Urban Forestry, $18.1 million for Pepco Powerline Undergrounding, $16.3 million for Bridge Rehabilitation, and $16.7 million for Bus Priority and Efficiency;"

The 11th Street Bridge is the bike bridge.

If we eliminated the streetscapes, safety improvements, 11th St Bridge, and bus priority lanes plus the $32 million for the bike lanes that's almost $200 million of painless cuts.

The 11th St Bridge is a park dumb*ss.

It doesn't exist dumbass. It's an old river crossing that they want to turn into a bike path from Arlington. Would you rather fund that or HVAC systems at schools? It's the exact type of luxury project that should be the first to go.