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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Fed refusal to go back to work is killing Metro as well; and Metro is already reeling from the pandemic drop in ridership (as well as the crime issues).  Do you like being able to take Metro to the Caps or the Nats?  They can't run an entire system for the benefit of Nats Park and the Verizon Center.  I also just flat out don't believe that people are as efficient working from home 5 days a week.  They just aren't---whether private or public.  And young people cannot learn job skills (soft or hard) sitting on their sofas at home.  We need a reasonable compromise on the work week---maybe Tu-We-Th becomes the new "in office" work week and Fri and Mo are the universal "work from home".  [/quote]

Subway ridership in NYC is still at about 60% of pre-pandemic levels also. So don't just blame federal workers; the private sector workers aren't using subways either. It would be nice if, instead of focusing on easy solutions (like forcing people into the office against their will), metro leadership focused on cleanliness, fare-jumping, crime, safety, and reliability.[/quote]
Just to further your point, the worst performing transit system in the country right is Bay Area Rapid Transit, which is running at 1/3 pre-COVID ridership.

The longer DC looks to cast blame at the Federal government rather than develop solutions (that don’t involve a Federal handout) the worse the situation is going to get. [/quote]

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