The funding woes are related to pensions. That said, I gave also wanted the purple line for 15 years

Anonymous wrote:I grew up here and have wanted the Purple Line for as long as it's been discussed.

Metro's financial woes are part of a national problem with underfunded public transit. I don't know how to fix them but don't act like "nobody wants" the Purple Line. You don't want the Purple Line.

The purple line is not part of Metro. So Metros financial woes and funding are completely unrelated.

Anonymous wrote:Nice try golfers/CC— you’re the reason it’s expensive and over-budget but you aren’t going to get it cancelled now.

+1

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding? Bethesda to UMD? We want it. Thousands of college students, university profs and employees are eagerly waiting for it.

Don't be stupid.

More like maids and construction workers

Don’t be naive

I know kids at UMD and used to be a grad student there, commuting by bus. A light rail would have been great!

And you’re seriously discriminating against maids and construction workers?!?!

You’ve lost all credibility.

I grew up here and have wanted the Purple Line for as long as it's been discussed.

Metro's financial woes are part of a national problem with underfunded public transit. I don't know how to fix them but don't act like "nobody wants" the Purple Line. You don't want the Purple Line.

This is a dumb post. The purple line might do well, it might be a mistake, but it's way too far along to get killed. And the OP's article is not about the purple line.

Anonymous wrote:Public transportation is a public good. It isn't supposed to be self-supporting

It’s never been close to self supporting. There are limits to the benefits of public goods.

Anonymous wrote:Public transportation is a public good. It isn't supposed to be self-supporting

Just like roads aren't.

We either make investments in our future, or we just keep letting the hole get deeper. But I guess it works out if you have CC country club money and will never ride the train anyway.

The article linked has nothing to do with the purple line. try again.

Anonymous wrote:Are you kidding? Bethesda to UMD? We want it. Thousands of college students, university profs and employees are eagerly waiting for it.

Don't be stupid.

More like maids and construction workers

Don’t be naive

Nice try golfers/CC— you’re the reason it’s expensive and over-budget but you aren’t going to get it cancelled now.

Public transportation is a public good. It isn't supposed to be self-supporting

The purple line isn’t Metro.

Are you kidding? Bethesda to UMD? We want it. Thousands of college students, university profs and employees are eagerly waiting for it.

Don't be stupid.

The purple line: the line no one ever wanted, the line that has been delayed by years with multiple billions in cost overruns.

Read this article and tell me it makes sense to complete the project:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/08/09/metro-financial-crisis/

A few excerpts for those outside the paywall:

"The Washington area’s Metro transit system is inching toward financial catastrophe, threatening the region’s quality of life and its efforts to lift up the poor, address climate change and spur a post-covid economic revival.

Billions of federal pandemic-relief dollars are now nearly gone, and the “nation’s subway,” as some boosters call it, is facing massive deficits far into the future."

"Fares would need to jump more than 500 percent to address the kind of deficits the agency has faced, according to a Metro presentation last year, which contemplated a $19.35 one-way fare to Metro Center from Bethesda — or $32.70 from Ashburn.

Metro would never hike fares that high because they would instantly decimate ridership, so slashing service would be more realistic. But that, too, would lead to a downward spiral, Metro officials said."