Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biden’s stimulus have WMATA over $700 million to close their budget gap from covid. Instead of trying to develop a short term plan to sustainably manage their finances, WMATA has instead decided to recklessly run up the credit card again with wasteful services at a time when transit use is at all time lows. It’s appalling.

WMATA is a transit agency. Its purpose is to provide transit. That's what it's there for. Even if you, yourself, personally, don't want to use use transit.

It also has a fiduciary duty to use taxpayer funds in a responsible manner, and not to generate intentional and continuous significant budget shortfalls. There is no second stimulus coming. They would be better served to save their money and provide service when the demand for those services returns.

The demand is already returning. Restaurants, hotels, and convention centers have re-opened. People need a cheap, fast and convenient way to get to work.

As office buildings re-open in August and September - those riders too will return.

We're not shutting the metro down because you decided you don't want it anymore.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Biden’s stimulus have WMATA over $700 million to close their budget gap from covid. Instead of trying to develop a short term plan to sustainably manage their finances, WMATA has instead decided to recklessly run up the credit card again with wasteful services at a time when transit use is at all time lows. It’s appalling.

WMATA is a transit agency. Its purpose is to provide transit. That's what it's there for. Even if you, yourself, personally, don't want to use use transit.

It also has a fiduciary duty to use taxpayer funds in a responsible manner, and not to generate intentional and continuous significant budget shortfalls. There is no second stimulus coming. They would be better served to save their money and provide service when the demand for those services returns.

Anonymous wrote:Biden’s stimulus have WMATA over $700 million to close their budget gap from covid. Instead of trying to develop a short term plan to sustainably manage their finances, WMATA has instead decided to recklessly run up the credit card again with wasteful services at a time when transit use is at all time lows. It’s appalling.

WMATA is a transit agency. Its purpose is to provide transit. That's what it's there for. Even if you, yourself, personally, don't want to use use transit.

Biden’s stimulus have WMATA over $700 million to close their budget gap from covid. Instead of trying to develop a short term plan to sustainably manage their finances, WMATA has instead decided to recklessly run up the credit card again with wasteful services at a time when transit use is at all time lows. It’s appalling.

When will bus service resume?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you say “super spreader” vector?

I guess infection rates will be headed back up in August.

Can you say 'vaccinated'?

Can YOU say ‘break through infection’?

stop. there’s no evidence that transit is especially risky. closing public goods like transit is a step that helps people like you feel “safer” while hurting people who depend on it (and possibly making them turn to more risky solutions, like van services and carpooling). Very similar to closing schools.

We’re 1.5 years into this - extreme measures based on the precautionary principle, with no regard for the costs, are no longer acceptable.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will be fully returned to normal when WMATA comes back, hat in hand, requesting another tax payer bailout for their budget shortfall next year after wasting money on services that no one uses.

Honestly, I have zero appetite for any politician who supports further WMATA bailouts after this. Totally irresponsible fiscal management, which is totally in keeping with WMATA. We really should expect more.

I have zero appetite for any politician who supports further road widening, after we've been wasting money on roads that no one uses most hours of the day.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you say “super spreader” vector?

I guess infection rates will be headed back up in August.

Can you say 'vaccinated'?

Can YOU say ‘break through infection’?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We will be fully returned to normal when WMATA comes back, hat in hand, requesting another tax payer bailout for their budget shortfall next year after wasting money on services that no one uses.

Honestly, I have zero appetite for any politician who supports further WMATA bailouts after this. Totally irresponsible fiscal management, which is totally in keeping with WMATA. We really should expect more.

I have zero appetite for any politician who supports further road widening, after we've been wasting money on roads that no one uses most hours of the day.

Anonymous wrote:Can you say “super spreader” vector?

I guess infection rates will be headed back up in August.

Can you say "actually it turns out that public transportation was safe, especially with masks, and now especially with vaccination"?

Anonymous wrote:We will be fully returned to normal when WMATA comes back, hat in hand, requesting another tax payer bailout for their budget shortfall next year after wasting money on services that no one uses.

Honestly, I have zero appetite for any politician who supports further WMATA bailouts after this. Totally irresponsible fiscal management, which is totally in keeping with WMATA. We really should expect more.

Anonymous wrote:Can you say “super spreader” vector?

I guess infection rates will be headed back up in August.

Can you say 'vaccinated'?

Can you say “super spreader” vector?

I guess infection rates will be headed back up in August.

We will be fully returned to normal when WMATA comes back, hat in hand, requesting another tax payer bailout for their budget shortfall next year after wasting money on services that no one uses.

Slowly returning to normal