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Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Metro's budget shortfall has nothing to do with this and you know it.

I do think that general lawlessness (which is encouraged by allowing fare evasion) is a huge reason many don’t want to use metro.

Agree - and democrats caused these conditions.

But they will try to weasel out of viable solutions, just like they are doing in this thread:

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1182532.page

Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Democrats are experts at causing major problems, then trying to blame republicans for the fallout.

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I do think that general lawlessness (which is encouraged by allowing fare evasion) is a huge reason many don’t want to use metro.

Metro's budget issues are solely related to expiration of federal Covid funding used to plug operating shortfalls during Covid. The entire region is financially dependent on having a functioning Metro system.

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Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Metro's budget shortfall has nothing to do with this and you know it.

I do think that general lawlessness (which is encouraged by allowing fare evasion) is a huge reason many don’t want to use metro.

Absolutely. Out of control youth predators.
And you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Metro's budget shortfall has nothing to do with this and you know it.

I do think that general lawlessness (which is encouraged by allowing fare evasion) is a huge reason many don’t want to use metro.

Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Metro's budget shortfall has nothing to do with this and you know it.

PP is correct. The threatened cuts will never happen. Best to ignore and move on with life.

WMATA is like North Korea. Both are horribly mismanaged and operate behind a shroud of secrecy.

Every few years North Korea test launches some WMDs and threatens war in order to extract sanctions relief from the U.S.

Every few years WMATA threatens ludicrous reductions in service in order to extract more money from DC, MD, and VA.

They use the same playbook.

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Anonymous wrote:Who could have foreseen that going to a payment optional system would lead to this?

Or we could decide that public transportation is a public good that should be funded by taxpayers in general, not just users. Like we treat streets -- we all pay for them, not just drivers.

It already is funded in general. The fare box is a minor portion of funding.

Not to worry. The caps and wizards fans will make up the difference when they metro down to Potomac Yard for games.

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Anonymous wrote:You are not paying attention to Ubers price increases. Short trips used to run under $10. Now they are all $15 and up.

Which is still cheaper than the metro when traveling with multiple people. And even when Uber is more expensive, the difference is still negligible compared to metro. I’ll pay a few dollars extra to be more safe.

OK, y'all, we can get rid of WMATA now. PP personally would rather take Uber, even if it costs more. Problem solved!

It's not just PP. Ridership has cratered

Peak-hour commuting Metrorail ridership is down, unsurprisingly, given work from home. So now we don't need Metro trains or buses anymore? Is that what you're saying?

MD and VA fund metro as commuter rail. If it’s not used by commuters, then there is no reason for MD and VA to fund it at the same levels

That's silly. MD and VA fund Metro as regional transportation, which it is.

For MD and VA residents who live outside of Arlington and a very small sliver of MoCo and PG, it's commuter rail. The only people using it for daily trips live in DC